tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post5472586806099172836..comments2023-04-27T06:14:51.777-07:00Comments on clickthing: Going (going, gone) postalmpclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-61969976414089153212009-02-03T14:48:00.000-08:002009-02-03T14:48:00.000-08:00Our own P.O. blocked off their stamp machines some...Our own P.O. blocked off their stamp machines some time ago: the big one that could have easily done service as a snack vending machine has been replaced by a blank piece of sheetrock, and the smaller wall-mount that dispensed 1st class, postcard, and 1 cent stamps has sported a closure sign for even longer.<BR/><BR/>Of course, our habit of only really using the mail to handle birthday cards, property taxes, and ballots doesn't help. I'm still sitting on leftover Christmas stamps from 2006. Even NetFlix comes postage-paid. Guess that puts me solidly in the "part of the problem" camp.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-84832991348953551222009-01-31T17:08:00.000-08:002009-01-31T17:08:00.000-08:00Sorry to say, our city was one of the first to do ...Sorry to say, our city was one of the first to do away with all of the stamp vending machines. It seemed to happen overnight, with no explanation. When I asked one of the postal clerks about it, they had no idea why they had been removed, either. They only knew that HQ wanted them removed nationwide. That was almost a year ago.<BR/><BR/>I think there is still a deactivated wall-mounted stamp vending machine down in the subway underneath Mayo Clinic's lobby, but fat chance getting my hands on it. I'm personally coveting the old-school employee storage lockers with the fancy numbers that have been awaiting removal to the Salvation Army for several months now.<BR/><BR/>I, too, used those machines as a source of dollar coins. I'm more annoyed by the fact that the closest PO to get stamps is seven blocks from my office and has irregular hours.Olivanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153890530685124767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-18882791572404507932009-01-30T08:48:00.000-08:002009-01-30T08:48:00.000-08:00My wife does all of the shipping for her business ...My wife does all of the shipping for her business through USPS. Whereas I cruise through Sunday, thinking about what I am going to cook that night, she sits anxiously on top of a pile of packages that need to be sent out. Same-day shipping is kind of her <I>thing</I>.<BR/><BR/>Please don't tell me that there is going to be another day of the week like that.Mike Speeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648532407369443335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-11646735467588364772009-01-29T12:09:00.000-08:002009-01-29T12:09:00.000-08:00No more coin-operated stamp machines?! But how am...No more coin-operated stamp machines?! But how am I going to get my presidential dollar coins now?D. Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692050568996373253noreply@blogger.com