Post Office Blues Coming To A City Near You?

Welcome to Monday in the Consumer Friend section of town.  Thanks for visiting.

On the east coast and very possibly throughout out great nation the Post Office will have a change of hours coming.  Awhile back the majority of Post Offices extended the hours of operation Monday-Saturday.  It was a pleasant event and something any consumer could applaud.

Many of the branches that once opened at 8AM and closed at 4 or were 9-5, extended their weekday hours until 7PM and Saturday instead of shutting the doors at 12 or 1 they conducted full business until 4.

On a warm and day great for early April I walked into the Post Office this past Saturday and was greeting with the news.  We all know the financial trouble that the Post Office appears to be in, so it was not a move that is shocking.

There were three choices the Postal Service had with the budget crisis.  They could have kept the extended hours, reverted to the former, or if a town or city has enough postal activity let 1 branch per x number of square miles keep the additional hours.

The answer is?  It looks like the last option will be in place.  Some of the branches in your community will keep the extended hours.

It was a great convenience while it lasted.  The more hours the less the lines and the happier the consumer.   Maybe down the road there will be a way to keep the post office and the consumer from having any blues.

From the Consumer side of the street thanks for visiting and please drop by again.