Canada Post

[SkyRider]

Is it true that Canada Post is considering discontinuing door to door mail delivery? If true, how will this affect your life?
Is it also true that the route assigned to mail carriers can be reasonably completed in about 4 hours and many carriers have a second job?

 

[Anynym]

Is it true that Canada Post is considering discontinuing door to door mail delivery? If true, how will this affect your life?
Is it also true that the route assigned to mail carriers can be reasonably completed in about 4 hours and many carriers have a second job?

Canada Post, while run as a company separate from the government, is answerable to the government. I don't see them discontinuing any existing door-to-door delivery in my lifetime.

And although some carriers may be able to complete their routes in less than a full shift in good weather, Canada Post takes very seriously the measures of work being done. They measure the length of each route (including counting stairs), and try to maintain balance. Don't forget, too, that it takes time for the carrier to sort the mail for the route before heading out in the morning - sorting usually starts at about 6 am, if I recall correctly.

 

[iprint]

I actually look at this from the point of view of the person who paid for the postage, if they are cutting the services that I am recieving then I want a reduction in what I pay for that service, oh wait, that doesn't work when you have a monopoly.

 

[Stoo]

Direct marketers would throw a fit... Direct Mail is still probably the most effective form of marketing many products and services.

 

[whollycheeses]

I'm curious if anyone still cares about 5 day per week mail delivery. I only empty my 'super mailbox' once a week at most. Canada Post could save a lot of money by delivering only once or twice a week, and this would have almost no noticeable impact on their level of service.

 

[Moraff]

I'm curious if anyone still cares about 5 day per week mail delivery. I only empty my 'super mailbox' once a week at most. Canada Post could save a lot of money by delivering only once or twice a week, and this would have almost no noticeable impact on their level of service.

Except for those waiting for child benefit checks and the like.... can be a huge problem in their lives if that check doesn't arrive on the 20th and they have to wait until next week.

I've heard "rumours" that Can. Post wants to do away with door-to-door delivery all my life. Will it ever happen? I imagine it might since new surveys and such get built with the superbox. Eventually there will be enough people using superboxes to outnumber the door-to-door people and there will come a hue-and-cry to bring the "elitists" down to the common level.

As for the safety of the superboxes.... how many door-to-door people actually have mailboxes that have to be unlocked to get their mail?

 

[Rockslinger]

I've heard "rumours" that Can. Post wants to do away with door-to-door delivery all my life. Will it ever happen?

Ok, here's an example. How many of you still get paper bank statements in the mail? Or, do you simply use the net and a home printer if you need a paper version?

 

[drstrangelove]

They measure the length of each route (including counting stairs), and try to maintain balance.

But the route is measured assuming the carrier walks up and down the sidewalk between the street and the mailbox. How much time is saved when the carrier cuts across the lawns in front of the houses? Who other than the carrier benefits from that time saving?

 

[drstrangelove]

Ok, here's an example. How many of you still get paper bank statements in the mail? Or, do you simply use the net and a home printer if you need a paper version?

You're speaking to the converted, ie those who are computer literate. There are still many people who don't have the computer skills to conduct their lives electronically.

 

[destillat]

in america they deliver mail on saturdays too

 

[lawyerman]

Just keep in mind that your 54 cent stamp can deliver your letter across
the street or to the Yukon.

Still a pretty good value IMO.

That's if your mail is actually delivered to you. I have had 3 pieces of mail that I sent out at the post office and 1 letter I was expecting that hasn't arrived and this is just in the past month.

I don't know what the hell is going on with Canada Post but it is getting very frustrating to say the least.

 

[Moraff]

Ok, here's an example. How many of you still get paper bank statements in the mail? Or, do you simply use the net and a home printer if you need a paper version?

Since my last job was in the envelope industry I get as much through the mail as I can....

 

[Moraff]

But the route is measured assuming the carrier walks up and down the sidewalk between the street and the mailbox. How much time is saved when the carrier cuts across the lawns in front of the houses? Who other than the carrier benefits from that time saving?

While I don't make a habit of studying the delivery habits of the common postie, I know the ones doing my route do not cut across the grass so I'm going to hazard a guess that they're not supposed to do it.

I have talked with some posties who say that there are routes that are less desirable than others (bad part of town, lots of stairs sort of thing)

Personally I feel that if a postie is able to complete his route in less than the expected time (assuming job is done properly) they should be allowed to benefit from their efficiency.

 

[hamermill]

Is it true that Canada Post is considering discontinuing door to door mail delivery? If true, how will this affect your life?
Is it also true that the route assigned to mail carriers can be reasonably completed in about 4 hours and many carriers have a second job?

No effect - don't get mail delivery - in fact anyone living in a house that was built more than a decade ago does not.

Have you every tired to walk around for four hours with a 30-40 lb bag; then have dogs chase you; or better yet do it in a minus 30 degrees snow storm.

Then imagine trying not to pee for 4 hours after chugging an extra large Tim's and you got the shits

 

[SkyRider]

Have you every tired to walk around for four hours with a 30-40 lb bag; then have dogs chase you; or better yet do it in a minus 30 degrees snow storm.

Yes, use to deliver newspapers when I was 14 years old and did not have those little 2 wheel carts that post carriers use. Worse than dogs were these 20 something women who answered their doors nude to pay for their papers on collection night.

 

[SkyRider]

I have had 3 pieces of mail that I sent out at the post office and 1 letter I was expecting that hasn't arrived and this is just in the past month.

I had a situation a while back where much of my mail was delivered to a street several blocks away bearing the same number. I spoke to the Post office. They sent 3 test mails but they all clearly showed the Canada Post return address meaning that the postal workers knew Canada Post was the sender.

 

[lawyerman]

Definitely report this to make sure something isn't going on.

Thanks tersey. I have reported this and I hope this is dealt with accordingly.

 

[blackmoon69]

mail should be delivered to your house or an apartment regardless the mail man finnish his shift on 4 hours is not our business coz its hard to walk in certain conditions specially in the winter time. what ever they are thinking just to make a lot of profit is totally BS. the ceo of the company is making at least 500 thou a year plus bonuses while the poor mailman cant make that salary at all.