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[tsunkasapa]

It COULDN'T have anything to do with our grossly overpaid, highly inefficient postal service. No, that can't be it. 

[YinTx]

1 hour ago, tsunkasapa said:

It COULDN'T have anything to do with our grossly overpaid, highly inefficient postal service. No, that can't be it. 

donno.  but this kinda touches on the topic.  

https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2017/11/05/how-the-usps-epacket-gives-postal-subsidies-to-chinese-e-commerce-merchants-to-ship-to-the-usa-cheap/?sh=4c8a90f840ca

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2018/10/18/china-postal-subsidies/38203951/#:~:text=The subsidized ePacket service limits packages to 2,American companies have cheered Trump’s plan to withdraw.

Appears that USPS was roped into subsidizing the rates from China by the previous treaty.  US taxpayers and customers of USPS have had to pay the difference to keep the books balanced.  Which still isn't happening, this hurts everyone, including USPS, and small businesses or sellers like us, but helps China.

YinTx

[tsunkasapa]

Plain and simple, if I mail an invitation to the neighbor I can SEE from my window, it goes 200 miles east to Spokane, back to Ellensburg, and then gets delivered. WHAT is efficient about that? The USPS needs to GO AWAY!!! Either that or be  COMPLETELY restructured. 

[Rhale]

USPS is so inefficient it’s pathetic, how did the unions get into the government run postal service?  Makes no sense to me and we, the taxpayers ,have to keep bailing them out!  Of course the government is terribly inefficient the throw the union into the mix you’re going to have an inefficient, overpaid group of people!

[YinTx]

Routing is a mathematical computer model that can resolve any inefficiencies in delivery paths.

Managing the financial aspects that have been politicized is something else entirely.  

For a detailed read here is the report by a Presidential Task force on the condition of the USPS, and on recommendations to shore it up.

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/USPS_A_Sustainable_Path_Forward_report_12-04-2018.pdf

Interestingly it leaves out some of the topics we refer to in this thread.  Also, we risk hijacking the thread, so I will stop commenting on this topic here, and revert to YangTools, which Tandy says I am not allowed to try.  

YinTx

[HondoMan]

How interesting to read on the posting matters.... gave me a wee laugh.  Germany is no different folks.

I ordered something from Kempten, Germany, about 20min north of me.  It was mailed, if I recall on the Monday.  I was sent an email with the tracking number.  A few hours after the email was sent, I looked at the DHL website to see where it was.  It traveled 70km north of Kempten.  Had a wee nighttime pause, then made the 90km trip south to me - the same bloody day!  Aye, I did have it the day after it was posted, but FFS, why did it need to travel north, just to come back south?

One might think the postal service here is still run by the government.... disorganised and senseless!

[pistofernandez]

I got some tools from Yang, all interaction was thru their instagram account, i heard before that he wasn't really responsive and when I contacted him didn't had great expectations. However he was quick to reply, he doesnt have a list of tools and prices so we went back/forth with some pictures to agree on what i wanted and the price.

I got some that are similar in style to Doldokki, after i sent the payment w Paypal i got a shipping notification within two days and had the tools a few days after.

Quality is similar to Doldokki, albeit the flat awl is heavier than the doldokki one, the ones i got are dark in an ebony type wood, nothing to complain about 

 

 

[chuck123wapati]

On 4/9/2021 at 3:56 PM, tsunkasapa said:

Plain and simple, if I mail an invitation to the neighbor I can SEE from my window, it goes 200 miles east to Spokane, back to Ellensburg, and then gets delivered. WHAT is efficient about that? The USPS needs to GO AWAY!!! Either that or be  COMPLETELY restructured. 

i wont go farther it seems they have been restructured and not in a good way. 

Edited April 23, 2021 by chuck123wapati

[Doc Reaper]

Howdy all, it’s all about the money when it comes to the USPS and somehow The post office has hired on most of the slackers and they are allowed to breed at will, making more slackers and Bidenites. The Cowboy 4500 was/ has a lower cost if you can find some dealer having a sale, if I see one I’ll give ya a shout

[Doc Reaper]

PS  I have a 4500, I’m glad that it came with a price tag that was under $3000. 5 years ago I purchased one from cowboy Bob. In those past 5 years I have added the larger table, the smaller table, a drop down guide, various sized needles and thread. I changed out the flywheel Chinese bearings to better USA made bearings, and an LED light. With this new Dr rsmaller needle hole I should be able to do a-n-y-t-h-I-n-g I want.

just don’t ask me to sew anything double knit, that process was made by demons