USPS Street Addressing ( New) Service Good for LLC?

[Victor N.]

Today  I found a letter from the USPS ( Post Office) in my mail box offering some new services amount which "street addressing" and "signature on file". Looks like they are trying to offer a similar service as the UPS Store. Basically, you will be able to use the post office's physical address as opposed to just "PO Box" for your business.  And with signature on file, they can sign for any package you receive. They also offer a mail notification service where they can email you every time you receive a mail which could be great if you are expecting a package or in important letter.

Are you guys and gals aware of this service? Has anyone used it? What do you think?

[Michael Quarles]

@Rick H. 

I am not certain the PO is changing for the better. I received a call the other day from my Post Office complaining that we are taking too much mail into them at days end...

They stop receiving mail at 6pm and we hit them at 4:30 daily with a ton of mail to process.

I have never told a customer in a negative fashion that they are giving me too much work... In fact we tend to do the opposite.. On many occasions a customer has ordered 40,000

plus pieces  and needed it out the next day... We just hold on tight and ride that bull.. However the Post Office tends to complain frequently.

As far as their offering of outlet type services I wonder what they would say if UPS wanted to deliver mail.

I have often thought that the post office's direction in consumer services have been misguided. Their internal systems for action and balance is flawed and it doesn't seem as though there is a fresh mind or approach driving change and profitability.

Here is how bad it is... For us the only place we can buy stamps, since we buy in rolls of 10,000, is from our distribution center which is also our main Post Office location.

They have an internal policy that only one, that is ONE, person can retrieve the rolls from the safe even when the safe door is open and the rolls are visible and at arms reach.

If that person is off, at lunch, even on vacation for the week, no one can buy stamps. I have spoken in length with the Postmaster and the takeaway was that change is not coming soon enough on those things which affect the consumer the greatest.

Can you tell I'm frustrated...lol