OT: Another PO Question

[D. Bergin]

Sounds ridiculous.

I always take my packages to the next town over. It takes about half the time and less traffic then if I went to my local P.O.. Always with pre-paid labels.

Should I change my return address to a different town to?

I understand the getting credit part, as I've heard that before....but I would think the Post Office would have a better system to credit their various hubs then changing your ship from address.

[buymycards]

Here is the deal. When you use eBay to print a label, one of the options is "shipped from". This normally defaults to the zipcode that is used on your return address. Let's say that your zip code is 53805. If you plan on taking your package to a PO that has a zip code of 53807, you click a button on the eBay shipping label page and change the "shipped from" zip code to 53807. Your return address will remain the same, but the label will show that you mailed the item from a different PO.

The individual PO's are always being pushed to increase their revenue to make their numbers look good. If your shipped from zip code is 53805 then the postage revenue from that package is credited to the 53805 Post Office. If you mail the package from 53807 then 53807 is doing the "work" but they don't receive credit for the postage revenue.

Since the actual work consists of putting the package on the scale and scanning the barcode, it really doesn't amount to much. It really doesn't matter what "shipped from" zipcode you put on the package. The Post Office has to accept the package no matter what zip code is on it.

I wouldn't worry about it. Just nod your head and smile and do what you want to do.

Rick

[cubman1941]

I sent this to my son who is a PM in a small town in Wisconsin. If he replies I will post his response.

[buymycards]

Hi Jim, that is interesting. I am also the PM in a small town in Wisconsin. There is a good possibility that I may know your son.


Rick

[cubman1941]

Rick,

His name is Dan Boushley.

[Buythatcard]

Rick, thanks for your explanation.

I will just nod by head.

[tjb1952tjb]

It's all in the "widgets"..............I deal with it every day at my job. The manager's are rewarded with bonuses based on the "widgets" produced per employee work hour. And, yes...........Wells Fargo Bank is a very good example when it's taken unscrupulously too far.

[Jewish-collector]

Howard - Tell the person at the post office the same thing that Tom Cruise said in the movie Risky Business, "Sometimes you gotta say WTF". No, but seriously. Why use the pre-printed labels ? Do you save money ? Would she have said that if you hand written the return address ?