POLL: Major Postal Changes Will Slow Service

Say what you will about "snail mail" but we've all had the experience of rushing a birthday card or letter to the post office to discover — whew! — it made it to the desired destination the very next day.

That may become a thing of the past.

For the first time in 40 years, the U.S. Postal Service will eliminate the chance for stamped letters to arrive the next day, according to The Huffington Post.

Budget cuts designed to stablize the postal service, which is facing bankruptcy, would reduce by half the country's 500 processing centers and save an estimated $3 billion.

First-class mail in the contentinental U.S. typically takes one to three days to arrive, but the changes would lengthen that to two to three days. Magazines and other periodicals would also come under the changes, taking between two days and nine days for delivery.

Earlier this year, in another move cut its budget, the that it would be conducting studies on 3,700 retail offices across the country, including the Glenbrook office in Stamford and two offices in Bridgeport, to see if customers could instead be served by Village Post Offices, which are operated by local businesses.

How will slower postal delivery affect you? Take our poll and let us know your thoughts in comments.

• What do you think of the Postal Service slowing delivery?(Voting has been closed for this question)
  • Expected. Everyone is struggling and the postal service is no different. At least we do most things online.   5 (50%)
  • Disappointed. Despite everything being online, I still get plenty via U.S. mail and this will affect me.   5 (50%)
  • Unsure. I'll say why in the comments below.   0 (0%)
  Total votes: 10

Related Topics: U.S. Postal Service and Usps