…stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”
Francisco Collazo
So goes the inscription chiseled into the stone of New York City’s main post office on 34th Street and 8th Avenue.
But the economic crisis may well keep carriers from delivering mail, especially if customers resist the rising price (yes, again) of US postal stamps.
The price of a first-class stamp will increase to 44 cents on May 11.
And as if the stamp price increase wasn’t enough to make customers angry, the USPS recently petitioned Congress to scale back the postal delivery schedule, potentially eliminating one day of service.
So why are we writing about this on a travel news blog?
To make the point that the post office is a frustrating place for citizens and travelers alike.
In a recent Matador blog, Pulse co-editor Eva Holland wondered why a waiting group of customers at a New York City post office got angry with a clerk. Regular Matador contributor Audrey Scott wrote about 5 things a post office can tell you about a country.
What’s your strangest, funniest, or most annoying post office experience, whether at home or abroad? Share your story below!
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Wow– maybe we should outsource the USPS to Laos! My craziest post story was trying to mail a package or rum and Romeo and Julieta cigarettes to Puerto Rico from Cuba. Spent a whole day scouring Havana to come up with the packing supplies (a box, twine, and some sawdust), then a good chunk of money sending, and an equally large chunk of time filling out forms. I never received the box, but I'd like to think that some postal clerks in some country missed an afternoon of work, passing around the bottles I'd bought and enjoying themselves!
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