tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post8477785589642218813..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: Why the Post Office is in Big TroublePigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-86405236424127595152010-03-30T18:42:44.294-04:002010-03-30T18:42:44.294-04:00Well I want you to know feel lucky you have the po...Well I want you to know feel lucky you have the post office.. been to other countries and give me the us anyday ... If there lined up and understaffed its not the person at the windows fault ..... Its usally managements and thats most places. As for the auto centers and the internet well that just cuts the help down more because they show less needed at the Po. or any buisness... If you have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-72865007569997265712009-11-04T10:34:43.164-05:002009-11-04T10:34:43.164-05:00I work at a business where I encounter a lot of fr...I work at a business where I encounter a lot of frustrated career Postal Service employees. Every single one of them is desperate for a new position, so that makes me think that employees like that clerk are not so uncommon.<br /><br />And even with its cost-cutting measures, the post office is ridiculous. In our town, they recently cut hours too--closing at 5, rather than 6:30. Given that my Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847974834652796014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7392289562754556092009-11-04T05:13:51.641-05:002009-11-04T05:13:51.641-05:00If the self-serve kiosk isn't working (often.....If the self-serve kiosk isn't working (often...) I just leave. I can't deal. In NYC it's reminiscent of the lines to buy toilet paper in Russia (back in the day...).Jean Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729909498648719841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-30418095321785964222009-11-03T10:57:17.350-05:002009-11-03T10:57:17.350-05:00We must be lucky in Maine - PO employees notably f...We must be lucky in Maine - PO employees notably friendly, helpful and skilled at their jobs. UPS & Fedex here, not so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-17558030746151995822009-11-01T21:04:19.552-05:002009-11-01T21:04:19.552-05:00That note sounds like a cry for help! I hope you ...That note sounds like a cry for help! I hope you contacted the postmaster. Sounds like the employees may be hostage :)Sanity Fairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837572570886461071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-89662987568779095432009-11-01T01:31:51.239-04:002009-11-01T01:31:51.239-04:00I have to say, I love the post office. I've h...I have to say, I love the post office. I've had great experiences at my local ones, in Waverly and Hampden and Roland Park. Yes, sometimes there are long lines, but that's only during p.o. rush hour (weekdays High Noon) and crazy holiday time. I also love my letter carriers -- friendly and efficient.Lisa Simeonehttp://www.baltimorestyle.com/index.php/style/glamour_girl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-26292307826858929672009-10-31T00:54:02.334-04:002009-10-31T00:54:02.334-04:00Service sucks everywhere. I have got the rudest s...Service sucks everywhere. I have got the rudest service lately at decorating stores. Must be have to have such a great business you can be rude to customers. <br /><br />Here we have great PO's (mostly in the country) and awful ones. There is one near my office where there is always one clerk and about 10 people in line every time, none of whom speak English so everything takes 5 hours Windlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85787044571038324072009-10-30T17:44:47.639-04:002009-10-30T17:44:47.639-04:00I just love that note. Should put it on a T-shirt,...I just love that note. Should put it on a T-shirt, cocktail napkins, pencils. A note from someone held hostage by the US postage service. I have waited in many a long line at our PO...while other employees move indifferently about impervious to our plight. TrishTrouvaishttp://trouvais.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-25457223706625413082009-10-30T17:15:21.429-04:002009-10-30T17:15:21.429-04:00Federal Hill, Hampden, Pikesville, Pennsylvania Av...Federal Hill, Hampden, Pikesville, Pennsylvania Ave, anyone of them leaves me angry and frustrated. Long lines, not enough workers, dirty(?!?), and often out of the stamps I need(?!?). <br />Shhh, here's my secret for good service worth going out of your way for...the post office in the lowest level of Towson Town Center. No one knows it's there...Housewerksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-34503806819598611172009-10-30T12:36:35.502-04:002009-10-30T12:36:35.502-04:00We have a mean Buddy Ebsen look alike postman.. I ...We have a mean Buddy Ebsen look alike postman.. I was mailing something unbreakable.. he took my package and could hear the item shift in the box.. I told it was ok .. could not break,etc. he refused to mail said package.. I had waited in a long line.. I have to confess I lost my cool and called him an S.O.B. out loud to his face.. something I have never done in my life..I rather go to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-83971196041580257742009-10-30T11:27:34.926-04:002009-10-30T11:27:34.926-04:00I abhor going to the post office! There is, as you...I abhor going to the post office! There is, as you mentioned usually one employee who can be surly because he is on overload. The holidays aren't even here yet!Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-34542878404272174442009-10-29T23:29:01.609-04:002009-10-29T23:29:01.609-04:00Ugh the P.O. is the worst. I've lived all over...Ugh the P.O. is the worst. I've lived all over (Baltimore, NYC, Albany, Charlottesville and now Savannah) and every experience has been the same: slow and disorganized.<br /><br />The delivery service isn't so grand either. I often am home all day working and go out to my mailbox to find those tags saying they were "unable" to deliver a package sans signature... but without everSarah (Note to Self)http://www.notetoself.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4637393159922860892009-10-29T23:19:38.449-04:002009-10-29T23:19:38.449-04:00PD - I'm feeling very guilty if it was the pac...PD - I'm feeling very guilty if it was the package you are mailing to me!!!!<br /><br />When I lived in Arlington, VA I had a WONDERFUL Post Office. It was like living in a small town. I knew all the employees by name - they were wonderful. Even when the lines at the holidays were long - they made it as smooth as possible and were always helpful.<br /><br />Now I live in NYC and use the largecentral bark designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365975454775517040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-31651122042080678432009-10-29T15:09:41.700-04:002009-10-29T15:09:41.700-04:00I recently missed the delivery of a package to my ...I recently missed the delivery of a package to my home, so I got one of those cards to take back to the post office to retrieve the package myself. The card showed the post office's hours, and I noted they were open till 2:00 on Saturdays. I thought that sounded too good to be true. And it was. When I showed up on Saturday at about 5 minutes past 1:00, I found the doors locked, but I could Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-39743274569234120152009-10-29T12:26:04.985-04:002009-10-29T12:26:04.985-04:00Lucindaville... do tell!Lucindaville... do tell!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-55895189688556893032009-10-29T12:16:29.268-04:002009-10-29T12:16:29.268-04:00There are many variables in real estate that make ...There are many variables in real estate that make a deal, walk-in closets, his-and-hers-sinks, or a garage. For me, moving to West Virginia was sealed when I realized I would own my own POST OFFICE.Lucindavillehttp://lucindaville.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-86740495897293523692009-10-29T11:26:18.648-04:002009-10-29T11:26:18.648-04:00HBD... Bulk mailings were my first glimpse of how ...HBD... Bulk mailings were my first glimpse of how horrible the post office could be. I remember sitting on the loading dock at the main PO, re-doing a bulk mailing while one of the workers stood over me issuing commands.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10687799280660747192009-10-29T11:09:31.930-04:002009-10-29T11:09:31.930-04:00Back in the day when I would have to talk bulk mai...Back in the day when I would have to talk bulk mailings from work, there was the THE DRAGON WOMAN. She was from the Philippines and took it as a personal attack if anything was the slightest amiss. "You want to get discount. You do the work right. The way I say it is right!" Made me feel like a first grader lost in school and I was 45 years old at the time. Today's new joy is the home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-56432134220944802342009-10-29T10:56:28.751-04:002009-10-29T10:56:28.751-04:00There used to be a very mean man that worked at th...There used to be a very mean man that worked at the Post Office near me. I would actually let people ahead of me to avoid having him do my transaction. The negative chi he emitted was toxic. Now he's gone and the two remaining guys are great -one has an Irish accent and the other a pony tail! Plus - I really love the automated machine they have in the lobby.<br /><br />Great Halloween My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85667820473164462572009-10-29T10:07:35.831-04:002009-10-29T10:07:35.831-04:00When I lived in Texas, I would drive 25 minutes ou...When I lived in Texas, I would drive 25 minutes out of my way to go to a post office I knew had good service. And boy was I happy when they put in those self serve machines. I wonder if they're still around...TBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587580447766102705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4688136410793297162009-10-29T09:16:56.720-04:002009-10-29T09:16:56.720-04:00Meg, you have received one of the very first It...Meg, you have received one of the very first It's A Major Award! awards, from bonappetithon.com For all the details on IAMA!, please clicky over to http://bonappetithon.com/2009/10/29/and-the-award-goes-to/<br /><br />Thanks for being an awesome blogger hon.<br /><br />Wendi @ BAHWendihttp://www.bonappetithon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-911466153227673012009-10-29T08:35:18.684-04:002009-10-29T08:35:18.684-04:00I am amazed that the USPS continues to deliver pou...I am amazed that the USPS continues to deliver pounds and pounds of junk mail to each and every home six days a week. Can you imagine the fuel expenditure for all the delivery vehicles across the country? And, most of the junk mail is serviced at a reduced rate (pre-sorted mail). I stop off at my garbage can before even entering my home to toss 80% of that which is left in my mailbox each day. teaorwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569214378018984731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-85145069726057831282009-10-29T08:24:05.801-04:002009-10-29T08:24:05.801-04:00Well,
I am going this morning, I hope that my trip...Well,<br />I am going this morning, I hope that my trip is less eventfull.<br />LeslieLa Maison Fouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823093111074286855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-74924445400415433452009-10-29T08:15:15.943-04:002009-10-29T08:15:15.943-04:00I never go there. Ever.I never go there. Ever.ADGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612897500610475937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-29766335400443936132009-10-29T00:01:03.985-04:002009-10-29T00:01:03.985-04:00Oh, I remember waiting in horribly long lines only...Oh, I remember waiting in horribly long lines only to be 'greeted' by the rudest employees in Dallas.... now, living in a very small town, the post office is the best! And I even receive mail addressed to my name and town only, no address!!for the love of a househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151787635612708698noreply@blogger.com