Sure, although I would expect the major cost to be in collection and endpoint distribution. Sending a parcel from the Netherlands to somewhere in Germany does not cost an arm and a leg either, although it will not be next day delivery.
This is where I expect the major difference to be too. In rural Montana, say, a driver might need to travel 100 miles to deliver a single item. With any reasonable fixed pricing, such deliveries will clearly incur a loss. That's much less likely to happen in the Netherlands.Sure, although I would expect the major cost to be in collection and endpoint distribution.
Current Postmaster De Joy is a CEO of a large mail order business that is in direct competition with the countries national mail that has been around for some time now.
A conflict of interest like most other appointments in the last 48 months.
The previous Postmaster was forced out by political appointees.
This is where I expect the major difference to be too. In rural Montana, say, a driver might need to travel 100 miles to deliver a single item. With any reasonable fixed pricing, such deliveries will clearly incur a loss. That's much less likely to happen in the Netherlands.
I don't think population density is the best metric here. A better one might be median distance from homes to the nearest mail distribution centre. Good luck finding that information, though.Wyoming and Alaska are even worse.
I don't think population density is the best metric here. A better one might be median distance from homes to the nearest mail distribution centre. Good luck finding that information, though.
This is what happens when you have a layout for your nation that is riddled with stroads (quick Google if no ones heard of the word). And don’t build cities out while maintaining them. Instead here we build a city, skimp on maintenance due to cost, and utterly cease expansion due to even worse cost, and then start building pockets of communities well away from main centers. All of which require owning cars.Bear in mind, thought, that the Netherlands is a small, densely populated country. Running a mail/parcel service profitably there is a lot easier than in the US.
I begin to think the reason the mail is so slow is due to the fact that the postal employees take their time sifting through the packages to see which they want to break or lose. Last year I began only using sellers using UPS or FEDEX (and not entirely happy with them, either). Anything I have ordered from the world that uses USPS once in the states, ends up in Ukraine or gets lost once my local PO gets it.I'm ambivalent about regular mail since probably 80% of what I get is purely junk, and the remainder could just as easily be delivered electronically. I already do most bill payments electronically but there are still holdouts who send invoices, and that seems a waste of resources and time. USPS is by far the worst at package delivery to the extent that I joke with my wife that if a package is sent via USPS, there is a good chance we'll never receive it.
So, the mail could go away entirely and I could honestly care less.
Just last week I had to file a complaint on Ebay for a package which was supposed to be delivered by USPS because - guess what? - the package never arrived. Unless I absolutely have no other choice, I try to avoid any business which ships USPS only.I've never had a problem with USPS package delivery. Their employees are also more considerate than most UPS and FedEx drivers I run into.
When working overseas we used to bring back UK stamps for our American colleagues. When they were sending mail back home it was delivered quicker if it was posted in the UK. None of them had a high opinion of the USPS.the main reason is the distance. it depends on how far they have to travel. The last time I received the item was within 2 weeks. However, I won't say that USPS services are not slow. they usually take so much long time and now they have updated their policies. They are charging more for slow delivery.
I don't understand their logic.