Postal Service posts $8.5 billion loss

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Since I currently work in the direct marketing industry (ie retail/financial junk mail) I sincerely hope this doesn't happen any time soon.
And actually I think it will be a long time before regular mail is completely abandon. Many people still use it all the time.

No one that's relevant. :cheeky-sm

Seriously, if billy bob and beth ann from middle america can't figure out a way to pay their bills online and do paperless banking, let 'em starve.

(kidding... kind of....)

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

No one that's relevant. :cheeky-sm

Seriously, if billy bob and beth ann from middle america can't figure out a way to pay their bills online and do paperless banking, let 'em starve.

(kidding... kind of....)

Billy Bob and Beth Ann still don't use debit cards and instead whip out the checkbook at Wal-Marts... one step at a time.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Billy Bob and Beth Ann still don't use debit cards and instead whip out the checkbook at Wal-Marts... one step at a time.

I think you would be surprised at how many people still whip out the checkbook at all levels of income and education. I think my parents write checks for most of their purchases. They are both educated and very well off I think its the physical act of writing and having that check as proof of purchase that they are stuck in.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I think you would be surprised at how many people still whip out the checkbook at all levels of income and education. I think my parents write checks for most of their purchases. They are both educated and very well off I think its the physical act of writing and having that check as proof of purchase that they are stuck in.

I honestly don't think I've seen anyone write a check in the past two years. And I live in the most backward ass area on the east coast...

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by BleedBurgundy

I honestly don't think I've seen anyone write a check in the past two years. And I live in the most backward ass area on the east coast...

Most of my older customers write checks and I'll write checks now and then but I have to go looking for my check book to write one. My parents still write checks and sit down once a month to balance their check book to the penny. I guess after doing that for 50 yrs why change at age 72. One advantage of writing checks is that they are easier to read what they went to on a bank statement. I also write 20 or checks a month for my business. Now that I think about it I have 5 checking accounts to keep up.