dpd1 - 8:00 pm on Jun 11, 2008 (gmt 0)

I've used USPS from the beginning. Mainly because we ship long packages and UPS really likes slamming you for that. In most cases I can send something and have it get there in two to three days, for less than what UPS ground is. What seals the deal for me is the free priority boxes. We can use two taped together for one shipment. A box that size is going to be about 4-5 dollars if purchased, even when you buy in bulk. Also, they've made international shipping a little easier lately by just using the same shipping supplies and loosening up a little on how it's done. Before they had international as a totally separate thing that had no tracking or anything. Now they at least have the tracking. Yes, we do have to go to the nearest postal counter, but for us it's a contract station right up the street. They know us well so there's rarely a problem. If you have to go to the normal post offices though, it can be a pain. Many postal workers can be quite ignorant and seem to know very little about their own rules. But at least you've got 65 shipments going out a day. I wish we had that. :-)