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		HWR_14 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: E-COM: The $40M USPS project to send email on pape... I looked up the cost to FedEx an envelope to somewhere in the US. Looks like $10 is about standard (unless you want to go too far or too rural). The USPS will send an envelope anywhere for $0.74. 10/0.74 = 13.5x The USPS has a monopoly on traditional delivery to a mailbox. So FedEx walks all the way to the door which makes it not "traditional delivery"

giancarlostoro 5 months ago [–]

> The USPS has a monopoly on traditional delivery to a mailbox. So FedEx walks all the way to the door which makes it not "traditional delivery"

Sometimes I find Amazon packages in my mailbox, though I know sometimes amazon will use USPS, so could just be them.

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