USPS will announce today the ending of Saturday first class mail by August, @CBSThisMorning reports exclusively.
— Geoffrey Sorensen (@GSorensen) February 6, 2013
The failing United States Postal Service will announce today that Saturday delivery of first-class mail will be eliminated in August for a predicted annual savings of $2 billion, a fraction of what the USPS lost in 2012.
Why does the postal service say it’s so cash-strapped? In the past, it’s been blamed on you darn kids and your Internets. (And also the recession, but mostly, get off the USPS’ lawn, whippersnappers.)
#Failward – Citing a "crushing economic recession" and internet, US Postal Service suspends Saturday mail delivery. http://t.co/ycEug1Qa
— WTF? (@stevenferre) February 6, 2013
Packages will still be delivered on Saturdays.
AP: USPS plans to stop mail delivery on Saturdays starting in Aug. Will still deliver packages. Cost savings: $2 billion.
— Dan Shaffer (@danWAAY31) February 6, 2013
Update:
Netflix customers are already making plans.
USPS is stopping mail on Saturdays which means 1-2 less movies from Netflix for me each month
— Jeremy (@JermHawk) February 6, 2013
The USPS has just announced no more Saturday mail service, starting in August. Begin adjusting your Netflix queue schedules accordingly.
— jerd (@TeedleJay) February 6, 2013
Well now that USPS is ending mail on Saturdays, I'll have to order my @netflix disc a day earlier
— Will C (@wheelsee) February 6, 2013
But some people are OK with the news.
https://twitter.com/TheEliJordan/status/299135302470086656
Yay, no more bills delivered on Saturday !!! #USPS
— DianeSTAYHOME (@Whizzer78) February 6, 2013
https://twitter.com/accidentalcharm/status/299135248338407425
No need for Saturday mail. Hell, no need for Tuesday and Thursday mail.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) February 6, 2013
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