USPS Parcel Post changes name and adds free d/c.

[GearHead]

Regarding the name change from Delivery Confirmation to Tracking, I figured that that was done because the new name has much less of an implied guarantee than the old one.

Third, while cheaper buying online does not give any revenue to your local PO and while that might not bother you, others may like their postal workers and want them to keep their jobs.

This. I drive an extra 7 minutes to go to a PO that I like. I still print my labels online for convenience and the discounted price on Tracking, but I go there because I really like the workers (except for a more recent add) and I DON'T like the ones at the office nearest me (the manager is a martinet, and the workers are all idiotic slowpokes.) I've pumped easily over $1000 into their revenue flow, expressly to do my little bit to help keep their office from becoming redundant.

[kturock]

Regarding the name change from Delivery Confirmation to Tracking, I figured that that was done because the new name has much less of an implied guarantee than the old one.

Third, while cheaper buying online does not give any revenue to your local PO and while that might not bother you, others may like their postal workers and want them to keep their jobs.

This. I drive an extra 7 minutes to go to a PO that I like. I still print my labels online for convenience and the discounted price on Tracking, but I go there because I really like the workers (except for a more recent add) and I DON'T like the ones at the office nearest me (the manager is a martinet, and the workers are all idiotic slowpokes.) I've pumped easily over $1000 into their revenue flow, expressly to do my little bit to help keep their office from becoming redundant.

When you buy postage online, you might note that it askes what zip code you'll be mailing from.
That post office gets the 'credit' for the revenue.
Going into a post office and bying postage from a person, not only ives that office the credit, it justifies having the employees there.
No customers, no workers needed.

[GearHead]

Exactly.