This topic is hosted by the OIG's Risk Analysis Research Center (RARC). What do you think? Is removing collection boxes a reasonable cost-cutting move or a strategic mistake that the Postal Service will later regret? How much would a private sector company pay to be allowed to put a collection box anywhere it wanted to in the country? Millions? Billions? Is the Postal Service thinking too narrowly and missing some of the value of collection boxes? The ubiquitous presence of the boxes is free advertising for the ailing agency. Fewer boxes mean fewer opportunities to miss a collection or to pick up mail too early. The Postal Service is removing boxes with less than 25 stamped mail pieces per day.Ĭritics wonder if there is adequate analysis to support the 25-piece minimum and whether one reason for removing collection boxes - in addition to the minimal cost savings - is that the Postal Service does not want to be criticized for poor service. Removing underused boxes is a cost savings move and a reasonable response to the economic crisis.

The Postal Service argues that picking up mail from collection boxes is expensive. Even BBC News ran a story on the decline of the blue collection box in the United States. News about disappearing collection boxes is everywhere these days.

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