[78-L] who do these guys think they are? [fwd]

[Don Cox]

On 31/01/2012, Mike Harkin wrote:

> Lennick remarked that the postal orifice is improving its service.
> This is an oxymoron - improved postal service - like military or
> congressional intelligence.
> 
> Only the price goes up; level of service is invariably a downward
> spiral.
> 
> Who &c&c? To paraphrase Ernestine, We're the postal orifice, we don't
> have to care!
> 
> BTW, the PO  will win.
> 
A problem for me has been the vast increase in the price for shipping
books from the US to Britain. 

A few years ago I was regularly buying books from US dealers via
abebooks.com. Now the shipping cost is usually more than the price of
the book and the whole deal becomes unaffordable.

Regards
-- 
Don Cox
doncox at enterprise.net