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Looking at the (American) houses of me and my siblings, there is an inverse relationship between price and convenience of home delivery. One of us lives in a 100K house and gets mail put right to their front door. Another lives in a 800K house and has to drive to their mailbox.

How much of a say does the local Post Office have in how much service it will provide new developments?



In general the USPS pushes for rules that mandate the use of community boxes for new developments, for example: http://www.cnweekly.com/articles/2013/07/30/news/doc51f7da7c...

Where I live, the primary determinant of whether you get home delivery is the age of your community.


I bought and older house, and the USPS puts my mail right through a slot in the door. It's great - super convenient and I don't have to worry about stopping delivery when I'm out of town.

Personally, I'd rather see delivery cut on Saturday than have a community mailbox.




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