dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (12/05/83)
What do people think of Jean-Claude Parrot and his "Xmas present"
of allowing 10-cent letters mailed next week? The government has
applied to the Canada Labour Relations Board to have this declared
an illegal strike. I think they're right.
Parrot claims he's just trying to "give Canadians a break", since
businesses can get special rates for mass mailings. I have to give
him credit for ingenuity, but I hope the courts come down hard on
him for this one.
How would people react if Eaton's store clerks decided that they
would offer unauthorized 70% discounts on all merchandise?
Sounds like stealing to me.
Dave Sherman
Toronto
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{allegra,cornell,decvax,ihnp4,linus,utzoo}!utcsrgv!davelaura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton) (12/06/83)
the question is, how much does it really cost to send a letter? Without competition we may never know, but I will bet that it costs more than $0.10. thus we all have to subsidise the $0.10 Christmas mail which doesn't really save us anything. We are, of course, subsidising the business mail as well. I figure that they should make junk mail and promotional material a lot more expensive than regular mail, but that suggestion is not likely to go over well with the businesses that keep sending me coupons and junk mail. Laura Creighton utzoo!utcsstat!laura
dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (12/06/83)
On the average it may cost more than $0.10 to send a letter,
but businesses which use mass mailings obviously cut down on
Canada Post's cost in various ways. Canada Post is the business
corporation, and they offer discounts because it's sound business
practice, not because they like business customers.
Dave Sherman
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