| Disagree There is merit to the Goodmail service, although I do not know all the details. The post offices have attempted to offer the same or similar service (see epost from Canada Post) from some time now. Unfortunately, off the top of my head, I do not remember all the benefits to users.
It is easy to look at changes like these and to reject them out of hand, but it is often unfair. I will give you an example from another area.
Northwest Airlines started reserving a small number of premium seats which you could reserve by paying a $15 fee. Everyone thought that NWA was gouging their customers. I believe that their real intent was to address the needs of their high-paying, but infrequent flyer, customers. They may be paying $2000 for a ticket, but end up in a lousy center seat because they may be purchasing their ticket at the last moment. $30 extra is a small price to pay for a preferred seat for such a person, and the fee makes sure that those seats are still available until very near the departure date. NWA is not trying to screw the low-fare customer (on which they are not really making any money). They are trying to improve the experience of the high-paying customers.
I believe that much the same thing may be going on with Goodmail. |
