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Post Office: Give Back The Tubs
Stock Of 20M Dwindles To 20,000
POSTED: 8:19 p.m. EST January 27, 2003
WASHINGTON -- The post office has a plea for the public -- give back the tubs!
Millions of plastic mail-storage tubs are missing. They're great for storing files and videos at home and in the office. They act as foot-rests and plant stands. But they're vital to getting the mail sorted, processed and delivered. And they cost the government, and taxpayers, $3.25 each.
Two years ago, the U.S. Postal Service had 20 million of the tubs. Today that figure is down to 20,000. Authorities don't want to have to buy more.
So they're offering an amnesty: Return the tubs, no questions asked, and ignore the warning on the tubs saying people who steal them will be prosecuted. You can bring them to the nearest post office, or leave them for your letter carrier.
"The post office fears that buyers of anabolic steroids are using the boxes to smuggle drugs into the country. Amnesty will also be offered for drug dealers - so long as the post office gets there damn boxes back."
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Nautica
:2gunsfiri
Stock Of 20M Dwindles To 20,000
POSTED: 8:19 p.m. EST January 27, 2003
WASHINGTON -- The post office has a plea for the public -- give back the tubs!
Millions of plastic mail-storage tubs are missing. They're great for storing files and videos at home and in the office. They act as foot-rests and plant stands. But they're vital to getting the mail sorted, processed and delivered. And they cost the government, and taxpayers, $3.25 each.
Two years ago, the U.S. Postal Service had 20 million of the tubs. Today that figure is down to 20,000. Authorities don't want to have to buy more.
So they're offering an amnesty: Return the tubs, no questions asked, and ignore the warning on the tubs saying people who steal them will be prosecuted. You can bring them to the nearest post office, or leave them for your letter carrier.
"The post office fears that buyers of anabolic steroids are using the boxes to smuggle drugs into the country. Amnesty will also be offered for drug dealers - so long as the post office gets there damn boxes back."
Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Nautica
:2gunsfiri
lol the usps wanting somethig back after they mess up my mail all the time fill my po box with junk mail are slow as hell with deliverys maby i will give the 10 or i have back out of the goodness of my heart ........ not he he he 
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