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Many get their bills electronically these days, relying less on the Post Office for delivery. At the same time Health insurance companies are forcing people to shift their prescription drugs to mail order pharmacies, increasing reliance on the Post Office, Throw in the closure of all Rite Aide drug stores, numerous CVS and Walgreens stores closing, and compounding pharmacies going out of business, the need for mail delivery of prescriptions is growing even more.
So do you check your mail every delivery day? If not, how often? I check mine every delivery day. I get prescriptions by mail, and I have two (annual) bills, both for insurance, that the company doesn't even offer an electronic billing or payment option.
What prompted this was a neighbor had a family emergency and had to go out of town on no notice, and cobbled together family members and neighbors to look after pets, water landscaping, etc. His daughter took care of Friday, Saturday and most of Sunday. We crossed paths Sunday and I asked what needed to be done and she said everything was done. I said okay, I will check the mail Monday (today) and she got a funny look, and said "I never thought about checking the mail, I might check mine every couple of weeks". Well, her dad is a stage 4 cancer patient, and takes lots of medications, all delivered in the mail. Two prescription deliveries had been sitting in the mail box for at least a day. Mail order pharmacies default to the U.S Postal Service, since they are the only delivery service required to deliver to every address in the nation. I wonder how this will shake out, as prescription drug delivery is a potentially life threatening situation.
I can't blame the inattention to mail delivery on "the younger" generation. I have a friend in her 60s who only checks her mail every couple weeks, and she pays NOTHING electronically, she still writes checks. Just the way her family has always been. I remember 40 years ago her mom was the same way. She might check the mail every couple weeks, which lead to getting hit up with a lot of late charges because she might wait a couple weeks to pay a bill, and often the NEXT bill, with the late charge, would come before she paid the previous bill.
So do you check your mail every delivery day? If not, how often? I check mine every delivery day. I get prescriptions by mail, and I have two (annual) bills, both for insurance, that the company doesn't even offer an electronic billing or payment option.
What prompted this was a neighbor had a family emergency and had to go out of town on no notice, and cobbled together family members and neighbors to look after pets, water landscaping, etc. His daughter took care of Friday, Saturday and most of Sunday. We crossed paths Sunday and I asked what needed to be done and she said everything was done. I said okay, I will check the mail Monday (today) and she got a funny look, and said "I never thought about checking the mail, I might check mine every couple of weeks". Well, her dad is a stage 4 cancer patient, and takes lots of medications, all delivered in the mail. Two prescription deliveries had been sitting in the mail box for at least a day. Mail order pharmacies default to the U.S Postal Service, since they are the only delivery service required to deliver to every address in the nation. I wonder how this will shake out, as prescription drug delivery is a potentially life threatening situation.
I can't blame the inattention to mail delivery on "the younger" generation. I have a friend in her 60s who only checks her mail every couple weeks, and she pays NOTHING electronically, she still writes checks. Just the way her family has always been. I remember 40 years ago her mom was the same way. She might check the mail every couple weeks, which lead to getting hit up with a lot of late charges because she might wait a couple weeks to pay a bill, and often the NEXT bill, with the late charge, would come before she paid the previous bill.
