Push to buy USPS merch to help save the Post Office amid shutdown fears takes off on Twitter

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Amid changes made to the United States Postal Service by the newly-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that have started conversations about delayed service and its financial viability, people are getting creative about ways to support the USPS by putting their own money into the agency through purchases of stamps and merchandise.

With hashtags like #SaveUSPS and #DontDefundUSPS trending on Twitter, people across the country are trying to come up with solutions for the economic crisis that USPS is facing as many are turning to other package delivery services as a result of delays. On Monday, the House Oversight Committee invited DeJoy to a hearing to discuss slowed operations at the USPS, particularly focusing on “the need for on-time mail delivery during the ongoing pandemic and upcoming election.”

In the meantime, some have recently discovered that the agency has merchandise for sale, which many believe could be an effective way to take action in support of the USPS from home.

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“THE USPS HAS A MERCH STORE,” one user tweeted on Thursday followed by a link to the USPS gift shop, which hosts USPS-themed apparel, puzzles, toys, books, jewelry and more. By Friday, March For Our Lives co-founder and activist David Hogg shared the store’s link with a call to action to make a purchase or encourage others to do so in an effort to help the USPS from being defunded.

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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/push-buy-usps-merch-help-save-post-office-amid-shutdown-fears-221431586.html

[lindysalsagal]

1. Rather than that. I told my mail carrier to ask for civilian help

should the union find that helpful.

I'd suggest leaving your carrier a friendly note along those lines.

[themaguffin]

4. what kind of help do you mean?

[lindysalsagal]

6. The usual: contact legislators. Op Ed's. Lawn signs.

town/county board meetings, demonstrations

[Guilded Lilly]

2. K&R. I've purchased stamps online since March. Every purchase helps!

[rurallib]

7. I got decades worth of stamps

My family may be getting stamps for Christmas.
See - Donald Trump sent me a check for $1200 so I bought a Loy of stamps and donated to many Dem campaigns.

[Guilded Lilly]

12. Bravo!

[Cha]

3. Rt.. TY! USPS..

[NightWatcher]

5. Are their problems cash flow or management based?

I thought our prob was with the management slowing it down.

[Warren_Pointe]

8. Done and done

Bought 30 stamps in June. Got a toy Mail Jeep, beach towel and t-shirt this week.

Bought 20 postcard stamps today. All going to the white house, mitch, tom cotton, deloy, mnuchin, etc. through the rest of the year.

[brooklynite]

9. Slactivism...

Just like buying stamps (which are actually worse, because they bring with them a service obligation). If you want to "save the Post Office", then you pressure the Government and your Elected Officials to do so. Anything else is a feel-good exercise.

[lastlib]

10. If you have extra cash in savings......

(hey, you're probly not earning much interest on it at the bank...) take it down to the post office and purchase Postal Money Orders with it! That's cash for the P.O., and it stays with them until you cash the MO. (I have $3000 in postal MO's in my safe drawer, just sittin' there giving the USPS liquidity until tRump's gone and we can fix this shithole he's dug us into.)

[rickford66]

11. Postal Savings has to be restored.

It makes money and is a great convenience.

[MichMan]

13. How about using $5 stamps for all first class letters and bills ?

That is one way people could support the Post Office that would help their revenue.