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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Stamp Out Ignorance December 27-29, 2013 [View all]DemReadingDU
(16,000 posts)65. There are still grandmas sending real cards to grandkids
Me!
I use the post office every month to send the grandkids birthday cards, holiday cards, etc. There are also a few bills that I still send with a check in the mail.
Although on some occasions I use my mailbox to leave the cards for the mailman to pickup so I don't necessarily need a physical post office. Our little town, so far, still has its post office, but I do wonder how much longer it will be there.
Edit: And if banks have to take a 'holiday', as happened in Cyprus last March, no one (business and individuals) was allowed to make electronic deposits nor payments for a couple weeks, until the banks were allowed to re-open. Something to think about for the U.S.
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