Post Office Removes Clocks Instead of Speeding Service


	Post Office Removes Clocks Instead of Speeding Service

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3-3-2007 3:14 PM

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					<P><IMG width="501" height="336" class="center-img" src="http://consumerist.com/assets/resources/2007/03/noclockusps.jpg" alt="noclockusps.jpg" />This sounds like a joke, but it's being reported by the Houston Chronicle: The USPS is removing clocks from post offices in order to allow customers to better "focus on the postal service." </P><BLOCKQUOTE>"We want people to focus on postal service and not the clock," said Stephen Seewoester, Dallas spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service.</BLOCKQUOTE> The USPS has removed clocks from 37,000 post offices as part of a "retail standardization program." Um, correct us if we're wrong here but:
<P>• People carry timepieces.</p> <P>•The post office is not a casino. People aren't going to lose themselves in the fun and mail more letters than they'd originally intended.</p> <P>Is this the best they can come up with?<SMALL>—MEGHANN MARCO</SMALL></p> <P><A href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/4593179.html?Brilliant">Postal Service fixes long waits by removing clocks</A> [Houston Chronicle]<EM>(Thanks, Jason!)</EM>
RELATED: <A href="http://consumerist.com/consumer/banking/bank-bans-clocks-to-confuse-customers-143096.php">Bank Bans Clocks to Confuse Customers</A>
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