Postal: Lessons Learned from a Visit to the Nation’s Largest Post Office

Once the tour began, the first thing to catch my eye was the speed with which these machines move the mail. I kept thinking to myself how easy it would be to lose a piece. What if that lost envelope was important to the recipient, such as an electric bill, wedding invitation, credit card payment, etc.? Although that inevitably does happen, it happens a lot less than you would expect after seeing the mail being whisked around the facility.