Topic question is a reference to the criteria eligibility examples: Niantic Wayfarer The Post Office topic comes up from time to time, usually from people wanting to submit other delivery services. I think official USPS offices have historic and place defining value, but not the other businesses. T…

I think Post Offices, certainly at least in the UK, were a way for people to connect with each other even if it was just your granny sending out her 437 Christmas cards every year. I’m not sure that same connection still exists through the post.

In the past, post offices were more social hubs than they are now, since it was the one place in town where you could receive communications from others, unlike today with email, text, and DMs being available. Being from a rural town, everyone knows who works at the post office, and many times you …

Post Office: Traditionally a place that all locals know the location of. So often people would agree to meet at the post office when going to town. This is still case but not as common these days, I think. So many people now agree to meet at coffee club, Macdonalds, KFC and so on. They may not be g…

At least in Japan, the postal service has been privatized, but it is the only service that sends written (paper) correspondence, and although there are delivery services in Japan, such as UPS and Fedex, as well as Kuroneko Yamato and Sagawa Express, enclosing correspondences in them is prohibited by…

The above is all true. Also, back in 2012, it was easy to get a list of post offices, to seed the database (now known as Lightship). I’ve used the extensive list in a job - we needed to know how far each customer was from a post office (even a small one). Wikipedia uses this same database, but jus…

For the record, I am always stumped when someone asks me this question, or worse, argues that it doesn’t, because … of course it does. I also grew up with the Post Office being the most recognizable spot in town where all the locals would end up most days. Thanks for the responses and keep them comi…

What makes Post Offices a "great place to be social"?

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What makes Post Offices a "great place to be social"?

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