Why are loads of post offices closing down?

Question

Why are loads of post offices closing down?

Answer 1

Because no one uses them. It is simple economics. If it costs a £1000 a week to keep it open but it only makes £500 a week then it is a waste of space & needs to be shut down. The older generation are more likely to be affected then the younger generation......But the bottom line is MONEY in our capitalist society.

MONEY,MONEY,MONEY........Sod the old people that rely on them & shut them down.

Answer 2

Because the company is losing money becace of thing like the internet and mobil phone people aren't using them as much so they are closing.

Answer 3

Simply because they are not economically viable, or so they tell us.

Don't forget, the Post Office is not about service - it's about profit !

Answer 4

The same reasons lots of others outsource.  To save money. On line banking etc., has hurt the post office. They don't handle the volumes of mail they once did. And as far as sending packages is concerned......

Lots of competition out there too. UPS. DHL. FED EX and so on. The Post office is hurting bad.

Answer 5

My guess would be email has eliminated the need for so many of them. Either that or there have been too many shootings.  

Answer 6

Because this stupid lot we have in the House of Commons keep having so called good ideas. Like the the rest of their agendas it is all about making things as hard and as confused as they can , and the rest of us have no say in anything. My Postmaster was telling me that all of this is in the Governments Hands, as it now all belongs to them.Ever since they came into Power we have had nothing but grief from them, and it gets worse daily. We have another two years of this and only the Lord up above knows the misery that is before us in the future. The Post Office is a must for each and every one of us.... so what do we do about the following Christmas season when we try to send gifts to our loved ones that live on the other side of the World.? send it all via the pigeons ?.

Answer 7

cos theyre not profitable

Answer 8

What's a post office? (LOL)

Answer 9

Internet e-mail

Increased fuel & labor prices.

Answer 10

They've not got enough to sell.

Answer 11

To save the company money!!

Answer 12

Because the royal mail cannot afford to keep them open even though they do not deserve the payrises they want!

Answer 13

they can't find any skilled help.

Answer 14

Because royal mail are greedy fat cats if they took a less pay-rise they could keep the post offices open they don't care about the thousands of old pensioners who relys on the post offices!!!!

Answer 15

Because they are no longer viable.