I'd be happy with one day a week, no saturday or sunday delivery unless you request (and pay for it) or if there are parcels larger than a certain size.
I know that doesn't work for everyone - the person that lives next to me probably gets 10-20 pieces of mail a day. I'd sometimes get his mail for the day, and it was always junk. He's on every mailing list in the world.
Junk mail is exactly what I'm referring to. I'd say 95% of the mail I get is junk, if not more. I only go to my mailbox once a week, and that's if I see that something of value was delivered. I signed up for "USPS Informed Delivery" years ago. They send pictures of what's to be delivered to my email. I let it pile up until something worth getting arrives. The rest I toss in the trash or run through the shredder.
I made a concentrated effort to rid myself of junk mail some time ago. It worked except for those "Buy your house/buy your car/warranty" scam letters that you get because you're breathing and have an address.
The people that owned the place before me had weird interests. I used to get catalogs ranging from specialized ballroom dancing to beekeeping, along with IRS notices and all kinds of good things.
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