The Styrofoam Cube In This Letter Serves A Bureaucratic Purpose
AT&T told me I can either get an unlimited Text Messaging plan or no text messaging plan and pay per text message.Comcast told me that the 6mb internet service would be $50, and that I could only get the 20mb service, the service I wanted for $50 for the first six months, 60 for the next six months, and 70 for the next 12 months after that.  They called it a "bundle" because it included local TV channels, channels which I get for free.  The didn't offer me the choice of no free TV channels over cable.Apple continually charges a ridiculous amount on memory upgrades.Half the places I shop at want me to register with them in some capacity.  No REI, I don't need a special card for the 2 annual purchases I do a year.  You can keep the $2 I'd get back at the end of the year if I did have the card.Amazon sells the same kindle at two different prices, depending on whether or not you like advertisements.Are all these things stupid?  Yes.  The USPS is not alone, so stop pretending it's some government bureaucracy thing.  People sometimes complain that the government should act more like a business, and get upset when they actually do.