Postal Service Delays Impact Newspaper Business
Subscribers are experiencing delays of up to two months in receiving their newspapers.
Jill Friesz, owner of GS Publishing, which operates seven weekly newspapers in North Dakota, has encountered frustrated subscribers. One subscriber visited her office, expressing his dissatisfaction with the constant delays.
“He was telling me he was tired of my excuses and that he may as well just quit subscribing to the paper,”
Friesz noted that many subscribers share similar sentiments, feeling that the delayed delivery makes their subscription pointless.
“I have so many frustrated people that call and just say, ‘Well, there’s no point in me getting the newspaper because it never gets delivered to me,’”
Author's summary: Postal delays hinder newspaper business.