I aren't the reasons you listed are enough? Also, post offices in US do offers services other than handling mail. check http://about.usps.com/what-we-are-doing/gov-services/ and http://pe.usps.com/text/dmm100/other-products-services.htm
On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 10:35 PM, John F. Eldredge <j...@jfeldredge.com> wrote: > The services offered by post offices vary from country. Post offices in > the US handle letters and packages, but don't offer any of the other > services you mention. The main distinction in the USA is that "post office" > conventionally refers only to offices of the United States Postal Service, > which is quasi-governmental. A private company that rents out postboxes > would be referred to as a "mail center". The private companies that offer > package delivery are typically more expensive than the USPS, but are faster > and more reliable about delivering on schedule. > > > > > On March 10, 2017 7:02:12 AM Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > > On Friday, 10 March 2017, Paul Johnson wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 4:04 AM, muzirian <muzir...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> > The fact that people are relying these services more than post offices >>> to >>> > send/recieve things (which is the most important purpose) made me think >>> > that they have the significance to be called as amenity, but it is >>> > debatable. What i wish is to make a standard for them , no matter if >>> its >>> > tagged as amenity or office. >>> >>> >>> That's my rationale for the amenity=post_office operator=* combination. >>> They're functionally similar to functionally identical these days. >>> >>> Not really, you only go to a post office to send large items that is >> very occadional if you are not running a business. >> >> A post office on the other hand is a bank, you go there to withdraw cash, >> get foreign currency, tax your car, collect your pension, pick up >> government forms, renew your passport. >> >> Phil (trigpoint) >> -- >> Sent from my Jolla >> _______________________________________________ >> Tagging mailing list >> Tagging@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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