"There's a lot of money to be made in shipping beer, wine and spirits," Donahoe said. "We'd like to be in that business."
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post
By Andrew Miga / AP | August 1, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Special delivery from the post office – beer, wine and spirits, if Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has his way.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Donahoe said Thursday delivery of alcoholic beverages is on his wish list as the agency considers ways to raise revenue and save money after losing $16 billion last year. He also said he endorses ending most door-to-door and Saturday mail deliveries as a way to help stabilize the service's finances.
Donahoe said delivering alcohol has the potential to raise as much as $50 million a year. He mentioned how customers might want to, for example, mail bottles of wine home when they tour vineyards. Donahoe said his agency has looked at the possibility of using special boxes that would hold two, four or six bottles and ship for a flat-rate anywhere in the country.
"There's a lot of money to be made in shipping beer, wine and spirits," Donahoe said. "We'd like to be in that business."
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