" Well, I am sad that the owner's of Genet's made this decision. I don't understand what could be the reason behind it - unless they are losing money somehow?? But the thing is, they will be losing 150-200 customers per day, and to me, in this economy, that could be business suicide. I know they have lost two potential customers because we shopped on the fly many a time simply because we were there utilizing the postal service. "

" It was the decision of the owners of Genet's Hallmark -- not the post office. "

" The downtown P.O. is now going to be getting 150-200 customers more per day than they have. That will add to traffic problems downtown, more parking issues downtown. What a mess! Has anybody been downtown and really taken a look at the drivers? Seldom does anybody stop at the stop signs around the P.O. area. And they certainly don't stop for pedestrians. Can you imagine being a pedestrian with an armload of pkgs to be mailed trying to cross any one of the streets around the P.O.? Good luck! I hate going downtown for any reason, unless we are walking, due to parking problems and drivers driving too fast and not stopping at the lights or signs.

It's a mess downtown trying to find parking. Yes, there is the parking garage, but it's a good ways away from the P.O. if you are older and have an armload of pkgs to be mailed. And then there are the long lines - the main reason for the past 14 yrs we either used the Hallmark store (Genet's) and Lakewood Drugs when they were still open. Again, good grief! This is one of the dumbest closures yet. "

" The article re: closing of the postal contract station is a little unclear - who decided not to renew the contract? The Post Office or the owners of Genet's Hallmark?

If it's the owners of the store, they will lose a potential 150-200 customers per day. My husband and I utilized that store at least once a week for the past 14 yrs, sometimes more visits per week, and when there we often bought cards for b-days, or other type cards we needed to mail. And we have purchased gifts there because we were there already utilizing the mail service. The service was great and fast, unlike the P.O. downtown.

If the P.O. didn't renew the contract, well, what are they going to do about the mess that they have there already? Will they move any faster than a snail to get postal customers in and out faster? What about parking downtown and lugging packages blocks in order to mail them? Let alone standing in a long line with the pkgs?

Good grief! Seems like the dumbest idea to close down this contract station. "