Hermosa Beach post office branch spared from closure

The Hermosa Beach post office branch has been removed from the closure list. Hermosa Beach's post office branch has been spared from closure, but could be relocated to another location in town once its lease expires, officials announced Monday.

[shonda]

why? some old man behind a glass window lickin stamps aint a P.O.

[Steve King]

If you miss it, you can always see it in that John Cusack movie about the hotel room.

[next up]

Too bad, they should have let it, and the whole city shut down. Hermosa is so inconsequential to the South bay.

[Ron]

Once a postal clerk told me that po box rental fees were a money makers for the post offices. One would think the the postal officals would pack the post offices with po boxes then.

Also to ease the burden on the service counters, post offices should have a "self-service" area ... place to weight postal items and to purchase postage. That area available 24/7. At the Albertsons market 1/2 block from the North Redondo post office, there are 4 self-service checkout stands which are constantly used. Either stand in line for a clerk, or use the
self-service ..... a noval idea which should be incorporated into the postal system.

[donn]

ok folks, every time the postal service is browbeaten by local politicians to keep redundant branches open, your first class postage rate is going to increase more often. Thanks Hermosa Beach politicos for keeping your run down, rarely used post office open. The rest of us will enjoy paying higher postage rates and we will think of you with fondness. Not!!!

[Wow]

What terrible experience have you had that makes you dislike a community so bad? Why do you care if they exist or not? Even if they were to be annexed into another city, what does that change? The residents and businesses will still be taxed, likely more than now, to maintain the services of whomever annexed it. Your logic doesn't make any sense or cents ($) If you don't like Hermosa, dont go there, you will not be missed.

[HB Local]

Like most people, I pay most of my bills online. I probably go to the HB post office (or any post office) 3 or 4 times a year. Times are tough for everyone...ever city. Although I have found the postal service to be very good at what they do, I question how truly important having a post office really is....we are a small town. Someone needs to step up and tighten their belt.

Someone tell me why we need a post office in HB. Would we really lose our sense of pride? I'm hoping someone can do this will yelling and berating me.

Thanks,

[Steve King]

Ron wrote:

self-service ..... a noval idea which should be incorporated into the postal system.

Quite a few have that, including the Redondo PO. You can also do everything online except buy a money order, but that's what 7-11 is for.

[wills]

Wow wrote:

What terrible experience have you had that makes you dislike a community so bad? Why do you care if they exist or not? Even if they were to be annexed into another city, what does that change? The residents and businesses will still be taxed, likely more than now, to maintain the services of whomever annexed it. Your logic doesn't make any sense or cents ($) If you don't like Hermosa, dont go there, you will not be missed.

Typcial attitude of the south bay. You answered your own question with your response.