There's a German law that says if a town has 2,000 or more residents....a post office is mandated.
Currently....around 140 German towns meet the 2,000 residents, but have no post office.
The Bundestag is having a discussion over this.....asking why the 140 cities can't have a post office, and if the law has to change.
What's really happened here? The Post folks have 'farmed-out' the job to local grocery stores, tobacco shops, or newspaper shops.
An example....in my village....we had a post office for years, then it got dealt to the local stationary/newspaper/lotto shop. I would take a guess that 50-percent of the income for the business...is postal related now.
In these 140 towns? I would make a guess that the local grocery or tobacco shop had a conversation over some deal.....deciding the income wasn't worth the hassle.
What will likely come out of this review? I would imagine a new law where you have to have 3,000 residents....to qualify for a village post office.
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