Advantages and Disadvantages of Postal Services
Advantages
1 . Fast and guaranteed delivery of goods is attainable with the help of speed postal service .
2 . Addressee collects the parcels at his doorstep . He does not have to wander here and there in search of his parcels .
3 . Appropriate means of transport can be used when quantity is little and volume is low .
4 . Parcels can be effortlessly dispatched because post offices are situated mostly near market places .
5 . Parcels can be sent under VPP and sum due on the consignee can be obtained by the sender through the post office .
Disadvantages
1 . It costs more to send sizable quantities of goods by parcel post .
2 . It is not feasible to send heavy and bulky goods by parcel post because the highest weight of parcel allowed is 20kg . Packages should just be one-meter long .
3 . Speed post service is considered to be high cost and one cannot find it everywhere . It is available at specific places only .