There was an Australia Post representative, a Government employee I am guessing, out the front of this government owned post office handing out flyers to people walking between the Post Office and my newsagency. The postal related items he was spruiking: Binoculars, Deluxe Wine Set, Family Picnic Pack, Stadium Seat Gift Set and a Thermo Pack. These are items the Federal Government would have us believe are incidental to Australia Post carrying out our postal service. They are items the Government would have us believe help Australia Post fund a better mail service. I am not as gullible as the Government.
The photo shows their commitment to postal services. You need to navigate shelves packed with cards, calendars, soft toys and plenty of Christmas gifts before you find a small counter for postal forms. To actually conduct any postal business you need to wait behind the truckloads of people buying cards, calendars and all these other items.
When is the Government going to wake up to the fact that on its watch this Corporation which it wholly owns is ripping millions of dollars out of private enterprise – especially small business? When will the ACCC realise that Australia Post is abusing its advantage? When with the AGCNCO realise that Australia Post is abusing its Government ownership?
This use of a spruiker is a new tactic in what has become a bitter battle in my centre for newsagency type sales. They price compete on basic newsagency lines. Now they are luring customers away from us and to their store.