Playing "Santa" just got a little more complicated. From NJ.com...
What used to be Operation Santa -- a heartwarming tradition of postal workers and volunteers fulfilling the Christmas wishes of thousands of needy children -- is now: "Operation Santa Letter Adoption" Individual or Third Party agreement with indemnity clause.Perhaps nowhere will the change be more obvious than at the Newark post office, where 20,000 gifts were delivered to needy Newark children last Christmas through Operation Santa.
Under the revised system, the post office will still hand out Santa letters to people who want to donate. However, people who want to give must come to the post office at Federal Plaza, present a photo ID and sign a contract holding the U.S. Postal Service blameless "... against any and all causes of action, claims, liens, rights or interests of any kind or type whatsoever ..."
The donor can then send the gift directly to the kid who wrote the letter. The donor must pay for the delivery.
Have you ever played Santa and will the new requirements deter you?
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I have played Santa for the last 3 years- and no, due to the new requirements, I will not do it this year. I don't know how many people will be willing to drive to Federal Plaza- show ID- sign a contract - wait to get an address and mail their gift. Does this mean the child would have MY address? No way.
My guess? This won't stand.
(But nothing against Chinese-made toys?)
{{{{{{{{{Sigh}}}}}}}}} Leave it to the gubmit to ruin a good thing.
"The donor must pay for delivery." Funny. I guess that would be the ultimate angst - sending a gift C.O.D.
Does the USPS wonder why FedEx, UPS, and e-mail are truly eating their lunch? What a bunch of maroons, as Bugs might say...
Could this get any more retarded?
Ug. I do it every year, through a company thing though, so they deal with the nonsense. I have to tell you one year the kid wanted an X-box 360 and I thought... me too!
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