I say it does not.
We have been arguing about this for ten minutes and we are both very very cranky. I am pointing out to him that when he uses volunteer labor to address a couple hundred envelopes that maybe Labor should get to decide how the work is done.
I also pointed out to him that I have written way more letters than he has and guess what I NEVER put the state abbreviation in when I mail letters and YET THE LETTERS GET TO THEIR RECIPIENTS because the PO cares about the zip code.
But he is an engineer. And a control freak.
Do not let the people you love run for office. You will fight about things you never even thought people could fight about.
Actually, Primo is correct here sorry to say.
ReplyDeleteUsing both the state abbreviation and the zip code ensures that in the case of a typo (handwritten or typewritten) the mail has a better shot of getting to where it's supposed to go.
When you're dealing with bulk mailing kind of stuff, the chances that there's going to be a slip-up somewhere along the way are much greater than when you're writing personal mail to someone. These are not letters that you want to take a chance on ending up in the dead letter undeliverable office.
Also, it is the formal way to address a letter, and the lack of it *can* make an impression - and since it's going out in Primo's name, Primo gets to say how he wants to be represented.
- AC