The Metro Post same day delivery idea apparently worked in New York, but no so in San Francsico, which has suspended the program. Given that earnings were only $760 as opposed to costs of $10,288, it resulted in an initial loss of $9528 due to limited participation in the program:
https://www.uspsoig.gov/sites/defau...a-14-002.pdfI guess they can chalk it up to a trial effort that ultimately failed.