Amazon Considers Breaking Up With USPS After 30 Years, Feels ‘Unappreciated’
KEY POINTS
- •Amazon may end 30-plus years of partnership with USPS after failed negotiations under Postmaster General David Steiner.
- •The USPS plans to auction last-mile delivery contracts instead of extending Amazon’s current contract ending in 2026.
- •Amazon contributed $6 billion to USPS in 2025 and will consider expanding its own delivery network if talks fail.
After over 30 years of a love-hate mailbox marriage, Amazon is thinking it’s time to ghost the United States Postal Service. The Washington Post—ironically Bezos-owned—cites mysterious insiders who spill the tea about stalled negotiations with Trump-picked USPS boss David Steiner. Amazon wanted to renew their contract till October 1, 2026, but USPS said, 'We’re auctioning off your packages, babe.' Steve Kelly from Amazon still calls USPS their 'oldest business partner' and is shocked they switched to auction mode after nearly a year of talks. With Amazon throwing $6 billion to USPS in 2025 (yep, 7.5% of USPS’s cash flow), the breakup would create an Amazon delivery army aiming to top USPS’s 6.9 billion parcels handled in 2024 by possibly 8.4 billion by 2028. Nothing says drama like billions of packages and a contractual breakup saga, all while USPS is busy playing hard to get with last-mile delivery auction bids.
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Amazon’s version of ghosting the USPS after 30 years is delivering billions of packages solo — because even parcel relationships get complicated.
USPS decided to auction last-mile delivery like it’s eBay, and Amazon’s not bidding. Awkward breakup incoming.
Thirty years in the parcel game and USPS goes ‘new flame alert’ with auction contracts. Amazon’s ready with the Netflix breakup speech.
Source: Theverge | Published: 12/4/2025 | Author: Stevie Bonifield
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