In US, USPS (government snail mail) literally has program that allows you to send^W spam marketing mail: https://www.usps.com/business/every-door-direct-mail.htm

Do they make it up on volume or is postal workers just incredibly cheap?

	▲	munk-a a day ago \| parent [-]
		They're forced to deliver it at a loss and then yelled at by congress when they fail to turn a profit. The system just works.