I have said this before, and I will say it again

[conuly]

Once, many years ago now, I filled in a form that called for my zip code first and then filled out the city and state based on that.

And ever since then I've actively resented having to find my state on a drop down menu, like, even more than I already did. Inevitably, if I try typing I go "NY" to find out that all states are done in full, or else I go "NE" to find out that they're all abbreviated.

Anyway, my point is obvious. If you have any pull at all, ever, encourage whoever makes these forms wherever they make them to populate the state and city from the zip code. It is vastly superior, and I hope that form maker got a bonus for that stroke of brilliance.

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[kareina]

Here in Sweden, pretty much every time I order something on line the form first asks for the postal code, at which point the page can now tell me what shipping will cost. If I choose not to give the page my Swedish personal number, the form has my city pre-filled in from the postal code information. If I give it my personal number the form pre fills in with the correct spelling of my name and my physical address automatically. If I move I register my new address with the Swedish tax office, and from that day onwards, if I give a web page my personal number, the new address comes prefilled into the form. (Also everyone, from my employer to medical providers, and the people I pay bills to all get the new address info straight away. When I changed my name the new name went into the system for all of these places promptly, too. I really like this convenience.