Goes to 44 cents tomorrow, fyi.
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gunsmith11
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guess i need too make a run for 2 cent stamps
gunsmith11
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come to think of it, I bet it costs more to make a 2 cent stamp than it is worth
S&W-Keeper
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Glad you reminded me. I have to change my postage machine tomorrow.
Gutpile Charlie
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When I was born, letters went for three cents and post cards for one cent!
You could get a "double" post card for 2 cents that you wrote some one a message, they tore it apart, wrote you a message and sent it back. Round trip communication...two cents.
I remember when the postage went up to four cents in the late fifties and I thought it was the end of the world.
Back then, you could get "air mail" for the exhortation cost of six cents!
You could get a "double" post card for 2 cents that you wrote some one a message, they tore it apart, wrote you a message and sent it back. Round trip communication...two cents.
I remember when the postage went up to four cents in the late fifties and I thought it was the end of the world.
Back then, you could get "air mail" for the exhortation cost of six cents!
Texas Star
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Thanks for posting. I hadn't heard there was an increase due.
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dennis40x
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The vast majority of my postage use was consumed with paying monthly bills. On line banking as diminished that. The FAX as eliminated the necessity of sending thru the mail when a signature is required. I've sent E mails with attachments such as drawing files, bills of materials, photos and etcetera. USPS is slowly but none the less becoming an antiquated method of communicating and package shipping. If it wasn't for flat rate boxes they'd be out of the package sendig business.
morsecode
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Yippie! My Edgar Allen Poe stamps released in January are already collectible.
Shooter10
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Dennis: You forgot one other very important function of most post offices, and that is selling USPS Money Orders. I stood in line for 20 minutes last Friday, and counted 12 out of 14 inline ahead of me, all buying some large amount money orders. Course, I was waiting to buy one in the amunt of $800 for another S&W.
dennis40x
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Yes I forgot the USPS money order. Yes the triad that keeps the USPS system in business flat rate boxes, money orders, and junk mail.
gunsmith11
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There is NO reason that anyone needs six day delivery of mail.....2 or 3 days a week is plenty
gunsmith11
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went to the post office yesterday, too get 2 cent stamps,,after i bought them ,,one envelope didnt have a stamp,,,so went to get a stamp,,,,damn long line,,,,,when I finally got there the counter guy said you dont need the extra stamp,,because I have FOREVER STAMPS,,what the hell that means I have no clue...did i mention that there is no way anyone needs 6 day delivery of mail
Andy Taylor
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They came out with Forever stamps before the last price hike. If you look, they have a picture of the Liberty Bell, and no price. When you by them, you pay whatever the current first class postal rate is at the time of purchase. When rates go up they are still good for the total first class price, even if postage has increased five times since you purchased the stamp.
I see the concept is two fold:
1. It will enable them to raise the rate more often, with fewer people taking notice. Think about it. It used to be years and years would go by between rate hikes. When there was one, it would be all over the news. Now they are much more frequent, and hardly a news story about it. Maybe an anchor person will say "Remember, postage goes up two cents tomorrow." and that will be it.
2. It will increase the sales of stamps prior to an increase in price. People who know about the increase will try to stock up at the lower price, knowing they will not have to buy $0.02 stamps after the rate hike.
I see the concept is two fold:
1. It will enable them to raise the rate more often, with fewer people taking notice. Think about it. It used to be years and years would go by between rate hikes. When there was one, it would be all over the news. Now they are much more frequent, and hardly a news story about it. Maybe an anchor person will say "Remember, postage goes up two cents tomorrow." and that will be it.
2. It will increase the sales of stamps prior to an increase in price. People who know about the increase will try to stock up at the lower price, knowing they will not have to buy $0.02 stamps after the rate hike.
m657
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...thankfully I stocked up for just such emergency....I have a *lifetime* supply of the low priced stamps stock piled.... I'm planning on making a bundle at the next stamp show....before they register low-end postage....
The USPS makes its money on bulk business mail. That is 70% of their business. Postal management (nationally) can care less about first-class or packages or how long you wait in line. The window units, collection boxes, etc. have been stripped to the bare minimum. The first casualty of postal down-sizing and streamlining is customer service. With multi-billion dollar bulk business contracts that is where the interest lays. Third-class mail is automatically (DBCS,DPS,PARS,SPBS) sorted alongside 1st-class mail because there is so much more 3rd-class bulk mail. This is the time for the USPS to become competitive in the package business. You can't e-mail a package.
