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Topic: postage going up again
eileena9 Joined Fri 04/13/07 Posts: 28211	Tue 02/12/08 07:16 PM
www.akdart.com/postrate.html News items regarding rate increases The next increase will occur on May 12, 2008. Stamps to Cost a Penny More. Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more. The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday. The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the same time, meaning those stamps can still be purchased for 41 cents but will remain good for first-class postage after the rate increase takes effect. USPS to up postage cost in May. The US Postal Service has announced several rate increases to its First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Special Services. The increases will take effect on May 12. Mailing a letter will cost a penny more starting in May. It's time to start stocking up on those Forever stamps. The cost of mailing a letter is going up a penny. The Postal Service says a first-class stamp will cost 42 cents as of May 12th. Official announcement of the rate increase scheduled for May 12, 2008. The official page about Forever stamps. Current stamp prices [PDF] Note: Links on this web site are provided as a public service. This web site does not accept paid advertising.

seahawks Joined Thu 01/11/07 Posts: 16735	Tue 02/12/08 07:18 PM
it will be a dollar to mail things off soon when can we start shootin postal employee's lmao SEAHAWKS!!!!!! I AM A POSTAL EMPLOYEE!!!!!!!! oops ok gimme some stamps and lets go for some beers.!!! lol

eileena9 Joined Fri 04/13/07 Posts: 28211	Tue 02/12/08 07:20 PM
That sounds better babe!!!! {{{{{Sea}}}}}

rossmesa Joined Tue 01/08/08 Posts: 95	Tue 02/12/08 07:21 PM
I went to mail my ballot in the other day and I was like wtf? since when are stamps 41 cents? I thought they were like 37 cents... I guess I don't mail things much lol

seahawks Joined Thu 01/11/07 Posts: 16735	Tue 02/12/08 07:21 PM
That sounds better babe!!!! {{{{{Sea}}}}} in this day n age that was silly for me to say.!!! cheers.!!!! huggzz

soxfan94 Joined Mon 05/28/07 Posts: 3384	Tue 02/12/08 07:22 PM
Lol I edited that post to indicate that I'd found the source. Thanks for the meticulousness though! Everyone who will have to break the bank for an extra cent can have a drink on me...lol.

eileena9 Joined Fri 04/13/07 Posts: 28211	Tue 02/12/08 07:24 PM
I went to mail my ballot in the other day and I was like wtf? since when are stamps 41 cents? I thought they were like 37 cents... I guess I don't mail things much lol That was like two years ago.............

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Tue 02/12/08 07:26 PM
i watched an episode of how it's made, they showed how a stamp is made. a very complicated and detailed process. all along i couldn't help but wonder how much cheaper they'd be if they didn't put pictures and crap on them but just put the value.

eileena9 Joined Fri 04/13/07 Posts: 28211	Tue 02/12/08 07:32 PM
People want to see the pictures though.......they look for diversity in their mailings and we try to come up with subjects that interst the customers. That would be like saying, jus have one color of material for clothes to be made of, not everyone will like that color.

soxfan94 Joined Mon 05/28/07 Posts: 3384	Tue 02/12/08 07:34 PM
People want to see the pictures though.......they look for diversity in their mailings and we try to come up with subjects that interst the customers. That would be like saying, jus have one color of material for clothes to be made of, not everyone will like that color. Gotta be honest, I have no idea who those people are. If my stamp had a picture of a wolf eating a baby on it, I still wouldn't notice. I never pay any attention to that.

eileena9 Joined Fri 04/13/07 Posts: 28211	Tue 02/12/08 07:37 PM
Stamp collecting is a very big hobby and there have to be a certain number of petitions and votes before the design is approved. And I don't think most people will buy a stamp of a wolf eating a baby.

toastedoranges Joined Thu 01/03/08 Posts: 11042	Tue 02/12/08 07:38 PM
Gotta be honest, I have no idea who those people are. If my stamp had a picture of a wolf eating a baby on it, I still wouldn't notice. I never pay any attention to that. agreed. if anything, i look for ones i hate the least.

commonman Joined Sat 01/19/08 Posts: 239	Tue 02/12/08 07:42 PM
People want to see the pictures though.......they look for diversity in their mailings and we try to come up with subjects that interst the customers. That would be like saying, jus have one color of material for clothes to be made of, not everyone will like that color. Gotta be honest, I have no idea who those people are. If my stamp had a picture of a wolf eating a baby on it, I still wouldn't notice. I never pay any attention to that. I'd spend my 37 cents to see a wolf eating a baby. Better yet - let's get a Steve Irwin sting-ray in the heart stamp thingy going. Hell - let's just bump it up a notch and get a Britney in a no panties drug induced coma stamp. Charge like three bucks for it.

soxfan94 Joined Mon 05/28/07 Posts: 3384	Tue 02/12/08 07:49 PM
People want to see the pictures though.......they look for diversity in their mailings and we try to come up with subjects that interst the customers. That would be like saying, jus have one color of material for clothes to be made of, not everyone will like that color. Gotta be honest, I have no idea who those people are. If my stamp had a picture of a wolf eating a baby on it, I still wouldn't notice. I never pay any attention to that. I'd spend my 37 cents to see a wolf eating a baby. Better yet - let's get a Steve Irwin sting-ray in the heart stamp thingy going. Hell - let's just bump it up a notch and get a Britney in a no panties drug induced coma stamp. Charge like three bucks for it. Hell, you could charge $3 for that and not even have it work to send mail, and you'd still make a fortune.

UplandHunter Joined Thu 02/07/08 Posts: 8066	Tue 02/12/08 07:51 PM
Like everything else price goes up, service goes down.

eileena9 Joined Fri 04/13/07 Posts: 28211	Tue 02/12/08 07:53 PM
Like everything else price goes up, service goes down. Sorry you feel that way.....Here on Long Island we bust our butts so service is still really good. Welcome to the site!

soxfan94 Joined Mon 05/28/07 Posts: 3384	Tue 02/12/08 07:58 PM
Like everything else price goes up, service goes down. Considering the quantity handled by the USPS daily, the service is actually quite astounding, IMO.

commonman Joined Sat 01/19/08 Posts: 239	Tue 02/12/08 08:02 PM Edited by commonman on Tue 02/12/08 08:03 PM
Like everything else price goes up, service goes down. Considering the quantity handled by the USPS daily, the service is actually quite astounding, IMO. Damn skippy! USPS rocks! BTW... Love the lips protest you have going on there.

PublicAnimalNo9 Joined Mon 09/04/06 Posts: 6278	Tue 02/12/08 08:05 PM
if y'all wanna hear something REAL retarded. Canada Post has been trying to get the gov't to allow them to charge 5 cents per e-mail, sent AND received. Bastards are lazy enough and NOW they want to be paid for something they don't even do

commonman Joined Sat 01/19/08 Posts: 239	Tue 02/12/08 08:07 PM
if y'all wanna hear something REAL retarded. Canada Post has been trying to get the gov't to allow them to charge 5 cents per e-mail, sent AND received. Bastards are lazy enough and NOW they want to be paid for something they don't even do Quote sources on that please.