Comments on: Stamp Prices Set to Rise http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/ personal finance tips, tricks, and commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:51:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Andrew Running Hawk http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-77645 Andrew Running Hawk Wed, 09 May 2007 17:03:43 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/#comment-77645 why do we need stamps? send me an e-mail on why if you know. please thank you. why do we need stamps? send me an e-mail on why if you know. please thank you.

]]> By: Andrew Running Hawk http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-77644 Andrew Running Hawk Wed, 09 May 2007 17:01:38 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/#comment-77644 i dont know too much about the stamp ordeal but im pretty sure that we as americans are getting ripped off by the government. but hey what do i care i am only a 15 year old. i dont know too much about the stamp ordeal but im pretty sure that we as americans are getting ripped off by the government. but hey what do i care i am only a 15 year old.

]]> By: Foster http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-853 Foster Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:58:30 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/#comment-853 ["...I don’t know about you, but I can’t really complain… I’m still amazed that I can drop a letter in my mailbox and have it delivered to someone else’s doorstep across the country for less than forty cents. As far as I’m concerned, this is one of the best deals around.."] | ...and how much does it cost you to send a dozen e-mails to Europe ? {Are you 'amazed' at that ?} The US Post Office is a notoriously inefficent bureaucracy -- prices should be going down.... not up! The USPS is actually delivering Billions 'fewer' letters each year... due to competition from other communications --- so they're really doing less and charging more! If the Post Office did not have a legal MONOPOLY on first-class mail, FEDEX & UPS would have put them out of business years ago. Start complaining -- you're being ripped off. ["...I don’t know about you, but I can’t really complain… I’m still amazed that I can drop a letter in my mailbox and have it delivered to someone else’s doorstep across the country for less than forty cents. As far as I’m concerned, this is one of the best deals around.."]

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…and how much does it cost you to send a dozen e-mails to Europe ? {Are you ‘amazed’ at that ?}

The US Post Office is a notoriously inefficent bureaucracy — prices should be going down…. not up!

The USPS is actually delivering Billions ‘fewer’ letters each year… due to competition from other communications — so they’re really doing less and charging more!

If the Post Office did not have a legal MONOPOLY on first-class mail, FEDEX & UPS would have put them out of business years ago.

Start complaining — you’re being ripped off.

]]> By: SavingAdvice http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-829 SavingAdvice Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:15:41 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/#comment-829 It won't last long...this increase is to cover an escrow account mandated by Congress. Due to gas prices, the post office is asking to raise prices again in 2007 to cover additional operating costs. A little know fact is that you can get <a href="http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5090" rel="nofollow">stamps at below retail price</a> - especially helpful if you sell on ebay or send a lot of mail. It won’t last long…this increase is to cover an escrow account mandated by Congress. Due to gas prices, the post office is asking to raise prices again in 2007 to cover additional operating costs.

A little know fact is that you can get stamps at below retail price – especially helpful if you sell on ebay or send a lot of mail.

]]> By: Matt http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Matt Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:38:17 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/#comment-824 Damn. I guess I won't get to use up those stamps I bought last year, without adding supplementary ones. Oh well. Damn. I guess I won’t get to use up those stamps I bought last year, without adding supplementary ones. Oh well.

]]> By: Daytonscott http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Daytonscott Wed, 16 Nov 2005 20:53:55 +0000 http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2005/11/16/stamp-prices-set-to-rise/#comment-821 This is a nitpick, but why not take it to the full nickel, instead of "0.39" and "0.63"? I do a lot of varied weight first-class mailing at work, and figuring out what a 4 ounce letter costs first class is a pain. I understand that for those who mail huge amounts first class, those pennies add up. But if it's going to go up again (and it will!) go ahead and take the penny now and put off the next increase! This is a nitpick, but why not take it to the full nickel, instead of “0.39″ and “0.63″? I do a lot of varied weight first-class mailing at work, and figuring out what a 4 ounce letter costs first class is a pain. I understand that for those who mail huge amounts first class, those pennies add up. But if it’s going to go up again (and it will!) go ahead and take the penny now and put off the next increase!

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