Price of U.S. Postage Stamp Going Down 2 Cents

[cheryl]

Price of U.S. Postage Stamp Going Down 2 Cents - Wall Street Journal

A temporary rate increase granted to the U.S. Postal Service in January 2014 by its regulators to help offset the lingering effects of the most recent recession is ending.

As a result, starting on April 10 a stamp for a 1-ounce letter will cost 47 cents, down from 49 cents. International letters will go down by 5 cents to $1.15, and postcards will be 1 cent cheaper, at 34 cents.

The Postal Service fought the change, and said Thursday it adds up to about $2 billion in much-needed revenue annually.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Good!
Maybe they will now have to charge a fair price for their packages and not the the first class stamp subsidize them.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Can I get a partial refund on my book of "forever" stamps?

 

[upschuck]

Can I get a partial refund on my book of "forever" stamps?

Hold on to them for later, and buy new ones.

I do wonder how many will use up the higher priced stamps, and that is free money for them.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Hold on to them for later, and buy new ones.

I do wonder how many will use up the higher priced stamps, and that is free money for them.

They already have your money. They are paid for already. Might as well use them.

 

[upschuck]

They already have your money. They are paid for already. Might as well use them.

I'd buy new ones, and hold the forever stamps until the price went over the price of those stamps.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I'd buy new ones, and hold the forever stamps until the price went over the price of those stamps.

Seriously. How many do you have?

 

[Turdferguson]

I'd buy new ones, and hold the forever stamps until the price went over the price of those stamps.

Two cents going to make that big a difference to you?

 

[upschuck]

Seriously. How many do you have?

I don't have any, don't know how many the wife bought

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Two cents going to make that big a difference to you?

You know he values his two cents.

 

[Turdferguson]

You know he values his two cents.

He is the only one that does

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I don't have any, don't know how many the wife bought

Even if she bought a 100. That's $2 .
Why let them use your money?

 

[upschuck]

Two cents going to make that big a difference to you?

 

[Turdferguson]

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You are clogging the thread with fluff. Post reported

 

[upschuck]

You know he values his two cents.

My 2 cents are worth a million bucks

 

[upschuck]

My wife said she was just going to use them, guess I'll have to go to work Monday.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

My 2 cents are worth a million bucks

You are not using logic here Froggy. The second you bought those stamps, the post office was using your money, interest free.
Now you want to buy more stamps and give them more money??

 

[upschuck]

You are clogging the thread with fluff. Post reported

Not fluff, a wise saying.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

Not fluff, a wise saying.

Another question. How much gas money will you spend driving to the post office to buy new stamps?

 

[upschuck]

You are not using logic here Froggy. The second you bought those stamps, the post office was using your money, interest free.
Now you want to buy more stamps and give them more money??

So you want to give them a million dollars on each letter sent?

My 2 cents are worth a million bucks