mikeyj23 07:15 PM 05-10-2009
Don't forget that mail prices go up tomorrow (May 11).
First-class stamps are now $.44 from $.42.
Up to 1lb Priority Mail is now $4.95.
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dunng 07:26 PM 05-10-2009
jonharky 07:29 PM 05-10-2009
i went and bought stamps this morning before the change
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elderboy02 10:01 PM 05-10-2009
DPD6030 10:20 PM 05-10-2009
Do you still get the discount online through clicknship? I know the package when sent at a post office is $4.95 but online was $4.80 plus free D/C.
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MedicCook 10:28 PM 05-10-2009
It seems like the prices just went up a couple months ago.
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ucla695 10:29 PM 05-10-2009
This is the first I've heard about it. Thanks for the heads up.
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kaelaria 10:35 PM 05-10-2009
I find the ridiculous regular hikes to be less and less a concern. I'm doing more and more shipping through UPS and FedEx, and most of my communication for documents is digital. The only regular mailings I send out are contracts to be physically signed.
The Post office is following newspapers and radio - a dying industry as the needs of the world change at a rapid pace.
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icehog3 10:43 PM 05-10-2009
I go to the store and buy a Birthday card in Chicago for my friend in Los Angeles. "How much will you charge me to take this card to my friend's house in L.A.", I ask.
"44 cents" is the reply.
Pretty amazing when you think about it in those terms.
Kind of like the people who get mad when their airline flight gets delayed 20 minutes. Do they realize they are getting in tons of steel, and
flying through the air at 600 miles per hour? They should be in awe....but instead they are irritated.
:-)
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kaelaria 10:47 PM 05-10-2009
zmancbr 10:47 PM 05-10-2009
Originally Posted by icehog3:
Kind of like the people who get mad when their airline flight gets delayed 20 minutes. Do they realize they are getting in tons of steel, and flying through the air at 600 miles per hour? They should be in awe....but instead they are irritated. :-)
I don't get irritaed at the increase in prices since they are basically set to adjust for inflation... I do get upset that despite the prices increases, USPS is constantly in the red! Down an estimated $2B this year... now that is lame!
:-)
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Genetic Defect 10:49 PM 05-10-2009
icehog3 10:49 PM 05-10-2009
You must be furious about gasoline then.
:-)
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DPD6030 10:53 PM 05-10-2009
Genetic Defect 10:54 PM 05-10-2009
marge796 11:11 PM 05-10-2009
JE3146 12:20 AM 05-11-2009
I'm only pissed because the price hike came right at the time of wedding invidations.... added a good 10-15$ to the total.... bastards
:-)
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chippewastud79 01:41 AM 05-11-2009
Originally Posted by JE3146:
I'm only pissed because the price hike came right at the time of wedding invidations.... added a good 10-15$ to the total.... bastards :-)
'Forever' stamps Jordan. Should have bought them a month ago. Saved $6 on ours
:-) :-)
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JE3146 01:50 AM 05-11-2009
Originally Posted by chippewastud79:
'Forever' stamps Jordan. Should have bought them a month ago. Saved $6 on ours :-) :-)
The 'wife' wanted the ones with the rings on them... no liberty bells...
:-) :-)
Got the forever stamps for the RSVP cards though...
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sodomanaz 01:53 AM 05-11-2009
damn, right when I am about to mail stuff out!
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