Postage Rate Increase - Again

[Esco!]

I don't have a credit card because I don't believe in buying stuff I can't afford with the cash in my own pocket. With the exception of a vehicle and home of course.

You dont have any credit cards but you do own a car and a house????

 

[Hornet]

Geez...I post a bit of informative information that should affect virtually everyone (to varying degrees) and it turns into a debate.

Yes, you can pay most of your bills online and use email. But to the defense of a lot of people, we can't pay every single one of our bills online, we can't send Christmas cards online (yes I now there are greeting emails to send but it's not as personal), etc. So, even if you avoid snail mail as much as possible it's still a nuisance as before you get through that one book of $0.50 stamps for that mail that you need to send snail mail, you need a book of $0.01 stamps due to the price increase and so on for every increase (you never catch up). OK, you'll say don't buy a full book of stamps. Well, going to the post office is a nuisance (hence, why people pay online and use email), so 1 trip is better then mutliple trips and the book is more convenient.

That's all.

 

[Svend]

I hear you, getting a bunch of 1 cent stamps is annoying.
However, these increases have been fairly regular - a few years ago I simply bought a hundred of them to stow away when needed. It's only a buck and saves some hassles.

 

[Hornet]

However, these increases have been fairly regular - a few years ago I simply bought a hundred of them to stow away when needed. It's only a buck and saves some hassles.

That was the point of my first post (last sentence) prior to it turning into a debate.

 

[Keebler Elf]

I don't find an extra cent to be that much of a burden. Just buy a book of penny stamps when you buy your other stamps and keep them together. Besides, the new stamps will all be 51 cents. Keep things in perspective.

 

[raydeon]

Are they going to use that extra cent to teach the mailmen how to read?
I often get mail which is adressed to some of my neighbors.

 

[stang]

So I'm watching newcasts on TV about this, and it's doesn't seem like anyone under 40 knows or cares about it.
But the old folks wanna call for a federal commision of inquiry to investigate.

 

[Jade4u]

I've only got one 50 cent stamp left. I cannot be bothered I think I will just trash it if when I go to get my next book of stamps they do not have a measly one cent stamp available.