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Bedlam
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Ok I bought some stamps a month or so ago and I know that the price was just raised also.
But the stamps I bought dont have a number on them, They just say first class. So I was wondering if the post office would know if I just sent them as is. I cant really take the chance on having it bounce back though since its my rent that needs sending out.
But the stamps I bought dont have a number on them, They just say first class. So I was wondering if the post office would know if I just sent them as is. I cant really take the chance on having it bounce back though since its my rent that needs sending out.
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However, if you have time, you might want to ask a postal worker. Those sound like the 'good forever' stamps bombardier was talking about, and you likely only need one.
I believe it's .41 now, just raised yesterday or something. You could buy some .04 stamps (or if they don't have .04s, two .02s), instead of two .37s.
Let 'em eat fucking pineapples!
Why not?
$.41 Stamps:
Freaky other $.41:
Stamp prices are tied to inflation. As long as your money is somewhere that's beating inflation, it's not worth it.
No, you're confused about what I meant... The last round was .39, so by using 2 .39 stamps to achieve the current of .41, only .02 of the second stamp will actually go toward helping send the letter, and the remaining .37 will just go toward nothing, hence wasted.
For a while now, the post office has been omitting the price on their first class stamps. I agree that it's stupid, since they raise prices every once in a while, but they know which stamps are worth how much.
Also, the forever stamps are not "dumb," they're just not "investments." How many people have old 1st class stamps lying around that they never use because they don't want to get some 2¢ and 1¢ stamps? The smartest thing to do is to buy a sheet now but not be afraid to use them. If you need to send a letter first class in the future and only have old stamps, you don't need to worry about a trip to the post office or spending twice as much on a letter.
After all, the smart thing to do is to buy ONLY forever stamps, and then just use them as you would regular stamps. They cost the same, so wouldn't that make them inherently more valuable than normal stamps, which DO depreciate?
I think what you mean to say is "don't buy a shitload of forever stamps expecting to save money over the long run".
I bought some forever stamps a month before the rate increase so I wouldn't have to mess with a bunch of 2 cent stamps. It was worth the convenience to me.
Always ideal, but some of us live near a post office that doesn't have a stamp machine and the lines always take 15 minutes while the one cashier explains overseas shipping forms to a customer with 4 boxes.
"First Class" in this case really means "first class at time of purchase."
I don't know about everybody else's but the King Sooper (Kroger) where I shop carries regular stamps, but not 1 or 2 cent stamps. Pretty inconvenient considering the price just changed and I've got a half-sheet of stamps that need 2 cent stamps to be worth anything.
The US has Forever stamps.
No, they don't. If you want stamps, you go to the post office here. Just like if you want to use a bank, you go to the bank, not the grocery store (I know that the midwest does most of their banking at the grocery store).
I would love if there was a stamp machine in the grocery store. Alas. So I stock up on stamps beforehand, and end up having to buy 2¢ ones when the rates go up. Not very many, but I also don't use stamps that often. Maybe twice a month, three times at most.
They may not have them displayed. At my grocery store if I want stamps I just have to ask the cashier to get me a book. Except that they don't have 2 cent stamps so I'm stopping at the post office on my way home from work today.
ITs really dumb that they dont print the price anymore though. Seems to me that would be the easiest way to tell but oh well.