WTF? Stamps are going up again. 44 cents on Monday.
Now, I am tired of this going up. Yeah, if you buy a bunch of forever stamps, then you will be safe, but who, in their right mind, would have a room full of forever stamps so that all they have to do is pay 42 cents.I guess they forgot that we know that when an employee moves and they can't get fair market value for their million dollar homes, the post office pays for it. I guess they want us to pay for their mistakes. I guess they know that there's really nothing we can do but bend over and take it.
The article from Starting Monday, it costs more to mail
(CNN) -- Unless you've got a stash of Forever Stamps sitting around, it might be time for a trip to the post office. The price of mailing a letter jumps 2 cents Monday.
First-class mail will now cost 44 cents for the first ounce. Large envelopes cost twice that, 88 cents. Mailing a postcard will cost 28 cents.
The Postal Service said the price increase, announced in February, is necessary because of rising production costs.
Under law, the price of stamps is not allowed to rise faster than the U.S. consumer price index, which measures inflation.
Forever Stamps allow customers to effectively circumvent price hikes.
Sold for the rate of a first-class stamp, they can be used at any time for a one-ounce letter. The Post Office says it has sold billions since introducing the stamps two years ago.
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