Comments on: Stamp Prices Going Up

By: Schwamie

Schwamie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:12:01 +0000

If you really want to save money on postage, just log into e-bay and you’ll find plenty of dealers that are selling loads of stamps BELOW face value. Then only issue becomes if you have enough space on the envelope for all the stamps that equal the amount of the going rate of postage (and the assumption that you can add!).

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:43:21 +0000

WHY does it seem like stamp prices are going up every other week? But then again, I can’t complain because think of today’s world and that litle stamp can ship a little letter from new york to california.. that’s pretty impressive!

By: EA

EA — Sun, 11 May 2008 14:59:23 +0000

I like the forever stamps because I don’t send much mail. I do a lot of online billpay and email and such, so I use stamps mostly for local bills and cards (birthday and holiday). So I love the idea of never having to wonder if a stamp is still a valid amount. But I’m not running out to buy them, I just ask for them when I buy stamps. Next time I rummage for stamps, I’ll know the half-book I find is valid because it says “forever”.

By: Ryuko098

Ryuko098 — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:11:38 +0000

We all know why they don’t make every stamp a Forever Stamp – that’s just bad business practice :p. I personally have lots of .41 Star Wars stamps that I’ll need to buy some .01′s later, but like many of us, I still don’t use stamps too often. Mostly just for sending birthday/holiday cards. I bought some Forevers a little while back anyway. Not quite as cool as getting a birthday card w/ Yoda on it, but as rare as I use them, chances are it’ll be closer to .50 by the time we run out.

It’s really nice to send hand-written notes to people (I don’t because my hand writing sucks), but when it comes to bills, nowadays almost any bill can be paid over the internet – if nothing else, through direct deposit or transfer from your bank’s website, meaning a savings of 41 cents over buying the Forever Stamp.

By: irina

irina — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:35:16 +0000

Precisely, LM. I always admonish myself when my mind began to wonder off the right course. It is 8 am and I was thinking to run to Walgreens to catch an exceptional last day deal that would earn me … drum rolls, please… $20.
But then I sat back and said to myself, “Are you crazy? In that time you could send 10 e-mails to your past and prospective clients and have a solid $500 in your pocket. I know for a fact that 10 e-mails like that always result in $500 or more in bookings for me.

And then I went and checked yours and other favorite blogs instead of catching up with my e-mials!

By: Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:51:00 +0000

When you compare it to e-mail (or picking up the phone for that matter), the cost of stamps DOES seem dramatic.

Maybe this is so because I happen to send off a lot of mail. The thing is, I like being able to write a handwritten note often times. Things aren’t always “so” important that I need to pick up the phone or send an e-mail right away. A handwritten note seems just fine.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:17:03 +0000

We’re stuck with about 25 regular stamps(non-forever stamps) because we bought the roll of 100 from Costco. I don’t mind a 1 cent increase, but they should all be forever stamps. I’m going to start using the bill pay service provided by our bank to reduce the number of letters and stamps we use to pay bills.

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:31:02 +0000

Almost as funny as my mother-in-law driving all over town to save $.05 on a gallon of gasoline. And then going in to buy a pack of smokes. I give up!

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:05:07 +0000

Weird. I see no reason NOT to buy Forever stamps when they’re an option. For anything other than 1-stamp deals, anyway.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:02:41 +0000

It doesn’t seem like the clerk believed that. I asked her why they weren’t all Forever stamps and said she had no idea why not.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:59:39 +0000

I guess compared to e-mail, the cost of stamps seems dramatic.

We bought the Forever stamps last time we were there mostly because we wanted to be sure that we weren’t going to have to buy 1 cent stamps and tack them on all our postage. But I think most stamps now are just plain “first class” and you don’t have to worry. Like the forever ones. I seem to remember those a few cents back. I just decided to ask for the Forevers just in case.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:54:10 +0000

People freak about about stamp prices a lot. We’re about to send out over a hundred invitations, and it does add up… but only to a hamburger at McDonalds.