Postal rates to go up june 30th.... :(

lepper boy

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They are raising the cost of stamps up 3cents... along with other prices going up.... bummer....
 

Aves

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More reason to use email, fedex and online bill payment whenever possible.
 

d33pt

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seems like i'll be using fedex alot more now, since i've set up an account with them and can print out labels online then just drop them off without waiting in line...and ground is alot cheaper than USPS Priority for heavier packages
 

Lucky

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If you want to be patriotic ( :) ) you can buy a special 9/11 stamp now that sells for 45c, good for first class and the other 8c gets donated to relief funds.
 

NetworkDad

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I wish they'd just raise the rates up to some even amount, like 50 cents or so and leave it like that for 10 years. No increases, no buying 1 cent stamps. This is getting stupid each time. Just make one big increase, and leave it alone!
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There, i feel better.
 

kLezViruS

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Originally posted by: bandXtrb
Are there 3 cent stamps?

there aren't three cents stamps but there are 1 cents stamps. So i guess you gotta buy three of them... Doh!

And also the postal rates now suck that, now its ZONED after certain amount of pounds..

Oh wel this sucks for the Hawaii, Alaska & PR people and even people sending cross counrtry like from San Diego Californoa, to the top of Maine or something....
 

NoCommie

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The USPS is the worst managed organization around. I used to work for them. Thank God I quit before I went postal. Have you ever heard of a company that gives bonuses to managers even when the company is losing money.
Oh well.....job security for my former comrades.
 

Viper GTS

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Originally posted by: WillyF1uhm1
Just curious, but what are the postal rates over there?

$0.34 right now to send a first class letter, up to 1 oz.

I guess it's going to $0.37.

Still a hell of a bargain if you ask me.

Viper GTS
 

AkumaX

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nah.. you should see the new USPS priority rates, its gonna hurt a lot of us from the FS/FT forum + eBay

for instance, something like 30 pounds would cost maybe $25 to Zone 1 (So. Cali) but to Zone 8 (New York, Florida) itll be like $55!!!!
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: aves2k
More reason to use email, fedex and online bill payment whenever possible.

that's probably precisely why the rates are going up
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nik
 

Stifko

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that's probably precisely why the rates are going up
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not precisely, I bet that Anthrax scare had a lot to do w/it. Thie thing that bothers me is how badly the service sucks.
 

Lucky

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Originally posted by: Stifko
that's probably precisely why the rates are going up
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not precisely, I bet that Anthrax scare had a lot to do w/it. Thie thing that bothers me is how badly the service sucks.


I think the rate hikes were in planning before 9/11, or at least in the initial stages of it. I could be wrong, but I think the beforementioned reasons are more likely, although the anthrax and associated costs dont help.

 

bonk102

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this is soo stupid, i hate this sh*t, i can't stand buying f*cking 1cent stamps. this is such sh$t!!!