WASHINGTON—Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more.
The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday.
The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the same time, meaning those stamps can still be purchased for 41 cents but will remain good for first-class postage after the rate increase takes effect.
The post office has sold 5 billion Forever stamps since they were introduced last April and plans to have an additional 5 billion in stock to meet the expected demand before the May price change, the agency said.
I wouldn't mind paying more if they actually offered even marginal service. I don't like paying for lousy service regardless how cheap or expensive it is.
My co-workers and friends are incensed by yet another increase in the postage rate. Am I the only person on Earth who finds such wrath against the USPS unreasonable and illogical? Let's take a moment to assess the situation. The fact is sending a letter or an envelope containing a few photos of the grandchildren in California to grandparents in New York for only 42-cents is probably one of the best values in the land. Think about it! For 42 cents, the USPS either trucks or flies your letter across 3,000 miles of the good ol' USA for less than half the price of a small cup of coffee. If that isn't real value, what is?
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Here's how Randolph E. Schmid's Associated Press story "Stamps to cost a penny more" starts:
WASHINGTON—Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more.
The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday.
The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the same time, meaning those stamps can still be purchased for 41 cents but will remain good for first-class postage after the rate increase takes effect.
The post office has sold 5 billion Forever stamps since they were introduced last April and plans to have an additional 5 billion in stock to meet the expected demand before the May price change, the agency said.
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I wouldn't mind paying more if they actually offered even marginal service. I don't like paying for lousy service regardless how cheap or expensive it is.
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My co-workers and friends are incensed by yet another increase in the postage rate. Am I the only person on Earth who finds such wrath against the USPS unreasonable and illogical? Let's take a moment to assess the situation. The fact is sending a letter or an envelope containing a few photos of the grandchildren in California to grandparents in New York for only 42-cents is probably one of the best values in the land. Think about it! For 42 cents, the USPS either trucks or flies your letter across 3,000 miles of the good ol' USA for less than half the price of a small cup of coffee. If that isn't real value, what is?