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Cost of first-class letter to drop to 47¢ effective April 10
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| 2/25/16
| Bill McAllister
Posted on 03/01/2016 9:40:35 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper
With the lower fuel costs they ought to be making money now.
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posted on
03/01/2016 10:42:09 AM PST
by
catfish1957
(I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
To: Fido969
The Post Office is actually smart because when some future U.S. government discards the dollar altogether in order to cancel our foreign debts and offer new scripts, at least you’ll still be able to use those Forever stamps to complain to your government.
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posted on
03/01/2016 10:43:58 AM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(Obama - the AIDS virus for the American body politic.)
To: Fido969
” Can the Post Office really keep THAT promise?”
—
To paraphrase Bill,it depends upon what the meaning of “forever” is.:-)
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posted on
03/01/2016 10:53:20 AM PST
by
Mears
To: DIRTYSECRET
No wonder the stamps you buy now say FOREVER.
I guess that means I can't get a refund....
To: NEMDF
complicated surcharges for odd sized envelopes
Our company sent out some oversized mailings. They were $1.51 when inserted into the envelope in one direction, but $2.14 if turned around and inserted the other way. (???)
To: commish
That is one of the sad results of the Digital Age. No longer will families cleaning out a dresser or attic come across a stack of love letters or correspondence from a parent/grand-parent/etc.
Just Grandma's old iPhone. And no way to crack the encryption.
To: SoFloFreeper
I suspected there was a reason behind them promoting ‘Forever’ stamps - stock up at current prices.
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posted on
03/01/2016 11:25:45 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: Psalm 73
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posted on
03/01/2016 11:26:29 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: SoFloFreeper
It’d be 20 cents if all the postal employees who do nothing to actually forward the mail were fired.
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posted on
03/01/2016 11:41:25 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the French raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands)
To: Starstruck
The great thing is they deliver "Prime" on Sundays. I'm not sure you're allowed to say anything good about the Postal Service on FR. Heh.
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posted on
03/01/2016 12:37:05 PM PST
by
BfloGuy
( Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
To: PAR35
"wrong."
Ah, posting replies Emily Dickenson style.
But does that "wrong" mean I'm not a letter-writer? Or is it wrong for me to be a letter-writer?
Or am I wrong about the current price? Is that it Lassie? Is it Timmy? In the well....?
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posted on
03/01/2016 1:18:31 PM PST
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: Psalm 73
See, if I had told you the answer, it probably wouldn’t have registered. But by engaging you at this level, it becomes a teachable moment.
The price went from 46 to 49 and will now drop to 47. So the people will think they are saving 2 cents, but will actually be paying one cent more than they used to.
That’s a government reduction. Just like a cut in government spending doesn’t mean a reduction, it means that the increase will not be as high as it might have been.
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posted on
03/01/2016 1:57:38 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
"Just like a cut in government spending doesn’t mean a reduction...."
Yup - ya' gotta' laugh (or we'll just start crying...)
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posted on
03/01/2016 2:19:38 PM PST
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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