Stamps!!!

The stamp price is going up again! I will here for the next few weeks "I see your getting a raise!" If only that was true. Here is a link that explains it. http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/consumerawareness/a/uspsabout.htm

     I have seen different ways that people have tried to send a letter or package in the mail or have tried. You know when you get a book of stamps and there is a large stamp when you use up all the regular stamps, I have seen people try to use that large stamp. I have seen people send birthday cards and not put on enough postage, making the birthday person pay for the rest when they recieve it or have to go to the post office to get it. People have cut a stamp from another letter or package and taped it on a new letter. (our machines pick up tape covered stamps.) Also, people have used the stamps you see on bulk business letters, the ones businesses use to get a lower rate. I have had people put their letter in the box with no stamp and wonder why it came back. Most of the time if  I catch the mistake I will explain why your item can not be delivered. I think the biggest reason people do this is to cut corners and to see what they can get away with, even for 46 cents.

     As for the stamp going up, where in the world can you drive your car or fly a plane to pay your bill for 46 cents. Also, can you travel from NY to CA for 10.95 to deliver a package of goodies to a loved one?? Just think! You  go to the P.O. pay for your shipping, the clerk puts your package in a hamper, a driver picks up that hamper, drives over 100 miles to a larger facility, gets processed, loaded on a larger truck and heads to your state destination and all taking approx. 3 days for only $10.95. Think about it! I mean, if you want to pay for my gas and lodging on the way to CA. I would love to take a few days off. That would be a nice trip. But, I'm guessing your going to go for the $10.95.LOL