Starting tomorrow, May 12, it will now cost 42 cents to mail an envelope first-class. This will mark, what seems like the millionth increase, in the past few years. (Just a quick sidenote: If you want to avoid the constant increases, you can buy a forever stamp which automatically equals whatever the current price of a first-class envelope.) As the world becomes more of an e-commerce community, more people are paying their bills and sending letters via the Internet. As the costs continue to increase, I am sure that people will turn towards modern technology rather than using the old method of “snail mail.” However, this reminds me of a debate that I heard last week concerning Mother’s Day cards. Would mothers be okay with receiving Mother’s Day cards online? That conversation led me to consider this question: Would the world ever move to a wholly Internet based communication world?
Sunday, May 11, 2008
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If you stocked up on the "forever" stamps when they were still 41 cents, then you don't have to worry about the new rates.
That is definitly true and that is exactly what I did. In fact, if you go to Costco, they sell the forever stamps but they are actually cheaper than if you buy them from the post office. Not sure how that works, but go Costco!
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