U.S. Postal Service Boosts Price of Stamps
U.S. Postal Service rate hikes will go into effect Jan. 27.
Written by Ann C. Piasecki The cost to mail a letter is set to rise slightly later this month, after rate changes go into effect Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. Stamp prices will increase one cent, from 45 cents to 46 cents, to mail one-ounce letters. This brings the cost of a standard 20-stamp book up from $9 to $9.20. Forever stamps, purchased for 45 cents before the price hike, are always good for mailing a one-ounce letter anytime in the future regardless of price changes, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The cost for letters weighing more than one ounce will stay the same, at 20 cents for each additional ounce, …
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just saying
12:22 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
How stupid is this?.... What other company who is loosing money because people are not using their services any more would say... "I know how to get our customers back... lets raise our prices". In the age of online bill pay, email and all other forms of electronic communications why would someone, except for those with little or no technology knowledge, use the post office unless absolutely … more ›