Comments on: USPS Postage Rates Increasing http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: na http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html/comment-page-1#comment-157193 na Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:23:21 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=429#comment-157193 how much for a 30 pound weighed box with clothes to China to a cheapest price how much for a 30 pound weighed box with clothes to China to a cheapest price

]]> By: pfadvice http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1793 pfadvice Mon, 07 Nov 2005 05:50:56 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=429#comment-1793 This won't be the end of the hikes. This $0.02 increase is only to gover escrow payments the post office is required to make by law. They are also currently seaking increases for 2007 to cover increased operating costs due to increased fuel costs. For those that send a lot of mail (I do due to auction business) you can get <a href="http://www.savingadvice.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5090" rel="nofollow">stamps at below retail value</a>...a nice way to save money that not a lot of people seem to know about. This won’t be the end of the hikes. This $0.02 increase is only to gover escrow payments the post office is required to make by law. They are also currently seaking increases for 2007 to cover increased operating costs due to increased fuel costs.

For those that send a lot of mail (I do due to auction business) you can get stamps at below retail value…a nice way to save money that not a lot of people seem to know about.

]]> By: UncommonWay http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1767 UncommonWay Thu, 03 Nov 2005 19:50:18 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=429#comment-1767 I may never mail another letter again. Seriously, though, I understand their need to cover expenses with a rate increase. I just don't particularly want to support it. I also hate buying 2-cent stamps to add to those 37-cent stamps I already own. I may never mail another letter again. Seriously, though, I understand their need to cover expenses with a rate increase. I just don’t particularly want to support it. I also hate buying 2-cent stamps to add to those 37-cent stamps I already own.

]]> By: Multiple Mentality http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1765 Multiple Mentality Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:50:58 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=429#comment-1765 <strong>And e-mail and e-pay become that much more attractive</strong> And e-mail and e-pay become that much more attractive

]]> By: Cap http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1763 Cap Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:45:30 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=429#comment-1763 here's the rest of the rate hike for others who mail as much as me. bleh. it's gonna cut into me meager income. arr! –Priority Mail, one pound, up 30 cents to $6.15. –Parcel Post, 2 pounds, up 22 cents to $4.36. –Certified mail, up 10 cents to $2.40. –Money orders up 5 cents to 95 cents. –Weekly news magazine, up 1 cent to 18.5 cents. –Household magazine, up 1.5 cents to 28.9 cents. –In-county newspaper, down 0.2 cents to 5.8 cents. –Small nonprofit publication, up 1.4 cents to 28.3 cents. –Presorted advertising mail, 2 ounces, up 1.1 cents to 21.4 cents. here’s the rest of the rate hike for others who mail as much as me. bleh. it’s gonna cut into me meager income. arr!

–Priority Mail, one pound, up 30 cents to $6.15.

–Parcel Post, 2 pounds, up 22 cents to $4.36.

–Certified mail, up 10 cents to $2.40.

–Money orders up 5 cents to 95 cents.

–Weekly news magazine, up 1 cent to 18.5 cents.

–Household magazine, up 1.5 cents to 28.9 cents.

–In-county newspaper, down 0.2 cents to 5.8 cents.

–Small nonprofit publication, up 1.4 cents to 28.3 cents.

–Presorted advertising mail, 2 ounces, up 1.1 cents to 21.4 cents.

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1760 jim Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:46:05 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=429#comment-1760 Flexo, Try cetyle@hotmail.com for now. I'll look into the email situation... Flexo,
Try cetyle@hotmail.com for now.

I’ll look into the email situation…

]]> By: Flexo http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/usps-postage-rates-increasing.html/comment-page-1#comment-1758 Flexo Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:52:45 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=429#comment-1758 Jim, My emails to you are bouncing (and so are some submissions for the Carnival of Personal Finance). Is there an alternate email address we can use? Thanks! Jim,

My emails to you are bouncing (and so are some submissions for the Carnival of Personal Finance). Is there an alternate email address we can use? Thanks!

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