postage rates going up?

huja · Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 1084 Location: indiana

i just got back from the post office and this old lady in front of me was trying to buy some collectors stamps and the postal worker told her they don't have any and no more are going to be made until the rate change on may 12th. i was wondering if this was just for stamps or for everything. anybody know anything?

Vega360 · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 417 Location: USA

I think it's going up again. Which is going to suck because they will probably add more to that overpriced registration fee.
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huja · Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 1084 Location: indiana

yeah, registered mail costs almost $10 doesn't it?

Chit019 · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 2288 Location: California

that's bullshit, America is going down the sinkhole. Crying or Very sad

Demoniarch · Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 4757

Postage rates will follow the cost of fuel, and by what I hear fuel is going to keep increasing forever and forever. Fucking sucks this circle of economics when all we want is our damned music. Twisted Evil

NWN PROD · Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 13724 Location: SF Bay Area

Yep it's all going up in May. Sucks
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holgerdanske · Joined: 25 Aug 2006 Posts: 215

So Congress calls the head honchos of the oil industry to capitol hill the other day and grills them about their 'record profits'...conveniently forgetting that the feds themselves collect 18.4¢ per gallon, while state governments slap an additional average tax of 28.6¢ per gallon (varies by state), bringing us an average of 47¢ per gallon out of our pockets to fill government coffers. So its okay to ask US businesses to lower their prices - but out of the question that federal and local governments lower their taxes to ease the burden. The arrogance is staggering.

And congress wonders why their approval ratings are lower than the president's.

George · Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 96 Location: CT, USA

I had a theory that if the US postal service used electric cars for their smaller vehicles for the around town mail box deliveries they could keep their costs down. I mean those things don’t need to reach any max speeds or anything so I don’t see where the need for a gas engine would be. Of course the larger freights for cross-country and state trips would still use gasoline due to the distance and size of delivery. It’s just a dream though.

Hellfire Commando · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 2076 Location: Montréal

It's been going up here too. It happens every year... a better reason to buy more albums in April!

huja · Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 1084 Location: indiana

Vega360 · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 417 Location: USA

Demoniarch · Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 4757

Shit, two double albums from Europe are costing me $101 CDN to get to my location including the postatge. At $50 an album this is getting hardly worth collecting anymore.

Those fucking downloading sites appear more useful and appealing every fucking time I get stung for shipping. Becoming a sad state of affairs this whole ordeal.

Guest · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:53 am Post subject:

I work for Australia post. Motorcycle postman |m|

Havn't heard anything about that yet.

huja · Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 1084 Location: indiana

maybe it's just in the USA.

Guest · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject:

It might be a good idea for distros to offer cds without cases. Would save on shipping drastically. Then just buy the cases in bulk from a local office supply store.