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[HappyDaze]

Is this unheard of?

[ms traditional]

if Congress doesn't act, i believe.  i think you can count on them acting on a price hike since the po has been printing in red ink for forever.

[Chrystaltree2]

II don't care, I only mail one bill payment a month and I mail out about 12 Christmas cards a year.   I have enough Forever stams to get through the next 6 years.  Which is probably why stamp prices are going down.  No mails anything anymore.  

[January121]

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@HappyDaze wrote:

Is this unheard of?

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I wouldn't  hold my breath!!!!! 

[ROMARY]

Well, that's good news!  I still use snail mail, although not as much re: sending out thank you notes, long letters, etc.  Seems as though I have less time now to write long letters then I did when I was much more busy years ago.  Doesn't make much sense, does it?

[January121]

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@Chrystaltree2 wrote:

II don't care, I only mail one bill payment a month and I mail out about 12 Christmas cards a year.   I have enough Forever stams to get through the next 6 years.  Which is probably why stamp prices are going down.  No mails anything anymore.  

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The fact that people are not mailing practically anything any more is the reason why the price of stamps will increase ..... the USPS has been in financial trouble for a long time & they have to pay the post office workers so, the money the make from the stamps is paying for part of the salaries!!

[sunshine45]

...and they push us to buy the forever stamps to avoid the price increases....now whoever stocked up and bought a lot of forever stamps will actually lose money. too bad they wont be able to demand a rebate.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/26/news/stamp-price-decrease/

[January121]

@sunshine45 ..... thanks for the information .... I had no idea that they were planning to lower the price of stamps!!!!! ... THANKS!!!!!!

[scotnovel]

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@sunshine45 wrote:

...and they push us to buy the forever stamps to avoid the price increases....now whoever stocked up and bought a lot of forever stamps will actually lose money. too bad they wont be able to demand a rebate.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/26/news/stamp-price-decrease/

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The price is only supposed to go down a couple of cents.  If you bought forever stamps anytime between 2007 and 2013 you still paid a lower price (41 to 46 cents)  than the current price of stamps less the 2 cents (47 cents).  

[sunshine45]

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@scotnovel wrote:

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@sunshine45 wrote:

...and they push us to buy the forever stamps to avoid the price increases....now whoever stocked up and bought a lot of forever stamps will actually lose money. too bad they wont be able to demand a rebate.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/26/news/stamp-price-decrease/

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The price is only supposed to go down a couple of cents.  If you bought forever stamps anytime between 2007 and 2013 you still paid a lower price (41 to 46 cents)  than the current price of stamps less the 2 cents (47 cents).  

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within the past year i have bought well over 200 forever stamps.....didnt buy them that far back. it still doesnt sound fair, even though the amount is not a lot, it is the principle of the matter.