Postage goes up today!

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » January 8, 2006 2:09 pm

Just a reminder.....

It will cost us 2 cents more to mail a letter starting Sunday. First-class postage rises to 39 cents for the first ounce.

Need to go get some 2 cent stamps!

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » January 8, 2006 2:11 pm

That's an almost 10% hike in the price of a postage stamp.
Does this mean the post office will give us 10% better service?

fruityparrothead · Post by **fruityparrothead** » January 8, 2006 2:17 pm

Highly doubtful, Wino...LOL

Post by **SMLCHNG** » January 8, 2006 2:21 pm

'Fraid not, Garry.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180891,00.html

WASHINGTON — It'll cost more to send mail starting Sunday. The first rate increase since 2002 will boost the cost of sending a first-class letter by 2 cents, to 39 cents.

The increase follows legislation requiring the U.S. Postal Service to place $3.1 billion in an escrow account this year. Another rate boost is likely nest year to cover rising costs for the agency.

And what I heard on a little news snippet on Friday, is that the government hasn't even decided what the purpose of this $3.1 billion is for!

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » January 8, 2006 2:21 pm

fruityparrothead wrote:Highly doubtful, Wino...LOL

Put that under the category of GREAT expectations.

fruityparrothead · Post by **fruityparrothead** » January 8, 2006 2:23 pm

Will do, Wino.......

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 8, 2006 2:46 pm

It costs more today but you can't even send mail today. Go figure.

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » January 8, 2006 3:19 pm

buffettbride wrote:It costs more today but you can't even send mail today. Go figure.

Actually the PO at Tampa Airport is open 24/7..... And planes and trucks run daily from there.....

davesnik · Post by **davesnik** » January 8, 2006 3:30 pm

ToplessRideFL wrote:
buffettbride wrote:It costs more today but you can't even send mail today. Go figure.
Actually the PO at Tampa Airport is open 24/7..... And planes and trucks run daily from there.....

the post office at the indy airport is open 24/7 too....
why couldn't they make it a bit easier for consumers and just make it an even $.40? Yeah it's an extra penny we'd have to spend, but it's easier for change purposes.....

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » January 8, 2006 6:19 pm

davesnik wrote:
ToplessRideFL wrote:
buffettbride wrote:It costs more today but you can't even send mail today. Go figure.
Actually the PO at Tampa Airport is open 24/7..... And planes and trucks run daily from there.....
the post office at the indy airport is open 24/7 too....
why couldn't they make it a bit easier for consumers and just make it an even $.40? Yeah it's an extra penny we'd have to spend, but it's easier for change purposes.....

or just raise it to an even dollar, and then leave us the heck alone about it for the rest or our lives.

Tiki Bar · Post by **Tiki Bar** » January 8, 2006 8:46 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:'Fraid not, Garry.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180891,00.html

WASHINGTON ? It'll cost more to send mail starting Sunday. The first rate increase since 2002 will boost the cost of sending a first-class letter by 2 cents, to 39 cents.

The increase follows legislation requiring the U.S. Postal Service to place $3.1 billion in an escrow account this year. Another rate boost is likely nest year to cover rising costs for the agency.

And what I heard on a little news snippet on Friday, is that the government hasn't even decided what the purpose of this $3.1 billion is for!

While it is the US Postal Service, it is a separate entity from our government. Postage goes solely to the USPS (and rather hefty advertising costs).

Post by **SMLCHNG** » January 8, 2006 8:51 pm

Tiki Bar wrote:
SMLCHNG wrote:'Fraid not, Garry.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180891,00.html

WASHINGTON ? It'll cost more to send mail starting Sunday. The first rate increase since 2002 will boost the cost of sending a first-class letter by 2 cents, to 39 cents.

The increase follows legislation requiring the U.S. Postal Service to place $3.1 billion in an escrow account this year. Another rate boost is likely nest year to cover rising costs for the agency.

And what I heard on a little news snippet on Friday, is that the government hasn't even decided what the purpose of this $3.1 billion is for!
While it is the US Postal Service, it is a separate entity from our government. Postage goes solely to the USPS (and rather hefty advertising costs).

Yeah, I know it's separate now.. I'm just going on the info I've read and heard, and it sounds nuts. As usual.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,174222,00.html

The increase is needed so the post office can make a $3.1 billion escrow payment required by Congress. A bill that would eliminate that payment and make other changes in postal operations was approved by the House but has not yet passed the Senate. The White House (search) has expressed reservations about the bill.

The Postal Service had requested a 5.4 percent increase in all postage rates, but the rate commission altered some of the proposals. The matter now goes back to the Board of Governors, which can agree to the commission's changes or ask for reconsideration.

The rate commission said its decision reduced proposed increases for nonprofit organizations and small local newspapers, but would raise the post office's planned charges for mailing books and media materials.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » January 8, 2006 9:07 pm

and this will spawn yet another round of Emails
that announce that the Postal Service is planning on
starting to charge for Emails as a way to gain
more money..

Post by **SMLCHNG** » January 8, 2006 9:14 pm

ragtopW wrote:and this will spawn yet another round of Emails
that announce that the Postal Service is planning on
starting to charge for Emails as a way to gain
more money..

We'll probably see those tomorrow.

kitty · Post by **kitty** » January 8, 2006 9:41 pm

so let me ask you..if I put mail in a mailbox this morning...or late last night...will they still deliver it?

ToplessRideFL · Post by **ToplessRideFL** » January 8, 2006 9:49 pm

kitty wrote:so let me ask you..if I put mail in a mailbox this morning...or late last night...will they still deliver it?

maybe...with a postage due slip.....

Post by **SMLCHNG** » January 8, 2006 9:52 pm

ToplessRideFL wrote:
kitty wrote:so let me ask you..if I put mail in a mailbox this morning...or late last night...will they still deliver it?
maybe...with a postage due slip.....

That's what I heard on Friday.. that it'll get delivered.. with postage due. Maybe they have a FAQ for that on

http://www.usps.com/common/welcome.htm? ... =0001home1

Drumkat · Post by **Drumkat** » January 9, 2006 2:03 am

just another way "the man" is keeping me down

that's MY 2¢

CrznDnUS1 · Post by **CrznDnUS1** » January 9, 2006 10:58 am

davesnik wrote:
ToplessRideFL wrote:
buffettbride wrote:It costs more today but you can't even send mail today. Go figure.
Actually the PO at Tampa Airport is open 24/7..... And planes and trucks run daily from there.....
the post office at the indy airport is open 24/7 too....
why couldn't they make it a bit easier for consumers and just make it an even $.40? Yeah it's an extra penny we'd have to spend, but it's easier for change purposes.....

That extra penny is coming real soon, count on it. This way when the next raise comes it's only a cent. But as Newman says" It's still a good deal to send a letter cross country for under a buck".