I received an email from William this morning about the new price hike in postal stamps. To quote Casey Kasem, “and he writes…”

Postal rate increase in May, buy stamps now and save money….

I have confirmed you can indeed buy postage stamps now for 42 cents and they
will be good “forever” no matter how high the postage rate goes. Without
having to add additional postage….

“”" The Forever stamp will always be valid as First–Class postage on
standard envelopes weighing one ounce or less, regardless of any subsequent
increases in the First–Class rate.”"”

You can get the “Forever (Liberty Bell) non–denominated First–Class Mail
definitive Forever Stamp” from the U.S. Post Office website at…

https://shop.usps.com

you can buy them in 20 and 100 and packs, but they are in booklets only and
not rolls.

I understand the concept of the “Forever Stamp”. It’s less money and hassle to just accept that stamp than it is to make 1 or 2 cent stamps. I have no problem with it.

My problem comes with why the raise in price? Granted, some people don’t have access to the Internet and need to snail mail. Or they just don’t trust the Internet with handling there money transactions. These seem like the dumbest reason to use USPS.

The increase should be for some reason. I know that the USPS relies on postage sales and not Government funding. I also believe in a supply and demand system. And the USPS doesn’t fit under that category.

You take a business that’s know for it’s not so fun and it’s a pain in the ass to visit environment. Less technology advances than it’s competitors. Disgruntled employees. Plus, it’s decreasing demand of use. And then you make use pay more for this service?

This effects me in no way what so ever. As far as I know. I just don’t like the answer of, “we just need more money”. If the product was that good, you won’t need to increase the price.

With the recent bailouts and the USPS increases, it makes me wonder, what ever happened to going out of business? Did Circuit City not get the memo about just asking the Government for money? Or did they get reject with an “Eh, we’ll just go to Best Buy” letter?

How long will it be until we have to bailout a service no one uses. Just like the cars no one buys.

Someone higher up is going to have to realize the fact that companies just go out of business sometimes. If I could, I’d drive my 2009 DMC10 to the grocery store for some Superman Peanut Butter, but I can’t.

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