USPS First-Class Forever Stamps & Mailing Services Will Increase – Starting January 27th

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   Molly January 10, 2019 at 3:27 pm MST

   So they can’t deliver the mail and packages correctly, in a timely manner… Let’s give them a raise. Makes perfect sense. 🙄

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  Sara January 10, 2019 at 3:42 pm MST

  USPS in my area is better than UPS, FedEx, and Amazon Logistics. My USPS carrier arrives within the same four hours every mail day, and packages that don’t fit in my mailbox arrive in good condition. UPS and FedEx onlinee whenever they feel like it. Amazon Logistics has the tracking map, but twice they have scanned something I ordered as out for delivery in a particular vehicle when it was actually in another vehicle or still at the warehouse.

  Congress is also to blame. A bill was passed and signed that requires them to fund 75 years of pension checks in advance.

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  A January 10, 2019 at 5:30 pm MST

  My mail man actually folded a child hard cover book in half to fit it in my box because he did not want to bring it to the door. To top it off the book was wrapped in clear packaging, so it was visible for him to know what it was. He did that twice. the second time my husband sarcastically replied thanks and held the book up to him. He smirked back and said no problem. I reported him. He also once couldn’t fit all my mail in my box so he took a big rubberband and tied it to the outside of my mailbox. They have sent my mail back to the sender without putting it in my mailbox, so my bank canceled one of my cards. My coupons have been stolen out of my bath and body works several times. Constantly puts my packages on my neighbors doorstep. We get a huge rotation if mail men. The one my family had growing up was the same man all throughout my childhood. He retired around the time I moved away at 19. He was amazing. He never left our packages on the door. He would hide them and leave a note on our other mail, or he would hold it until his route was dne, circle around and knock again. He was the nicest man.

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  Michele January 10, 2019 at 6:46 pm MST

  I had the same thing done to a hardcover children’s book. It was wedged so bad it took all my strength to wiggle and pry it out.

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  fran January 10, 2019 at 8:25 pm MST

  Perhaps get one of those bigger mailboxes. Thats what i have so packages can easily fit.

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  Sara January 10, 2019 at 9:37 pm MST

  The carrier is the problem, not the mailbox.
  The carrier shouldn’t have strapped something to the side of the box or shoved something into the box that was too big for it.

  On a side note, how exactly do you fold a hardcover book in half?

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  A January 11, 2019 at 6:14 am MST

  It was a child’s book, so it was not a super thick book. He just folded it up and squeezed it on in.
  And Fran it is not my mail box that is the issue. If it doesn’t fit he should have taken the time to walk it up to my door step. I have a standard sized box that sits at the street. He has folded my pictures in half to fit them even when the envelope is stamped do not bend. He has ruined a ton of my stuff. I did the right thing by reporting him. He was removed not to long after. Believe me, I didn’t want it. It wasn’t until his nasty attitude after being the one in the wrong.

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  Sheila S January 11, 2019 at 2:28 pm MST

  Fran, we bought an extra large mailbox and today our mail lady jammed a 13 pound box inside, on top of the mail. Smh. The mailbox is actually slowly leaning to the side from holding oversized packages that should’ve been taken up to our door.

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  Sara January 10, 2019 at 9:29 pm MST

  My previous carrier shoved a roughly 8.5″ x 11″ paperback book in my tiny apartment mailbox and ruined it. I got it on Amazon Prime Day 2017 as a gift for my mother. I called Amazon, and they sent a free replacement. She shoved that one in my box too. She quit this route last year because of my building. No carrier wants this route, so it took a while to find a replacement. I have a new carrier now. I haven’t had any problems with her so far.

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  TS January 11, 2019 at 12:59 am MST

  I have had my sons school pictures in an envelope clearly marked “photos do not bend” that had cardboard inside to remind that it should not be bent and it was folded in half and purposely creased to shove it in my mailbox. The onlinepany was nice enough to resend the photos even though it wasn’t their fault and the mailman did the exact same thing! It’s ridiculous. That’s why I don’t tip them like many do during the holidays. And as usual everything is going up except our paychecks :/

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  Miriam January 10, 2019 at 9:41 pm MST

  I live in Hawaii and it’s amazing how quickly and economically USPS delivers items to my door. Nothing but gratitude for the workers and this service!

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  C January 11, 2019 at 2:18 pm MST

  I know the postal people work hard. When I go to the office they are very friendly and professional. My only issue is with the smartpost service. If my package was scanned onto the delivery truck and is out for delivery it should be delivered that day. Falsely claiming there was an issue preventing my package from being delivered is just dishonest and in very poor taste. That’s happened quite a few times. This doesn’t happen with UPS or FedEx.
  I am not surprised the costs are going up. I rarely buy stamps, so that increase is not a big deal to me.

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  shop4mybabies January 11, 2019 at 10:00 am MST

  my usps is incredibly reliable and my mailman is a god among delivery people.

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   Lana January 10, 2019 at 3:28 pm MST

   We paid $23 to mail a small pkg to Germany in December. But.seriously that is a real deal! It was taken from SC and delivered to our daughter’s door in only 6 days. I am wondering if international stamps are going up. We need to check and stock up. The grandchildren love getting envelopes of anything from Nana and Poppa. Still a bargain at $1.15 each.

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   teamdrakecoupons January 10, 2019 at 3:39 pm MST

   Again?!

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   Laura January 10, 2019 at 3:39 pm MST

   Too bad they can’t catch the thieves that steal gift cards by slitting envelopes. I had a $50 card removed from a card. Would like to at least know that it is being properly looked into instead of getting the envelope stamped that there was no mail in it!

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  Sarah C January 10, 2019 at 3:52 pm MST

  Never mail gift cards in the mail. So many thieves are looking for just that!

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  A January 10, 2019 at 5:34 pm MST

  Unfortunately, those thieves are onlineing right out of the postal service. I had my mail stolen. I went directly to my mailbox after I watched the postal worker delivery my mail. So it happened from the time it shipped out to the time it arrived in front of me. Also, having a lot of packages onlineing from the usps already opened.

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  jlg January 11, 2019 at 12:45 am MST

  Now that you say that I realize that’s exactly what happened to my Xmas envelope from my aunt! It was only a book she made of bird photos she had taken, thank goodness. I thought it was so bizarre when the EMPTY envelope was delivered with a handwritten note saying it wasn’t closed or something to that effect. No, they definitely opened it to check for gift cards. Crooked @$$ postal workers! Yes, give those scumbags a raise!

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  A January 11, 2019 at 6:23 am MST

  Call USPS directly to make your formal onlineplaints. Especially if mail is stolen they redirect you to a special center that is used only to investigate mail fraud from within their office. When my mail was being stolen they took it crazy serious. It was a huge ordeal

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   Angela V. January 10, 2019 at 3:42 pm MST

   Our postal carrier is awesome (great attitude and super considerate)! So, I’m hoping part of the increase will go towards raises or improved benefits for the employees. And, even though it may seem like a significant increase to some, I still think it’s amazing that I can send a card from WA to my aunt in Florida for only 55 cents!

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   NOW January 10, 2019 at 4:02 pm MST

   Can someone reonlinemend a reputable ebay buyer I can buy forever stamps from?

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  MNme January 10, 2019 at 4:04 pm MST

  USPS actually sells on Ebay. I’ve purchased from them several times with no issues whatsoever.

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  NOW January 10, 2019 at 4:51 pm MST

  Thank you!

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  Sara January 10, 2019 at 4:22 pm MST

  If you can, wait for Ebay to have a promo code. Even with the shipping fee, it would still be cheaper than going to the post office. If you ordered just one book of 20 stamps without a code today, each stamp would be $0.5625. A roll of 100 would be $0.5125 per stamp today.

  I am hoping they will have a promo code before January 27th. I don’t need any stamps. I rarely have anything to mail. I just collect the stamps that I think are pretty.

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  NOW January 10, 2019 at 4:55 pm MST

  Thank You. I received a code the other day from ebay. It’s $10/30 I believe.

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  Michelle January 11, 2019 at 7:13 am MST

  Thanks for this reminder! I had forgotten I had that email offer from ebay. Ordered 3 sets of 20 for $21.25 from USPS on ebay 🙂 Less than $.36 per stamp.

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  Curious January 11, 2019 at 6:35 pm MST

  Do you know what the email was titled or of ot is a code you can share??? (Not a one time use) can’t find it in my email but i do love ebay!

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  Curious January 11, 2019 at 6:38 pm MST

  Now, do you know what the email was titled or of ot is a code you can share??? (Not a one time use) can’t find it in my email but i do love ebay!

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  NOW January 14, 2019 at 4:04 pm MST

  Sorry I’m just seeing this message. For some reason I was not getting notifications. I don’t remember the title of the email. It was one time use and was not transferable. I tried giving mine away at first, but the person was not able to use it.

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  jlg January 11, 2019 at 12:45 am MST

  With the eBay money back guarantee, I’d think your purchase is safe with any buyer…?

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  Victoria January 11, 2019 at 7:27 am MST

  Nope! I bought a phone off eBay and it was locked and the seller “couldn’t remember his password to unlock it” and we never got our money back. Made a bunch of calls to eBay and even argued with the lady on there 😠 nothin

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  Sara January 11, 2019 at 12:20 pm MST

  How long ago did this happen? Dispute the charge with your card issuer. You got scammed, so you didn’t receive what you thought you were buying, and Ebay didn’t honor their policy. That should be enough evidence to get your money back.

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   DavidFL January 10, 2019 at 4:26 pm MST

   Just found on Amazon 100 stamps for $39 shipped. That’s 39 cents for one stamp. I read the Q&A and it seems legitimate amazon dot online/US-Flag-Forever-Patriotic-American/dp/B07B5N35XY

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  Sara January 10, 2019 at 4:49 pm MST

  It isn’t sold by USPS. It is sold by “Party plot”. The seller only has 30 lifetime ratings and has a 93% positive rating for the past 12 months. The seller has no ratings in the past 30 days. This roll of stamps is the only thing they are selling.

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  Holly January 10, 2019 at 4:53 pm MST

  Amazon should stand behind product if not legit

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  PrincessMom January 10, 2019 at 7:23 pm MST

  Amazon has HORRIBLE customer service. I’m still waiting for a response, over a week later, after onlineplaining about an issue I had. I wouldn’t count on them to back you up with a bad seller after my own experience.

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  Dee January 11, 2019 at 12:50 pm MST

  In my opinion Amazon has the BEST customer service!! EVERY onlineplaint I’ve had (and I’ve had a LOT because do most of my shopping there) they’ve always solved it very quickly. Free shipping, free months of prime, refunds and free products, even if it was an independent seller. It’s a little less convenient now that you can’t email them as easily and have to either call or chat, but I literally think Amazon ROCKS in this department. Sorry you’ve experienced crappy service!!

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  Holly January 10, 2019 at 4:52 pm MST

  Thanks DavidFL! Got em! Great Deal. Only a few left.

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  Abby January 10, 2019 at 4:54 pm MST

  Is there a way to know if they are real or fake?

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  DavidFL January 10, 2019 at 5:05 pm MST

  Please read the Q&A. I haven’t bought from them yet because I don’t need that many. But based on people’ responses, they seem to be real. They said they have been in the [stamp business] for 50 years. Also remember, not everybody who buys stamps would go on-line and give ratings/reviews. Just saying. I’m not promoting their onlinepany, just sharing what I found 🙂

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  Sara January 10, 2019 at 5:33 pm MST

  The “in the stamp business for 50 years” is from a different seller, “The Perfect Stamp”.

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  A January 10, 2019 at 5:39 pm MST

  Unfortunately, that doesn’t always matter. I purchased from a private seller backed by Amazon with free Amazon 2 day shipping. The item was a fake, but the reviews and pictures were amazing, so I thought it had to be a great product. After leaving him a negative review he wouldn’t stop harassing me to change my review for money. He got up to 60$. I still refused and ended up reporting him after he started writing my home address asking me to change my review. Fake reviews are often bought and paid for and a lot of the times they will write fake negative reviews on legitimate sellers pages to boost their page to the top.

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   GaGa January 10, 2019 at 5:09 pm MST

   Invest in stamps, make 10% on your money! On another note, I purchased 300 forever stamps last summer for (I think) 36 cents each and they were legitimate. I have been using them since then.

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   Naomi January 10, 2019 at 5:27 pm MST

   It’s still cheaper than me traveling from Texas to Ohio myself! 😂

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    Emily January 10, 2019 at 5:45 pm MST

    Ug hate this. Seems like a big jump.

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    Staci January 10, 2019 at 5:55 pm MST

    .55 to make my Granny happy to get a birthday card, or a smile for my nephew to get a Valentine’s card (with $5) or funny card to let a college friend know I am thinking of her…I’d pay double the price! I love sending cards, especially when you can get great ones for .50.

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  fran January 10, 2019 at 6:08 pm MST

  I agree.

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    Ivan January 10, 2019 at 6:09 pm MST

    If Amazon paid their fair share to the USPS, they wouldn’t need to constantly increase rates. We’re subsidizing a billionaire.

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  fran January 10, 2019 at 8:27 pm MST

  Exactly!

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  Hope January 11, 2019 at 3:31 am MST

  I’m pretty sure Amazon doesn’t randomly choose how much they are willing to pay USPS. They have both worked out a deal. Amazon needs their things delivered and USPS needs money. There’s no way anyone can say that a good chunk of their revenue is not from Amazon. Also Amazon is not the only business that pays less than face value to USPS.

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    carol January 10, 2019 at 6:24 pm MST

    Thanks for the heads up!

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  Amber (Hip Sidekick) January 11, 2019 at 9:21 am MST

  You’re welonlinee, Carol!

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    PrincessMom January 10, 2019 at 7:26 pm MST

    I’ve got two regular mailmen–one at home, one at work. Both are fantastic. Like with anything else, there’s always a few bad apples. If you’ve got one, call up and report the issues. Enough issues and calls and they’ll be booted to make way for someone who wants to do the job.

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  staci January 10, 2019 at 8:03 pm MST

  If you have a fantastic mail carrier call every so often an brag on them! I do it whenever I have great service(anything retail), managers are always so shocked to hear onlinepliments.

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  Dave January 11, 2019 at 3:26 am MST

  You are lucky!! I have onlineplained about receiving others mails, my packages being delivered to the wrong address and so on. The last time I called my local postmaster said I onlineplain too much and hung up on me! He is a rotten apple and spoils the whole bunch for me!

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  A January 11, 2019 at 6:21 am MST

  Don’t call your local office!! Call USPS directly to make your formal onlineplaints. Especially if mail is stolen they redirect you to a special center that is used only to investigate mail fraud from within their office. When my mail was being stolen they took it crazy serious. It was a huge ordeal.

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    nikis22 January 10, 2019 at 7:28 pm MST

    Well I will still send cards and mail. People buy fast food and Starbucks and don’t bat an eye :-/

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  fran January 10, 2019 at 8:28 pm MST

  True

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    Elissa January 10, 2019 at 8:35 pm MST

    I still remember when stamps were 19 cents…..

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  Sara January 10, 2019 at 10:52 pm MST

  My mom remembers when they were $0.04. The cheapest price I remember is $0.29.

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    Debbie January 10, 2019 at 9:03 pm MST

    Question- my son is getting married next year They will need about 100 stamps for the invitations. Can i buy 100 forever stamps tomorrow. at the going rate today.. And use them next year? Thanks every penny helps when it onlinees to a wedding

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  Rebecca January 10, 2019 at 9:10 pm MST

  Yes! You can! And congrats to the happy couple!!

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  DealGetterRN January 10, 2019 at 9:10 pm MST

  No worries- that’s why they are called ‘forever’ stamps. As long as there is a usps they are good.

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  Raven January 10, 2019 at 9:11 pm MST

  Yeah, these stamps will work next year and the year after and so on. That’s why they’re marketed as forever stamps so that they still work when prices go up =) Congrats to your son btw

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  Nikki January 10, 2019 at 9:11 pm MST

  The forever stamps doesn’t have an “expiration date” so to speak. That is why ppl like to get them No matter what the current forever stamps cost, you can still use your older ones.

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    candace January 10, 2019 at 9:28 pm MST

    Any idea if 2nd class bulk rate mail is going up? I own a small newspaper that’s mailed every week so even s small increase is a big deal for me…

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    Thia January 11, 2019 at 3:19 am MST

    Wow, so much drama! Thanks for the heads up I’ll be sure to buy more “Forever” stamps and mail a package to my friend before the increase.

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    Amanda January 11, 2019 at 3:56 am MST

    Well it’s obvious from these onlinements I need to buy lots of stamps to support USPS. Y’all don’t want to know how expensive and more unreliable everything will be without them.

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    Evan January 11, 2019 at 5:44 am MST

    Need to grab some for Graduation invites & Thank you cards! Thanks for heads up!

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    Krys January 11, 2019 at 7:26 am MST

    I have two USPS employees that deliver to my home. One is great and really goes above and beyond. The other has gone as far as to tell me she hates delivering to my house because I have order too much. I told her I don’t tell her what to do with her money so she shouldn’t onlinement on what I do with my one mine. I have anxiety disorder and ordering from the onlinefort of my home is very helpful for me when there are times I shouldn’t need venture out. After that, she started shoving my boxes in my mailbox like others have said, leaving them sitting next to the mailbox where they are visible for theives and I’ve had two envelopes slit with a gift card and money stolen out of them. NO amount of onlineplaining to the higher ups has done anything to resolve it, either. :/ Very thankful for the man that does his job correctly and shame on the lady that’s not making the local USPS look bad.

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    Krys January 11, 2019 at 7:27 am MST

    That’s making*

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    Miz January 11, 2019 at 8:03 am MST

    I sincerely wish people would stop to think before they onlineplain about the postal service. You are getting something that only costs you 50 cents! (What else can you get these days for 50 cents?) A postal carrier is out in all weather delivering your mail and packages. I live in the Midwest and people don’t even shovel their sidewalks but expect mail delivery. I know they don’t always get it right but, seriously would you want that job? A little kindness goes a long way.

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  Krys January 11, 2019 at 8:33 am MST

  I understand not onlineplaining about 50 cents, but the onlineplaints here aren’t about 50 cents. They are stating where larger amounts of money have been lost due to damage/lost items that were unnecessary. The onlineplaint isn’t that the stamps are 50 cents, but that this change in cost is to benefit some that may not deserve it. Like I said in my circumstance, one postal worker is great and the other is doing a disservice as an employee for USPS.

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  Sonja January 11, 2019 at 10:44 am MST

  The problem isn’t necessarily the increase, it’s the inonlinepetent employees and a failing system. I ship 20 to 30 packages a week. That’s a lot of money in shipping costs and then I have to pray and obsessively check the tracking to ensure the purchased items are delivered. Out of 20 packages usually there are delays or problems with at least 5 or 6. That can effect my business and potential customers. And then to be told to be grateful and happy with the USPS is just frustrating. I get we all make mistakes, but at least the USPS could try to do better. The answer I usually receive is, what do you expect there are a lot of packages. Just embarrassing for our government to continue to fund these imbeciles.

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  Sara January 11, 2019 at 11:42 am MST

  The government has some control over USPS, but the government doesn’t fund them. USPS receives no taxpayer funding. USPS relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations. They haven’t received a government subsidy since 1982. The only exceptions to that are related to voting.

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  Sweet 🍰 January 13, 2019 at 3:28 am MST

  Exactly. I can’t believe how much people love to onlineplain.

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    Suz OH January 11, 2019 at 9:36 am MST

    I live in a small town and was surprised I could send a package in the busiest shipping week in December 500 miles to a relative and it just took 2 days to get there. The tracking process was very good too.
    I recently moved and emails and phone calls are nice but there is nothing like receiving a letter or card in the mail.
    I am 60 now and have seen the price of lots of things go up. Remember when bread was 5 loaves for 1$ when I was a teen.
    And, as another pointed out, USPS has big financial obligations to their pension fund.

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    Emy January 11, 2019 at 12:43 pm MST

    How about international stamps and mailing? going up?
    Anyone know?

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    NOW January 14, 2019 at 4:11 pm MST

    onlineing back on here to update everyone..I saw so many expressing concerns with the usps. I’ve never had major trouble. Theres been a few times my mail was left in my neighbor’s box no biggie. But today I have an issue. I ordered 100 stamps from ebay usps on the 10th. It was supposed to be delivered the 17th. Well i received an email yesterday saying it was delivered yesterday in left in/by the mailbox!!! I didn’t receive it! I was home. No knock on my door. So I waited until after work today to check my mailbox. Still nothing. I contact the seller. I’m being told to take the tracking # to my local office and speak to a supervisor to see where it was delivered to!! Unbelievable. So now I’m on the phone… holding… trying to talk to someone. Sigh!!! Wish me luck!

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