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cnn.com: Postage rates rise
I can't decide whether my reaction is "Imust be really out of touch" or "snail mail? who cares?"Itwill cost Americans 2 cents more to mail a letter starting Sunday. First-classpostage rises to 39 cents for the first ounce.Confessiontime -- I almost totally missed this news. And I still read a printednewspaper almost every day. For the four or five stamps I use ina typical month, it's not like this is a major impact on my budget... Still,I can remember when postage increases were front page news. Iwas looking through old stamp collections (call me a geek) the other day,noticing the year (1981) when rates went from 13¢ to 15¢ to 18¢, all inone year. So 39 cents? How exciting.Link: cnn.com:Postage rates rise >
I can't decide whether my reaction is "I
must be really out of touch" or "snail mail? who cares?"
Link: cnn.com: Postage rates rise >
It will cost Americans 2 cents more to mail a letter starting Sunday. First-class postage rises to 39 cents for the first ounce.Confession time -- I almost totally missed this news. And I still read a printed newspaper almost every day. For the four or five stamps I use in a typical month, it's not like this is a major impact on my budget... Still, I can remember when postage increases were front page news. I was looking through old stamp collections (call me a geek) the other day, noticing the year (1981) when rates went from 13¢ to 15¢ to 18¢, all in one year. So 39 cents? How exciting.
Link: cnn.com: Postage rates rise >
Originally by Ed Brill from Ed Brill on January 9, 2006, 12:36pm