Gas Prices Hurting Post Office
By
Associated Press
Published: Mon, May 12, 2008 - 5:17 am
Last Updated: Monday, May 12, 2008 - 5:20 am
Last Updated: Monday, May 12, 2008 - 5:20 am
Mailing a letter costs a little more, with the price of a
first-class stamp rising to 42 cents today. People who planned
ahead and bought Forever stamps for 41 cents each can still use
them without extra postage.
Forever stamps also are going up to 42 cents. But buyers may
want to stock up anyway, looking ahead to next May when prices are
expected to be adjusted again.
The cost to mail a post card also goes up a penny, to 27 cents.
Certified mail costs a nickel more, at $2.70. Priority and express
mail also are getting more expensive.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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That’s right; thanks to the unbelievable rate increase in gas the little stamp has to go up 1 cent. As a carrier it cost $45.00 dollars a day 6 days comes out to $270.00 a week in gas. For 42 cents, get in your car, try to drive a letter to congress, from Mobile to Washington DC and complain about the gas prices not the 42 cent stamp.