41 cents for a stamp now. Why does it have to go up every other day. I'm tired of buying 2 or 3 cent stamps to go with the old ones. They want you to believe they're losing money due to emails, people paying bills online, etc. But the fact is, Ebay and other online shopping sites MORE than makes up for that.
2007-05-14 10:26:15 · 10 answers · asked by SW1 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
the truth is that i worked for this small online store and they shipped via the usps originally but then they realized they were getting killed because they charge way too much for larger packages. if you want to make money as a shipping company you need to make it cheaper and easier to ship larger packages. as well as make their terrible tracking system better. their employees have no interest in working and when you look at people like fedex or ups. you think and you realize that those workers are happier and they dont mind doing their job.
i dont agree that they are greedy but i think they have their priorities all mest up. if they make some internal changes instead of continually adding to standar mail shipments. the entire system by which they function needs to be restructured. thats my opinion.
enjoy
2007-05-14 10:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by david c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no need to purchase 41 cent or 2 and 3 cent stamps.
Do what I do instead, only purchase 1 cent stamps and put 41 on each letter. It is acceptable to put some on both sides to leave room for the address.
Seriously though, I only use the US Post Office, they still have the lowest prices and best service. And they are the ONLY profitable branch of the US Government.
2007-05-14 21:13:52 · answer #2 · answered by Feeling Mutual 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think $0.41 is too much to pay, then drive your letters to where-ever it is that they need to go yourself!
Think about the massive infrastructure that the post office has to get your letter anywhere "ANYWHERE" in the U.S. for $0.41.
If you look at the historical prices of stamps since 1981, they have gone from $.20 to $.41. That is an annual increase of 5.4%. Not bad for a governmentally managed company!
2007-05-15 00:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason that they have to keep raising the rates are because of the rising gas prices. It costs them more to fly & drive the mail around then it did before. Emails and online stuff does effect them a bit but I am sure that there are still enough papers going through the usual routes to keep them busy!
2007-05-14 17:35:12 · answer #4 · answered by KO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the answers that say this question is ridiculous. My mom works for the USPS and the reason the prices are increasing is due to a lot of things. Also I wouldn't be bashing the employees as they have nothing to do with the rising costs. Remember it still costs them the same to ship their letter as it does yours.
2007-05-15 02:00:54 · answer #5 · answered by Eclipse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hallo bro yu live in this world when yu go to work your or mine pay is never enought everything is going up never down so postal service too tust joint the club we all gona cry about hi price but we dont have a choice so just join the payers club
2007-05-14 17:49:53 · answer #6 · answered by rameshp999 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i freakin went tot he post office today and a package that i used to send for 63 cents jumped 17 cents in one day... and they lose half of my mail... i hate the post office.....
2007-05-14 17:34:16 · answer #7 · answered by jessica A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. that is ridiculous. 41 cents for a sticker
2007-05-14 17:48:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely !
2007-05-14 22:04:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey they need to pay for gas too
2007-05-14 21:00:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋