Comments on: How Not To Order Stamps http://rift.org/1128/2006/01/how-not-to-order-stamps/ Adam Preble's Weblog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:51:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Chap http://rift.org/1128/2006/01/how-not-to-order-stamps/#comment-1235 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:57:04 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2006/01/how-not-to-order-stamps/#comment-1235 <p>You're right about the stamps being inexpensive. They're really cheap. The most annoying thing about the postage rate is that if I buy stamps they will have changed the rate before I get a chance to use all of them. (And I'm far too lazy to use the 1c stamps to make up the difference). </p> <p>The problem with ordering the stamps online is that they are most likely going to mail them to you. So your $1.00 in shipping and handling is most likely paying the salary of someone in Bangalore to stuff the envelope and then the $0.39 to mail it to you. It takes a long time, but what were you expecting for 39 cents?</p> You’re right about the stamps being inexpensive. They’re really cheap. The most annoying thing about the postage rate is that if I buy stamps they will have changed the rate before I get a chance to use all of them. (And I’m far too lazy to use the 1c stamps to make up the difference).

The problem with ordering the stamps online is that they are most likely going to mail them to you. So your $1.00 in shipping and handling is most likely paying the salary of someone in Bangalore to stuff the envelope and then the $0.39 to mail it to you. It takes a long time, but what were you expecting for 39 cents?

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