Postal Services - registering? ID Theft?
Aug 30th 2010, 5:17 pm
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Re: Postal Services - registering? ID Theft?
Can anyone explain this?...I got a thankyou card in the mail last week, a 46 cent stamp on it, the card came from this area (maybe 40 miles away)
The postie left me an envelope with a 20cent underpaid postage bill inside it, I had to leave 20 cents in the envelope and stick it in our box!
Isn't 46 cents enough for a small card?
The postie left me an envelope with a 20cent underpaid postage bill inside it, I had to leave 20 cents in the envelope and stick it in our box!
Isn't 46 cents enough for a small card?
Aug 30th 2010, 5:22 pm
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was no more than 5" square though!
Aug 30th 2010, 5:26 pm
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Aug 30th 2010, 5:27 pm
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Re: Postal Services - registering? ID Theft?
http://www.usps.com/tools/calculatepostage/welcome.htm
Aug 30th 2010, 7:26 pm
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Aug 30th 2010, 8:25 pm
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Aug 30th 2010, 8:37 pm
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Re: Postal Services - registering? ID Theft?
Um, why?
Rates are set because machines can be used. Machines have standard measurements. What doesn't fit in the machine has to be hand-canceled. Therefore, charge more for the special service.
Rates are set because machines can be used. Machines have standard measurements. What doesn't fit in the machine has to be hand-canceled. Therefore, charge more for the special service.
Aug 30th 2010, 8:51 pm
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Re: Postal Services - registering? ID Theft?
That sounds sensible, except... if you look on the USPS site and find the definition of "letter" it sets a minimum size of 5"x5" for square envelopes (vs 3.5"x5" for regular ones), which suggests that they are processed by machine after all.
Aug 30th 2010, 8:53 pm
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Aug 30th 2010, 9:03 pm
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Aug 30th 2010, 10:02 pm
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Re: Postal Services - registering? ID Theft?
Lucky you. I get these at work all the time and always refuse them. With the new(ish) postal charges by envelope size, the mail is usually only 6p out. To add £1 on top is ridiculous.