Am I the only person who thinks the postal rate increase for first class stamps is a huge freaking scam???

Yes, good little boys and girls, go buy your holiday postage stamps to send cards to all your beloved family and friends. But be sure to buy only the exact amount you need, because 14 days after Christmas the rates will be going up!

However, as if by a miracle, the online postal store finally added a section on additional postage, so you needn't actually visit your local PO to obtain 2 cent upgrades for your sad 37 centers during the holiday madness. Choose from Navajo Jewelry or a cute woodpecker.

Or just buy a roll of 3000 1 cent Tiffany lamps and prepare yourself for the next postal apocalypse. (Who buys 3000 stamps at a time? That aren't even self-adhesive?)

Posted by Hilary at December 2, 2005 01:05 PM