Yes, there are lots of things about the new rates that are annoying.
Postcards and letters to Europe are each 90¢ - no difference between
the two. On domestic letters you have size and thickness
considerations before the extra weight is considered. So if a letter
is too large the postage jumps from 41¢ to 80¢, and if it is more
than one ounce, then there is an additional 17¢. Letters that are too
thick become parcels, and that rate is $1.13 I believe. There clerks
behind the counter in the Oberlin Post Office have commented to me
how stupid they think the new rates are.
Also, another rate that is scheduled to go into effect in June or
July (I forget which month) will put a great burden on independent
publications. I understand the rates were written by Time-Warner,
publishers of many of the major magazines in this country. Smaller/
independent publications will have to pay substantially higher rates
than they do now - some fear they will have to cease publishing
because of the extra cost. There are petitions around the Internet
that will be sent to the Postal Rate Commission and Congress in
opposition to this increase. I don't recall the exact location, but
if you are interested I'm sure you can find it via a Web search.
Reid
On May 23, 2007, at 3:27 PM, Dragonfly Dream wrote:
oh geeze, I think I made a boo boo. With the new rate increase here
in the USA I'm mixed up..... Kinda just figured the increase was
and extra 2 cents, but noooo.
So I'm seeing that a letter and a postcard to Europe is 90 cents!
Yikes!
Am I correct?
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