Kimo's world #59
Forever,USPS, Till Death Do Us Part...
It was back in May of 2007 when the United states Postal service first debuted the 'Forever stamp.' This was a new marketing ploy to get people to load up on stamps. You could by as many first class stamps as you wanted for .41 cents each. When the postal rate increases and if you have stamps remaining you made a good investment.
I bought 300 stamps at .41 each that was an investment of $123.00. I figured 300 stamps would last me the rest of my life. I never figured I would run out. How could I run out? I use about one stamp a month and that's for my phone bill since the phone company charges a fee of 1.95 to pay online.
The only other time I use stamps are in the case of a death, I still like to send sympathy cards, all other cards I use are electronic and are free..
After-all with email, Facebook and other social media the need for stamps has definitely diminished.
The Good news, I was finally down to my last stamp purchased at .41 cents. I outlived my forever stamps.
This meant a visit to the post office for the first time since 2007. I still recognized some faces, some were 50 shades or more grayer, more wrinkles but same great people. What had changed at the Kapa'a Post office was no more garbage cans to throw your junk mail in and no more table tops out front to lean and read your mail.
I wound up buying 2 books of stamps, each book of 20 stamps at .49 cents each is now $9.80. These are also Forever stamps. I did not buy as many this time since I hope to be able to purchase more stamps in the future, God willing.. Plus, I want to see everyone at the post office at least once again before we all expire...
The only thing that lasts forever, 'Forever stamps...
Forever, till death do us part...
This meme was used on social media to promote this blog! |
Hana Hou, (Encore) Shared from Facebook...