Postage Increase… What Should I Do?

Postage Increase… What Should I Do?

February 12th, 2008 @ 9:24 am by Ms. Dahlia
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I just saw that the price of a first class stamp is supposed to increase by one cent to $.42, beginning May 12.Now, the RSVP date for our invitations is May 1, although the wedding date is after the increase. The most logical solution, of course, would be to use the forever liberty bell stamp.

You, liberty bell forever stamp, are just not interesting enough for my invites.

But I would really like to use some of the much more fun looking $.41 stamps. Like any of these:

Star Wars

Tiffany glass

Flowers

Do you think I should use the forever stamps on the response card envelopes, even though their design is not so cool? Or is there enough time before the postal rate hike to use the prettier, more interesting stamps?

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31 Responses to “Postage Increase… What Should I Do?”

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Summer2008

It’s just a stamp. I’ve been invited to many weddings and not once have I ever thought, ‘Wow, that stamp just didn’t go with the invite…what were they thinking?” Most people probably won’t even look at the stamp. I’d go with the liberty bell. If someone does notice it, maybe they’ll start humming the song from Monty Python (it’s called, “The Liberty Bell”

2/12/08 @ 9:27 am (reply)

Bee

Miss Flamingo (message) 1,366 posts, Bumble bee

That is really crappy. Well at least Canada has done it right by introducing permanent stamps. Which means that in 10 years from now they are still good. (There is a P on the stamp and no value)

Only thing is that when you purchase them they are at the current price.

stamps are stamps… no one will even notice. I mean if you want to take pictures by one nice stamps, other than that… its not a big deal. Well I find at least

2/12/08 @ 9:30 am (reply)

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NiftyBa (message) 132 posts, Blushing bee

I’d risk it. There should be enough time to use the stamps you really like, and hopefully everyone will send theirs back in, or add an extra 1 cent to make sure it gets back to you.

I risked it, and totally went all out on my James Stewart stamps for the RSVPs.

2/12/08 @ 9:32 am (reply)

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tifftheneutron (message) 26 posts, Newbee

I have no real advice other than to say that we used the Star Wars stamps (because that was the only thing the post office supposedly had that day) and people LOVED THEM. Seriously loved them. The older people . . . not so much, but even some of them got a chuckle out of it. My friends and our parents’ friends thought they were awesome.

(Just know that some of them are odd shaped and make it look awkward on the envelope)

2/12/08 @ 9:33 am (reply)

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futuremrs.taj

I sucked it up and am going with the forever stamps for our RSVPs. I can only have so much control over such things and this is one thing I just have decided isn’t worth risking or worrying about.

2/12/08 @ 9:33 am (reply)

Bee

Miss Toucan (message) 1,327 posts, Bumble bee

I’m going the Forever Stamp route for the response cards. While it’s no Yoda stamp, the Liberty Bell isn’t that bad! You still can put cool stamps on the outside!

2/12/08 @ 9:33 am (reply)

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endb

I’d just go with the forever stamps. Really, no one will notice — at that point, whatever impression you were going to make with your invitations has already been made because they’ve presumably look at everything else before looking at the response envelope, right?

Also, if you are as OCD as me, you might want to know that the Tiffany stamp is from a memorial window he did — so, it’s a stamp about death. it can be found in real life at a new jersey cemetary. I, of course, found this out AFTER using it on our save-the-dates.

2/12/08 @ 9:38 am (reply)

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psu01 (message) 123 posts, Blushing bee

I had the same problem last year with the stamp increase. I just used the stamps I liked and stuck 1 cent stamps on the envelopes too. I’m tired of the post office and these increases.

2/12/08 @ 9:55 am (reply)

Guest

I’m in the exact same boat. Late May wedding, with an RSVP date of that first week…I think the fact that the increase isn’t until May 12 is totally to our advantage! Get the stamps that you like best, and (hopefully) all of your guests will be prompt with their replies. Think about it: they’ve got about TWO weeks for a LATE reply. You’re golden.

2/12/08 @ 9:57 am (reply)

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ashlop

I’m in the same boat as well…my wedding is 5.17, and my rsvp date is 5.1, so I figure by the 12th I will be calling everyone I have not heard from anyway!

2/12/08 @ 10:07 am (reply)

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Michelle

My RSVP date is May 7th and I already put .26 cent postcards stamps on our Rsvp’s. I am not going to take them out of the envelopes to add a .1 cent stamp so I am going to risk it. People have 6 weeks to respond!!

We are going to use the Star Wars stamps too. FI freaked out when I told him about those…he LOVED it!

2/12/08 @ 10:55 am (reply)

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Guest

I’m all worried about the same thing! My RSVP date is April 30th…but I have to give the final count by May 13th so if anyone mails their RSVP that late then I guess it’s tough luck for them. We can’t control everything in the wedding process, especially our guests. If they wait too long, that is not your problem unless of course they show up for a free meal at the wedding…

2/12/08 @ 11:01 am (reply)

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Mrs. Bluebell (message) 310 posts, Helper bee

We had the same problem with LAST year’s rate increase, and just bought little stamps (2 cents or 3?) and added them to all our reply cards just in case. Our rsvp date was closer to or after the increase though, so we really had to, but I think you’ll have enough buffer so I wouldn’t worry about it! They have almost 2 weeks after the due date to drop it in the mail, since that’s the postage date not even when you’ll receive it, so I think you’re totally fine.

2/12/08 @ 11:08 am (reply)

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Guest

Drat. I already stocked up on the flower stamps planning to use them on the RSVP envelopes. There’s no way I’ll plow through them all before the rate increase, and after the rate increase, they’re no good.

2/12/08 @ 11:10 am (reply)

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lisa

The USPS is getting a little rate change happy. Remember when they were just .29 cents? I’m doing photostamps, and our reply date is May 9th, just short of the May 12th deadline. I think I might just make the stamps 42 cents, to save myself some worry.

I totally think you should do Star Wars. I did Marvel Super Heroes for my save-the-dates, and I thought they came out great. You can always get a little 1center for a little extra security. The Forever stamps, while nice, don’t feature Mark Hamill. And let’s face it, anything with Mark Hamill is a go, adding extra stamps or not.

2/12/08 @ 11:20 am (reply)

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Melissa

Our RSVP date is April 21 and we are using pretty 41 cent stamps. Even with a May 1 deadline, that is still almost two weeks before the rate change. I would use whatever stamps you want. I don’t think you need to add a one cent stamp.

2/12/08 @ 11:26 am (reply)

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tberry (message) 488 posts, Helper bee

Since they are supposed to RSVP by the 1st you should be fine with the $.41. If you are nervous, start calling people who have not responded on the 1st. This way you can remind people of the postage increase when you call to remind them ou have not recieved a response.

2/12/08 @ 11:29 am (reply)

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Urigio

I’m with endb. No one will notice the stamps. And the forever stamps aren’t TOO bad. At least they’re not the flags.
However, people WILL notice if the rsvps are returned to them…

As an added note, the 1c stamps aren’t the prettiest stamp either.

2/12/08 @ 11:33 am (reply)

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rebecca (message) 1,315 posts, Bumble bee

i disagree with previous posters who said that no one will notice — they definitely do! i’ve gotten very positive comments on my custom stamps…

2/12/08 @ 11:39 am (reply)

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Summer2008

I gotta tell you - I’ve been invited to a lot of weddings and not once do I remember what the stamp on the envelope looked like. I’d go for the practical liberty bell.

2/12/08 @ 11:49 am (reply)

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