This is a message from the Emergency Bee-roadcast System

This is a message from the Emergency Bee-roadcast System

February 11th, 2009 @ 5:00 pm by Mrs. Cheese

***This is NOT a test of the emergency Bee-roadcast System. This is for real.***

According this article, the price of stamps will go up by two cents in May.

The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 44 cents on May 11.

That gives plenty of time to stock up on Forever Stamps, which will continue to sell at the current 42-cent rate until the increase occurs. They will remain valid in the future regardless of rate hikes.

While the new 44-cent rate covers the first ounce of first-class mail, the price for each additional ounce will remain unchanged at 17-cents.

I’m thinking that two cents won’t break anybody’s budget, but forgetting and having all of your bee-oo-tiful invites returned for insufficient postage would be… ugg, horrible. So do take note!

***This concludes this Bee-roadcast System message.***

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24 Responses to “This is a message from the Emergency Bee-roadcast System”

Bee

Miss Meatball (message) 613 posts, Busy bee

Thank you so much for the warning! Argh, stamps are a pain!

2/11/09 @ 5:11 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Bruschetta (message) 5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Thanks for the update! I was wondering if/when the Postal Service was going to do this again. Here’s hoping for some cute 44 cent designs!

2/11/09 @ 5:12 pm (reply)

Hostess

Firefighter_Prazs_Girl (message) 819 posts, Busy bee

I love the way you posted this! So awesome! Thanks for this post also!!

2/11/09 @ 5:14 pm (reply)

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beeanimated (message) 6 posts, Newbee

FYI…Postcard stamps are going up by 1 cent to 28 cents each in May as well for any postcard RSVP or STD brides! I am doing both of those and now I will be stuck with 30 leftover stamps from my STD’s that will be 1 penny short for my RSVP’s..ugh!

2/11/09 @ 5:22 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Peep Toe (message) 1,636 posts, Bumble bee

So good for the warning. I am not worried about our invites, but our RSVP’s are due back on May 1!! In fear of late responses, I guess I’ll use the forever stamps!!

2/11/09 @ 5:36 pm (reply)

Member

mandalynn17 (message) 1,071 posts, Bumble bee

Good to know! Thanks for the warning!

2/11/09 @ 5:38 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Taffy (message) 2,598 posts, Sugar bee

Good lord, again?! I’m with Miss Peep Toe. Our invites will go out before, but the rsvp’s will be after! Tricky. Thanks for the heads up!

2/11/09 @ 5:49 pm (reply)

Member

MrsSl82be (message) 1,472 posts, Bumble bee

Hmmm I think I’ll have to invest in some forever stamps before the rate hike, since our invites will go out after May

2/11/09 @ 6:45 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Kitten (message) 705 posts, Busy bee

Thanks for posting this! I know I bought our stamps early (I was afraid the style would be discontinued), so now I know to use them up!

2/11/09 @ 6:49 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Hot Cocoa (message) 1,715 posts, Bumble bee

You crack me up!! But boo to the higher rate.

2/11/09 @ 8:58 pm (reply)

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Member

Ms. Sapphire (message) 231 posts, Helper bee

Thanks for the heads up! I’m definitely going to buy some forever stamps soon.

2/11/09 @ 9:57 pm (reply)

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Bee

Mrs. Sea Breeze (message) 912 posts, Busy bee

Bee-roadcast?!? You deserve a medal for that one, Cheese. Well done.

2/11/09 @ 10:01 pm (reply)

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Member

saramari (message) 315 posts, Helper bee

Thanks for the warning! I love the “Bee-roadcast” — the ‘bee should tuck that one away to use for announcements in the future!

2/11/09 @ 10:33 pm (reply)

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Member

KimberlyBee (message) 35 posts, Newbee

You are so funny! But seriously, what a pain to purchase additional 2 cent stamps. And they are wondering why people are not using the USPS anymore???

2/11/09 @ 11:28 pm (reply)

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Hostess

Lillindy (message) 4,251 posts, Honey bee

Too hilarious! Seriously though, darn post office! Guess I better stock up on those forever stamps (just wish they had cuter designs).

2/11/09 @ 11:53 pm (reply)

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Member

Kara321 (message) 240 posts, Helper bee

Thank you for the update–I had NO idea!

2/12/09 @ 1:40 am (reply)

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Member

Houligan (message) 30 posts, Newbee

The price of stamps goes up EVERY year, and the changes are announced in February. This should be something that brides should know to watch out for. Perhaps a wiki article, or addendum to the invitations article?

Also, the forever stamps may be convenient in this case but they aren’t a good deal. Given inflation, it’s actually cheaper to buy stamps at the current rate (unless a stamp goes up to a ridiculously high price).

One last little rant: why do people complain about the price of postage? For 42 cents, someone will transport a letter cross-country, door-to-door. It’s a deal, it’s a steal… I won’t finish that quote.

2/12/09 @ 9:28 am (reply)

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purpleHaze79 (message) 875 posts, Busy bee

I love your PSA! heehee! Thank you for the heads up!!!

2/12/09 @ 9:54 am (reply)

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Hostess

MightySapphire (message) 2,608 posts, Sugar bee

You forgot to mention that people can buy the forever stamps, which sell for the current first class, 1 oz regular envelope size price, and are good for that mail forever. Great for RSVPs, thank you cards, and wedding announcements. Not so great for wedding invites because invites are usually heavier and/or odd shaped and have to be hand stamped.

2/12/09 @ 10:01 am (reply)

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Bee

frenchbulldog (message) 6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

Good to know! Thanks

2/12/09 @ 2:22 pm (reply)

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Bee

Miss Cheese (message) 647 posts, Busy bee

@Houligan: I love that quote! I, personally, don’t care about the two cents, but I do care to have all of my RSVP’s returned to sender because I forgot.

2/12/09 @ 2:35 pm (reply)

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