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<blockquote data-quote="M_Smith" data-source="post: 1554148" data-attributes="member: 9"><a href="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=lkghb5dLhNHfZ0p8k80xQBSqNQiCg3NoPgzvTVhDuxg*&amp;f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f" target="_blank"><img src="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/i/1/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718/4.gif?f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f&amp;s=AewyNia7NTvDvhaDemju5DEsbnVsbCwwLDA*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Postage price increase asks for your 2 cents&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [SIZE=-1]<a href="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=SQ7hXg4uOhivWSWaGOExPiAM1bgi8joz6HT52RUIBc5ZRXUYWH-B7IWyz-KLiZfMal5ncy22fYDVBg3kuZOg6GG35F48QJVciLuSFnzcqCE*&amp;f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogs.consumerreports.org/.a/6a00d83451e0d569e2010537202590970b-120pi" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></a> As of May 11, it will cost you another 2 cents to send a first class letter, the <a href="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=lkghb5dLhNFShDkAug1602M9eG2Zml6wsSU18HCPz4KVNWszUUjMrAxdsbnmWoTG&amp;f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f" target="_blank">U.S. Postal Service announced</a> today. Stamps for 1-ounce letters will jump in price from 42 cents to 44 cents. Prices for other types and sizes of mail will change also. (<a href="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=PAwaiiguqclwCQkcKP_nhQlGKsWn7z85b8L8-fr7AC9EfISUL0ayiyfnrXzJm9bDgyXAiHvLlgIdB3ya8Q0EXYEVE7OnPlTM&amp;f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f" target="_blank">Get the full list of postage prices here.</a>)There is a bit of good news for people who planned ahead when buying stamps:Customers can use their Forever Stamps ? regardless of when purchased ? to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage.The price increases come on the heels of Post Master General John E. Potter&#039;s<a href="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=lkghb5dLhNFuiHcPdlQMH1s1i7icC-icxpgTX7MN8nxQ-6V3dEk_xA**&amp;f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f" target="_blank"> request to end six-day mail delivery</a> because of massive budget deficits. 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[QUOTE="M_Smith, post: 1554148, member: 9"] [URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=lkghb5dLhNHfZ0p8k80xQBSqNQiCg3NoPgzvTVhDuxg*&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"][IMG]http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/i/1/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718/4.gif?f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f&s=AewyNia7NTvDvhaDemju5DEsbnVsbCwwLDA*[/IMG][/URL] [B]Postage price increase asks for your 2 cents[/B] [SIZE=-1][COLOR=#333333][URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=SQ7hXg4uOhivWSWaGOExPiAM1bgi8joz6HT52RUIBc5ZRXUYWH-B7IWyz-KLiZfMal5ncy22fYDVBg3kuZOg6GG35F48QJVciLuSFnzcqCE*&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"][IMG]http://blogs.consumerreports.org/.a/6a00d83451e0d569e2010537202590970b-120pi[/IMG][/URL] As of May 11, it will cost you another 2 cents to send a first class letter, the [URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=lkghb5dLhNFShDkAug1602M9eG2Zml6wsSU18HCPz4KVNWszUUjMrAxdsbnmWoTG&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"]U.S. Postal Service announced[/URL] today. Stamps for 1-ounce letters will jump in price from 42 cents to 44 cents. Prices for other types and sizes of mail will change also. ([URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=PAwaiiguqclwCQkcKP_nhQlGKsWn7z85b8L8-fr7AC9EfISUL0ayiyfnrXzJm9bDgyXAiHvLlgIdB3ya8Q0EXYEVE7OnPlTM&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"]Get the full list of postage prices here.[/URL]) There is a bit of good news for people who planned ahead when buying stamps: Customers can use their Forever Stamps ? regardless of when purchased ? to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage. The price increases come on the heels of Post Master General John E. Potter's[URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=lkghb5dLhNFuiHcPdlQMH1s1i7icC-icxpgTX7MN8nxQ-6V3dEk_xA**&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"] request to end six-day mail delivery[/URL] because of massive budget deficits. The post office was almost $3 billion in the red last year, and Potter said that loss could grow to $6 billion. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=EMGQu_pYbnLQk-AoJUgvKL7uN07zprmFHJTh_uOu0nVEaY507T_dQ7280s-BKgJYCmgUIOpL-xop127KJWiCRQ**&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"][SIZE=-1][COLOR=#4682B4][B]Subscribe now![/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL] Subscribe to [URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=lkghb5dLhNHfZ0p8k80xQBSqNQiCg3NoG2hBewCMmSQ*&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"][SIZE=-1][COLOR=#4682B4][B]ConsumerReports.org[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL] for expert Ratings, buying advice and reliability on hundreds of products. [URL="http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/link/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?h=42ns3XNFVsghbYvvBdqvq7VmE1eJOXftMFuTbEcKVVvTRtbzVy1X173LUKyDYofsvHAYzAWOViUh3Ymr1FYU02P29Yd04_zvsMmPQ0CVHc49VlLqMtC6dMqxogNhdytt&f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f"][SIZE=-1][COLOR=#4682B4][B]Update your feed preferences[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL] [IMG]http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/p/1/_/postage_price_increase_asks_for_your_2_cents__686039718?f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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