postal rate increases monday

[luckydog]

1 ounce first class letters stay at 44 cents

most other rates will increase

USPS Announces Additional Postage Increase for April 2011 | Neopost New England

[owennewton]

and they are advertizing how much better than other shippers they are for not having a fuel surcharge, just not saying anything about the rates going up all the time

[Sid]

So other companies charge less then 44cents to ship a 1oz letter?

isnt USPS the most economical solution there?

[owennewton]

the adds were pushing for larger packages, direct competition for ups and fedex. It is the wording of the adds and how smug the guy is with "no fuel charges" that comes across like a used car salesman and angers me over something I can do nothing about