Comments on: Postage Rates and Online Stamps http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/postage-rates-and-online-stamps/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jim http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/postage-rates-and-online-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 jim Sat, 31 Dec 2005 03:02:16 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=733#comment-1440 You can buy stamps online from stamp collectors for less than their value in postage (stamps never expire). <a href="http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-to-buy-stamps-under-face-value.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-to-buy-stamps-under-face-value.html</a> Also, printed postage, regardless of weight, can be mailed via the blue boxes whereas if you use regular stamps, anything over 16 oz. must be taken to a teller. If you misweigh it and don't put on enough postage, the PO will return it to the return address but the postage is still valid, just slap on some more. (I used to be a PowerSeller back in college so I knew all the little tricks to save that precious beer drinking time) You can buy stamps online from stamp collectors for less than their value in postage (stamps never expire).

http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/how-to-buy-stamps-under-face-value.html

Also, printed postage, regardless of weight, can be mailed via the blue boxes whereas if you use regular stamps, anything over 16 oz. must be taken to a teller.

If you misweigh it and don’t put on enough postage, the PO will return it to the return address but the postage is still valid, just slap on some more.

(I used to be a PowerSeller back in college so I knew all the little tricks to save that precious beer drinking time)

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/postage-rates-and-online-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 Flexo Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:15:16 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=733#comment-1439 The only problem I encountered was a problem with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is necessary in order to print the stamps and labels. You have to make sure that your reader is configured: * to load certain plugins (this is the default, but many people remove the plugins to speed up loading times) * to view PDFs in a separate window (not in the browser -- this is NOT the default) The only problem I encountered was a problem with Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is necessary in order to print the stamps and labels. You have to make sure that your reader is configured:

* to load certain plugins (this is the default, but many people remove the plugins to speed up loading times)
* to view PDFs in a separate window (not in the browser — this is NOT the default)

]]> By: Will Kirby http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/postage-rates-and-online-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1438 Will Kirby Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:03:26 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=733#comment-1438 I think I'm going to start buying stamps online as well. Have you experienced any problems doing it this way? I think I’m going to start buying stamps online as well. Have you experienced any problems doing it this way?

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