Jeffrey Shaw Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Second class stamps are still price controlled. Just use second class, it's just as fast as first class anyway! Well, the franking machine suppliers state- and I've found it to be true- that franked 2nd class arrives as quickly as stamped 1st class. Within the same post town, your comment's probably correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 There's a few people I exchange Birthday cards with but the price of the stamp will be dearer than the card now, in most cases, so I think I'll be telling them not to bother. It's a shame really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywide Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Other than being able to afford the initial outlay are there any reasons why you couldn't buy thousands of pounds worth of stamps now at their current price then sell them in future for 5p less than the new price, making around 15 to 20% return on investment?(As long as they had 1st or 2nd rather than value on them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esme Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Other than being able to afford the initial outlay are there any reasons why you couldn't buy thousands of pounds worth of stamps now at their current price then sell them in future for 5p less than the new price, making around 15 to 20% return on investment?(As long as they had 1st or 2nd rather than value on them)So when they put the price up they'll issue a new range of stamps of a different colour, or with the price instead of the service level so that the new first class stamps will be distinguishable from the old ones. Then letters posted with the old stamps will be treated as having insufficient postage. If they are going to put the price up by such a large amount you can bet they already thought of people using pre price rise stamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phawley Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Not got space to stockpile stamps, sheds already full up with jerry cans of fuel.:hihi: . . . . . That was a joke btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riannon Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 So when they put the price up they'll issue a new range of stamps of a different colour, or with the price instead of the service level so that the new first class stamps will be distinguishable from the old ones. Then letters posted with the old stamps will be treated as having insufficient postage. If they are going to put the price up by such a large amount you can bet they already thought of people using pre price rise stamps. I doubt. They've never done it before. If you have a million first class stamps in stock you've prepaid to post 1 million 1st class letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laineyiow Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I do realise that, you do realise that they get a heavily discounted rate. But that's besides the point, how often do you buy and use stamps? If it's any more than...5 times in a year, you need to discover e-mail. There's always a massive thing in the news about postage going up and I'm like, you can get an object from one side of the country to another in less than a day for 60p, why are you complaining. I work for a small company that CANNOT send correspondence via e-mail due to confidentiality reasons but we don't send out enough post to warrant a franking machine. This increase in postal charges will have a detrimental effect on our business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laineyiow Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 So when they put the price up they'll issue a new range of stamps of a different colour, or with the price instead of the service level so that the new first class stamps will be distinguishable from the old ones. Then letters posted with the old stamps will be treated as having insufficient postage. If they are going to put the price up by such a large amount you can bet they already thought of people using pre price rise stamps. Stamps have had 1st or 2nd on them now for quite a number of years and they have always been valid after price increases. If the Royal Mail decide due to the exceptional large increase this time to not just put 1st or 2nd on the stamps and to actually put on a value then it will be the first time in quite a number of years. Quite a number of people haven't realised that when stamps have gone up in price that the previous stamps are still valid and that "top-ups" have never been required. I think more people are now aware of this, so maybe Royal Mail may change things this time especially with the cost increasing by such a large amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 A first-class stamp will rise in price from 46p to 60p from 30 April after the regulator lifted some price controls on Royal Mail. The 30% price rise in first-class stamps, and 39% rise for second-class, mark record annual increases. Ten years ago, a first-class stamp cost 27p, and a second-class cost 19p. Better start bulk buying before the costs soar even more. You still send letters in this day and age ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laineyiow Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 You still send letters in this day and age ? I send out birthday cards/anniversary cards. The company I work for send out letters every day - so stamps are still very much required! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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