price of stamps to go.....

[gina32]

up by 14p, a lot or what?

[mrs_overall]

Stock up now!
I've bought enough stamps to last until the next millenium

[gina32]

i dont post a lot of letters but i will be buying a few stamps to save some money for when i do us them

[jno]

a lot.

You can still buy stamps at the current rate, and if they just say 1st/2nd rather than the price, you can go on using them even if prices rise. Try W.H. Smith's website.

[cazzz1975]

its quite an amount however as I rarely use snail mail the extra 14p wont be a massive hit in the finances.

[Maggoty]

can I also point out that even thos they go up on the 30th - if you have a business account with them (ie print off via the comp or print a PPI in the corner) the prices actually go up on the 2nd April!!!

[FredPuli43]

When decimal currency started here, in 1971, a 1st class stamp was 3p and a second class one was 2 1/2p ! Don't know what those prices are equal to now, allowing for inflation etc, but the new rates seem very high.

[SIRandyraven]

I would write to my MP to complain - but can't afford the stamp :-)

[tiggerblue10]

I don't post very often but when I do post 1st class it can take more than a day to get to its destination so I may as well have posted it 2nd. But no, the price increase won't affect me at all really.

[emmie]

people will use alternative methods of getting their letters to their destination, or indeed stop sending post, that is what has been happening already i guess, with e mail, and other message carriers. And it is a lot and will put people off i'm sure.

[TheOtherHalf]

I think the price is ridiculous already. I didnt really know the prices as Ive lost track. I usually buy a book in with my shopping and I only use them when I need to. Ive already been caught out using embossed cards or a card with an childrens age badge on and the recipient has had to pay extra charge. My sister has been sending e mail cards for a year or two. Not quite the same I know, although some of them are really nice. I dont mind, but some family members object to it. But when it costs more to send than the price of the card, I dont blame her.