Showing posts with label Post Office. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Post Office. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Go Buy Some Postage Stamps

 Are you feeling a bit down right about now? That's okay, lots of people are. One thing you can do is to reach out to others - to your friends and family. I know it is easy to send off a text or email, but try doing this. Get some paper and a pen and write an actual letter. Ask how your friend/family member is doing. Tell them you hope they are fine. Write a bit about what you have been doing lately. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Did you take the dog for a walk and he saw a squirrel? Is there a funny joke you heard? Did you see something in the news that made you smile? (That can happen, usually at the end of the news broadcast.)

Just write a letter and mail it off. If you don't have a stamp, you can get some at your local Post Office, or other places around town. Our grocery store sells stamps and so does our drug store. You can also buy them online at USPS. There is a bit of a cost to mail them to you, but it is quite conveneient. And they have lots of neat designs. You can get some Bugs Bunny stamps, some Fruits and Vegetables stamps, some cool Tyrannosaurus Rex stamps, 1969 First Moon Landing stamps, U.S. Flag stamps and Made of Hearts stamps. Plus lots more.

If you order online, do check the price. Some are sold in booklets, some by the page and some in a coil. There are some coils that have 100 stamps, so that's going to cost you $55.00. However, there are some people that send out a lot of mail and they buy the large coils that set you back $5,500.00! Five thousand dollars!!!!! So just make sure you double check your online order. Ouch. You would have to write a lot of letters if you bought that many stamps.

Friday, April 10, 2020

Could You Do Me A Favor, Though?

Monday, April 13, is my friend's birthday. He lives in Alabama. Is there someone who would be willing to come to my house and pick up a birthday card that I signed and then bring it to his house by Monday? I would be willing to pay you 55 cents.

What? No takers? No one is willing to do this little favor? I said I would pay you 55 cents!

Okay, I am pulling your leg. But my point is - USPS. Our friendly Post Office. They have been getting the short end of the stick for a long time. And now it is looking even worse. Their business is down like everyone else. We really need them to be doing well. They are there for us when we need them most. What would we do if they were not here for us? How would I mail a birthday card to my friend in Alabama. Oh, sure. You say just send an email greeting. But that is so not the way to say Happy Birthday. Send it by some delivery service, one of the big trucks that delivers packages? How much do you think that would cost? Not 55 cents, I guarantee.

I could go on and on. But here's the thing. The Post Office has been there for you. Now you need to be there for them. Buy a page of stamps. You can order them online and have them delivered by.... your letter carrier! Send some real actual letters to your friends. They would love it.

And, let your representatives in Congress know that you want the Post Office to be there for all of us, today and tomorrow.

Now, go write a letter and mail it to someone you love.




1973 Love Stamp