Americans are buying 60 million Forever stamps a day in advance of next week’s postage price increase. More: continued here
Read More »Day in the life of a post office – Norwich Evening News
Day in the life of a post officeNorwich Evening News, UK –11 minutes agoTracey Stevens, 34, has worked in the post office industry since she was nine years old. Starting out as a newspaper delivery girl, she quickly learnt what … More: continued here
Read More »Price of stamps going up again (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
This weekend is your last chance to save on stamps. A new rate increase goes into effect on Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Price of stamps going up (WTOC 11 Savannah)
Beginning next Monday, First Class stamps will cost you a penny more, $.42 cents per stamp. More: continued here
Read More »Council to challenge post office closure plan – Bury Free Press
Council to challenge post office closure planBury Free Press, UK –7 minutes agoAt a meeting of St Edmundsbury Borough Council's cabinet on Wednesday, it was agreed a letter would be sent to Post Office Ltd objecting to the closure of … More: continued here
Read More »Rush is on to buy Forever stamps (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Forever stamps are selling like gangbusters in the metro area in advance of Monday’s postal price increase. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx cuts profit forecast due to fuel prices (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Package delivery company FedEx Corp slashed its quarterly earnings forecast on Friday, blaming surging fuel prices. More: continued here
Read More »Around the nation – Houston Chronicle
Around the nationHouston Chronicle, United States –6 minutes agoEBay is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in … More: continued here
Read More »Python post: packaged snakes cause scare at German post office; sender investigated (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
Associated Press – May 9, 2008 11:03 AM ET BERLIN (AP) – A trio of packaged pythons has caused a scare at a German post office. Police in Darmstadt say the snakes were stuffed into a… More: continued here
Read More »EBay denies it’s bringing PayPal-only plan from Australia (San Jose Mercury News)
Negative publicity about an eBay plan to force buyers and sellers in Australia to use Paypal, its online payment system, and speculation that it might try a similar approach in the United States prompted a strong denial from the company Friday. More: continued here
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