02-28-2007, 10:02 AM
Quote:Diamonds are forever, sure. But postal rates?
Coming soon to your neighborhood post office: a stamp that can be used eternally, even if rates are increased a dozen or more times.
The Postal Regulatory Commission recommended yesterday a new way of buying stamps -- locking in a rate to mail a first-class letter, in much the same way home buyers snag a good rate on a 30-year mortgage...
full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...00972.html