Stamp Rally

[retsuko]

So, as of May 1st, the postage rates will increase again. This is incredibly frustrating to me because I just bought a lovely set of 20 Tiffany stained glass stamps, and I'm still working on using up my 39 centers! I don't want to have to sort out the buying of 1-cent stamps. Ordinarily, it would take me about 6 months to work through the 20-stamp sheet. So, I propose that as many people as are interested and I exchange letters/recipes/interesting articles/funny cartoons/cards/notes/whatever strikes your fancy in an effort to use up our stamps. I know I've proposed stuff like this in the past and gotten very little interest back, and I know everyone's busy. So, I want to emphasize that there is no pressure to participate, and if you do participate, there is no pressure to exchange soul-baring, poignant letters that will be treasured for generations (although those are awesome, too). Just do what you can, but get rid of those stamps!

Who's with me?! *waves stamp rally flag about*

(I'm perfectly happy to exchange with overseas/Canadian folks as well, as the overseas postage will go up, too.)

EDIT: This doesn't just have to be for Valentine's Day, either. I won't get rid of all of these stamps for quite some time. (I just found half a sheet of Marvel superheroes!) So I'm hoping to extend this through March/April.

Comments

[jtaylor2.livejournal.com]

That's odd. The Canadian postage just went up in mid-January. :( I've been buying the "Permanent" stamps which are supposed to be good for whatever the postage is at the time.

That sucks. I'm already paying $.96 for each letter/postcard I send to friends in the States. *sigh*

$.96 to the states?! D:

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

Yeesh, Canada Post! Canada Money-Suck is more like it.

Re: $.96 to the states?! D:

[jtaylor2.livejournal.com]

I mean, ultimately, it's pretty cheap, but postage prices have kind of gotten out of hand.

*shrug* Some people are definitely worth that $.96! ;D

Re: $.96 to the states?! D:

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)