!: Stamp Purchase: December 2011

!: What Is The Forever Stamp

Did you know there is a stamp that when used - the price of the stamp will never change. Are you surprised at this information? Do you think it is not possible? If you have answered yes or no to any of these questions, read on.

I was in the Post Office this morning. The postal clerk asked me if I wanted to purchase a book of stamps. I did want to purchase stamps, but I thought this is the middle of January; I will be out of luck when the postal rate changes shortly. I hate having to make a special trip to the Post Office to purchase one or two cent stamps.

The postal clerk looked at me and said I have a special stamp just for you. It is called the Forever Stamp. He pulled out a roll of stamps with the Liberty Bell on it. He said I can use these stamps forever - even if the price of postage changes.

I was absolutely flabbergasted. I did not know if he was teasing me or not. But he assured me this was a true statement. I grabbed the stamps and I felt like I had just won a prize.

I want to give the United States Postal Service thumbs up over this new customer service approach.

The Forever Stamp was available for sale on April 12, 2007. If I was the last one to know about this amazing stamp maybe you are also. I somehow missed all the publicity when this stamp first appeared for sale at the United States Post Office.

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