Thu 21 Sep 2006
Savor it - a good idea comes forth from Government
Posted by ralph under The system
It is rare that governernment comes out with something new that actually improves “the system” - the methods in which we get service from the government. Well, Canada Post has introduced permanent stamps - the idea being that you buy a stamp for one domestic postage - not 51 cents of postage, for which you need to buy 1 cent stamps when the price goes up a penny.
It’s about time. Not that this is an original idea, but at least Canada Post has the good judgement to see a good idea others are implementing. No more having to go online to see if the postage rate has changed since the last time I mailed a letter. No more having to keep stupid 1 cent stamps around to use up the rest of my “old” stamps.
Now if only Calgary transit could do the same thing for its bus tickets.
September 22nd, 2006 at 12:52 pm
So, what prevents a person from buying a roll of 1000 stamps now and using them for the next 10 years?
September 23rd, 2006 at 9:01 am
Nothing - and more power to them. The Post Office can invest the $520 into their business , gaining a net return that exceeds any loss from offering what amounts to a bulk fixed price contract. At least that’s the theory.