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Superdrug is offering 5% off first class stamps in stores (not online) until 14 February. While it's often just as quick and cheaper to buy second class, if you use first class often anyway, stock up while this offer's on (you can buy up to 72 stamps in one transaction).
What they'll cost at Superdrug:
Book of 4 First Class for large letters: £1.98 (Normal price: £2.08)
Book of 6 First Class: £2.05 (Normal price: £2.16)
Book of 12 First Class: £4.10 (Normal price: £4.32)
Stamps are inflation proof, so stock up
Provided the stamps say "1st" rather than having a cost on them (e.g. 36p) then even when stamp prices go up, they're still useable as first class stamps, making them inflation proof! Thus there isn't a problem stocking up on them when you can get them.
Stamp prices are due to rise in April (see Royal Mail's press release on Price Rises).
1st class - from 36p to 39p
2nd class - from 27p to 30p
So if you use first class stamps often it's worth stocking up using this offer.
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There is 5% off all books of 1st class stamps in Superdrug til Feb 14th
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Thanks... I'll get a load before the offer finishes (and the prices go up in a few weeks).
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There are online stamp dealers who regularly sell stamps cheaper than this, often about 10% discount I think. I buy them for posting out my ebay stuff and it's well worth it. Just do a google search for 'discount stamps' and you will see them.
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From what I can tell alot of the discount postage stamp shops sell stamps to the value of 1st class ie 36p, so when the price increases you'll need to get make up value stamps to the new price for them to be valid!!
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well worth buying 1st class if you are looking for work too , I know at least two employers( personally)who admit to discarding any applications with 2nd class stamps as a way of whitling down the applicants without having to even open the envelopes.
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well worth buying 1st class if you are looking for work too , I know at least two employers( personally)who admit to discarding any applications with 2nd class stamps as a way of whitling down the applicants without having to even open the envelopes.
I think thats disgusting....people who are savvy enough to save money on things like postage stamps show characteristics that make them employable.The amount of time people take to fill in application forms properly can be hours and hours.....then to discover its been thrown away for putting on a 2nd class stamp..well I`m speechless !! What happened to whitling down by poor spelling and bad grammar ?
I just wanted to double check this - I've got some 2nd class stamps left over from Christmas 2007 which say '2nd class' on them not the stamp value. Are these still usuable?? I didn't want to throw them away :-(
I just wanted to double check this - I've got some 2nd class stamps left over from Christmas 2007 which say '2nd class' on them not the stamp value. Are these still usuable?? I didn't want to throw them away :-(
Don't throw them away....give me. lol
Just joking, yes, you still can use them to post letter as 2nd class.
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I think thats disgusting....!! What happened to whitling down by poor spelling and bad grammar ?
I guess it went out with whiTTling! (couldn't resist that)
Seriously, though, I agree with you.
It brings to mind the theory that employers should really discard 50% of job applications at random, thereby ensuring that they don't employ unlucky people. (Can't remember if I read that in Dilbert or Viz).
Hi Kildare, The answer to your question is "YES". Any Royal Mail postage stamp that has 1st or 2nd is valid no matter how many times the rates have increased or when you bought them This also applies to stamps with the "E" (for European rate up to 20g). Currently 50p in April it will be 56p !!
These three issues are called NVI's...Non Value Inidcators.
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I know at least two employers( personally)who admit to discarding any applications with 2nd class stamps as a way of whitling down the applicants without having to even open the envelopes.
I've been known to toss applications that came in manilla/brown envelopes rather than white A4 ones - as I was told when starting out that you should at least try to make a good impression, and brown envelopes wreak of bills and the Revenue!
well worth buying 1st class if you are looking for work too , I know at least two employers( personally)who admit to discarding any applications with 2nd class stamps as a way of whitling down the applicants without having to even open the envelopes.
Quite frankly , that's appalling. As is this comment
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well worth buying 1st class if you are looking for work too , I know at least two employers( personally)who admit to discarding any applications with 2nd class stamps as a way of whitling down the applicants without having to even open the envelopes.
If a company is that dump you don't want a job with them and they are probably going to go bust themselves!
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5% Off Stamps at Superdrug
, that's appalling. As is this comment 
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