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MSE News: Royal Mail reveals inflation-busting stamp price rises

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"The company announced today the price of first class and second class stamps will jump next April ..."
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  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Hope this is not going to start arguments. lol :rotfl:

    Lynsey
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  • Iris_Blue
    Iris_Blue Posts: 1,421 Forumite
    We've already discussed it and argued! lol
    I can't be bothered updating this anymore
  • Hello,
    You have the wrong forum to raise this moan about stamp prices. In any case try delivering a letter from one end of the UK to the other for 42p. I bet you won't even get down your road for that! :p
  • mr-mr_2
    mr-mr_2 Posts: 109 Forumite
    beginning of the end for royal snail missing mail?
  • Paul_Varjak
    Paul_Varjak Posts: 4,627 Forumite
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    I think it will be time to think of stamps as an investment on 31 March!
  • mariad94
    mariad94 Posts: 193 Forumite
    someone mentioned on another thread that Superdrug have 5% off stamps + Superdrug offer 10% student discount - that should work :)
  • RM is still the last bargain left on earth
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  • sassyblue
    sassyblue Posts: 3,793 Forumite
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    oakley1975 wrote: »
    Hello,
    You have the wrong forum to raise this moan about stamp prices. In any case try delivering a letter from one end of the UK to the other for 42p. I bet you won't even get down your road for that! :p

    Too right.

    It can be a grabbit, you just need to buy lots of stamps with 1st or 2nd class on them, even if the price goes up RM honour it.


    Happy moneysaving all.
  • Barneysmom
    Barneysmom Posts: 10,155 Ambassador
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    I reckon it's all part of the plan to privatise RM. There will be a lot of payoffs and probably redundancies too so they need to get a load of cash stashed.
    I won't buy a first class one ever again, it's not as if the mail gets through in a day any more anyway.
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  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Lets just hope some of this extra cash filters down to posties and sorting office staff and all those at the lower end.
    It will be interesting to see if the unions push for a decent rise at the next pay talks.

    Lynsey
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