new tamper proof stamps

custardy

Tribulation wrote: »

I presume he also never downloads any TV shows or music, and has paid to continue using such pieces of software such as winrar etc and has never watched a DVD lent to him by a friend

winrar can be used past its free trial
all it does is gives you a nag screen thats its the free version
this PC runs OEM vista as supplied by sony
my other laptop runs OEM xp as supplied by dell in dual boot with windows 7 on Beta from big bill
i have my itunes account as i have had for quite some time
theres loads of freeware available plus (as anyone who has bought a Vaio will know) my PC came with a decent software bundle out of the box

as to the point of stamps, i can honestly say it would never have occured to me(pre RM) to even look at the stamp on a letter for franking let alone reusing it

Tribulation

frivolous_fay wrote: »

But do you agree it's wrong?

That depends on how people think things through.

If you've had mail go missing, it can be a nightmare to sort out, numerous phone calls etc etc, often never to see the item again.

That being the case, I wouldn't feel any guilt reusing the odd unfranked stamp.

Tribulation

custardy wrote: »

winrar can be used past its free trial
all it does is gives you a nag screen thats its the free version

To quote the nag screen

Please note that WinRAR is not free software. After a 40 day trial period you must either buy it or remove it from your computer

WinRAR can be used after it's free trial in exactly the same way unfranked stamps can be re-used. Most people do both but are not supposed to do either.

custardy

lucky i dont have winrar on this pc then,eh?
and again you are saying 'most' people reuse stamps? is this really true as ive never heard anyone say this in the real world

karenw

Why would anyone want to reuse a 37p stamp :rolleyes:

What's 37p

PJesus

spinning_hamster_wheel wrote: »

OMG imagine putting grubby USED stamps on your wedding invites!

Chavs do get married you know:D

Tribulation

custardy wrote: »

lucky i dont have winrar on this pc then,eh?
and again you are saying 'most' people reuse stamps? is this really true as ive never heard anyone say this in the real world

Well I personally have never thought of doing it, 'most' is not the best of words for me to have used

custardy

it does interest me though
it would never have occured ot me but im sure many do
another 'trick' is using 1p abd 2p stamps as 1st/2nd class

Tribulation

karenw wrote: »

Why would anyone want to reuse a 37p stamp :rolleyes:

What's 37p

Nothing to me or you. It's the sort of thing I could imagine my (now deceased) gran doing. She never brought notepaper, always kept old envelopes to use for that.

I can even remember going shopping as a kid when the telephone boxes had A and B buttons (showing my age), when she used to phone up my Grandad to come and pick us up, and could always get the message to him without ever inserting the money.

It's one of those things, the sort of person that ends up rich is usually the sort of person that doesn't think 'What's 37p', probably why I'm so poor

StaffsSW

6 pages of debate over a 30p stamp???!!!
Is it really a case of money over principles?

People are quick to complain about the RM service being run down, PO's closing, losing the second delivery service, post arriving later in the day etc, yet are still happy to defraud for the sake of 30 odd pence?

And it's about time the MSE Abuse team accepted that text speak is offensive to many (predominantly those with a modicum of education), and posts should "b" removed.

Innit.