Where to buy small denomination Royal Mail stamps?

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I've got a stash of 1st class stamps (that are the new barcoded ones) I thought if I used these, in combination with small denomination stamps I could make them up to the price of a large letter, or even parcels without having to spend too much. However when I enquired at my local post office they said that their smallest stamp was 50p!
I've seen on the Royal mail website that you can buy packs of 1p, 5p, 20p etc. Does anyone know the best place to buy these please? (Royal mail are charging £6.85 for delivery of one pack!!! Are there any places you know of that sell low denomination stamps on the high street, or somewhere that doesn't charge so much for postage? (even several packs would go in a 2nd class large letter at £1.05, (plus cost of an envelope and admin) £6.85 is too much, considering the reason why I want to buy them is to save money on postage
Any suggestions welcomed, thank you.
I've seen on the Royal mail website that you can buy packs of 1p, 5p, 20p etc. Does anyone know the best place to buy these please? (Royal mail are charging £6.85 for delivery of one pack!!! Are there any places you know of that sell low denomination stamps on the high street, or somewhere that doesn't charge so much for postage? (even several packs would go in a 2nd class large letter at £1.05, (plus cost of an envelope and admin) £6.85 is too much, considering the reason why I want to buy them is to save money on postage

Any suggestions welcomed, thank you.
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You are more likely to get a response on the eBay board, @soolin usually is good on this sort of topic.
Do you mean the post office can print out a printed label to a specific amount? I didnt realise that, I just thought they were the set amounts of postage for parcels etc. He didnt tell me that, I ended up overpaying with an extra !st class stamp in the end. Thank you x
Good enough is almost always good enough -Prof Barry Schwartz
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try -Seth Godin
Also worth trying is sending a couple of non-barcoded stamps to the Stamp Swap address, clearly and oh-so-politely indicating that you would like low denomination stamps in return. It's free to send them and you might strike lucky: https://www.royalmail.com/sites/royalmail.com/files/2022-11/Stamp-Swap-Out-Form-under-200-pounds-v1_4.pdf