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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
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 Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 3:03:36 PM
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| I spent most of the morning and early afternoon Saturday writing letters to Grandma, my best friend, and my old college roommate. I hurried them to the Post Office so they'd go out A.S.A.P. Guess what I got in the mail today? ALL 3 LETTERS BACK, marked "Postage Due!" Apparently, the stationery I used is an unacceptable shape (the envelopes are square, not rectangular) and can't be put through the computerized reading machine, so I have to pay a 20 cent surcharge! Grrrrr.... No wonder letter writing is a dying art! How frustrating! |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 4:31:48 PM
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When I worked at Hallmark, many brides were bummed because it put them over budget, and it seems like the most beautiful invites we carried were square.
Trish
Farmgirl Sister #91
Make cupcakes not war!
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Sep 03 2008 : 7:36:39 PM
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| I used to work in a college mailroom, and we had a handy little printout that showed the outline of an oversized envelope vs. a regular business sized one. If there was any doubt about a card, we could just hold it up to the pattern and see if it fit within the lines. If not, we knew that it would need extra postage. I think Dorothy the Queen of the Mailroom printed it out from the USPS website, so you might want to try there. |
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