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Post by jamberrychoux on Jan 10, 2021 17:35:20 GMT
Ack, I just realized that I accidentally sent out a letter last week with insufficient postage! I was using a stamp that I thought was a FOREVER stamp from the Lunar New Year series, but looking at it more closely today, buried in the design, I see very faint text that says it was only a 42 cent stamp, so it's short 13 cents! Very embarrassing. I can't recall who I even sent this particular letter to. It might not even be anyone on this forum, but, if it was, I am apologizing in advance to whoever I sent this to, and owe them a postage stamp down the line.
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Post by ginny on Jan 10, 2021 18:22:10 GMT
Will it get delivered at all, jamberrychoux? Just wondering. Here, a letter with insufficient postage gets returned to the sender, with a (very!) sticky note on it that x amount is missing.
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Post by jamberrychoux on Jan 10, 2021 18:34:22 GMT
Will it get delivered at all, jamberrychoux ? Just wondering. Here, a letter with insufficient postage gets returned to the sender, with a (very!) sticky note on it that x amount is missing. Different things could happen depending on the postal worker handling that piece of mail. 1. They could just return it to me. 2. It could just be delivered to the recipient with a message stamped on it that there was insufficient postage on it, but no further action is taken. 3. The recipient may get a notice in their mailbox that a letter is being held for them at the post office, but it has insufficient postage on it, and that if they want the letter, they will need to go to the post office and pay the missing amount. 4. Don't know if the post office still does this, but I have had a postman ring the doorbell of my house, give me the letter, but tell me that I needed to give her the money for the insufficient postage amount due. She told me that if she doesn't do that, the insufficient postage amount comes out of her own pocket. That surprised me! I honestly didn't know that. Other people may have experienced different things here.
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Post by penguy on Jan 10, 2021 18:38:15 GMT
I have received a letter with insufficient postage and along with it in the mailbox was a little envelope with the amount of postage due. I suppose you could reject the letter. But I just put the required change in the envelope and put it back in the mailbox to be picked up the next day. Sometimes I've questioned whether a letter including photos or perhaps a tea bag will go with one stamp and usually check at the post office window. I've been surprised, I think, three 8 1/2 x 11 sheets will go for standard postage. Sometimes I've thought of getting one of those little postal scales...with as many letters as I send perhaps it would be worth it.
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Post by ginny on Jan 10, 2021 22:40:07 GMT
I have received a letter with insufficient postage and along with it in the mailbox was a little envelope with the amount of postage due. I suppose you could reject the letter. But I just put the required change in the envelope and put it back in the mailbox to be picked up the next day. Sometimes I've questioned whether a letter including photos or perhaps a tea bag will go with one stamp and usually check at the post office window. I've been surprised, I think, three 8 1/2 x 11 sheets will go for standard postage. Sometimes I've thought of getting one of those little postal scales...with as many letters as I send perhaps it would be worth it. Mail does not get picked up from our house mailboxes here, we have to either put them into a street mailbox or go to the post office to have them sent. I have one of those little scales that you mentioned - it comes in very handy. I have some stationery that's slightly heavier than the norm, and also, my homemade envelopes from old calendars are heavier, so I use them with lighter paper... it's always a bit of a juggle. We pay 1,10 Euros (about 1,34 USD) for a letter abroad up to 20g and 1,70 Euros (about 2,08 USD) for a letter between 21 and 50g.
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Post by InsomniaQueen on Jan 11, 2021 10:40:06 GMT
I know that I sent some letters out with insufficient postage when I first started to write. I'm pretty sure I went over the 1 oz. limit more than once... But nothing was ever returned and nobody ever complained. Still, it is horribly embarrassing to think I might have inconvenienced someone. I bought a scale early on and haven't regretted the purchase. Now I can mail with confidence, knowing that I am affixing the correct postage.
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Post by InsomniaQueen on Jan 11, 2021 11:35:52 GMT
Gilly USPS has a similar page. It comes in handy, especially when you are sending something over 2 ounces and need to know how much postage to add.
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Post by Catida on Jan 11, 2021 14:45:44 GMT
Sometimes I've thought of getting one of those little postal scales...with as many letters as I send perhaps it would be worth it. I have a digital kitchen scale that's very handy. I think I use it more for my letters than for baking
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Post by allanorn on Jan 15, 2021 6:18:08 GMT
I can confirm your letter dated on the 4th arrived with a Forever stamp, so I am not the recipient of the letter short of postage.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2021 18:13:08 GMT
I remember that I once posted a letter using a mailbox in the street - and only afterwards noticed that the postage was not sufficient.
Fortunately, on every mailbox there's a note when it's emptied, so around that time I stood there waiting and the guy emptying the box kindly let me put the additional stamp on the envelope.
I think, it was a job application (in the "good old days" when applications were still on paper), so that would have been super-embarrassing.
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Post by eefa on Jan 17, 2021 18:32:36 GMT
Eek... reading this thread has had me off double checking An Post rates but it seems that for letters it's based on the envelope size up to 100g weight. So think I'm good!
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