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January 1, USPS Fee Hikes Set to Hit This Holiday Season
As we advance in the digital age, with conveniences like online banking and effortless shopping on platforms like Amazon, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) remains a vital institution for many Americans. Whether it’s mailing holiday cards or sending wedding invitations, there are times when we still rely on good old snail mail. This becomes even more crucial when dealing with important documents requiring certified mail or sending a signed check.
Recently, the USPS announced another round of fee hikes just as the busy holiday season approaches, causing concern among Americans who rely on this service.
Louis DeJoy, appointed as the 75th Postmaster General in 2020, has been at the center of these changes. His 10-year “Delivering for America” plan aims to transform the financially-struggling USPS into a self-sustaining and high-performing entity. This vision has come at a cost, with several price hikes implemented under DeJoy’s tenure, a move necessary according to DeJoy, to counteract a “defective pricing model” damaged by years of fiscal mismanagement.
Starting early this year, stamp prices and other mailing costs saw a 2 percent hike. July witnessed another round, with a 5-cent increase on First-Class Mail Forever stamps and a significant 7.8 percent jump for mailing services. These increases were some of the most substantial in USPS history and were part of DeJoy’s broader strategy to ensure the organization’s survival and efficiency amidst rising inflation.
Interestingly, the USPS recently announced it would not raise stamp prices in January 2025, with DeJoy indicating that current strategies are yielding positive results and projected inflation is on the decline. As a result, the price hikes from July will hold steady into the new year.
However, USPS customers will still face other increased costs during the 2024 holiday season. A press release detailed temporary rate changes effective from Oct. 6 through Jan. 19, 2025, impacting services like Priority Mail and USPS Ground Advantage, albeit sparing stamp prices from additional hikes. This move serves as a reminder that while some relief is offered, the economic realities necessitating these changes still loom large.
As DeJoy continues to steer the USPS through turbulent times, these adjustments exemplify a broader effort to preserve a crucial American institution while adapting to modern fiscal challenges.
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Rusty
October 3, 2024 at 7:22 am
Gee, wonder why the po can’t show a profit ?? All the smaller po’s send all the mail to a large distribution center to get scanned, then the mail gets returned to them, double/triple handling ! After scanning who collects all the info??
Laurie Beitel
October 3, 2024 at 7:35 am
People will move to gift cards. The prices for stamps, and mailing are ridiculously high. Is this not part of the US govt? We
already pay taxes. Am I wrong in this thinking?
Walter Finn
October 3, 2024 at 8:08 am
FIRE DEJOY….HE CAN’T BE TRUSTED
TO INSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF BALLOTS
IN THE ELECTION!!!
HE’S APPOINTED BY DONALD TRUMPOVICH..!!!
JN
October 3, 2024 at 8:41 am
Ever since USPS started delivering UPS, FED-x, DHL, etc’s packages we have seen a decline in service and price increase after price increase; this will be the 4th one in 2024! They are giving those companies massive discounts to deliver their packages while the general populous pays the price. Service has not improved overall, they cannot keep employees, yet cannot hire enough either. Government, poor leadership are the leading causes. Ever tried to get hired by them? I know people who have, it is a process and a half with you needing to be a temporary worker for a very long time, like 2 years. Time to make it a privately owned business where bottom lines are watched and not government doing whatever.
msgleo
October 3, 2024 at 9:05 am
They need to stop running that like a typical government business. Stop giving to generous pensions and maybe look at what DHL and FedEx are doing, they actually seem to be making money.
M.A. White
October 3, 2024 at 9:40 am
Let me get this straight. Massive screw ups by the head of USPS for the past 10 years is now passed on to consumers to cover his mess. The very reason “Forever” stamps were created was so the consumers didn’t know how much an actual stamp cost.
J. Hays
October 3, 2024 at 9:42 am
For 50 years I have sent Christmas cards, Easter, Thanksgiving & birthday cards, but with the price of stamps I must make changes due to my retirement income.
Seems to me, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face, i.e., this increase will drive your business elsewhere.
Kathryn M
October 3, 2024 at 12:58 pm
I would not mind paying a bit more IF, and that is a mighty big IF, the USPS would deliver the mail on time and to the correct address. I recently received a bill that had been mailed in a timely manner. It was not delivered for 3 weeks. The bill was due on the same day I received it and was supposed to be sent to Texas from Wyoming. Sorry folks!! It ain’t gonna make it on time is it? I had to make a telephone transaction to avoid late charges. WHY? Because of USPS mismanagement.
Nancy L Davis
October 3, 2024 at 2:42 pm
As the price goes up on stamps, I am confused on where to get stamps in order to save money. There are so many options and I’m not sure where to buy.
Can you make suggestions?
Jeff Taylor
October 3, 2024 at 4:01 pm
I don’t mind the increases if they come with an equal increase in delivery reliability, l use Priority Mail and its almost a certainty it will arrive late, usually because it sits in a terminal for a few days until its late. Get It together USPS.
W Ferg
October 3, 2024 at 10:37 pm
With the awful slow service and mail being delivered over a month late or not at all, paying for 2nd day deliveries that are over 3 days late it seems rediculous to expect people to pay more. It also has caused me to make payments by phone to keep my credit score intact.