Comments on Lean Blog: "Stock Up?" Really? For a Penny Increase?

I wouldnt hoard more than a month or two supply of...

2008-05-12T15:02:00.000-05:00

I wouldnt hoard more than a month or two supply of these stamps right now, its better to get interest on teh money than save a tiny bit on stamps in teh long term.

If i neeeded to buy stamps now i would definitly buy those because it would save on having to go back and buy those stupid 1 cent stamps.

We were at Costco two weeks ago, when my wife says...

2008-05-12T09:42:00.000-05:00

We were at Costco two weeks ago, when my wife says to me; "We need to buy another roll of stamps(100) because the cost is going up." We currently have about 70-80 stamps from the last roll. Luckily I didn't have to resort to any lean talk to convince her we could afford the extra $1.00 when it came time to get a new roll. :-)

My old realtor (they work completely on referrals)...

2008-05-12T09:30:00.000-05:00

My old realtor (they work completely on referrals) sent out a mailing with 10 1-cent stamps. It was very inexpensive on their part, but a nice thoughtful gesture to their clients (and a way of remembering them if I knew someone who needed a realtor). Nice marketing approach.

Changing stamp rates also reminds me of a time whe...

2008-05-12T09:18:00.000-05:00

Changing stamp rates also reminds me of a time when my dad would stand in line for 15-20 minutes to buy a $0.01 stamp, just to make that markup. I know he was making more than $0.04/hr those days. Just put another stupid stamp on it and let it go! Talk about the waste of waiting!