U.S. Postal Service is Raising the Price of Stamps, Really?

Fewer people are using the U.S. Postal Service and instead of lowering prices to lure consumers to come back, they have decided to raise the price of stamps.

U.S. Postal Service Slowly Declining

I have been a fan of the U.S. Postal Service since I was a kid. When I entered the music business the post office was my best friend. I sent demos and promo kits all over the world. We shipped our music and merch globally through the postal service because it was cheap and reliable.

I moved to the Grand Rapids area in early 2018 and was still very happy with the U.S. Postal Service. I would mail stuff back and forth with my mom who lives a few hours away and we would receive the mail within two days. Then the President of the United States put a corporate guy in charge and my mail started arriving late. What would normally take two business days now takes 4 or 5 or more. I received my phone, electric, and propane bills late. Not that those companies sent them out late but the post office slowed immensely. Then the pandemic hit and the postal system got even worse and continued to go downhill. They wonder why people have moved to online bill pay and other delivery service.

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U.S. Postal Service To Raise Price of Stamps

I'm old enough to remember when stamps only cost 5 cents. I watched the stamp rise slowly over the years but the U.S. Postal Service seemed to improve so it didn't bother me until they got around 35 cents. The price has continued to go up while their service has declined miserably over the past 6 years.

According to the USPS, on July 14, 2024, the price of a stamp will go from 68 cents to 73 cents. Let's see, the postal service is getting worse, fewer people are using it, and now they are raising the price of stamps again. It's as if they are purposely trying to do away with the U.S. Mail Service.