Tight?

[RossMac]

Anyone else notice that large amount of Christmas post has unfranked stamps? I've built up a collection of 5 first and 10 second class stamps.

Now, is it tight taking them off and sellotaping them onto other envelopes?

What would the Post Office say about this?

[v8thunder]

Course it isn't - I mean, how much do you think you'd pay in postage over Christmas if you didn't?

Think of it in terms of money and you'll see where I'm coming from!

[zetec]

Could always leave the stamp off alltogether. IIRC if there is no postage paid by the sender, the receipetent has to pay! At this time of year the posties are far to busy to knock and as you for 28p!!

[deeen]

Steam them off, and use pritt-stick to fix them on new envelopes. That way the sellotape won't make the post office suspicious.

Err, so I hear.

[Lois-PIE]

yup I do that! Post office's fault! I use the steam and prit stick.

[paolow]

that is funny - i had just noticed yesterday that letters were arriving unstamped. I will of course be 'recycling' the stamps. does the sellotape trick work though?

[RossMac]

zetec said:

Could always leave the stamp off alltogether. IIRC if there is no postage paid by the sender, the receipetent has to pay! At this time of year the posties are far to busy to knock and as you for 28p!!

this won't work. Received a card through the door saying there was excess to pay on a letter.

Went to sorting office to pay £1.10. 10p short on the stamps and £1 P.O. admin fee. Thieving robbin' barstewards

[wedge girl]

You could recycle the envelope as well, just print off address onto sticky label.

[m-five]

It's actually a criminal offence to reuse the stamps - not that anyone would know, unless they are using one of the new ultraviolet inks for franking!

[ApexClipper]

RossMac said:

Tight?

Always a bonus!

[ScoobyZoom]

GregE240 said:

ScoobyZoom said: Whats wrong with the franking machine at work? Frankly, nothing at all.

How very frank of you.

[cotty]

wedge girl said:

You could recycle the envelope as well, just print off address onto sticky label.

I must admit that I do this. If I order a dvd from Play,com and im selling a DVD on E-bay I just print the address of the buyer and stick it over my address, couple of stamps job done. Why buy an envelope when you have one that is fine for the job

[Pigeon]

GregE240 said:

Although the day you resort to using pre paid envelopes to send Christmas cards, albeit re-addressed. Thats one to look forward to.

I have a mate who does this (not for Christmas cards, but for all sorts of mail). It always amazes me that it works.