So it sounds like the price of US stamps will be going up 1 cent in May. Here's an article reporting the increase. This means that instead of paying 41 cents for a stamp, you'll be paying 42 cents to mail a letter to your loved ones or business colleagues. iwiLetter.com will NOT be increasing the cost of sending a letter so this means you'll be saving 1 cent everytime you send a letter using iwiLetter!Think of the things that you can buy for 1 penny. Here's a list of things from Sav-On-Closeouts.com
2" Garfield stickers
2" Woody woodpecker Tattoos
Foam Smiley Face Rings
Plastic Graduation Toothpics
Neon Pencil-tip Erasers
Plastic Bat Rings
Decorative Fall Leaves
Glow in the Dark Spider Rings
Heck, here's an article from the New York Times that ponders "What Happens if a Penny is worth more than 1 cent?" due to the increased cost of metals.
2" Garfield stickers
2" Woody woodpecker Tattoos
Foam Smiley Face Rings
Plastic Graduation Toothpics
Neon Pencil-tip Erasers
Plastic Bat Rings
Decorative Fall Leaves
Glow in the Dark Spider Rings
Heck, here's an article from the New York Times that ponders "What Happens if a Penny is worth more than 1 cent?" due to the increased cost of metals.
Snopes seems to confirm that a penny costs more than 1 cent to manufacture.
You can even build wealth, 1 penny at a time. Check out PennySleuth.com for more info and some great ideas.
And for all you serious coin collectors out there, a history of the US Penny can be found on Wikipedia.
As you can see, you can get a LOT for 1 penny, you can probably even haggle with someone to give you 1.4 cents for a penny based on it's perceived value due to the cost of producing it. If you can get so much for a penny, when the cost of stamps goes up 1 cent why not save those pennies and send your next letter via iwiLetter.com since we won't be increasing our price for sending real letters online. After all, a penny saved, can be a Fortune earned!
You can even build wealth, 1 penny at a time. Check out PennySleuth.com for more info and some great ideas.
And for all you serious coin collectors out there, a history of the US Penny can be found on Wikipedia.
As you can see, you can get a LOT for 1 penny, you can probably even haggle with someone to give you 1.4 cents for a penny based on it's perceived value due to the cost of producing it. If you can get so much for a penny, when the cost of stamps goes up 1 cent why not save those pennies and send your next letter via iwiLetter.com since we won't be increasing our price for sending real letters online. After all, a penny saved, can be a Fortune earned!
