You can rest easy and stock up on booklets of Simpsons stamps instead of boring old Forever stamps. The United States Postal Service assures us that it is not planning any stamp price increases in 2010.

The Postal Service will not increase prices for market dominant products in calendar year 2010.

Simply stated, there will not be a price increase for market dominant products including First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, periodicals and single-piece Parcel Post.

Why? Well, they’re trying to make us remember why we love mail in the first place. ” Promoting the value of mail and encouraging its continued use is essential for jobs, the economy, and the future of both the Postal Service and the mailing industry.”

Translation: Maybe if they stop hiking stamp prices, we’ll all stop paying our bills online.

PMG SAYS NO PRICING INCREASE FOR MARKET DOMINANT PRODUCTS IN 2010 [Press Release] (Thanks, Jeff!)

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