A Conversation for Ask h2g2

Why do they do that?

Post 41

Peanut

that is quite a bit of milking, specially if you like cheese, butter and the occasional bit of cream


Why do they do that?

Post 42

Orcus

Talking of panic buying I hear there is now a run on stamps at the post office in lieu of the impending price rise.
Fine if you send thousands of letters. Probably not worth worrying about it you send very few letters by snail mail.


Why do they do that?

Post 43

Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it!

I generally buy one or two books of stamps a year
I have no plans to buy enough stamps for the next five years....
plus I like to get a book at christmas because well... the christmas stamps are somehow special


Why do they do that?

Post 44

TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office

Here in Ireland the Christmas stamps are also cheaper. I think you get two free ones per book of stamps.

TRiG.smiley - weird


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Post 45

Orcus

They're planning to let those on benefits get cheaper stamps at christmas here now. You just have to prove you're on benefits to get them.
Sounds horribly patronising to me, but then I'm not on benefits so maybe don't appreciate the 'gesture'.


Why do they do that?

Post 46

Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it!

do people on benefits need to send more mail by post than those of us not?
I think most mail to the benefits offices are prepaid though i could be wrong


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Post 47

Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk

Perhaps it's about sending CVs to prospective employers, but the same generally goes there too.


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Post 48

Orcus

It's so they can afford to send christmas cards innit.

I think they don't want to restrict them to applying for jobs only at Christmas smiley - winkeye

Also, not everyone on benefits is out of a job (I think).


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