How to Buy Postage Stamps Without Going to the Post Office

You're ready to send away for your Charles Atlas bodybuilding information, but you don't have a stamp. Zounds! No problem. Here are some easy ways to keep on licking while avoiding those long lines.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Look for the blue-and-red U.S. Postal Service logo at grocery stores, drugstores and mini-marts. Also look for stores that specialize in mail and shipping services. Swing by the ATM machine and buy stamps while you make deposits or withdrawals.

2. Log on to usps.gov or call 1-800-STAMP-24 to have stamps mailed to your home or office.

3. Check out Stamps.com to buy stamps online and print them from your computer. The monthly fee makes this service more cost-effective for high-volume users.

Tips & Warnings

• By shopping online, you can buy specialty stamps that aren't available at post offices or stores.

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on 1/29/2007 Just purchased stamps from the post office online thanks to this article! The $1.00 shipping and handling charge is less than the gas that I would have spent going to buy them at the actual location! Thanks!

on 12/22/2008 You can even get stamps for below the face value! Buy them in a greater quantity from a dealer. They have so many they actually reduce the price below what the stamps originally were worth (sometimes), especially if you have $25 or more to spend all at once on a whole bunch.