The Editor,
I ask myself why it costs so much for Canadians to send snail mail - yep, some of us still do that. I went to Bellingham and picked up all my stamps for overseas and within the U.S. for much lower prices.
For those of you who send Christmas cards or even letters to the U.K. or other international destinations, did you know that it costs you $1.75 plus HST ($1.96 total) per item from Canada? It costs 98 cents from the U.S. for international mailing, 44 cents within the States.
(And did you know that if you spend $5 or more on international stamps in Canada, there is no HST?)
Sadly, stamps are another good reason to shop south of the border.
S. Mullen,Port Coquitlam
