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lil  ·  3591 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: IRC Meetup (Time Updated: HAPPENING TONIGHT (Monday))

Fantastic on both counts.

Today a letter from wasoxygen was in my postbox. it was the most amazing thing because it seems he created a faux stamp consisting of a hubski wheel.

The stamp said stamps.com on it and 49 cents in US postage. It also had a bar code. It was a beautiful thing.

I looked up stamps.com and found a yelp site where a whole lot of people were saying it was a scam that would bill you forever if you signed up. Wasoxygen is a very very smart guy so I don't know what to think ... and

the hubski stamp was a beautiful thing. I'd take a picture of it - if I could.





wasoxygen  ·  3591 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I neglected to research the company, naively trusting the USPS endorsement. The difficulty people report canceling their accounts is enough to justify avoiding them.

That said, I had no trouble with my order on photo.stamps.com. It was a one-time order, paid by credit card, and there was no mention of a recurring payment and no further charges after I paid $19.99 for twenty 49ยข stamps.

The complaints appear to come from the main site, stamps.com, which clearly explains (today, at least) that opening an account exposes you to $15.99 monthly charges.

Thanks to veen for providing the logo image.

lil  ·  3590 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You must show hubski what the logo looks like as a legit US stamp of awesomeness. -- please oh please.

I will reply - thinking of an envelope of curio for your amusement.

wasoxygen  ·  3590 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Here it is.

I would have sent you a few but they fell behind the side table and I didn't find them until Saturday house cleaning.

galen  ·  3591 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think my dad was signed up for stamps.com for some time before he just stopped sending letters enough to justify the cost. IIRC it's a fine service (allowing you to print valid US stamps at home), but very difficult to cancel.