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Originally Posted by Topgun 1776

Nobody but advertisers mails anything anymore. I've had a 20 stamp roll for 2 years now.

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Sad to see no more stamps at postal stations ATM's. Mail and stamps at the same location made sense.

Originally Posted by brunogal

Many comments here on stamps being purchased via ATMs at postal stations. I loved that! However, I was told the USPS quit manufacturing ATM-ready stamps.

Originally Posted by justjim

We are “old school” and still send out Christmas cards, birthday cards, get well cards sympathy cards, etc. Anyway, my point is it’s very easy to get stamps as others have mentioned. Such stamp machines were not and are not cost effective and the USPS did away with them the same as pay phones and other such devices of the past went bye bye. BTW, mailing all these cards are not cost effective either. However, when in the hospital and my brother passed, a card with real writing was sort of nice. But, as I said, we are “old school”! Fore!

Originally Posted by defrey12

Yes! It’s called service and maintenance costs. Sorry to offend, dumb idea. Buy 100 when you go to Post Office.

Originally Posted by bowlingal

jebartle...you can buy stamps anywhere in almost every store. Walgreens, Publix, Winn Dixie are some of the stores that sell them. Why install them at the postal stations and have people breaking into them? You do go to the stores, I'm sure. Pick them up when you go to buy your alcohol

Originally Posted by banjobob

No, not a needed service. Just another opportunity for petty thieves.

Originally Posted by Normal

Nah, the machine wouldn’t be pleasingly aesthetic, and would be a rusted eyesore in 10 years.

Originally Posted by rochellepfaff

They used to sell stamps at the ATMs at the postal stations. That stopped about 10 year ago.

Originally Posted by coconutmama

So true. Probably rusted in even 5 years & not maintained

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Cost? We have what, close to a hundred postal stations now? That’s a lot of vending machines. A roll of stamps lasts me more than a year. The machines would never pay for themselves. The Postal Service loses enough money as it is. Why add to it?

Originally Posted by njbchbum

Get our stamps by the roll. Why tempt vandalism with exterior machines with cash in them?

Originally Posted by villagetinker

I would go for getting from the contract worker, IF THEY HAVE THE TIME, but I do not see any advantage to having machines at the postal stations. There are many places to get stamps, all of the food stores, probably most of the gas stations.

Originally Posted by Smalley

It's easy to buy stamps at supermarket, post office, by mail. The cost and effort to put machines at every postal station in TV is NOT justified.

Originally Posted by 427dave

We use to be able to buy stamps from the ATM machines at all postal stations. When they stopped doing that I ask the bank why? They just said the stamps would not longer fit in the ATM they were the wrong size. They said I can buy them at the bank drive up window.

Originally Posted by DonnaNi4os

I believe you can still purchase postage stamps at an ATM using your debit card. Also they are available at Publix and most supermarkets.

Since some posters think it's too hard to read the whole thread before posting, here is the summary: Stamps used to be sold at the postal station atm's. It was stopped a while back.