Convience Charge Thats 9 Cents Per Stamp At Atm?

my husband just went to the bank and while he was at the atm machine he purchased 18 stamps for $19.08 thats 53 cents per stamp he realized it when he got home so he looked it up to as why when its only 44 cents a stamp they said there is a convience charge thats 9 cents per stamp to get them at an atm and the stamps he got look exactly like the stamps he already had they have no amount on them they are the forever with bell on it can somebody please tell me if he got the wrong stamps siunce no price on them I cant tell thanks

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He must have purchased 2 sheets to pay $19.08 to equal $0.53 per stamp.

I know that my bank offers stamps via the ATM. I think they were $8.50 total so the surcharge would be $0.936 or $0.94 ($0.0522 x 18) with the face value of $7.56 ($0.42 x 18). The bank rounds up for even dollar amounts to debit the cardusers account. They are Liberty Bell Forever Stamps using the vending machine sheet of 18. I've never purchased them because I'm always going to the PO and I dislike using Forever stamps if possible.

oooops my mistake he did get 2 sheets but still its over 6 cents more per stamp to buy them this way and its not posted the price difference what is a forever stamp? cause it looks the same as the last 42cent stamp

A Forever stamp is can be used anytime in the future regardless of what the cost for a First Class stamp increases too. For example: You buy a sheet of Forevers last year for $0.42 per stamp and with the rate change today they are worth $0.44 per stamp and so on and so forth.

The service fee or surcharge you are paying it to cover the banks costs for being licensed to sell postage stamps and the ATM maintenance required to do so. The sheets can really gum up the works when misloaded and the catch very easily in the dispenser belt.

so it is wise to buy forever stamps and 30 years down the road when stamps are $5.00 you can use them then?

Sure...if there is any mail and a post office to deliver it then.

30 years? I guess I could will them to my grandkids!

Maybe they'll become collective because they'll be the downfall of future stamp issues. ie. the last stamp issued. LOL Just kidding.

Well! I guess in the future all mail will be junk mail, since all the newspapers will be gone or on-line. Coupons are best used when inhand.

The ATM charge is no surprise, but seems that .09 seems to high!

It would be nice if they print out different designs for the forever stamp..not just one design

If the PO is having such a bad time finacially, why would they even do this and "lose" money?

ETA: I mean issue the forever stamps.