How do you save on stamps???

[BC Gal]

I just added up what I have spent on stamps in the past year trading coupons. It's around $100.00 Any suggestions on how to save money on stamps?

[Poirot]

I just added up what I have spent on stamps in the past year trading coupons. It's around $100.00 Any suggestions on how to save money on stamps?

Rexall Drugs sometimes has 5% stamps and Shoppers Drug Mart a week near Christmas 10% off stamps.

[sweetnlow30]

I think I have been spending about $10 a month on stamps for trains and heavy envies. It does add up but I figured I will save more than that with coupons so it is worth it. I wish there were a good way to save though. Trading for stamps is ok but I always prefer coupons so I will save more than just the cost of a few stamps

[BC Gal]

Thanks for the replies. I did get two books last winter at SDM for 10% off - should have gotten a lot more.

For sure I have saved a whole lot more $$$ from trading coupons than I spent on stamps. I certainly wouldn't stop trading just to save that cost, and have traded for stamps, but agree, getting coupons is better and more useful. Lol, guess I shouldn't have figured out what I have spent in stamps (multiplied trades by .68 - the cost of a stamp here).

[sunny3]

Price them at Costco if you can- I think it is a deal but I forget.

[momgoneawol]

Costo has the 100 roll but I think it was only 2 or 3 dollar savings. Figured if I did the rexall ones at 10% off it was a better deal.

[katie333]

If my friends/family ask what I want as gifts (particularly if we are going a draw names type exchange), I say books of stamps. I also collect stamps very casually, and stamp dealers will often sell older Canadian stamps for less than face value and/or won't charge the tax on them. The only drawback is that you have to use a bunch of them to add up to the current value and they depreciate unlike the current P stamps.

[macw1960]

I like to collect stamps just for fun so I am always looking at my envelopes. If a stamp is not canceled then I will soak it off and glue it on an envelope for free postage.

[krysta lynne]

I like to collect stamps just for fun so I am always looking at my envelopes. If a stamp is not canceled then I will soak it off and glue it on an envelope for free postage.

that's certainly one way to save...

[TrueNorthTreasures]

I like to collect stamps just for fun so I am always looking at my envelopes. If a stamp is not canceled then I will soak it off and glue it on an envelope for free postage.

I do this, too - soak off the stamps that haven't been canceled, let them dry flat on paper towel, and then glue them on a new letter. When you're on the lookout for it, it's amazing how many stamps you can accumulate this way in a year.

[margaret_ims]

I managed to collect a whole lot of stamps by trading for them. but I ususally trade inserts for stamps. The inserts are easy to get and I usually only ask 1 or 2 stamps per insert plus a stamp to cover the postage, but it added up fast for me and there is always people looking to get inserts if they missed them or don't get them.

[kerrylj]

Some of the RCSS sell books of stamps so you can get them when they have a tax free day for a 13% discount.

[sweetnlow30]

I like to collect stamps just for fun so I am always looking at my envelopes. If a stamp is not canceled then I will soak it off and glue it on an envelope for free postage.

How can you tell they haven't been canceled? I never thought of doing that before because I assumed they had some way of marking them that only appeared to their sensors LOL

[BC Gal]

How can you tell they haven't been canceled? I never thought of doing that before because I assumed they had some way of marking them that only appeared to their sensors LOL

I think it`s just the black marks the machine makes across the stamp. I reuse the unmarked stamps, but don`t get too many of those.

@margaret_ims: I haven`t traded stamps for inserts recently. I forget not everyone gets the newspaper inserts.

@kerrylj: Thanks I never thought about tax free day at RCSS to get stamps. I take it they have stamps at customer service?

[kerrylj]

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I didn't think about it until the one day I was in Zehs and someone came to the cunstomer service desk when I was getting a raincheck and got stamps on a tax free day and he got them for the face value/no tax. I know I have seen the stamps at Superstore as well but check with your store to be sure.