Newsflash: US Postal Service Makes Life-Changing Decision

Today while visiting the local post office, I noticed the disappearance of a certain US Postal Service staple:



That's right. The stamp vending machine...gone.

I was informed by the teller that the vending machine is now a distant memory, replaced by the grueling task of standing in line. According to Postalreporter.com (not a site I find myself visiting often), the initiative to phase out stamp machines began in 2007, and by 2010, all 23,000 units will be phased out. This is all due to cost of maintenance, scarcity of replacement parts and dissatisfaction from people who receive handfuls of Sacajawea dollar coins with their purchases.

It's a sad day for USPS technology, but perhaps someday, an invention will come along that will shape the way customers buy stamps once again...