I thought that the price of stamps was the price of stamps. Regardless of where you purchased them - the post office, the supermarket, some other retailer - they were just the price of stamps.
Apparently, I was incorrect.
I was desperate for a stamp and it was a Sunday, so I stopped at the local Rite Aid to purchase a book of stamps.
I have done this several times before so it caught me by surprise when I was told by the cashier that they sold them in packages of four and that there was, essentially, a service fee. I, basically, paid for six stamps, but only received four.
Since when is this a thing? Money-hungry, stamp-price hijackers!
