"It doesn't seem like much but when you think about sending a hundred or more cards, then you can appreciate how much a difference in price makes." Sound familiar?
And as I said:
I could understand if you were posting out a few hundred, then that .50 would make a big difference, but one card? Jesus.
Instead of whinging and stating I hadn't read your post when I had, I suggest reading carefully. I'm aware I repeated your statement. It's to point out the absurdity. Of course more over X will cost more than just X. You're comparing the USPS to the Japanese postal system. It's akin to me comparing the Royal Mail rates to the US Postal Service. Shockingly, it costs $1.31 to send a letter from the UK to the US, and it costs $1.15 to send a letter to the UK. The Royal Mail is a publicly traded company but that doesn't stop nearly every Briton I know from several other websites that moan about the limited efficiency. Furthermore, companies such as FedEx or UPS are publicly traded and their service quality varies greatly between regions. My USPS delivered mail arrived promptly before 12 PM every day and has for more than 10 years.
So yes, moaning over a few extra cents on something you do once a year is ridiculous. If you sent out 100 cards, provided 100 people could stand you, it would set you back $35. Hardly a large chunk of change to spend once a year. If you find this post as rude as the last one, I simply don't care enough to be nice to someone who's making a huge stink over nothing. People here gladly hand over $10 a month to a Netflix sub, over $2,000 for a laptop they'll use for 2 years before getting another one, thousands for a "Pro" workstation, and they'll spend $35 on a good bottle of wine or two very good beers.