Sticker shock: Locals react to increasing price of stamps

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – As of July 13 the USPS has raised the price of stamps to 78 cents. That’s a 5 cent increase from where they were previously. The Postal Service raised the price to keep financial stability.

But how many people know the price of a stamp? Some Western New Yorkers were surprised to find out.

“I think that they are getting to be too high,” one person tells WBEN. “I think it’s sad because not a lot of people are going to use the post office anymore…

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