Surely everybody just dreads going to the post office to buy postage stamps. It’s one thing if you have to go there anyway to mail a package, but the post office is the last place I would go just to buy postage stamps. The lines at the post office are usually very long and you can expect to spend an hour or more just standing in line many times. Not many people have the spare time to wait in line like that. It’s only convenient if you are there for other reasons and happen to need to buy postage stamps anyway.
There are many other options as opposed to standing in line at the post office. Probably the most convenient way to buy postage stamps is by ordering them online. You can go to the USPS website and order them to be delivered right to your door. You’ll be able to select from a variety of options and use your credit card for a secure transaction. This allows you to purchase them without even having to leave the house but it does take a few days for them to be delivered. There is a one dollar transaction fee to buy postage stamps online but it’s much better than waiting in line at the post office.
Many people buy postage stamps at the check-out counter when they go grocery shopping. This is probably one of the most convenient ways to buy postage stamps since you almost always need to go grocery shopping at some point. Sometimes you have to go to the customer service desk rather than being able to purchase them from the cashier lines. And there is often a small fee when you buy postage stamps from the grocery store. Usually the fee is only fifty cents to a dollar though.
Many malls offer Philatelic centers which allow you to buy postage stamps while you’re window shopping. These centers offer many mail related services such as passports and are much faster than waiting in line at the post office. These are really only convenient if you are already in the mall though. Many people are also using websites such as stamps.com to buy postage stamps. I believe you have to sign up for a free trial which allows you to print them out on your computer. Some have even found ways to make their own stamps online.
Another option is to pick up a form from the post office that you fill out and leave in your mailbox. The mail carrier will pick it up and fulfill the order for you. This may be a convenient way to buy postage stamps as well, except that you would still need to pick up the form from the post office. In summary, there are many different places you can go to buy postage stamps. The quickest and easiest way is probably to order them online and have them delivered to your home or office as long as you don’t mind paying the extra dollar to purchase them online. Many times you’ll spend more than a dollar’s worth of gas driving to the post office anyway.