LOL! i had a friend who worked at the post office, and she always said " people don't complain about spending $10 a gallon for water (the small bottled water,adds up) but they gripe about a couple cents for postage rates.!
at least the regular 1st class and flt rate didn't go up!
i got my free shipping material in the mail ,from the post office,yesterday. including the "letter size" flat rate envies, which i had never seen before!