Be careful when buying stamps for your Christmas cards

[crazydiamond]

Yesterday I visited Girne port office to buy stamps for my Christmas cards. I weighed my cards beforehand I knew that I wanted 2.80TL stamps. I asked for the stamps and was given both 2TL and 80 kurus stamps. I stayed in the post office to affix the stamps and noticed that five of the 2TL stamps were different. The size and design was identical but they didn't say 2TL on them.

i went back to the counter with them thinking it was a printing error and was told that these were reklam (adverts) and not to use them. OK, I said and returned to my licking and sticking. I then realised that I had enough 80 kurus stamps but was five 2TL stamps short, so had been charged for the "reklam" stamps.

I went back to the counter, but the cashier had disappeared into the office. That's a coincidence I thought! I waited patiently but she didn't return, so I asked someone to fetch her. I told her I needed another five 2TL stamps and was really hoping that she would make my day and ask for 10TL so I could give her my best Cyrpus shrug and get rid of my pent up anger. She didn't bat an eyelid.

Please be careful as it is easy to stick these "reklam" stamps on your cards, especially if you are dealing with a lot of cards and you have sold them as proper stamps.