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Yes in Switzerland there was a -50% discount. We paid 2,500€ instead of 5,000 for 4 persons for 7 nights. When we were delegates in Switzerland we thought we would spend way more than we actually did.

Thank you! I will ask the elder!

These are not fake stamps..The elder leading FS yesterday for letter writing explained what I related here to the group. I don't know personally the original brother who bought the large amount of forever stamps from the post office..but it is legit, and many in our zoom group buy them.

Yes - several brothers here are using it on Android - usually on a tablet. We have had 0 glitches over a good 2-3 months. No data loss at all.

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Any feedback from Android users?

Any testing done on Android? Also can it handle the mix of Apple and Android users ? Tyia

2, give or take 2, minus the "take"

How many Rhode Islands is that?

What does this teach me about Jehovah: Jehovah created us to be social creatures. We benefit when we seek the counsel of mature ones, in accordance with our nature. Even Jesus sought counsel and acknowledged he had limitations in knowledge.

Firstly by always factoring in postage costs when gift buying. Secondly by being familiar with the postage sizes and prices. Thirdly for anything more than a standard letter, but the postage via the official Royal Mail website to benefit from slightly cheaper 'online' prices Fourthly for those standard letters by buying 'Forever'-style stamps before prices go up (and ideally as long ago as possible! lol) For the Royal Mail in the UK the standard postage costs depends on both the size and the weight. Obviously adding additional services - such as quicker speed, tracking, and signatures - cost more, but the foundation of those costs is the size and the weight of the package. Here in the UK, generally the cheapest way to send a 'package' is by sending it as a 'large letter' .... I've bought cheap light-weight cardboard posting boxes that are purpose designed to fit the dimensions of a 'large letter' (approx 1 inch thick, 14 inches long, and 10 inches width) and therefore allow me to pack the gift/s cost efficiently Below are prices if stamps are bought 'over-the-counter':

Is that a large boulder the size of a small boulder or a small boulder the size of a large boulder? 🤔🤣

FWIW if they are current/recent US Forever stamps, and the sister is not subsidising the cost, then I understand that, at those prices, they will be counterfeit / fake. This has been discussed here, it is not unknown. I believe we also had a letter warning us about counterfeit stamps from the Governing Body during Covid. https://jwtalk.net/topic/57680-bogus-postage-stamps-united-states https://jwtalk.net/topic/50821-fraudulent-stamps/ https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/counterfeit-postage

But ... but ... how much chocalate is that measured in boulders .... ?

Yep! Without reduced rates provided by a company (like eBay or WhatNot), you can expect at least $8 per package. That has been my experience...

Brother Neil..I don't know if you could use stamps for your packages, or give the shipper the stamps to pay for the postage, but there are people who buy a huge amount of stamps from the United States Post Office at a significant discount and then sell those stamps to others at a discount making a small profit. In our congregation here in Florida a pioneer sister provjdes 100 stamps at a cost of $18! Those who write letters for the territory buy stamps from her and since she is homebound and a pioneer she benefits and the friends benefit!

HI David, This comment was recently posted on the other forum:

Bro. Neil, this is everywhere. No matter how small the package you pay a steep fee. The house always wins.

Hi Everyone, This past week I sent several small gifts to other states here in the U.S for my friends. 1 package was fairly small, about the size of a mini tablet but did not weigh much at all. However the post office charged me around $9 which surprised me! I was expecting to be charged maybe $3-4 Another package I sent was in a flat but larger soft package. The package had only 2 medium T-shirts that were very light in weight. But the post office charged me around $16 I was very disappointed. But I paid the amount so that my friends could receive the gifts. But are these prices normal for shipping items? I have little experience in recent years mailing packages. If prices are this high for shipping where you live, have you find ways to reduce the costs? I would appreciate any advice, thanks! I just was not expecting to pay this much for shipping small items.

Is there also a discount for the Hotels for the convention days?

An average fully grown male "chocolate colored" American Bison is 1,800 lbs. I think this chocolate thing has supernatural bulking abilities.

Which country? only the convention 6/7 days or do you plan longer trip? The Comitee gives a list of 3/4 star hotels and sometimes a small discount (~10%) for selected airlines

I owned a 1978 Mazda 323, or GLC (Great Little Car) for those in the Northern Americas, which it weighed around 880kgs, which is nearly Dusty's weight by under 4 pounds. I thought Dusty resembled a GLC - Great Lover of Chocolate.

I just love the way that's serving Jehovah transforms us into beautiful people. I mean that figuratively of course. But in the case that I want to talk about at the moment it's a literal meaning. A rather rough looking woman started studying with a sister shortly after I arrived here at my new kingdom hall, her hair was not only unkept but was choppy looking. Her skin was deeply wrinkled and kind of gray and her teeth looked funny. But she was studying faithfully and was coming to every meeting. She got baptized at our last circuit assembly which was oh I don't know four or five months ago, you should see her now. Her hair has grown out and is styled not in a fancy way but in a more organized delicate fashion. Her face has lost that ashen look and someone has helped her to apply a delicate amount of makeup. Her clothing now is beautiful, clean and modest. Tonight at the meeting I just marveled at the complete transformation of this woman since getting baptized. This is what serving jehovah does for us, we just look different. Better. Away from the hate of the world. The stress that satan system puts on us and the things this world says is normal will break a person down. She no longer has those influences but has us as her new family. And she's beautiful.