Posted by leeinla on 2/23/13 6:14pm
Msg #457352

What do to with expired stamps?

Is there a safe way to recycle old/expired stamps?

Reply by leeinla on 2/23/13 6:15pm
Msg #457353

What to do with expired stamps?...headache n/m

Reply by Marian_in_CA on 2/23/13 6:23pm
Msg #457354

You're supposed to "destroy" them. What I do is take a razor blade to the rubber one and slash them to bits and then pull it off. Then I toss the ink pad if I can and put the rest, the plastic stuff, in the recycle bin.

The embosser is trickier... that required a hammer.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 2/23/13 7:11pm
Msg #457361

In the past, I've always been able to peel off the rubber part on the top of the stamp, then cut it up with a good scissors. I've only had an embosser for one commission so far (my first) and I don't remember how I destroyed that. I probably used a hammer, too...

Reply by Lee/AR on 2/23/13 7:37pm
Msg #457365

Re: What do to with expired stamps? Recycle

Using a razor, carefully remove all but your name from the rubber stamp.
Cut up all removed printing and throw it out. All that should be left on the rubber stamp is just your name for completing those extremely tedious "print name" sections on docs. At least, that worked with an old address stamp I had.

Reply by Sha/CA on 2/23/13 7:52pm
Msg #457367

Great idea Lee. I'd put the rest of the rubber in shredder. n/m

Reply by janCA on 2/23/13 10:01pm
Msg #457392

Re: What do to with expired stamps? n/m

Reply by janCA on 2/23/13 10:09pm
Msg #457393

Sorry, on the the Droid. This is the time to take whatever frustrations you have in your life and b rid of them. Put that stamp on the garsge floor and start stomping hard, very, very hard.

Reply by JanetK_CA on 2/23/13 11:57pm
Msg #457406

LOL!! Great idea - and save it for right after EOM! :>) n/m

Reply by CopperheadVA on 2/24/13 6:17am
Msg #457413

I take one of those aim-n-flames and hold it up to the bottom of the stamp just long enough so it melts the information on the rubber. Then throw away. Do this outside!!!