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   kuzen001@duke.edu to Terry Palmersheim   
   Re: Why Can't I Buy Any IRC's At The P.O   
   12 Jan 07 12:10:24   
   
   Terry Palmersheim  wrote:   
   > I've tried to buy IRC's (International Reply Coupons) at the local P.O.,   
   > even though they have them, they won't sell them! Their screen says: "Not   
      
   IRCs are a SORE subject for a lot of us, Terry.  I've been   
   able to buy them at one post office near me, pretty regularly,   
   but it's routine to ask for them and be told:   
      
   1. "We don't carry them."  (You did a few weeks ago.)   
      
   2. "I've never heard of them."   
      
   3. "Those have been discontinued."   
      
   4. "What the heck is an IRC?"   
      
   We Americans are fairly lucky, in that "green stamps" are   
   acceptable and useful for a lot of foreign hams.   
      
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