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Lockdown restrictions forcing Canadians not to see their loved ones in person this holiday season have led to a spike in the number of Christmas cards and gifts being mailed out, which has in turn resulted in a stamp shortage.
“We don’t have any (stamp) booklets left but we’re doing what we have to do,” joked one employee at the Pharmaprix pharmacy on St-Denis St. in Montreal’s Villeray district, which has started to cut strips of stamps off a roll in order to meet demand.
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MONTREAL So many Canadians are sending greeting cards to the loved ones they won t see in person over the holidays this year that buying stamps has become saga for some. We no longer have booklets, but we did what it takes, said an employee of a Pharmaprix located on Saint-Denis Street in Montreal s Villeray area. Rolls of permanent stamps were cut instead. A nearby Jean Coutu pharmacy by the Fabre metro station has also found a creative solution to meet the demand. I was asked, Do you mind if I give you Hanukkah stamps? said Laura Pelletier, a customer who has been sending her Christmas cards at that location for the past few days.