Good morning. I'd like ten airmail stamps.

That's 50 cents a stamp. Anything else?

Yes, this letter needs to go by registered mail.

Where's it going?

To the New York State Department of Taxation.

You'll want to make sure that gets there on time!
Fill out this form and sign at the bottom.

Here you go.

OK, that's 29 cents for the stamp and $2.00 to send it by registered mail.
Is that it?

Not quite. The next thing on my list is a money order.

Let me fill out the order form.
Who is the addressee?

English Language Textbooks.

And the address?

125 Chamber Street, Santa Monica,
California 90401.

And the amount of the money order?

$15.75.

We charge $1.50 per money order, so that'll be $17.25 total.
Anything else on that list of yours?

One more thing. This letter is urgent.

If you send it express mail, it'll be $9.75 for the first 12 ounces.

Fine. It's only a letter;
it doesn't weigh much.

Fill out the form, and put the letter inside this express mail envelope.

Thanks. That's all.

Now, here's the bad news:
your total is $34.29!