re: ". .. ...any way I checked them out on their web and a small parcel went from 88c to $1.08 first ounce." Huh? That might be for a Flat, not a Parcel.

My page is a fast way to know how many 44-cent and 20-cent stamps to put on small parcels. Good idea to bookmark or print my page. (The post office sells rolls (coils) of 100 $0.44 and $0.20 stamps.) Click it:
http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/USPostageApril2011.htm

http://www.antiquegamblingchips.com/aa/USParcelChart.jpg

Robert