Saturday, May 4, 2013

Stamps.com or Not?

Edit: Stuck with Pitney-Bowes. Other solution seem problematic.

We use a Pitney-Bowes postage meter and love everything but the cost. We love the ease of quickly running envelopes through the labelling printer.

Stamps.com is another option but we can not face printing envelopes on a standard printer. Maybe a Dymo label machine is the answer.

Here is an interesting article of a Stamps.com refugee seeking asylum at http://www.dymoendicia.com/ which sells postage without monthly contract fee.

$129.00 DYMO Label Writer 450 Twin Turbo label printer
   15.96 DYMO LabelWriter Postage Label, DYMO Stamps, 1-5/8" x 1-1/4", 200 per pack

0.0798 cents per stamp label

Reading reviews, I see restrictions and difficulties with the free account. Why not just buy stamp stock from Walmart and print from USPS.com with a laser?

Get a postage scale from Walmart

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