Save Money When You Print Postage Online
Richard Palmer
Dymo, the company that makes those lovely label printers, has teamed up with Endicia to allow us all to print postage online from our PC's. This frees us from the need to stand in line at the local Post Office and offers the convenience of stamps on demand.
One would think that to print postage online, all you would need is a computer, an internet connection, a Dymo printer, and a subscription to purchase postage from the Endicia website. Actually, that is in fact all you need - but there is one small detail that isn't explained in the literature that comes with your printer nor on the Endicia website.
I purchased a Dymo Twin Turbo label printer and subscribed to the Endicia web site so I could purchase postage. Quick, easy, I was up and running in absolutely not time. I was relishing the fact that I no longer had to stand in line at my local Post Office to do my usual business and that I could do it all from my desk. Anyone who has spent a moment at the Post Office during the holidays can relate.
I was very pleased until I ran out of blank media. The stamps that come with your Dymo printer consist of a roll of blank postage stamps - 200 stamps on the roll. When I went to re-order, I found I would have to pay $20.49 for a roll of 200 blank stamps. That's over $.10 per stamp. That adds 25% to the cost of mailing a letter!!! Unbelievable. It's a blank stamp for goodness sakes. Surely it can be had for less than ten cents apiece.
So dig around on the web I did. I looked everywhere. There were absolutely zero options for blank media. I tried a few different kind of labels to no avail. They had to be this specific design, size, shape and color. Your only option is to give up a $20 bill every time you need some stamps - on top of what you're paying for the postage.
As I made additional purchases, the price just kept eating at me. I don't mind paying for things but I hate feeling like I'm getting hammered. How much can it possibly cost to make a single blank label? So, frugal businessman that I am, I researched alternatives. I surmised that I had to invest in the manufacture of a dye that I could take to a manufacturer that could duplicate these blank stamps to exacting standards.
After investing in the dye and manufacturing process to meet my own ends, I decided to share my savings with the rest of the world who I'm sure was having the same frustration as myself. With manufacturing costs, packaging, and offering free shipping, I can still sell these for less than 1/3 the cost that I had been paying.
We offer 33% more stamps (300 per roll to their 200 per roll) for 50% less money ($10 per roll from us vs $20 per roll from them). So, it's a no-brainer. More product, less money, what could be sweeter.
So if you want to print postage online, know that people are out there always searching for a better, less expensive way to meet those ends. The savings are always passed along to the consumer as that's the American Way.
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