Convenient. With postage meters you no longer have to run to the post office to buy stamps. Combined with scales, they also eliminate those trips to find out how much you need for packages and outsize letters.
Economical. Once you amortize the business cost of the meters’ purchase or lease, they can save you money by assuring you can use the exact metered amount you need. Just think of how many times you have used stamps that add up to more than you really need just because you didn’t have the exact amount handy.
Professional. Mail and packages bearing postage from meters look like products arriving from substantial businesses, a particular advantage for home-based businesses. Some also allow you to add a company logo or message in addition to the normal information.
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These also eliminate some of the handling that can damage mail. Mail and packages bearing postage from meters, which already bear the date, location and amount, do not need to be processed through the cancellation equipment of various post offices, thus lessening the chances of your letters or packages being mishandled or damaged. Any time you can eliminate steps, you streamline the overall process. That’s true in many facets of business, and it’s equally true of the postal service.
They have been around for a long time. In the United States, the first were demonstrated by Arthur Pitney, who went into business with Walter Bowes to manufacture them in the 1920s. The first versions were mechanical, with wheels and dials on for setting the amount. Later, electronic models, which automated many of the systems, were developed.
Today, many have built-in modems that allow you to download additional postage directly from the USPS. In fact, they don’t even refill these at the there any more.
Choosing among the many different levels of sophistication today is a matter of convenience, volume and price. Suppliers of postage meters will be glad to help you analyze the features of different models and choose the one that’s right for you.
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