Does anyone else use stamps.com? I love it. It makes it easy for billing back postage to clients, I don't have to stand in line at the post office. It's great.

Today I was looking at some ways to cut back on my budget and thought I'd cut this out. I didn't want to but it was $16 a month and I talked myself in to it. Well, when I called I found out they have a basic plan that is 1/2 that price with almost all the same features. The only thing I can't do is print hidden postage (I never did that) and I can only buy $25 of postage at a time (that's fine). There might have been something else but I can't remember because it didn't affect me. I save $8 a month not standing in line at the post office and on the savings from printing actual postage as opposed to the wasted postage I was doing because of not having exact when it's over the $0.42.

Anyway, I never knew they had a basic plan and I'm sure they won't appreciate me telling others to cut back on their plan but hey $8 is four iced mochas!

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I just got a promotional offer in the mail from them and it looks like if I give them a try they'll give me a bunch of goodies, like a digital scale and some free postage. I'll have to look in to.

I think it would be good for a specific client of mine that I just designed a postcard for. Next time I'll suggest to her that I can do the labeling and mailing for her as well.

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I use stamps.com for my client. They pay for it and send me supplies. I do not have to weigh anything. Everything I send is first class 42 cents. Its a great system and keeps me from having to go to post office or be reimbursed for postage.

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Well, the guy was wrong, there is something else that actually does affect me. With the cheaper rate you can't designate who the postage is printed for. I used to print reports monthly of my postage usage to bill back to clients. I can't do that any more. Luckily, I pretty much only mail stuff for one client so I can figure it out myself but just wanted to let you know that the cheaper plan loses that function.

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I have always preferred using stamps.com since it keeps a log for me of every mailing that I do.

Also, if you call and talk to them (maybe when you downgrade your plan) they will sometimes send you some freebies (extra netstamps, etc).

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I'll check it out...thank you!

I actually don't mind going to the PO because I get to check my PO Box. But if I ever do a mailing, I'll make sure to remember this service. I do order stamps by mail and I do calculate and print postage labels online for packages but never in large quantity.

Thanks a bunch!

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I used them on a trial basis. After a month free, I decided that I just couldn't justify the monthly fee when I could just use USPS.com and print and buy postage. I do still use their free scale they gave me. If nothing else, use the trial. I ended up getting two free months because I called to cancel, and they gave me another month free.=) Also was given $10 free postage just for trying their service. Nice.

I'm lucky that I live in such a small town that my post office is only 4 blocks away and I think the most people I've ever seen in there at one time is 4 and that was during Christmas. It would be hard for me to pay extra for postage...I'm such a cheapskate...LOL.

Dawn

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