Tips for Saving Money on Office Supplies | ABC article directory
Many of todays businesses and home offices are in the market for buying a wide range of products to furnish and make use of every day. No matter which type of facility you are working in, a large open space office surrounded by colleagues or a cosy there are huge savings to be made by shopping around and seeking out the best discounts and offers available. Here are some tips for saving money on office supplies both short term and long term: That doesn't mean however that anyone should pay over the odds for office furniture but it does mean that considering buying larger items in bulk will help you gain discounts on quality furniture that is considered quite expensive but helps avoid injury in the future - no business likes the amount of man hours that are lost from accidents, injuries (repetitive strain injury and others) and sick days. As well as offering discount on bulk buys, many companies might be able to offer free shipping too in order to get your business. Whether you are furnishing a board room or dining area to cater for teams of colleagues, or indeed if you are decking out a new garden office you should be able to find a company that has free shipping for orders over a certain value. It makes sense to think that your delivery will cost £20 because its £5 under a £300 threshold, have a think about other products that you will always use such as printer paper, pens and other small stationery - it soon adds up and may mean the difference between losing twenty quid or spending it on items you will always use.
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Does the post office give free boxes for shipping?
Mar 19, 2008 by Thomas B | Posted in Other - Business & Finance
Like lets say you want to ship something to a person that they bought off ebay. Before you do this, can you go to the post office and get boxes? Lets say they send you a money order, do you go and cash the money order, and then go and buy a postage stamp for the box or what?
Also how can I send my box back to the seller? She doesnt answer her e-mails. She accepts refunds if it isnt working, and my product isnt working, so can I just put a note inside the box, and tape it back up, and put it out in the mail? Or do I have to pay to reship it?
The post office doesn't offer free boxes. Although if you somehow need tape when you mail out your boxes, and you happen to meet a nice person at the counter, sometimes they give you tape.
As for sending your product back to the seller...if the seller isn't answering her e-mails, you may have been cheated. Usually the seller should be communicating with you if you want a refund...if you send back the product with a note, I highly doubt you'll get a refund back.
If you do hear back from the seller, unless the box is re-usable, I'd recommend getting a new box. As for the shipping fee, you will have to work it out with the seller...if the seller requests that you pay to ship it back for a refund, then you will have no choice but to do so.
gizmogurlie | Mar 19, 2008
You have to purchase those boxes from the Post Office, and they aren't exactly cheap.
Ed in WV | Mar 19, 2008
yeah u are going to have to pay to ship it back to her. thats the one thing that sucks about buying off of ebay. u can order free boxes from ups.com but mailing them u have to pay for whatever the postage is.
jkgilbo | Mar 19, 2008
If she sends you a postal money order, then you can cash it at the post office. The post office has some free boxes, but not many. You can only use them with priority or express mail, not regular first class mail.
frnchfries2000 | Mar 19, 2008
Ebay shipping question?
Sep 23, 2008 by JT | Posted in Other - Local Businesses
How do sellers on Ebay offer free shipping? I have a variety of skincare and cosmetic products I am hoping to sell. I have seen similar items for sale with offers of free shipping. Surely the post office and UPS don't let you send stuff for free, so how can you offer free shipping without losing money from your sale?
Some people just pay for the postage themselves and dont charge as an added incentive to buyers, basically you put whatever the postage is going to cost you to post, I hate people that try and make money off the postage aswell. Some people can send things cheaper because there is a slight discount for businesses so maybe go down to the post office and inquire and they should be able to help you.
kay_laris | Sep 23, 2008
Buyer beware of free trials on the internet!!!?
Jan 23, 2009 by Rivera | Posted in Diet & Fitness
I recently ran across free trials for skin care products on the internet(1.yourownperfectface.com, 2.AminoGenesis.com)and thought I would give them a try. I have sensitive skin and so the ability to try a product before ordering it was what I was looking at. Before I had gone to those sites had I gone to bestdeals.com and I felt that after reading the reviews that I was informed> Ha, I must warn all of you to beware. As I found out the hard way: bestdeals.com does not represent anything independent. And ordering the free trials gave the following results:
a)yourownperfectface.com charged me 4.95 for s+h. Nowhere on the form to be filled out did it state that I also was signing up for something called debteater.com which charges 60 or so dollars a month. That I found out in the e-mail they sent me--"Thank you for registering with..." instead of confirming the order made me suspicious that something wasn't right, but I decided to wait another day, some companies send a confirmation when they ship the product. Of course, no e-mail to confirm, my account was charged, and of course, no free trial!!!
2.AminoGenesis: I ordered their free trial and actually got a confirmation e-mail---and was told in that e-mail that I would receive a 30 day supply of their product each month for 49.95 plus s+h. I called the bank, disputed and reported those companies to their fraud department. Why would I sign up with a website called debteater if I don't have any debt? And why would I order merchandise on a monthly basis if I don't know yet if I tolerate their product? I ordered free trials and was ripped off. I've heard now that there are a few websites offering Acai Berry pills to lose weight do the same thing. Beware guys, this is the worst rip off there is. Not only do they trick you into something you don't want, they SELL your credit/debit card information to a third party which is consumer fraud of the worst kind.
My bank told me that they would dispute and that they would block the merchants from trying to charge my account--but I think I'll go the entire way and close that account because that's my checking account. I'll also send a complaint to the AG's office.
I'm not really asking a question here, but I would like to warn people. This "instant face surgery without a surgery" even runs informercials on television---So please be careful. Anyone of you guys experienced anything like that in the past?
I'm very wary about ordering anything on the internet unless it is a company that has been in long standing for at least 10 years and are listed with the Better Business Bureau and products have the NSF purity standards as well as no parabens in the skin care line known to increase cancer risks by intensifying UV Rays from the sun.
I sell skin care and I do a home mini spa and give away samples to people in person, because I don't know if they would like it without trying it first. People buy from a trusted brand that they feel they know through advertisements or they buy from a trusted friend through word of mouth.
If you take on a loner position to try to make the world bend your way, chances are you get ripped off. But, if you save your money for an appointment with a professional skin care consultant or spa or dermatologist, they usually tailor products to your skin type.
