Hey guys!
I just started to do mailings to my favorite vendors/clients. This is my first one and there has got to be a better way than to lick 100 stamps!
I know there is like some sorta ink stamp or watermark or something out there you buy?
Also do you put your return address on yours?
Any advice?
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If it's something you plan on doing mailings on a regular basis, you might want to get a Pitney Bowes machine. That will save you a ton of time. You can get them at staples, but they are an investment...
you can purchase a prepaid barcode (the proper name has escaped me) from USPS for the ammount of mailing you plan on doing, that will be printed on your postcards
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you can purchase a prepaid barcode (the proper name has escaped me) from USPS for the ammount of mailing you plan on doing, that will be printed on your postcards
It's called an endica (sp) for bulk mailings. There is a $150 app fee that has to be renewed each year. To benifit from an endica you have to mail out a minimum of 200 pieces. There is a whole bunch of rules and reg on how to use it.
I have one and if you do a lot of direct mailings it is well worth it.
This is something you can easily outsource...there are companies that will do mailings for you. I can't think of any right now...but when I was in marketing at Enterprise we used to outsource our passive mailings each month...
BTW -- why didn't you get the adhesive stamps???? You need rest girl!
BTW -- why didn't you get the adhesive stamps???? You need rest girl!
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It's called an endica (sp) for bulk mailings. There is a $150 app fee that has to be renewed each year. To benifit from an endica you have to mail out a minimum of 200 pieces. There is a whole bunch of rules and reg on how to use it.
I have one and if you do a lot of direct mailings it is well worth it.
I have one and if you do a lot of direct mailings it is well worth it.
That's what I was thinking about! Where do you get one and do you have to do 200 pieces a year to benifit? I can do that! How much per piece? Anymore info?
And yeah, I meant non-lick stamps dan!!!
I heard something about people being way more likely to open a peice of mail with a stamp on it rather than a presorted junk mail type thing.
Of course we're in a more personal business where we assume our mail will be opened because of the nature of it but I just thought I should throw that out there
Of course we're in a more personal business where we assume our mail will be opened because of the nature of it but I just thought I should throw that out there
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I heard something about people being way more likely to open a peice of mail with a stamp on it rather than a presorted junk mail type thing.
Of course we're in a more personal business where we assume our mail will be opened because of the nature of it but I just thought I should throw that out there
Of course we're in a more personal business where we assume our mail will be opened because of the nature of it but I just thought I should throw that out there
I have to say, I went out and got 100 plus stamps and it looks really nice. Looks a little bit more personalized. It only took 5-10 mins to put on 100+ stamps.
You have to go to your post office - or a least a main branch. For instance, my post office is near me but I have to go down-town to do bulk mailings. That is also where you have to apply for the edica and pay the fee.
Just a correct, you have to mail 200 pieces PER MAILING to use the endica. I normally use it for postcard stuff - not so much envelope mailings.
Just a correct, you have to mail 200 pieces PER MAILING to use the endica. I normally use it for postcard stuff - not so much envelope mailings.
yet another example of a personalized touch making all the difference as opposed to a generalized outsourcing option.
good choice ali!
good choice ali!
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You have to go to your post office - or a least a main branch. For instance, my post office is near me but I have to go down-town to do bulk mailings. That is also where you have to apply for the edica and pay the fee.
Just a correct, you have to mail 200 pieces PER MAILING to use the endica. I normally use it for postcard stuff - not so much envelope mailings.
Just a correct, you have to mail 200 pieces PER MAILING to use the endica. I normally use it for postcard stuff - not so much envelope mailings.
Yeah, I don't think I have that much yet. I think my list is right under 200. That's both NY and STL.
~Alisha
Don't they have roller things that basically pull the adhesive off the stamps for you and put them on there - maybe it's more like the packing tape holders, but it seems there should be a quick way to put even stamps on things.
With Stamps.com you can print on laser stamp sheets.
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