Digital Postal Scales save Time and Money

Digital postal scales can increase the efficiency of your office or home business, saving time and money on repetitive mailing tasks. The high accuracy of the new digital scales helps ensure you never overpay on postage, reducing your office expenses while saving valuable time at the post office. There are two primary types of postal scales: manual and digital.

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A manual postal scale uses a high-tension spring to weigh your parcels or letters. After the reading is taken, you will then have to check the postage tables to obtain current prices and determine exactly how much postage you should use. Manual scales are inexpensive compared to digital models, but consume much more time and are prone to occasional mechanical fluctuations or human error.

Even though they may cost more initially, digital postal scales can save thousands in the long-run, as well as saving the headaches of looking up postage rates and trying to remember recent changes. If you are serious about your business, digital scales are definitely the way to go.

Compared to the old manual models, digital postal scales are many times more accurate. Even better, digital scales are shipped from the factory preprogrammed with updated postage rate information, so there's no need to waste time trying to "do the math" yourself. And when postage rates change--as they often do--you can insert the new rates into the program once and you're done.  More elaborate models even allow the possibility to connecting online to download any updated postage rate and fees information directly from the USPS. How's that for convenient?

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When shopping for a new digital postage scale, it's important to keep a few things in mind. First, if you often mail oversized packages, you will need to use a postal scale with a weighing platform big enough to accommodate your packages. Also be sure to check the weight capacity of the scale. If you are using the digital scale mostly for envelopes, a small weight capacity (under 2 lbs) should be just fine. But for shipping larger parcels, it's critical to buy a scale with a higher weight capacity. There is nothing worse than spending money on a flashy new digital postal scale, only to find you can't use it for half of your outgoing packages! Remember, check the weight capacity first.

Postage rate "comparison" is another important feature you may need in a digital scale. Rate comparison will automatically show you different rates for your package according to your chosen delivery method. For example, you can compare at a glance the cost of mailing your package to Hawaii via First Class, Priority Mail, and Regular Parcel Post. If you often ship with other services, you should consider purchasing a high-end scale that will display shipping rates for FedEx and UPS, as well as USPS. The extra expense may be worth it if you commonly use these services.

Consider the shipping methods your office currently uses in making a decision on features and extra options. But also, don't forget to look into the future and consider how your office shipping needs might change over the next few years. Digital postage scales are not an everyday purchase, so it's important to get a scale your company can grow with. As a general rule, it's better to purchase a digital postage scale with more features than you actually need right now, to allow your business to "grow into it."