Are Postage Meters for You?

Stamps.com lets you print postage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.. It's the easiest, most convenient way to manage your mailing needs.  All it takes is a PC and a Postage Meter to print USPS-approved postage for envelopes, packages, and even Priority Mail right from home or office. You may never have to go to the Post Office again.

Why should you use postage meters

Postage meters are economical. Once you amortize the business cost of the postage meters' purchase or lease, postage meters can save you money by assuring you can use the exact metered postage 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 postage handy.

Postage meters are professional. Mail and packages bearing postage from meters look like products arriving from substantial businesses, a particular advantage for home-based businesses. Some meters also allow you to add a company logo or message in addition to the normal postal information.

Stamps.com lets you print postage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week..

Postage meters also eliminate some of the handling that can damage mail. Mail and packages bearing postage from meters, which already bears 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 postal service.

Postage meters have been around for a long time. In the United States, the first postage meters were demonstrated by Arthur Pitney, who went into business with Walter Bowes to manufacture postage meters in the 1920s. The fist postage meters were mechanical, with wheels and dials on the meters for setting the amount of the postage. Later, electronic postage meters, which automated many of postage meters' systems, were developed.

Today, many postage meters have built-in modems that allow you to download additional postage for the meters directly from the U.S. Postal Service. In fact, the Postal Service doesn't even refill postage meters at the Post Office any more.

Choosing among the many different levels of sophistication in postage meters today is a matter of convenience, volume and price. Suppliers of postage meters will be glad to help you analyze the features of different postage meters and choose the one that's right for you.