Years ago, we used the Pitney Bowes Personal Post office. For anyone still using Pitney Bowes I Highly recommend trying Stamps.com its features goes far beyond Pitney Bowes.
How does Stamps.com work?
Their free software connects via the internet to your Stamps.com Postage Account. When postage is printed, the postage amount is deducted from your account. (There is alow monthly fee to use the service, but if your business ships packages on a regular basis, its definatly worth it.
Input an address choose one from your address book.
You can import delivery addresses automatically from many popular address books and contact management software. You can add or edit addresses anytime.
Weigh your package using the free digital scale.
Currently, Stamps.com has a promotion that includes a free digital scale when you sign up. Use this to weigh your packages or envelopes, then just imput the weight
The exact postage is instantly calculated – Just and prints your shipping label.
Stamps.com will calculate and print the shipping label with the exact postage. It also gives you an estimate of the delivery time of all available USPS services. Stamps.com uses the USPS database to validate your delivery address to make sure that delivery is accurate. If you want, you can even send an email to the recipient to notify them that their package is on its way.
Send it off
Apply the shipping labeland hand the package to your Postal Carrier or drop it in any Post Office mailbox.
We have been using Stamps.com for over 8 years and it has really streamlined our shipping process. One of the best features is the ability to view your history of postage printed. If you print shipping labels, it allows you to look up exactly when the shipping label was printed. If the package was shipped by Priority Mail, or Express Mail you can even see when the package was delivered.