Pitney Bowes Postage Meter w/ 2 lb Scale

[leonardosf]

www.pbmeter.com/20forlife

If you have a small business where you average $20 or more a month in postage, this is a sweet deal. First 60 days is a free trial. After that, it?s $19.99 a month with a 1 year commitment but you get $20 in postage coupons every month for life as long as you have the meter, 1 year or 10 years. Therefore, it?s free!

You can see more on the web at www.pbmeter.com/20forlife or call 877-730-9803 to ask more questions or to sign up. I admit, I was real skeptical about this offer, but they answered all my questions.

This offer expires 01/31/2008. You?ll need the offer code: 081430499

If you are not completely satisfied, return the meter and scale during the 60 day trial period with no further obligation and they?ll even refund your original shipping charge. Any unused postage in the meter will be returned by the USPS.

By the way, the told me on the phone if you need a 5 lb scale, it's $24.99, but you only get $20 a month in postage coupons. So if your company uses packages, you might be interested in this option. They said you can add this option later if you need it.

 

[allies]

Ahhh... the machine is free Gotchya. Cool stuff.

 

[ooeric]

so... why dont i just ebay a 20lb scale for 10$...

and why would i need to buy 20$ worth of prepaid postage??

just puzzles me.

 

[leonardosf]

This is not just a postal scale, nor are you buying $20 of prepaid postage. If you're not a person or business that uses $20 or more a month in postage, this is not for you. This is a POSTAGE printing machine and scale that you rent for $19.99. You can't "buy" these machines, only rent them through Pitney Bowes as they are licensed and regulated by USPS. With the $20 in postage, that makes the rental free! FREE. Hope that answers your question.

By the way, I understand there may be a postage increase in May 2008. So buy your "FOREVER" stamps now.

 

[ICantAffordIt]

Thanks OP, I have just been looking into a small meter for our church... this is perfect.

 

[MIDealGuy]

the one caveat to this deal is the cost of the ink. years ago, i had a pitney bowes postage machine and the cost of the ink cartridges was very cost prohibitive. At that time we were also paying rental on the machine (although the actual $ amount eludes me), but i recall the cartridges being in the neighborhood of $60 per cartridge (for the flourescent ink).

we switched to a machine from neopost, and i remember that the ink cartridge cost was around $20-$25, for a cartridge that had a substantially larger number of imprints per cartridge. Additionally the rental on the machine was less.

i currently use stamps.com which prints right from the printer. if you print directly to envelope, there is no additional ink/toner costs. Their sheets of labels, if you like to pre-print, run $.03-$.04 per label, so it does add to the cost.

i think this deal is good, but may be a ymmv depending on your printing usage per month, and the number of cartridges you consume. stamps.com (direct to envelope) for $14.99 (or thereabouts) may be a better deal.

 

[BabaBooey]

Yep just called and the ink carts a $50 per....:thumbsdown:

 

[Q]

I am trying hard to understand this but I still don't

 

[Aarondeep]

We recently discontinued our pitney bowes machine because of the high cost of the ink.
Our costs were running quite high using this machine. It seems they are happy to give you this postage machine for free because of the high price they charge for the consumables.
Beware of these issues before you get this thing.

Originally posted by: MIDealGuy
the one caveat to this deal is the cost of the ink. years ago, i had a pitney bowes postage machine and the cost of the ink cartridges was very cost prohibitive. At that time we were also paying rental on the machine (although the actual $ amount eludes me), but i recall the cartridges being in the neighborhood of $60 per cartridge (for the flourescent ink).

we switched to a machine from neopost, and i remember that the ink cartridge cost was around $20-$25, for a cartridge that had a substantially larger number of imprints per cartridge. Additionally the rental on the machine was less.

i currently use stamps.com which prints right from the printer. if you print directly to envelope, there is no additional ink/toner costs. Their sheets of labels, if you like to pre-print, run $.03-$.04 per label, so it does add to the cost.

i think this deal is good, but may be a ymmv depending on your printing usage per month, and the number of cartridges you consume. stamps.com (direct to envelope) for $14.99 (or thereabouts) may be a better deal.

 

[leonardosf]

The red ink cartridge is $39.99 at Office Depot. You may need to replace once or twice a year or so? Not bad for a free machine. It saves gobs of time standing at the post office getting stamps, paying for certified letters, and express mail which is worth the $39.99. So, if the ink stops you from getting this machine, you may not be using $20 or more in stamps each month. Any supplies you'd want for it, you can get at Office Depot cheaper.

By the way, I received my machine. It was easy to set up and started print postage right away. Works well.

 

[13Gigatons]

Originally posted by: leonardosf
The red ink cartridge is $39.99 at Office Depot. You may need to replace once or twice a year or so? Not bad for a free machine. It saves gobs of time standing at the post office getting stamps, paying for certified letters, and express mail which is worth the $39.99. So, if the ink stops you from getting this machine, you may not be using $20 or more in stamps each month. Any supplies you'd want for it, you can get at Office Depot cheaper.

By the way, I received my machine. It was easy to set up and started print postage right away. Works well.

Stamps.com still seems like the better solution.

 

[leonardosf]

It's $15.99 a month at stamps.com and you don't get $20/month free postage like you do with the Pitney Bowes offer. So, How is stamps.com better at $15.99 a month?