Re: What's the best way to handle postage in a small practice?

[Guest guest]

I just buy the stamps. If we have anything off-sized then my staff will bring it to PO for mailing (we have to go pick-up our mail everyday anyway). I used to be the additional ounce stamps to save a few pennies but stopped. The scale did not pay off.

Kathy Saradarian, MD What's the best way to handle postage in a small practice?

What’s the best solution for handling postage is in a solo practice. Currently I’m sharing a Piney Bowes postage machine with 3 other practices. I’ve thought about just buying stamps at the post office every couple of months. I’ve also notice stamps.com lets you print stamps on a printer connected to an office PC. I’m guessing there are more companies serving businesses with postage needs.

What’s the best solution for handling postage in a small practice. Anyone recently taken a look at the advantages and disadvantages of different services?

Thanks for ideas.

Neighbors, MD

Huntsville, Alabama

[Guest guest]

buy stamps online or  from the rural carrier if you are  rural they have envelopes You  leave a check then they leave stamps  Heaver envelopes? I guess .If I did not pout enough on they   put  a sticky on it saying add 51 cents and then I do:)

 

What’s the best solution for handling postage is in a solo practice.  Currently I’m sharing a Piney Bowes postage machine with 3 other practices.  I’ve thought about just buying stamps at the post office every couple of months.  I’ve also notice stamps.com lets you print stamps on a printer connected to an office PC.  I’m guessing there are more companies serving businesses with postage needs.

 What’s the best solution for handling postage in a small practice.  Anyone recently taken a look at the advantages and disadvantages of different services? 

 Thanks for ideas.  Neighbors, MDHuntsville, Alabama

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[Guest guest]

buy stamps online or  from the rural carrier if you are  rural they have envelopes You  leave a check then they leave stamps  Heaver envelopes? I guess .If I did not pout enough on they   put  a sticky on it saying add 51 cents and then I do:)

 

What’s the best solution for handling postage is in a solo practice.  Currently I’m sharing a Piney Bowes postage machine with 3 other practices.  I’ve thought about just buying stamps at the post office every couple of months.  I’ve also notice stamps.com lets you print stamps on a printer connected to an office PC.  I’m guessing there are more companies serving businesses with postage needs.

 What’s the best solution for handling postage in a small practice.  Anyone recently taken a look at the advantages and disadvantages of different services? 

 Thanks for ideas.  Neighbors, MDHuntsville, Alabama

--      MD          ph    fax impcenter.org

[Guest guest]

We usePB and have a leased machine for $35 a month. My one extravagance

From: [ ] On Behalf Of Pratt [karen.oaktree@...]

Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 12:59 PM

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Subject: RE: What's the best way to handle postage in a small practice?

I looked into Pitney Bowes and stamps.com. It’s easier and cheaper for our office to simply purchase stamps at the post office. Many

post offices have a “business line,” which basically gives you free cuts in line to the business line. Costco gives you a whopping $0.25 off an entire roll of stamps. We go through about 1 to 1.5 rolls per month, depending on how many follow-up letters we

are sending to patients (to remind them about mammo’s, colonoscopies, etc).

For manila envelopes, I purchase $1 and $0.05 stamps, as the price to send a 2 ounce large envelope is currently $1.05. To send a 1

oz envelope, it is $0.88, so I simply use 2 first-class stamps.

Pratt

Office Manager

Oak Tree Internal Medicine P.C

www.prattmd.info

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theNeighbors

Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:31 AM

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Subject: What's the best way to handle postage in a small practice?

What’s the best solution for handling postage is in a solo practice. Currently I’m sharing a Piney Bowes postage machine with 3 other practices. I’ve thought about just

buying stamps at the post office every couple of months. I’ve also notice stamps.com lets you print stamps on a printer connected to an office PC. I’m guessing there are more companies serving businesses with postage needs.

What’s the best solution for handling postage in a small practice. Anyone recently taken a look at the advantages and disadvantages of different services?

Thanks for ideas.

Neighbors, MD

Huntsville, Alabama

[Guest guest]

We usePB and have a leased machine for $35 a month. My one extravagance

From: [ ] On Behalf Of Pratt [karen.oaktree@...]

Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 12:59 PM

To:

Subject: RE: What's the best way to handle postage in a small practice?

I looked into Pitney Bowes and stamps.com. It’s easier and cheaper for our office to simply purchase stamps at the post office. Many

post offices have a “business line,” which basically gives you free cuts in line to the business line. Costco gives you a whopping $0.25 off an entire roll of stamps. We go through about 1 to 1.5 rolls per month, depending on how many follow-up letters we

are sending to patients (to remind them about mammo’s, colonoscopies, etc).

For manila envelopes, I purchase $1 and $0.05 stamps, as the price to send a 2 ounce large envelope is currently $1.05. To send a 1

oz envelope, it is $0.88, so I simply use 2 first-class stamps.

Pratt

Office Manager

Oak Tree Internal Medicine P.C

www.prattmd.info

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of

theNeighbors

Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:31 AM

To:

Subject: What's the best way to handle postage in a small practice?

What’s the best solution for handling postage is in a solo practice. Currently I’m sharing a Piney Bowes postage machine with 3 other practices. I’ve thought about just

buying stamps at the post office every couple of months. I’ve also notice stamps.com lets you print stamps on a printer connected to an office PC. I’m guessing there are more companies serving businesses with postage needs.

What’s the best solution for handling postage in a small practice. Anyone recently taken a look at the advantages and disadvantages of different services?

Thanks for ideas.

Neighbors, MD

Huntsville, Alabama