| Pitney Bowes Postage Meters Become Streamlined in the New ShipStream |
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Any small to medium-sized business can profit from an improvement in its efficiency and postage meters are a fantastic way for this to be achieved. Pitney Bowes, the master in postage meters and other postal equipment for years, has announced its new, streamlined ShipStream that allows business to weigh packages, buy postage online, and track shipments and expenses all from the luxury of the office.
Any small to medium-sized business can profit from an improvement in its efficiency and postage meters are a wonderful way for this to be reached. Pitney Bowes, the innovator in postage meters and other postal equipment for years, has unveiled its new, streamlined ShipStream that allows business to weigh packages, buy postage online, and track shipments and expenses all from the comfort of the office. The Pitney Bowes ShipStream is a software program that runs on Windows based computers and offers a 10 pound scale that connects directly to the USB port of the computer. A heavier 30 pound scale is also available for nominal fee and connects to the wall outlet. These postage meters promise an incredible and powerful ability to track shipments around the country, as well as track fees within the business. For businesses that use a fair amount of packages, whether shipping orders to consumers or products to distributors, the Pitney Bowes ShipStream helps make the system much easier. By having a postage meter within the office, a business owner will no longer have to send someone to the post office on a consistent, and often daily, basis, which is one way to hurt productivity. The traffic and fuel to drive back and forth to the post office is one aspect, as are the often long lines awaiting once inside the post office. Being able to simply place the package on the scale and entering the destination address, or zip code, the ShipStream connects through the Internet to calculate precisely how much the package will cost to ship. Then all the business owner would have to do is print the postage, affix it to the package and have the postal carrier collect it on his or her daily route. Postage meters like the ShipStream also allow businesses to monitor their shipments so that if a customer inquires about its expected delivery time, the business will no longer have to send them to the post office, which is an added aggravation for many consumers. The business can simply log on and track it and notify the consumer right then and there. Elevating customer service leads to the increased possibility of return business as well as referrals. But postage meters from Pitney Bowes aren't reduced to simply saving time and improving customer service. A business owner can readily track their shipping costs on a weekly or monthly schedule. By doing this, he or she can see whether there are any areas that can be streamlined further. The Pitney Bowes ShipStream postage meter system is a great tool for any business that produces a fair amount of packages on a regular basis. This postage meter system also allows the business owner to print postage labels without the actual amount the postage cost. Why would this be useful or advantageous? For many businesses, estimating postage rates can be a troublesome business and dependant on where the buyer lives. By calculating a flat rate shipping cost, the business owner can ship anywhere without the worry of a customer feeling as though he or she overpaid for the expense. The Pitney Bowes ShipStream offers business many devices to streamline their operations as well as saving time and valuable money. More information: Chris Ulrich is the developer of Postage.ws - a Pitney Bowes website featuring Pitney Postage Meters
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