Comments on: A Weighty Issue

By: diane

diane — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:54:47 +0000

LOL, I guess so Linda!

That stamps.com sounds too cool xx

By: LindaFormichelli

LindaFormichelli — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:55:22 +0000

Thanks for this info!

By: Lanora Mueller

Lanora Mueller — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:46:25 +0000

Also check out endicia.com: they offer both Mac and PC versions of their software, and their customer service is excellent.

Endicia charges a flat monthly subscription fee, with multiple service levels, and no surcharge on postage purchases. In addition, you can use their third-party carrier to insure packages online at a discount rate ($.65 for the first $100) without having to stand in line at the post office. It’s also easy to add Delivery Confirmation to your Priority Mail pieces.

Don’t forget that you can also print Priority Mail and Express Mail labels directly at usps.com without paying a surcharge or subscription fee.

I’ve used stamps.com but discontinued my subscription when I discovered endicia. The caveat with stamps.com is a percentage charge on each postage purchase, on top of the monthly subscription fee.

By: Ellie McFadden

Ellie McFadden — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:50:20 +0000

I think it’s available for Mac too, not positive though. Yeah, you just print out the stamps from your computer and drop off at the PO. I love walking into the PO, where there is a long line of people on their lunch break, and just plopping my packages in the bin. They look at me, like they’re thinking “who the heck does she think she is?!”

By: LindaFormichelli

LindaFormichelli — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:40:46 +0000

I’ll have to check out Stamps.com…sounds even better than just the scale! Wonder if it’s available for Mac (I’m assuming you print out the stamps from your computer)?

Hm, Diane, so if you send a snail mail query and you fold it into a tiny little bundle, would it cost less to send? I’ll bet editors would love to receive tightly balled-up queries and clips. ;->