Who Else Wants to Save Time Buying Stamps?
"You Win Big as the Two
Online Stamp Suppliers Duke It Out for YOUR Business. Find Out How."
Time: Friday, at 4:15 PM
Location: 28 minutes and 36 seconds from the Boulder, Colorado Post Office
From the Desk Of Mike Silver, Small Business OwnerDear Friend,
Get your postage 24/7.
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In the battle of the Corporate Titans, this is your chance to clean up by
printing your own stamp whenever you need them.
You're guaranteed to come out a winner when you choose between the two top
print-your-own online Postage Suppliers.
Now I should mention that it's not
quite like printing cash money. Sorry! You've still got to pay for the stamps.
But you won't pay any more than you would at the post office.
Actually, you do get some free postage...
(More about that later.)
Speaking of the Post Office, you'll never go postal again
because:
- You don't have to take the time to drive to the Post Office,
- and wait in a long line before getting to the stamps counter,
- and watch the other unbelievable customers who apparently parked their
spacecrafts behind the P.O. after they landed,
- and have to deal with the postal employee who's having a bad day,
- and then get back and realize you did not get enough of the right stamps.
It's enough to make you want to take out your coloring set and draw your
own stamps. Note: I don't suggest doing this (it's illegal),
but a friend of mine who had WAY too much time on his hands actually did that!
Now you can print your OWN stamps. How does this work?
There are 2 Deals you can choose
from.
You have an account where you buy stamps (in both deals). You
print exactly the amount of postage you need when you need it.
(Except, of course, on April 16, when you happen to have a stamp you printed on April 15
handy... Ahem, forget I said that, it's not legal either.)
Stamps when you need them, 24/7. How convenient is that?
As I mentioned, choose between two companies that are currently vying for
your business. Two bloodthirsty companies at each other's throats. Let's
make this interesting by squaring them off in a boxing ring.
Approaching the "Postage on Demand" boxing ring, let's meet the contestants for the world
heavyweight championship of Personal Postage Printers.
To my right in the spotlight is the old guard, Pitney Bowes. He's been
around since 1902(!) and employs over 34,000 thousand postal people worldwide.
To my left (lights please!) is Stamps.com. Stamps.com, the new postage kid on
the block, a survivor of the dot com bomb. In fact, he got Pitney Bowes
to stop resting on his laurels and put him in a mood to fight for your postage business.
All right gentleman, into your corners. The winner after 5 rounds gets the
business!
Now, dear reader, who do you think is going to win?
Ok, here we go. Round One: Who's got the better features?
Ding! The contestants charge out of their corners and into the middle of the
ring. Let's watch them duke it out.
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Both let you track expenses
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Both handle packages and all size envelopes
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Both can mail First Class, Priority, Express mail, Parcel Post, Media Mail,
International Mail and even post cards.
Ding-Ding!
Annnnnd... its' a draw! Both of our champions (Stamp Champs) performed well.
For Round Two, we look at the unique characteristics of our contestants.
Ding!
Stamps.com comes out swinging a wicked left with automatic tracking of priority mail and optional built-in postal insurance.
Pitney-Bowes counters with a right to the chin - a free digital scale they
send you that automatically calculates the
exact postage needed.
Oh No! Stamps.com falls to the floor, stamped on, and... is down for the count!
Ding - Ding!
The crowd goes wild for Pitney Bowes.
All right folks, let's give Stamps.com a moment to gather himself.
In our next Round, we compare the monthly service price for our two
contestants.
Ding!
Pitney Bowes is raring to go and comes out of his corner fighting. He
offers $19.99 per month with a 1 year lease of the meter. There is a
termination fee for early cancellation. Boooooo!
Stamps.com meets him with both fists up. Stamps.com is only $15.99 per month and you can cancel any time WITHOUT any
penalty, but you must return the scale they sent.
Now Stamps.com has Pitney Bowes down on the mat. Will he stay down?
Ding - Ding! The crowd cheers for Stamps.com
In our fourth Round, we turn to everybody's favorite subject: Ease of use.
Ding!
Stamps.com uses your PC and printer. Special labels must be loaded into
the printer.
Pitney Bowes posts Stamps.com a good one! Pitney Bowes does NOT use your PC. It does it all in its own mailstation! Just weigh your mail on the built-in scale
on the mailstation and the mailstation
prints out the postage on its digital meter right there on the spot at the touch
of a finger.
Wow! Stamps.com does not stand a chance on this one. Pitney throws him with a
rolling hip roll and follows it up with a brutal right to the torso.
Ding - Ding! What's that I hear? The crowd chants, "Pitney! Pitney!
Pitney!"
In our final round, we compare the terms of the
Free Trial.
That's right folks, both contestants offer you a free trial. This just
shows you how fiercely competitive these two contestants really are.
Ding!
Pitney Bowes draws cheers from the crowd with $50 of free postage. Folks,
that IS like printing $50 of money!
Stamps.com retaliates with an $80 offer of free postage, free digital scale
and free labels.
The crowd gasps in amazement.
Ding - Ding!
Who Won?
Its a tie!
Lets tally up the counts.
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Stamps.com
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Pitney Bows |
Round 1
Similar Features |
- Tracks postage expenses easily
- Sends any kind of mail (1st Class, Priority, Express,
International, Parcel Post, Media, etc.)
- Sends any size (packages, flats, standard letters, &
oversized envelopes)
- Professional look
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- Tracks postage expenses easily
- Sends any kind of mail (1st Class, Priority, Express,
International, Parcel Post, Media, etc.)
- Sends any size (packages, flats, standard letters, &
oversized envelopes)
- Professional look
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Round 2
Unique characteristic |
- Free Digital scale ($50 value)
- Built-in postal insurance option
- Automated tracking for USPS Priority Mail
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- Pitney Bowes Mailstation is a combination digital
postage meter and built-in scale which automatically calculates the exact
amount of postage
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Round 3
Monthly Fees |
- $15.99 per month
- No lease on scale. Must return scale at cancellation
- Cancel anytime, no penalty
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- $19.99 rental fee per month
- 1 year lease on meter
- Termination fee with early cancellation
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Round 4
Ease of Use |
- Use your own PC and printer
- Install software on your PC
- Load special labels into printer to print
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- No need to use your own equipment - use the Pitney
Bowes Mailstation
- Using PB's meter, key in postage & hit PRINT
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Round 5
Free Trial Terms |
- A 30 Day Free Trial
- $80 free package ($25 free postage, $50 free digital
scale, $5 free supplies)
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- A 90 Day Free Trial
- $50 free postage
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Who's the winner of this battle of the Titans?
And Pitney Bowes pulls slightly ahead because you don't need your PC and
printer to print postage. Stamps.com uses your computer which may be an
advantage if you are tight on desk space.
But the REAL winner is you because you get to decide between these two rich
offers.
Now do your part and vote for the right one for you. For your
convenience, I have put the links here for you so you can compare offers right
next to each other below.
So there you have it,
Signed,

Mike Silver
Small business owner
P.S.
Printing your own postage 24/7 is much more convenient than the
post office. You get to decide between two great deals from two great
companies. Either way, you win, and free postage and use of equipment
makes these deals almost impossible to refuse.
P.P.S
Now, if you really want to impress, you can
now print your own Photo Stamps and put any
picture you want your stamp.
P.P.P.S