Top 10 Ways To Save on Office Supplies
Suprisingly the number one expense in office supplies is…..? We will tell you at the of this post.
Here are some tips you can use to cut costs in purchasing and maintaining office supplies:
Duplex or Double sided printing – where possible print on both sides of the paper. This has the potential to reduce spending on printing paper by a maximum of 50%.
Set printer preference to “low” quality – This helps to reduce the cost in ink or toner for projects that do not require high quality print outs.
Buying in Bulk – Most office supply stores will offer competitive discounted on buying in large quantities.
Online Documents – Customize your documents to be signed online where possible. This minimizes the use of paper.
Online Collaboration – Use Google Docs or Windows Live for sharing and editing files instead of printing documents.
Centralize your inventory – Take inventory of all the office supplies you have available right now and transfer them to central locations where they can be easily found. So by ensuring that there are adequate supplies in your central inventory and keep that restocked, there is less reason for members of your staff to hoard.
Learn when to buy – Office Supply Stores have peak seasons and off seasons. Usually, office supply stores will offer discounts, rebates or sales on supplies during the summer months, so try to stock up on what you need before you have to pay full price. On the other hand, paper suppliers tend to try to raise prices during the early months of the year, and if you use a lot of paper, you may avoid price increases by purchasing a year’s supply in December.
Compare Toners to Toners – Some suppliers will offer inferior goods at a slight discount. Most likely, you will not be satisfied with these goods and they will not reflect well on your business. By shopping multiple sources, you will often be able to find quality goods at the same or lower price than the inferior ones.
Recycle – You can save yourself a lot of money by recycling. Instead of tossing the used ink cartridges, take them to an ink-refilling company. You can even sell your spent cartridges.
Recycle – You can save additional money by recycling paper. Instead of tossing the junk faxes, re-use the paper for meeting notes.
Compare Office Supplies Prices – We built a free to to compare Office Depot to Office Max prices at one – all for free -
The number one expense in the business for office supplies is – Paper, then Toner or Ink
So check it out, was is the number one expense in your office for supplies?
Change in Distribution
We saw an interesting letter that was sent out to dealers.
Dear Valued Customer,
As you know Folex USA was closed down end of May 2005 and the business was taken over by the former President Peter Criddle who established his own company PC Imaging Supplies LLC, also based in Fairfield, N.J.
After over four years of handling the Folex business Peter Criddle has decided to pursue other business interests, but in order to continue the excellent customer service and supply of quality Folex products, Folex and PC Imaging Supplies have worked hard to transfer the business to a new distribution partner:
As of September 18, 2009 the Folex business in USA and Canada will be handled by:
Coastal Business Supplies
St Louis, MO
Phone: 314-447-2100 or 800-562-7760
Fax: 636-537-5501
Also, your existing phone/fax contacts for PC Imaging Supplies are being transferred to Coastal and will still apply.
Coastal has been in business for 20 years and has a long business relationship with Folex. We are convinced that the Folex business will be in very good hands. Please be patient with us during this transition period; PC Imaging and Coastal staffs are working closely together to fulfill your needs. Coastal will contact you directly in the next days to introduce themselves and let you know the relevant contact persons.
To assist in the smooth transition we would ask you to place any new orders to the account of Coastal Business Supplies from now on, however, payment of invoices dated September 14th, 2009 or before should still be made out to PC Imaging Supplies, LLC at the usual address.
On behalf of PC Imaging Supplies and the staff, Peter would like to thank you most sincerely for your support and trust over the last four and a half years.
We hope that you will pay Coastal the same loyalty as you did Folex and PC Imaging over all these years and we are sure that you will not be disappointed.
We are looking forward to a fruitful cooperation again and remain.
Robert Meier
Vice President
Folex AG
Peter Criddle
President
PC Imaging Supplies
Another Bankruptcy Coming Soon
Word on the street is that another Office Products company is on the verge of liquidation due to financial issues. Vasanta, formerly called Kingfield Heath, in 2007 and then merged with computing supply company ISA and Supplies Team could be heading into some financial troubles.
Another Bankruptcy Coming Soon
Word on the street is that another Office Products company is on the verge of liquidation due to financial issues. Vasanta, formerly called Kingfield Heath, in 2007 and then merged with computing supply company ISA and Supplies Team could be heading into some financial troubles.
Disgruntle Office Depot Employee Finds Tinkerbelle
I have heard of drinking and dialing – calling old girlfriends when you have a little buzz on from the night of drinking, but “kick your ass so hard that you would fly across Florida like Tinkerbelle.” to the CEO of Office Depot. This disgruntle employee is making the AG’s to look into his allegations.
From the Dallas Morning News
The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating the question after receiving a complaint from a former Office Depot employee who accuses the company of manipulating prices.
The ex-employee accused the Florida-based company of overcharging Texas public agencies that made purchases, in part, through a national contract for office and classroom supplies. His information has led to investigations in multiple states, and Office Depot has responded in some cases by repaying nearly $3 million.
When we asked Texas AG spokesman Tom Kelley for a status report, he declined to comment. “We don’t acknowledge investigations,” he told The News.
Office Depot, though, did acknowledge receiving what amounts to a subpoena from the AG. Spokesman Jason Shockley said the company was cooperating.
“We intend to vigorously defend any allegations of wrongdoing lodged against our company,” he said in a written statement.
Shockley described the ex-employee, David Sherwin, as “disgruntled” after Office Depot fired him for “workplace misconduct” in April 2008. That misconduct included sending “highly inappropriate and threatening internal emails,” Shockley said.
Sherwin has acknowledged sending an e-mail to Office Depot’s chief executive in which he threatened to “kick your ass so hard that you would fly across Florida like Tinkerbelle.”
Sherwin said he was drunk at the time and has entered rehab since he was terminated. He said he was frustrated that Office Depot superiors had not taken seriously e-mails and memos that he sent warning of liabilities from the alleged overcharging he found.
At issue are prices charged to government agencies, in part, through a national contract brokered through a non-profit, U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance.
U.S. Communities says it helps public agencies “in reducing the cost of purchased goods and services through pooling the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide.” Once a contract is bid and a supplier selected by one agency, others can piggyback onto the same terms when buying products.
Texas’ investigation comes after some states, cities and counties have settled complaints against Office Depot. (Check out our cross reference of Office Depot Part Numbers to Office Max or Staples?) Others agencies — including the federal government — are still examining overpricing allegations. Here is a snapshot of events to date:
- February 2008: The state of Georgia terminated its $40 million contract after finding billing errors that Office Depot failed to correct.
- April 2008: A Nebraska state audit found agencies there were “paying too much for office supplies because of serious pricing errors and overcharges.”
- July 2008: The Florida’s inspector general’s said the attorney general was investigating and the management services department’s inspector general was conducting an audit.
- August 2008: The state of California won a repayment of $2.5 million for two years of overcharging. Officials said they did not receive promised discounts from Office Depot.
- September 2008: A North Carolina audit found state agencies were overcharged $294,000 and noted that the company “inflated retail prices on Office Depot brand items so that they could offer a higher discount to win the bid.”
- February 2009: The Alabama attorney general said it was conducting a preliminary review. Office Depot also confirmed in its annual report that the Justice Department was conducting a joint investigation with the Defense and Education departments, as well as the General Services Administration.
Disgruntle Office Depot Employee Finds Tinkerbelle
I have heard of drinking and dialing – calling old girlfriends when you have a little buzz on from the night of drinking, but “kick your ass so hard that you would fly across Florida like Tinkerbelle.” to the CEO of Office Depot. This disgruntle employee is making the AG’s to look into his allegations.
From the Dallas Morning News
The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating the question after receiving a complaint from a former Office Depot employee who accuses the company of manipulating prices.
The ex-employee accused the Florida-based company of overcharging Texas public agencies that made purchases, in part, through a national contract for office and classroom supplies. His information has led to investigations in multiple states, and Office Depot has responded in some cases by repaying nearly $3 million.
When we asked Texas AG spokesman Tom Kelley for a status report, he declined to comment. “We don’t acknowledge investigations,” he told The News.
Office Depot, though, did acknowledge receiving what amounts to a subpoena from the AG. Spokesman Jason Shockley said the company was cooperating.
“We intend to vigorously defend any allegations of wrongdoing lodged against our company,” he said in a written statement.
Shockley described the ex-employee, David Sherwin, as “disgruntled” after Office Depot fired him for “workplace misconduct” in April 2008. That misconduct included sending “highly inappropriate and threatening internal emails,” Shockley said.
Sherwin has acknowledged sending an e-mail to Office Depot’s chief executive in which he threatened to “kick your ass so hard that you would fly across Florida like Tinkerbelle.”
Sherwin said he was drunk at the time and has entered rehab since he was terminated. He said he was frustrated that Office Depot superiors had not taken seriously e-mails and memos that he sent warning of liabilities from the alleged overcharging he found.
At issue are prices charged to government agencies, in part, through a national contract brokered through a non-profit, U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance.
U.S. Communities says it helps public agencies “in reducing the cost of purchased goods and services through pooling the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide.” Once a contract is bid and a supplier selected by one agency, others can piggyback onto the same terms when buying products.
Texas’ investigation comes after some states, cities and counties have settled complaints against Office Depot. (Check out our cross reference of Office Depot Part Numbers to Office Max or Staples?) Others agencies — including the federal government — are still examining overpricing allegations. Here is a snapshot of events to date:
- February 2008: The state of Georgia terminated its $40 million contract after finding billing errors that Office Depot failed to correct.
- April 2008: A Nebraska state audit found agencies there were “paying too much for office supplies because of serious pricing errors and overcharges.”
- July 2008: The Florida’s inspector general’s said the attorney general was investigating and the management services department’s inspector general was conducting an audit.
- August 2008: The state of California won a repayment of $2.5 million for two years of overcharging. Officials said they did not receive promised discounts from Office Depot.
- September 2008: A North Carolina audit found state agencies were overcharged $294,000 and noted that the company “inflated retail prices on Office Depot brand items so that they could offer a higher discount to win the bid.”
- February 2009: The Alabama attorney general said it was conducting a preliminary review. Office Depot also confirmed in its annual report that the Justice Department was conducting a joint investigation with the Defense and Education departments, as well as the General Services Administration.
Disgruntle Office Depot Employee Finds Tinkerbelle
I have heard of drinking and dialing – calling old girlfriends when you have a little buzz on from the night of drinking, but “kick your ass so hard that you would fly across Florida like Tinkerbelle.” to the CEO of Office Depot. This disgruntle employee is making the AG’s to look into his allegations.
From the Dallas Morning News
The Texas attorney general’s office is investigating the question after receiving a complaint from a former Office Depot employee who accuses the company of manipulating prices.
The ex-employee accused the Florida-based company of overcharging Texas public agencies that made purchases, in part, through a national contract for office and classroom supplies. His information has led to investigations in multiple states, and Office Depot has responded in some cases by repaying nearly $3 million.
When we asked Texas AG spokesman Tom Kelley for a status report, he declined to comment. “We don’t acknowledge investigations,” he told The News.
Office Depot, though, did acknowledge receiving what amounts to a subpoena from the AG. Spokesman Jason Shockley said the company was cooperating.
“We intend to vigorously defend any allegations of wrongdoing lodged against our company,” he said in a written statement.
Shockley described the ex-employee, David Sherwin, as “disgruntled” after Office Depot fired him for “workplace misconduct” in April 2008. That misconduct included sending “highly inappropriate and threatening internal emails,” Shockley said.
Sherwin has acknowledged sending an e-mail to Office Depot’s chief executive in which he threatened to “kick your ass so hard that you would fly across Florida like Tinkerbelle.”
Sherwin said he was drunk at the time and has entered rehab since he was terminated. He said he was frustrated that Office Depot superiors had not taken seriously e-mails and memos that he sent warning of liabilities from the alleged overcharging he found.
At issue are prices charged to government agencies, in part, through a national contract brokered through a non-profit, U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance.
U.S. Communities says it helps public agencies “in reducing the cost of purchased goods and services through pooling the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide.” Once a contract is bid and a supplier selected by one agency, others can piggyback onto the same terms when buying products.
Texas’ investigation comes after some states, cities and counties have settled complaints against Office Depot. (Check out our cross reference of Office Depot Part Numbers to Office Max or Staples?) Others agencies — including the federal government — are still examining overpricing allegations. Here is a snapshot of events to date:
- February 2008: The state of Georgia terminated its $40 million contract after finding billing errors that Office Depot failed to correct.
- April 2008: A Nebraska state audit found agencies there were “paying too much for office supplies because of serious pricing errors and overcharges.”
- July 2008: The Florida’s inspector general’s said the attorney general was investigating and the management services department’s inspector general was conducting an audit.
- August 2008: The state of California won a repayment of $2.5 million for two years of overcharging. Officials said they did not receive promised discounts from Office Depot.
- September 2008: A North Carolina audit found state agencies were overcharged $294,000 and noted that the company “inflated retail prices on Office Depot brand items so that they could offer a higher discount to win the bid.”
- February 2009: The Alabama attorney general said it was conducting a preliminary review. Office Depot also confirmed in its annual report that the Justice Department was conducting a joint investigation with the Defense and Education departments, as well as the General Services Administration.
OfficeMax Price Increases
Just a small list of prices that increased at your local OfficeMax Office Supplies Store. Interesting list of supplies.
OfficeMax Price Increases
Just a small list of prices that increased at your local OfficeMax Office Supplies Store. Interesting list of supplies.
OfficeMax Price Increases
Just a small list of prices that increased at your local OfficeMax Office Supplies Store. Interesting list of supplies.
