Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Inks

The Pitney Bowes postage meters are indispensable tools for handling postage. Their basic function is to calculate the exact amount of postage that a letter or package should have. Postage meters are a must-have if you send out postage regularly every month.

Postage meters, whether made by Pitney Bowes or any other company, bestow many benefits upon their users. These benefits are the ones that make the postage meter important implements in the office.

The Benefits of Postage Meters

Because postage meters calculate our postage for us, it saves us the trouble of driving to the nearest post office just to be able to get a mark on the cost of our mails or parcels. It immediately spares us time and effort to be used on other tasks.

Postage meters can also generate a lot of savings. One source of wastage when it comes to handling mails and parcels is over-stamping. With the use of postage meters, you do not have to guess just how much you need to pay in order to get your mails and packages sent out by the post office.

It does not matter whether the mail is classified First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, International Mail, or any other mail classification. Postage meters are programmed to adjust rates according to category and are updated regularly via telephone or the Internet.

Another beautiful thing about postage meters is that you can promote your business with your mail. You can incorporate your logo or any graphic or text that can identify your business to the recipient of your mail along with the incidia of your postage. This makes your mail more stylish and professional aside from making your business more identifiable.

The Inks Used by Postage Meters

Just like a printer, postage meters make use of special inks. The US Postal Service has strict specifications on how inks used with postage meters are formulated. They can be of any color as long as the required fluorescence and phosphorescence is observed. Pitney Bowes in particular has its own formula for the inks being used by its postage meters. They come in bottles or in cartridges, as well as in rollers.

The general observation with postage meter inks is that they are oftentimes more expensive than the ink cartridges used by inkjet printers and the toners used by laser printers. That observation says a lot, given that original ink cartridges and toners are already getting flak for being too costly.

Just like with printer ink cartridges, many users often look for ink cartridges that are compatible with their postage meters. Compatible and generic postage meter inks are widely available in stores that sell replacement ink cartridges. If cost is a problem for you and you are not that picky with the kind of postage meter ink to use, then feel free to use generic inks.

Of course, there is a caveat to it. The quality of the printout made with generic postage meter inks may not be the same as original inks. Also, before you make use of compatible postage meter inks, you should check the contract you have with the use of your postage meter.