Pitney Bowes Postage Meters Become Streamlined in the New ShipStream

Written by Christopher Ulrich Friday, 24 June 2011 10:34

Any small to medium-sized business can gain from an improvement in its efficiency and postage meters are a great way for this to be accomplished. Pitney Bowes, the leader in postage meters and other postal equipment for years, has released its new, streamlined ShipStream that allows business to weigh packages, buy postage online, and monitor shipments and expenses all from the luxury of the office.

Any small to medium-sized business can gain from an improvement in its efficiency and postage meters are a great way for this to be accomplished. Pitney Bowes, the leader in postage meters and other postal equipment for years, has released its new, streamlined ShipStream that allows business to weigh packages, buy postage online, and monitor shipments and expenses all from the luxury of the office.

The Pitney Bowes ShipStream is a software operation 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 an increased fee and connects to the wall outlet. These postage meters promote an incredible and powerful ability to watch shipments around the country, as well as track expenses within the business.

For businesses that create a fair amount of packages, whether shipping orders to customers or products to distributors, the Pitney Bowes ShipStream helps make the process much easier. By having a postage meter within the building, a business owner will no longer have to send someone to the post office on a regular, and often daily, basis, which is one way to cut into productivity. The traffic and fuel to cruise back and forth to the post office is one determination, as are the often long lines awaiting once inside the post office.

Being able to simply put the package on the scale and entering the destination address, or zip code, the ShipStream connects through the Internet to figure out precisely how much the package will cost to deliver. Then all the business operator would have to do is print the postage, attach 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 refer them to the post office, which is an added nuisance for many consumers. The business can simply log on and track it and tell the customer right then and there. Boosting 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 elevating customer service. A business owner can readily track their shipping fees on a weekly or monthly factor. By doing this, he or she can figure out whether there are any areas that can be modernized further. The Pitney Bowes ShipStream postage meter system is a wonderful tool for any business that produces a fair amount of packages on a regular basis.

This postage meter system also lets the business owner to print postage labels without the actual amount the postage cost. Why would this be practical or advantageous? For many businesses, guessing about postage rates can be a troublesome business and dependant on where the buyer lives. By calculating a fixed shipping cost, the business manager can ship anywhere without the fear of a customer feeling as though he or she overpaid for the expense.

The Pitney Bowes ShipStream offers business many techniques to streamline their operations as well as saving time and valuable money.