Do you know how much you spend on postage meter ink? Chances are that it is a significant cost each year as postage meter ink cartridges can cost over $250 per cartridge. Postage meter companies like Pitney Bowes® require their customers to purchase proprietary ink cartridges to print postage with their meter equipment. Also sold by the ink jet replacement companies, these unique cartridges have special fluorescent ink formulated specifically for postage machines.
In comparison, you can print postage online at a fraction of the cost with a vendor like Stamps.com. Simply use the standard ink in your printer to print postage for letters or on shipping labels for your packages.
The table below shows a comparison between the lowest cost per print for popular ink cartridges from Pitney Bowes and for postage printed online from Stamps.com using an HP Officejet printer with a HP 932 black ink cartridge.
Pitney Bowes Ink Cartridges vs Postage Online (Regular Printer) | ||
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Cartridge Type | Unit Price | Lowest Cost Per Print |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Cartridge for mailstation™ | $64.99 | $0.081 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Cartridge for mailstation 2™ | $64.99 | $0.074 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink for DM100i, DM125, DM200L | $92.99 | $0.031 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Cartridge for DM500™ Series | $148.99 | $0.010 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Cartridge for DM300™c, DM450™c, DM475™c | $117.99 | $0.013 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Cartridge for DM200™i, DM300™i, DM300™L, DM400™i, DM400™L | $149.99 | $0.019 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Cartridge for DM200™, DM300™, DM400™ Series | $149.99 | $0.021 |
Pitney Bowes Black Ink Cartridge (Twin Pack) for DM Infinity™ Series | $389.99 | $0.001 |
Pitney Bowes Black Ink Cartridge for DM Infinity™ Series | $205.25 | $0.000 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Cartridge for DM800™, DM900™, DM1000™ Series | $253.99 | $0.005 |
Pitney Bowes Red Fluorescent Ink Cartridge (Production) for Connect+™ Series | $280.99 | $0.005 |
Pitney Bowes Red Fluorescent Ink Cartridge (Large) for Connect+™ Series | $179.99 | $0.010 |
Pitney Bowes Red Fluorescent Ink Cartridge (Standard) for Connect+™ Series | $122.99 | $0.007 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ink Jet Cartridge (Single) for Personal Post™ | $65.99 | $0.110 |
Pitney Bowes Red Tagger Ink for Galaxy Mailing Systems | $104.99 | $0.003 |
Pitney Bowes Red Fluorescent Ink Jet Cartridge for Galaxy Mailing Systems | $216.99 | $0.007 |
Pitney Bowes Black Ink Jet Cartridges for Galaxy Mailing Systems | $226.99 | $0.015 |
Pitney Bowes Red Ribbon Cassette (Replacement for 767-1) for PostPerfect | $104.99 | $0.048 |
Postage Online - HP Officejet 932 Ink Cartridge | $19.99 | $0.005 |
With Stamps.com, you can say goodbye to long term postage meter leases and additional hidden costs like those of purchasing an expensive ink cartridge to print postage. You also have the flexibility of using any ink cartridge that works with your printer.
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