Office Supply Deals
When I first got started in business the main places to get office supplies was a local office supply store, mail order companies like Quill, or find limited items in a Kmart or Walmart. Then Office Depot opened and was founded in Fort Lauderdale,Fl. They were a smash hit the day they opened. Lots of inventory, big catalog and better prices than the small office stores and more convenient than mail order. Every single small office supply store went bust. I think the stores were more aggressive in pricing initially to get a large market share quickly. I might be wrong on this, however I do think they worked really hard to get those customers.
Currently we have Office Depot, Office Max, Staples etc. I often get and use coupons that the top three mail to me. Office Depot coupons these days have so many exclusions I think they are saying you can only buy items that they have a high profit margin. However Office Depot accepts competitor coupons. I use this to my advantage when shopping in these stores. Sign up for the frequent buyer cards for more offers via email and mailed offers. These office stores make very little margin on the basics like case copy paper, case laser paper, cheap pens, manilla file folders. It is the fancier stuff that they make large margins on. Toner and ink carts are their own industry. Also shop their clearance area for big savings. Often you can use coupons in clearance area. Using top deals I iften save 50% or more. Because I do so well with the promotions, I find better deals in the stores than going to Costco or Sams Club for office supply items. For some reason I dont see great deals in the limited items they carry.
Tags: office supplies, Small Business
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