Today I went to my local post office to acquire a P.O. Box for my business. As my business begins to gain national exposure, I felt it was time to stop broadcasting my home-based business address.
I have been shipping more and more products from my home and had recently subscribed to Stamps.com and the new USPS system "Click and Ship". Since I was at the post office, I thought it would be a great time to have several questions answered about "Click and Ship", as well as, determine whether the new flat rate boxes would be a practical solution for my business needs.
I had several products on hand, so I brought them in with me. The postmaster was willing to work with me on shipping options using boxes, tyvex envelopes, and answer questions about using a heat-sealed poly-bag. By testing out several methods for shipping one unit verses several units, the postmaster came up with a solution that I would not have thought acceptable. Finding the right solution for shipping my products with free packaging supplies was a bargain. If you've not visited your local post office and asked specific questions related to your packing and shipping needs, you should.
While working with the postmaster, a line formed behind me and several people became actively interested in my products asking where they could acquire one or more. So not only did I solve my shipping quandary this morning, I also gained product exposure and set up some potential sales.
So there how the story goes, this is the best $88 I ever spent . . . thus far!
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