posted on July 22, 2002 04:20:01 PM new
We have no plans to do this at this point in time.
Our primary interest is in "integrated" shipping labels with some form of DC or tracking combined with postage and a closely associated address label.
I'm curious... when you are looking for an odd-denomination (e.g. $1.55) stamp for I presume a package, how are you going to be printing the address label? Also, with the introduction of First Class E/DC at 13 cents, is there any desire or advantage in your business model to use E/DC? The value of a "stand-alone" stamp (or conventional postage meter strip which is pretty much the same) would be in situations that you don't need either of the two items above.
BTW, you can print a postage "correction" using Endicia for any postage amount on any medium. True it is dated, and it is a one-at-a-time process, but folks do use that for certain types of mailing situations.
You might also be interested in that fact that for courtesy reply envelopes (like my utility bill), I still use regular stick-em stamps. I order them on the USPS Web site.
posted on July 22, 2002 05:38:41 PM new
Yes, I've seen the generic postage too. BUT, the downside is that you have to purchase the "labels" to print them on from Stamps.Com and I find them a little too costly. They have serial numbers imprinted into the label - which you have enter when you are printing the postage. It then prints on the stamp on those two numbers have to match.
posted on July 23, 2002 07:29:54 PM new
I knew there had to be a "catch". In any case, after some horrible experiences with stamps.com I would never use them again no matter what they offered.
I actually had them take money out of my account when no postage was printed. Their own postage logs proved they had taken money from the account but they refused to return it. I immediately cancelled and have been an endicia ever since. I have found their service is light years ahead of stamps.com (and much cheaper too).
