| When people buy office space, they tend to scramble | | | | a simple click |
| and fill it with furniture and supplies before the doors | | | | 2. You can order online quickly and easily |
| open, never really taking the time to research suppliers | | | | 3. Staff don't need to leave the office and waste time |
| and save money. | | | | travelling to the store |
| Buying Power | | | | 4. Prices are cheaper as they don't have as many |
| Many multi-national chains are often able to secure | | | | overheads (like rent, utilities, staff, etc) |
| great deals by simply buying in bulk. This saving is | | | | Customer Service is Important |
| often passed onto the customer, but remember; the | | | | If the stationer you choose does only exist as an |
| mark up can sometimes be considerable as they have | | | | e-commerce business (not a physical store), it's |
| far higher overheads than the "little guy". | | | | important that you review their customer service and |
| The best way to take advantage of the buying power | | | | returns policy before buying anything of great value. |
| a huge stationery supplier has is by purchasing only the | | | | Questions to ask of a supplier include: |
| items that you need when they are on sale. Don't do a | | | | * What is the return policy? |
| bulk order with them if they can only offer you really | | | | * Is there a charge if you wish to return something? |
| great savings on 1 or 2 things that you really need. | | | | * Do they offer rain checks? |
| Look for the Business to Business Stationers | | | | * Do they have a customer service phone number to |
| There are some office supply companies that | | | | call if something is wrong with the order? |
| specialise in working only with other businesses. They | | | | If you take a look at how much your business could |
| are very competitive on price, usually have online | | | | potentially spend on stationery each year, you'll soon |
| stores and will deliver direct to the office. This is great | | | | start to see that by doing some simple research and |
| option for businesses for a few reasons: | | | | shopping around you could save yourself hundreds, if |
| 1. You can compare prices with competitors online with | | | | not thousands of dollars annually. |