Save Shekels on Office Supplies for Your Small Business
I get the concept of a “full service” office supply store, I really do. I love the idea that I can email a file over to my local Office Depot and have it sized, edited, and printed in an hour. I love it. What I hate about those stores is how much everything else costs. The store tacks an extra $2-$4 onto already pricey toner cartridges, and a silly spiral notebook is a whopping $8. Are you kidding me?
Of course, I could trot down the road to my local Walmart. Whatever your opinions about Walmart, you know the low-price guarantee is right on the money. But as a rule, I hate running around town to six different stores, just so I can save a few bucks on office supplies. Saving shekels is great, but the wear and tear on my delicate mind is too much.
Quill: The Third Option
So I have a third option: Quill. Having been born with a laptop in my lap (instead of silver spoon my mouth), my first reaction to any getting anything I need is to find it online. Quill is an online office supply store, and they have practically everything but the kitchen sink.
Here’s what I love about Quill:
- inexpensive (beats major office supply chains by a country mile)
- free shipping on orders $45 or over
- wide range of products, from name brands to Quill’s own brand
- great return policy (see more below)
- stability and longevity (it was founded in 1956)
So Quill is like Walmart, except it’s totally online and shipping is mostly free (after all, who orders less than $45 in office supplies? Not me!). I order Quill’s in-house brand products almost exclusively. The quality top-shelf, and the prices beat the pants on name brands like Avery.
One thing I love about Quill is their return policy. Sometimes I have a brain fart and order the wrong size of envelopes, or the wrong item completely. Or sometimes I order the right item but the wrong thing arrives in the mail. No big deal. Most of the time, when I call Quill customer service, they tell me to donate the item to my local school and they ship me the right item immediately. I love it. “No questions asked” is Quill’s usual policy.
Gotta love it. Check out Quill here:
Quill Office Supplies
Oh yeah, Quill supports breast cancer research, too.
Breast Cancer Research Support
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