Consider the items below when making purchases of
officer supplies.
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Discounts:
Some office supply vendors grant discounts to their
business customers. These discounts are granted on
a percentage (5%, 10%, 20%) discount for purchases made
over a certain value.
Find Discount Coupons
from office supply retailers.
Retailers are always offering discounts throughout the
year and especially on holidays. Be on the look
out for them.
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Rewards:
earn points that you can use to get discounts.
Points are based on purchases made, items recycled, etc.
Depending on the vendor Points may or may not be carried
over from month to month or quarter to quarter.
These Points can then be used to get discounts when you
make purchases.
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Membership:
Many office supply vendors offers the opportunity to
signup for a membership account. This benefit
allow you to get more personalized treatment whereby an
account manager is assigned to you to assist you with
making future purchases. It also gives you access
to better discounts and even credit to make future
purchases. A membership account lets you track
your purchases and points earned. Membership is
usually free. There are different levels of
membership depending on how much is spent. You
have to spend a certain amount within a month or quarter
to qualify for different levels of membership.
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Free Delivery:
Many office supply vendors also grant free delivery to
customers that make large purchases. A minimum
amount is usually estabished before the free delivery is
granted.
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Online
Purchases:
Online purchases can save you from having to pay sales
tax from Internet purchases. To be certain of
getting the tax benefit you have to purchase online from
a retailer that does not have a physical presence in
your state. More and more states are passing laws
that require retailers with a physical presence in their
states to collect taxes from online sales.
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Bulk Purchases:
Making bulk purchases will get you above the minimum
purchase threshold in order to get discounts.
Don't run out and buy an item everytime as soon as you
runout. It is best to waint until you're ready to
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