Franking machine vs Selectabase Mailing House costs
From 49p, Selectabase can print it, fulfil it AND post it.
The headline Mailmark franking rate may be 88p, but that’s only the Royal Mail postage element.
Before that letter leaves your business, you’ve potentially also paid for:
- The franking machine rental or lease
- Maintenance and servicing
- Franking ink
- Printer toner
- 100gsm paper
- Envelopes
- Staff time
- Printing
- Folding
- Inserting
- Sealing
- Franking
- Preparing the mail for collection
- Wastage and reprints
With Selectabase, all of that can be handled for you.
What does an 88p franked letter REALLY cost?
To keep this comparison realistic, we’ve used typical online business stationery and consumable prices.
A popular UK office stationery supplier currently sells 100gsm A4 paper at approximately 1.4p per sheet, while standard DL window envelopes work out at approximately 3.2p each.
Typical genuine high-yield office printer toner can add around 3p per printed page, while replacement ink for a commonly used Mailmark franking machine can add approximately 2.3p per impression.
The cost savings could be argued as a placebo, as there are so many hidden extras that don’t need to be sold to you at the time, it’s your responsibility to buy the paper and ink etc, not the company who has sold you the franking machine!
50, 100 or 1,000 letters – how much are you really spending?
For this example we’ve used:
- 88p Mailmark postage
- One single-sided A4 100gsm letter
- One DL window envelope
- Approximately 3p printer toner per page
- Approximately 2.3p franking ink per envelope
- £29.95 per month as an example franking machine/service cost
- Staff cost of just £15 per hour
- 10 minutes of job preparation plus approximately 20 seconds per letter for handling, folding, inserting, sealing and franking
A popular UK franking machine supplier currently advertises entry-level Mailmark machine packages including service and maintenance from approximately £30 per month, while other UK suppliers indicate that machine rental or leasing costs can vary considerably depending on the equipment and contract.
Illustrative comparison based on example costs and specifications. Actual in-house mailing costs will vary depending on equipment, consumable prices, staffing costs and mailing specification. Selectabase prices are subject to mailing specification and volume.
What do Selectabase offer?
Single letter sends or bulk letter sends are all possible with Seelctabase
Selectabase even offer postcards, flyers, brochures, and fully bespoke print runs
Using Selectabase to send your important business mailings is a sure fire way of saving your business time and money.
For a free no obligation quote, click here – www.selectabase.co.uk/services/create-and-post/
You can also call the Selectabase team on 01304 38338 or email [email protected]
