for $.20 per box cheaper than the next guy doesn’t always translate to savings to your bottom line.
Do not send someone to the local office products big box retailer to pick up supplies. The costs for that – employee’s time, gas reimbursement, the chance of getting into an accident – far outweigh any perceived savings you are getting from one of these huge nationwide chains. The truth is there are new independent internet office supply superstores out there today who routinely offer free next day delivery which eliminates the need to go to the retail store.
As an example, a typical office manager makes about per hour. She has a basic office products order of six items like a stapler, some pens, file folders and a binder of about . If she looks through the newspaper circulars scouring for specials for 15 minutes, then checks online for another 30 minutes