Australia Post mail Discounts -- Is it available?

[clarry100]

I've been trolling the Aust Post web site trying to find out if there are any realistic ways of obtaining postage discount.

It seems unless you are a large business then you have no hope. Even then it may be around 2.5% discount.

Just mailing out 20 large letters per day gets you nothing it seems. You have to pay full tote odds.

Even if you are a pensioner or health care card holder you get to buy a maximum of 50 stamps per year at 60-cents instead of 70-cents. Big deal. WoW! $5 discount per year.

I've seen some kind of machines you must be able to hire or buy (maybe??) but don't seem to be able to understand the requirements to have/operate one of these. They must be able to generate postage paid stickers for your envelopes. But I suspect you need to be sending out something like 500+ items per day to qualify for these.

Anyone have any better knowledge than I on this area of business?

[i-love-my-sheep]

Could this be why your posts kept getting ninja'd?

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/postage.html

[digital*ghost]

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@sparrow2207 wrote:

All I know about franking machines/postage meters (same thing)  is when I had to lug the thing to the post office to get more credit added.  

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The postage meters are different, postage is downloaded rather than having to take the machine into AP.

http://auspost.com.au/business-solutions/postage-meters.html

The links for all the guides and some suppliers are there, so I hope this post sticks. 

[sparrow2207]

That link refers to the Sale of postage meters.  The op was enquiring about whether they can get one throigh AP and if there are any savings on postage.

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@i-love-my-sheep wrote:

Could this be why your posts kept getting ninja'd?

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/postage.html

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[digital*ghost]

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@i-love-my-sheep wrote:

Could this be why your posts kept getting ninja'd?

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/policies/postage.html

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Not sure, but another one just got all suited up in invisibility - it had a link to an Australia Post page explaining about sauage meats (not actual name of thing I'm referring to  ) so that could also be causing issues.

The main info my third disappearing post had was that sausage meats are different to franks - the postage is downloaded so the machines don't have to be taken into Australia Post.

[sparrow2207]

I was referring to the technology of 20+ years ago before online technology was used mainstream.

Current items same use but different way of topping up with money.

[digital*ghost]

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@sparrow2207 wrote:

I was referring to the technology of 20+ years ago before online technology was used mainstream.

Current items same use but different way of topping up with money.

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I got that, I was just trying to provide the OP with more up to date info, and provide some avenues for further information, since it seems the forum won't let me post links to up to date info.

[selpaw]

Need a Business Account with Australia Post and you will get a discount.

You can use  "POSTAGE PAID AUSTRALIA" or "POSTAGE PAID AUSTRALIA - PRIORTY"

on the letters

I use a preinked stamper (though I am now adding the postage paid mark to my address labels - using a brother 570 label printer)

pre-ink stamp I got here: http://stores.ebay.com.au/EBPACK/_i.html?_nkw=stamp&submit=Search&_sid=1012747416

"postage paid Australia" aka as surface mail can take an extra day or 2 compared to normal mail (stamped or "priority mail")

Large letter up 125gms I pay $1.24

Large letter up 250gms I pay $1.86

Large letter up 500gms I pay $3.10

Priority mail: (equivelant to using stamps)

Large letter up 125gms I pay $1.36

Large letter up 250gms I pay $2.04

Large letter up 500gms I pay $3.40

(Before July 2014, there was no discount).

NO MINIMUM. Send 1 letter if you want...

more info:

http://auspost.com.au/business-solutions/metered-imprint-mail.html

Cheers

[egglesdtp]

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@clarry100 wrote:

I've been trolling the Aust Post web site trying to find out if there are any realistic ways of obtaining postage discount.

It seems unless you are a large business then you have no hope. Even then it may be around 2.5% discount.

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Gee, I hope you meant trawling.