C&S might run like a well oiled machine and be the bee's knees to some but the only times I have used it I ran into problems - such as the bar codes not printing properly so I was wasting pages and ink trying to get it right - then had to be on the phone to C&S to get it sorted. It worked eventually but was not my idea of 'streamlined'. Plus was not thrilled about the 'process' involved in paying for one little item's postage online via credit card (paypal would have been nicer but either isn't available or wasn't at the time).

The prepaid satchel + Dymo label (thermal, so no need for A4 paper or ink) + mailing in street box works best for me for smaller items. It may not dot the 'i's' and cross the 't's' as far as paypal is concerned (I don't know on that one yet, it might). But I simply take a photo of all my packages laid out ready to go so I have a 'record' of what I have sent on what day, all the addresses and what packaging used should I need any of that info.

I will continue while I have stock of prepaids and maybe any other teething problems will be sorted by the time I run out?