Is it cheaper to mail out invitation letters or invitation postcards?
by Raki Wright | Last Updated July 19, 2019
Blank postcards are an effective, easy and inexpensive way to send graduation invitations, birthday party invitations, and baby shower invitations.
By printing your own postcards, you can quickly communicate time-sensitive needs, while saving time and cost. Blank postcards save labor, time, and money because there’s no folding, stuffing, or sealing. No special equipment is required. All that is necessary is a personal computer and inkjet or laser printer or copier.
Postcards (4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″) can be mailed at $0.28 apiece, saving up to 35%* on postage expenses. The current postcard rate is $0.28. Your card must be between 3.5″ to 4.25″ high and 5″ to 6″long and be made from paper that has a 7pt thickness or greater. All of the Burris Four-of-a-Kind Postcards™ meet this requirement. You can have printing on both sides as long as there is still room for the address and postal bar code information. Printing postcards in-house eliminates buying, storing, and printing envelopes.
Burris’ website makes it easy for users to select the right paper (using its “What Weight Paper Will Your Printer Handle?” tool or Paper Weight Comparison Chart), order blank postcards (and have them delivered right to their door), create or change a message (using its free templates for Microsoft Word and Publisher), print quickly and efficiently (using its Four-of-a-Kind? Postcards), and mail (by printing postage on postcards or using USPS bulk mail).
These products can be mailed with postcard rate postage:
Print on Demand Single Postcards™
Print on Demand Double Postcards™
* Cost of a Four-of-a-Kind? Postcard Standard White sheet is $0.12 or $0.03 per postcard; Black ink – $0.02 per side x 2 sides = $0.04 per sheet/ 4 postcards per sheet = $0.01 per postcard. Color ink – $0.10 per side x 2 sides = $0.20 per sheet/ 4 postcards per sheet = $0.05 per postcard. Final cost $0.04-$0.08 per postcard plus labor and postage. Postcard postage is $0.28 per postcard, for a total of $0.36 per mailed, color postcard vs. $0.44 for a first-class stamp (only).
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