OFFER: Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Mail Lite Bubble Bags @VikingDirect
Viking have a range of 22 Mail Lite bubble bags on a Buy 2 get 1 free promotion at present.
Pukkapad
There's more to stationery than the office cupboard
HOT: GB Office Paper (5 Reams Per Box) £8.75 @Paperpunch
Just found a new site offering 1 box of 80gsm copier paper for £8.75 which is the cheapest price we've seen for a while.
Motif Hibulk Contract Paper White 1 box [5 reams] only £8.95 @Murcom
Murcom Office Products are currently offering Motif Hibulk Contract Paper 5 reams 16999X for only £8.95 per box. This is a good offer for some decent quality 80gsm copier paper. You might also want to checkout Office365 who are selling it for £9.
We'll keep an eye out and see if this offer appears on any other office stationery sites.
Save 20% on Toshiba 160GB USB External Hard Drive PX1270E-1G16 @Euroffice
Euroffice have a Toshiba USB Hard Drive 160GB with 20% off for £39.99. This looks like quite a good deal but you might also want to check out Amazon as they have the same one for £41.99 inc. VAT.
BOGOF on branded diaries @VikingDirect
VikingDirect are offering Buy One Get One Free on a selected range of Black 'n Red and Pink & Black diaries.
POTD: Bic Black Ballpoint Pens
Since 1938 schools, offices and homes around the world have used the Ballpoint pen with the majority being made by BiC who first patented the device all those years ago. In the current economic climate we can't forget that cutting costs on everyday items musn't be overlooked. So take a look at the difference in price between some of the leading online stationery suppliers.
We've done a quick comparison on BiC Ballpoint pens, and some competitors and the cheapest price we could find is Integrated Office Supplies who are selling a Pack of 50 - White Box Pack of 50 Ball Point Pens for £1.20. That's only 0.2p per pen! As you can see below that's 74% cheaper than Euroffice and represents a saving of £11.61 (91%)when compared to the BiC Ballpoint originals.
BiC Cristal Medium Black [Pack of 50] - RRP - £12.81
----------5 Star (Spicers) - Product Code 295187 RRP £9.13
Google search for 5 star 295187
---------White Box (Kingfield) - Product Code WX26040 - RRP £11.39
Google search for WX26040 Prices correct as of 16th January 2009
Save money, Shop around!
POTD: Re-Move Notes Repositionable - Post-it Notes to you and me!
Who would have thought that the humble sticky note is over 30 years old. Today it's one of the best selling office products and universally loved and hated. 3M have managed to build an entire brand from what was originally an accidental invention and what must now surely be worth millions of pounds a year. Hey, they've even got their own youtube channel!
Fortunately for us the patent has expired and there's a wide range of other companies producing these at great prices. As Post-it is trade marked you'll need to search for "sticky notes" or "repositionable notes" at your favoured office stationery supplier.
We've done a quick comparison of branded and unbranded sticky notes 76x76mm (3 x 3 inch) and the cheapest price we could find was with Integrated Office Solutions who are selling a pack of 12 Q Connect Quick Notes at £1.56. That's only 13p per pad! As you can see below that's 72% cheaper than Euroffice and represents a saving of £6.93 (82%) when compared to the 3M Post-it originals.
5 Star (Spicers) - Product Code 296638 RRP £13.43
Google search for 5 star 296638
- UK Office Direct - 5 Star Office Re-Move Notes Repositionable Pad of 100 Sheets 76x76mm Yellow [Pack 12] - £2.59
- Office 365 - 5 Star Office Re-Move Notes Repositionable Pad of 100 Sheets 76x76mm Yellow [Pack 12] - £2.02
- Euroffice - 5 Star Re-Move Notes 76x76mm Yellow [Pack 12 ] - £5.49
- IndexOffice - 5 Star Office Re-Move Notes Repositionable Pad of 100 Sheets 76x76mm Yellow (Pack 12) - £1.99
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Q Connect (Kingfield) - Product Code KF10502 - RRP £12.79
Google search for KF10502
- IOS - Q Connect Quick Note Repositionable Pad 75x75mm Yellow KF10502 - £1.56
- OfficeGiant - Q Connect QuickNote 75x75mm Ylw - KF10502 - £5.99
- PaperPlus - Q Connect Quick Note Repositionable Pad 75x75mm Yellow KF10502 - £1.73
- MonkeyOffice - Q CONNECT QUICK STICKY NOTE 75 X 75MM YELLOW - £1.64
- eBay £3.99
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Other
- Viking Direct - Office Depot Notes - Yellow - 76 x 76mm - 12 Pads - £5.49
- Staples - Staples Stickies Yellow Sticky Notes - 75 x 75mm - 4 Pack - £3.79 (couldn't find any 12 packs apart from multicoloured)
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Post-it Originals
Google search for Post-it 654
- Viking Direct - Post-it® Canary™ Yellow Notes (76mmx76mm) 12 pads per pack - £8.49
Prices correct as of midday Tuesday 13 January, 2009.
Happy sticking!
BOGOF on Selected Pens and Display Books @ryman
Ryman are offering buy one get cheapest free on selected Pens and Display books . I had a look at the first product on the list - Ryman Project Book 250 Page A5 Dividers Asssorted . This looks like an own brand Pukka Pad and the offer price looks good. I'm a big fan of these and in the office we've been using the Pukka Pads for years - ideal for note taking at meetings and just general use when I'm at the desk. In fact I'm hardly ever without it and am always referring back to see what I was doing at particular points in time.
There's no end date specified so if your interested I would get over there now.
New feature: Product of the Day - POTD
As we continue scouring the office supplies market for the best offers we're going to showcase a Product of the Day. In this we'll feature one office stationery product where we pick possible alternatives and highlight the best prices. Just search for POTD in the tags.
Free £20 High Street Gift Voucher when you spend over £179 @euroffice
Euroffice are offering high street vouchers to the value of £20 when you spend over £179 this week. These can be claimed at M&S, HMV, Boots, Next and a host of other stores.
If your thinking of taking up this offer make sure you shop around first as there maybe better buys. If your thinking of buying small quantities of a range of items it might be worth checking out paperstone.co.uk as they have some very keen pricing at the moment but don't offer quantity discounts. Alternatively if your buying in bulk say a large quantity of copier paper - 10 + boxes then don't be afraid to ring up and haggle. There's plenty of competition around and they want your business.
