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Looking for Great Deals for Your Office?

Consider buying office supplies off EBay

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Richard Rinyai

Richard Rinyai is one of the few and proud male administrators. He brings an analytical and technical voice to his admin blog “The Professional Assistant.” He has been an administrative assistant “for many years” and has extensive knowledge of organization and setting priorities. His blog focuses on keeping up with the latest office trends and technical information to keep an admin’s work and life organized.

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From the blog post Looking for Great Deals for Your Office?

Are you the person that purchases stationary and other items for your department? Do you feel that you could find better buys, not just by going to the different stores such as Staples or Grand & Toy, but online as well?

There are some companies that, unfortunately, don’t allow for purchases such as stationary, fax machines, toner, etc. to be obtained from outside sources, other than the specified and approved vendors that have been set up. Since I work for a large corporation, this is my case as well.

But there are firms that allow for bargain hunting, such as small and medium sized businesses – even large corporations (but rarely). If this is your case, read on.

You can bargain hunt until the cows come home, but trying to find the best deals can be quite time consuming and irritating. One place that I’ve found to be a great area to research items on is eBay (which I am sure you have heard of).

You can get great deals, compare items and even get great prices, all in one site. There are penny deals all the time, where auctions start off at just one cent. If you prefer to buy items right away, you can search for them via the Buy It Now option. You can even get new items, if you aren’t into used items or feel that they might not work as well.

If you’re interested in saving money and boosting your department’s productivity with some of these great items, take a gander at eBay and see what office items you can find for your department today! You can find thousands of eBay office items by clicking here.

Until next time,

Take care – of your clutter!

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