Discounts on Office SuppliesWhether you are a freelancer with a home office or a small business owner, office supplies can put a sizeable dent in your company's operating budget.~~ Saving money is important to every business. Luckily, there are a number of ways to trim the office supply budget and contribute directly to the bottom line. Try one or all of these cost-saving tricks and watch your office supply expenditures shrink and your profits grow. Look for discount codes. These little codes can open the door to great savings on office supplies. To save money on all your basic supply needs like pens, staplers, notebooks and printer paper, check out websites that offer online promotional codes. Discount codes have become extremely popular for purchasing anything from clothing to lawn equipment. Think of items you need and there is probably a discount code for it. Simply go to your search engine and type in "coupon or discount codes" for a particular retailer and your search will reveal and number of coupon sites with promotional discounts. A generic search for "office supply discount codes" will also work. Another option is to sign up for an online discount coupon service. Some charge a small fee for the service, but there are still free sites that will send you regular emails or RSS feeds of the latest store discounts and coupons available from your preferred office supply store. Clip some coupons. I know its old-fashioned, but retailers and manufacturers still run clip out coupons in the newspaper and direct mail pieces. The printed inserts in the Sunday paper are the best place to start looking for coupon savings. Become a member of the "clubs" offered by the big box office supply stores. Office Depot, Staples and OfficeMax all have frequent buyer clubs that include special promotions and discounts for members. Watch for sales. Office supply retailers all have sales on products throughout the year. If you are looking for basic office supplies, back-to-school sales offer the biggest discounts on the largest assortment of products. | 
