Tip #5: Mailing Supplies and Padded Envelopes

Shipping a single book or small electronic device exposes one of the worst retail markups in existence. Office supply chains and major supermarkets sell individual bubble mailers for two to four dollars each. They also push heavy-duty packing tape at exorbitant price points.

Dollar Tree completely undercuts this market, standing as the ultimate destination for anyone running a small side hustle or mailing holiday gifts across the country.

You can buy twin packs of standard bubble mailers or multi-packs of smaller padded envelopes for just over a dollar. They also stock quality shipping tape, manila envelopes, and permanent markers. The adhesives on these products perform identically to their expensive counterparts.

Your local post office does not care about the brand name printed on your packing tape; they only care that the package arrives securely sealed. If you sell vintage clothes or electronics online, high packaging costs devour your profit margins. Stock your home office with these affordable shipping supplies and permanently stop subsidizing the massive overhead of dedicated office supply retailers.