Catalog Cost Cutting ’08, Part 1

8. Get your printer to waive handling fees.
Make sure your printer won’t charge you a handling fee if you supply your own paper. Some printers do; others don’t. A handling fee of 50 cents cwt can add up to thousands of dollars annually. But these fees are open to negotiation, and most printers will waive this charge. I know of two catalog printers who don’t charge such handling fees.