When you're talking about office supplies, you're talking about all the stuff that's needed to run your average organization. Think about pencils, papers, staples, staplers, paperclips, fax machines, printers, copy machines, cash registers, computers, chairs, etc. But next to chairs, furniture such as desks are also included. Nobody ever stops and thinks how large the office supply market really is.

But since offices are always running and their supplies are always either breaking or running out... there is a never ending demand for supplies for the office. It is an industry that is larger than two hundred billion. And with the increased digitization of our society, the number of office jobs is only increasing. That means the market for supplies for the office is also growing. The largest distributors of office supplies are creating well over ten billion worth of revenue. That's nothing to laugh at in my book.

A lot of companies that manufacture and / or distribute office supplies, also provide services such as copy centres. They will often also create products such as business cards and other personalized office stuff. So you see, there is a lot more going on in the office industry that you would think.

Supplies for the office can cost you a pretty penny, depending on how large the office is that you are running. Especially when you factor in the simple fact that supplies for your office are a recurring cost, it's pretty important that you find a place where you can get them for a low price. If you spend more than you necessarily have to, then you are wasting money one month after another. This is the main reason why most people purchase their supplies for their office online. Online office supply retailers always have the best prices available on the market.

While it won't harm your business to get the wrong pens or pencil sharpeners, it is fairly important that you buy all the right stuff when it comes to more expensive items such as desks, computers, chairs, printers, fax machines, copy machines and video conferencing electronics. So it pays off to think before you buy. And because there is no 100% guarantee of knowing up front whether you will buy a good desk and chair that doesn't leave your workers with repetitive strain injury, you're going to have to make sure that your supplier is willing to take back items within a certain return period. If your supplier is not willing to do this, look elsewhere for a better supplier.