How to Stuff Envelopes
This article is intended to help new or inexperienced workers for legitimate companies, or people who are starting their own home businesses, learn how to stuff envelopes more effectively. Stuffing envelopes is a simple process, but the steps below can help to make you more efficient.
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Things You'll Need
- Envelopes
- Address labels
- Envelope sealer or sponge
- Content to be mailed
Instructions
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First, label all of the envelopes using sticky labels. Labels can be easily printed using your computer or a label maker. Sit down and label each of the envelopes that will be stuffed later. It is easier to label envelopes before they are stuffed, because the labels are less likely to become wrinkled from the uneven surface of a full envelope.
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Consider the content that you will be stuffing into the envelopes. Are there items that are larger than the envelopes themselves? If so, sit down and fold these materials in half or in quarters before you begin stuffing. Are there items that need to be paper clipped together? Do this now, before you start stuffing. It is much easier to get all of your materials ready and then stuff them at once.
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Lay out your materials in piles so that you can take one of each type of material, put them together in one packet and put that packet into an envelope. Think of the process as an assembly line; for example, if you have three different materials that you need to stuff, place them in three separate piles on the table, then stand or sit in front of the table so that you can reach all of the piles easily.
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Stuff the envelopes, gathering materials in the same order each time. Leave the envelopes unsealed for the time being.
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Use a sponge or envelope sealer to seal the envelopes (if you aren't using self-sealing ones). Then add appropriate postage. If your envelopes are standard size and contain only one or two sheets of paper, you'll be fine with one stamp apiece, but if the envelopes are larger (like brown manila mailing envelopes) or at all heavy, you should take them to a post office to be metered. Ask a post office clerk for more information on business mailing.
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Tips & Warnings
If you have a lot of envelopes to take to the post office, try to save cardboard boxes when you can. If you work in an office, you might try saving boxes from copier paper deliveries. These can be used to stack the envelopes in so that you can transport them to the post office or mailbox.
Don't try to lick your envelopes to close them! Despite urban legend, envelope glue isn't bad for you, but you might run the risk of getting dry mouth or a paper cut on your tongue if you lick a large number of envelopes.
It's good to get into a rhythm when stuffing envelopes, but don't let your brain go on autopilot. Stuffing envelopes can be tedious, but if you're not paying attention, you could forget to stuff one component or accidentally stuff too many of one thing.
