It is the bane of every teacher and public speaker’s existance– dry erase marker stains that won’t come off your dry erase board. EXPO & Quartet make great dry erase board cleaners that get rid of stubborn stains, but if you don’t have any on hand, there are a surprising number of products found in nearly every home and maintenance supply closet that should do the trick. Continue reading
Back to School Give-Away: win $500 in FREE school supplies!
Update: this contest is closed.
The Back to School Give-Away is back and bigger than ever! On Time Supplies, your source for discount school supplies online, is giving away more than $500 in free school supplies to one lucky winner! Enter the 2013 Back to School Give-Away today for your chance to win:
- A $100 coupon code to spend at On Time Supplies on anything you want!
- Over $300 in Avery Products!
- Plus, over $100 in extra school supplies from other great office supply brands!
How to win $500 in free school supplies from On Time Supplies: |
Sit up straight or your boss will think you’re lazy and depressed.
We’ve talked before about the importance of good sitting posture before at Office Ink. Bad posture is thought to cause everything from headaches to death. Now, in addition to all the talk about sedentary death syndrome and how sitting slouched in front of your computer all day going to kill you, there’s evidence that poor posture makes you look lazy and depressed. Continue reading
Review of the day: save $200 on bulk price Pendaflex File Jackets.

We get so many thoughtful office supply reviews at On Time Supplies, I’ve started highlighting them on Office Ink. These reviews are totally unsolicited and come from real customers. I love to read all the comments, but I have to admit, my favorite are the ones that show how independent On Time Supplies offers better service, better deals and better selection than the big box chain stores. One of our North Carolina customers had just that experience when he discovered our discount bulk pricing on Pendaflex® Manila Reinforced File Jackets:
Try Pendaflex Manila File Jackets. Save your company $200 bucks and be a hero to the guys and gals in the green eyeshades!
How to Handle Office Politics.

As we’ve noted before, office politics are inevitable when you lock a group of people together for eight hours a day. So while the phrase “office politics” may leave a bad taste in your mouth, it’s difficult to advance if you do know how to simultaneously work well with your colleagues and stand out from the pack. We’ve got a guest post today full of good advice on how to handle office politics from the folks at Official Space.
How to Handle Office Politics: The Business Success Cheat Sheet
Best Memorial Day Barbecue Sauce Recipe.

With Memorial Day coming up, all I can think about is the all the good eating I am going to do this weekend. That’s because I have the best barbecue sauce recipe ever. And you’re in luck because I’m willing to share it. Ok, it’s not my barbecue sauce recipe. Credit where credit is due — I discovered Kathy’s Award Winning Barbecue Sauce Recipe at Allrecipes.com last Memorial Day, and it was the best thing I put in my mouth ’til Thanksgiving.
I’ve made this sweet and spicy barbecue sauce recipe for chicken, pork and beef, and it is delicious on all three. I pretty much follow the instructions exactly as written, because Kathy has won awards for her barbecue sauce recipe and I have not. I have left out the liquid smoke before, and while the sauce is still pretty tasty, but not as tasty.
You can find the complete barbecue sauce recipe here (warning: video automatically starts at link, so turn the volume down if you are sneakily researching barbecue sauce recipes at work.)
Do you have a can’t miss barbecue sauce recipe? I love Kathy’s, but after an entire summer of it, I am willing to branch out a bit. If you’ve got a great barbecue sauce recipe, post it in the comments and we’ll share it on our Facebook page.
Traveling with kids? 10 reasons to keep Wet Ones Hand Wipes in the car.

Memorial Day is just around the corner, ready to kick off the messy kids season. Oops, I mean the summer season! But yeah, kids are messy. And it seems like they get extra messy in the summer. Luckily, there are moist towelettes for those times you and your family are on the go and you guys can’t wash your hands — and you can’t just dunk the kids in the tub.
We sell a lot of hand wipes at On Time Supplies, but one thing we really love about Wet Ones is something a customer pointed out to us: Wet Ones canisters are designed to fit in your car’s cup holder, making these the perfect cleaning wipes for car trips with the kids. Wet Ones are also super versatile. Their website lists 99 different messes Wet Ones cleans. I’ve listed my top ten summer applications below.
Review of the Day: Spotlight on C-Line Binder Label Holders
We get a ton of reviews at On Time Supplies, and we read every one of them. We love to hear what you think, especially your thoughts on some of our hard to find office supplies. Have you ever had the darnedest time finding a product you think would be everywhere? That’s what happened to Jerry. He knew he needed something to help him organize the 3 ring binders on his office bookshelves. He just wasn’t sure what he needed or where to get it. So for Jerry, C-Line® Self-Adhesive Binder Label Holders and On Time Supplies were like gifts from above — or at least gifts from Google.
I finally organized my bookcases with C-Line® Binder Label Holders! |
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| I am reorganizing my office bookcases into a complete filing center, and was unable to find supplies that I needed in local office supply stores, even the large chain stores like Staples. This difficulty was delaying my projects until I located the On Time Supplies site on the Internet. Since then, I’ve become a regular and frequent customer because of the availability, price, and quick service that your company always has to offer. You never fail to have exactly what I need whenever I shop with you. I consider it a lucky find that I located your site when I searched the Internet, and now I don’t need to waste time to get quality office supplies.
– Jerry from Concord, NC |
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Try C-Line® Self-Adhesive Binder Label Holders and tell us what you think!
The best part about Jerry’s review — besides the part about On Time Supplies totally kicking the Staples’ butt — is that it reminded me to straighten up my own bookcases.
Job Market Looking Up for New Graduates
Congratulations to all the new graduates of 2013! The good news is, you probably won’t be unemployed forever, despite what you may have heard in some of the more hysterical media reports. According to the New York Times, college grads are doing pretty well in this tough economy. College graduates have a lower rate of unemployment — 3.9% vs. the 7.5% for workforce as a whole.
The not-so-good news? Your first job might outside your degree field. Or a job that traditionally didn’t even require a degree. The job market has improved from the nadir of the recession, but most of the new jobs are low-skilled work. From The Times:
There is ample evidence that employers are hiring college-educated workers for jobs that do not actually require college-level skills — positions like receptionists, file clerks, waitresses, car rental agents and so on.
‘High-skilled people can take the jobs of middle-skilled people, and middle-skilled people can take jobs of low-skilled people,’ said Justin Wolfers, a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan. ‘And low-skilled people are out of luck.’
Starting to regret the time and money you spent on that degree? Don’t — a college degree still pays off in the job market. You can expect to earn about 80% more than workers without a degree. So, despite the calibrated expectations and flexibility needed to navigate this job market, your education was still worth the investment.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/business/college-graduates-fare-well-in-jobs-market-even-through-recession.html
Find MSDS Sheets at On Time Supplies
Every so often, someone will ask us at On Time Supplies where they can find the Material Data Safety Sheets for a product. While we are happy to provide MSDS sheets when asked, you can find them for yourself on our website. Just search our MSDS Database to find of downloadable, printable MSDS Sheets for thousands of office supplies.
Hope that helps! If you have any trouble finding your MSDS Sheets for your office supplies, contact us toll free at 1-866-501-6055.







