SPARTA, Wis., Oct. 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- LaserMonks, an online provider of printing and imaging supplies, today unveiled www.LaserMonks.com, its new and improved e-commerce site offering imaging supplies at greatly reduced prices for businesses, educational institutions and non-profit organizations.
LaserMonks, in business for two years, has already gained international attention for its cost-cutting savings and for its unique founders -- a bonafide group of Cistercian monks leveraging e-business to generate proceeds for charitable causes throughout the world. LaserMonks offers high quality, name-brand products, ranging from printer ink jet cartridges to copier toner, at a significant discount on the site, with shipping available same day or next business day.
The monks and their cost-saving story has been featured in USA Today, Reuters, Wired, Forbes, Fast Company, Entrepreneur magazine, on national and international business talk shows from New York to the Netherlands, and on such Websites as Yahoo! Finance and others.
"Many businesses, especially large corporations, do not realize what a significant portion of their budgets is spent on printing and imaging supplies," says Father Bernard McCoy, O.Cist., Abbey Steward of Temporal Affairs, who oversees the business. "To compound the problem, the traditional method has been to purchase direct from manufacturers or through retail chains, where the customer absorbs the most markup! LaserMonks can offer up to a 75% discount because we have very low overhead, no distribution middleman, and most importantly, no interest in profitability for profitability's sake. Our goal is to save our customers money and use the proceeds for our operating expenses and charitable causes."
In addition to offering lower volume pricing than corporate wholesalers and national office supply retailers, LaserMonks also offer a variety of web specials daily. And with a company built upon the monastic tradition of giving to others, customers are also guaranteed to receive personalized, old-fashioned service. Customers can use LaserMonks' easy and intuitive navigation system to search by manufacturer or product number right on the home page. Additional site features include prayer requests, wisdom sayings, syndicated newsfeeds, and profiles of the monks at work.
Printing and imaging supplies can be ordered immediately by visiting www.LaserMonks.com, or by calling toll-free at (866) 808-8080. The site observes industry standard security and customer privacy policies. All major credit cards are accepted and all products are 100% guaranteed.
About LaserMonks
LaserMonks is a wholly owned imaging supplies subsidiary of the Cistercian Abbey, based in Sparta, Wisconsin. Founded in 2001 by a team of enterprising monks, the company follows in the tradition of monastic business endeavors, uniquely blending philanthropy, spirituality, and enterprise to support a life of prayer and charitable service. LaserMonks offers quality imaging supplies at a reduced price, having arranged significant purchasing discounts with top manufacturers of cartridges for printers and copiers. Revenues from LaserMonks are used to cover the monks' modest living expenses. The rest is used for charitable works throughout the world. For more information, visit LaserMonks.com.