Printing labels

[Real World Hypnotherapy]

Hello people

I send out lots of sample packs and my major downfall is that my handwriting really is terrible. I was looking at getting a label printer but they are quite expensive.

I am also going to be doing some marketing campaigns and I might need to send out postcards or sample packs myself. I am going to ask several PR companies for quote on this too.

Can anyone advise on the best way of printing these address or if there is a company that does it?

Matt, MK Printing

[MinuWeb]

Label printers are not so expensive, my seiko printer only cost about £80 and is worth it's weight in gold.

[Greig]

Matt

As we discussed last week you can't go wrong with the Dymo Labelwriter.
I use the 330 turbo:
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/6159/330turbo2007gc.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The Dymo LabelWriter 330 Turbo (LW330 Turbo) has 'versatility and speed' - it is the fastest Dymo LabelWriter, it supports all versions of Windows and Macintosh (OS 8 and above), and it has the wide printhead meaning that it is compatible with all labels in the the Dymo LabelWriter range. The LabelWriter 330 Turbo is top-of-the-line model, and although it has been priced a bit above the other models, it has proven to be the equally most popular model since it's release. Like all Dymo LabelWriters, the LabelWriter 330 Turbo uses the same software and the same 3rd-party software plug-ins.

[Juvanescence]

I also use the Dymo LabelWriter, but have not done any bulk prints.

You can add your own database so serves my purpose.

[Dawg]

Hi Matt,
I store addresses in Microsoft Works DB, (which is easier for this than Access in Office; you don't have to make a new report every bloody time, just check/uncheck). From there create a custom label in Word; I use an A6 size which I put Dawg's logo, return address, funny saying etc on, and then the database prints exactly what I want, from one to 100+ seperate addresses. I print onto precut A6 Krackback labels, (TakTik is cheaper than Krackback..) cut down from A4 by my friendly local printer, and "ta da" custom printed label to whoever, with logo etc in as many colours as you want, etc.
All on a standard inkjet printer, (so the ink runs in the rain...)
It might be a long way around, and no doubt someone out there has a better way, (tell me please!), but some days I send out 1 package, and some days 100, and some days 10 parcels to the same address, and this copes with it all.
HTH
Dawg

[confused]

take a look at print studio at http://www.jollytech.com/ its really good, can read from an access/sql dbase, it lines the labels perfectly - unlike certain well known office applications, you can do either an entire sheet with the same, or different, its a bit dear but is well worth it. I have used it on both my inkjet and laser and have had no problems at all. I didnt pay the full price though (not a dodgy copy either) and it is expensive. A stand alone label printer, as mentioned is another option, but IMO if you have a printer already then decent software is the way to go - I have no idea about costs of labels or ink for dedicated label printers but that of course needs to be taken into account.

[cqueen]

If I ever have to have something look really neat, I just type it on my PC then put the paper up to my screen and trace it.
Cheap & easy!

[confused]

If I ever have to have something look really neat, I just type it on my PC then put the paper up to my screen and trace it.
Cheap & easy!

and how does that then print out nice and neat onto the sticker - all nicely lined up ?

[Robert]

Another vote for the Dymo. It saves me a lot of time and effort. the 320 is under £100

Not cheap per label though, but worth it, for me.

BTW, you can get cheap labels from eBay.

[Hedgehog Toys]

I was considering getting some labels with my comany logo on in the future for sticking on parcels for posting and big enough to print the address on. I think it looks more business like than a hand written address label.

[visagephoto]

Another vote for the Dymo. It saves me a lot of time and effort. the 320 is under £100

Not cheap per label though, but worth it, for me.

BTW, you can get cheap labels from eBay.

Only £49.99 + Vat according to their site

http://global.dymo.com/enGB/Home/default.html

[confused]

I agree, what I usually do is put a pile of envelopes through the printer so I have them to hand, then, I'll either label them or put the envelope back through to print the address.

[cqueen]

and how does that then print out nice and neat onto the sticker - all nicely lined up ?

I get my lovely fountain pen out & give it the personal touch.

[Robert]

Only £49.99 + Vat according to their site

http://global.dymo.com/enGB/Home/default.html

Good price!

[TheJollyLabels]

Hi Matt, our company recently brought a label printer and some special software to get the best quality labels and to be honest it was a waste of money. We spent so much on the printer and all it ever did was smudge all our labels when printing. We needed our labels to look professional as were for business purposes and big black smudges are no one’s idea of professional. In the end we decided to find a label printing (http://www.selfadhesivelabels.com/label-printing.html) specialist who prints our labels at a low cost and saved us money as did not have to replace the printer. Hope this is some help to you!

[Dawg]

Dear Jolly Labels,
if you are going to trawl through all the old posts putting up a spammy message about Mercian Printers, somebody somewhere, like me, will be put off using Merciann Printers, and that £8k quote they gave me will just go south w/o trace.
You've bounced a 2006 and a 2007 thread in the last half hour. It's dull, and not what this place is about.