The solution has been around for a long time, but still people are enduring the hassles of printing on sheet labels. What we're saying here is that there are thousands of people, if not millions, who use a whole sheet of labels just to print a label or two. It's a total waste of time, it's a waste of paper and it's a waste of money. Sure there are those who will argue that you can use just one label off that sheet of say 21 labels, then re-use that sheet over and over again until they're all used up. Good call, but there is not a printer producer in existence that will advise you doing this, and we will clarify why in a moment. Some will argue that sheet labels work out cheaper than the alternative when you compare the cost-per-label. Another Wise call, but it isn't just about the cost of the labels, you need to consider the cost of ink, toner or ribbons and time. It actually takes longer to print to a sheet of labels than to the alternative. Talking about the 'alternative', now is the time to introduce it. The rationale to all the problems of printing on sheet labels is known as the 'personal label printer'. They have existed for 16 years. That's right, 16 years, yet so many people still waste time, effort and money printing on sheet labels. Currently, the most popular personal label printer is the Dymo LabelWriter. The LabelWriter is a small office tool that serves just one very important function - printing professional looking labels. The range of labels you can print on a LabelWriter is immense - from address and shipping, right through to name badges and even prescription labels. The question remains - why is this better than sheet labels? The answer is quite simple, and we've already touched on the subject. The answer is that it is especially designed to print labels. It does not serve any other function. The entire product from concept to completion centers around printing labels. But it does go much deeper than that. There are many benefits of using a Dymo LabelWriter over sheet labels, and when you are talking about printing like one label, two labels, three labels or even a hundred labels at a time, the absolute convenience of the Dymo LabelWriter will make it the wise selection. Sheer convenience is why so many people make the decision to buy a personal label printer. You get free software that is so easy to use, and you can even print out of applications like Word, Outlook, ACT!, Goldmine and QuickBooks with just a click or two of your mouse - there's no retyping of addresses. Want more convenience? You don't have to load or feed a new sheet of labels each time you want a label. With a Dymo LabelWriter, the labels are on rolls, and when one label is printed, the LabelWriter cues the next label into the print-head, ready for action. See if you can find any recommendations (in the user manual) against re-feeding used sheet labels into your Inkjet or Laser printer. There isn't a printer maker in the world that recommends this practice and there are many reasons why. First, once a sheet of labels has traveled through a printer and a label has been removed, the following time the sheet is re-fed through the printer, there is a very high chance that the labels neighboring the missing one will peel off. Next in line is the fact that in most printers today, the path that the sheet of labels takes while journeying through the printer is very confined and sharp. Grab a sheet of labels and wrap it around anything that is round and thin - like a Sharpie for instance. You will probably notice that the labels will start to peel off, and that is what actually happens inside a lot of the newer sleeker printers we buy these days. Another reason printer manufacturers don't recommend re-using sheet labels is that the glue from the labels can bleed or leak into and onto the print head or laser mechanism, causing is to eventually glue-up and jam. The list of reasons that people give for switching from sheet labels to a personal label printer like the Dymo LabelWriter is immense. Personal label printers have graced us with their presence for over a decade and a half, and we'll be needing them for a long time yet. So the personal label printer will be needed for as long as we need labels.
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