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Shipping Label for the Dymo Printer
Posted by: | CommentsYou will need 99019 shipping labels for the Dymo label printer. The Dymo labels are too expensive. I get mine from XYTEK – the have a web site - ZYTEK Web Site bookmark the site – there is some important information about the labels here there is more on his site about things that can happen with Pay Pal shipping. However if you are buying labels – go to his eBay site – his prices are better on eBay. I pay less for four rolls of 99019 labels from ZYTEK than one Dymo roll of the same label.
If you use USPS Click n Ship you will need some Avery 5126 labels – these are expensive – you use one sheet per shipment. I only use Click n Ship for international orders – it does the 4 copies of the customs form and shipping label. Use Pay Pal multi order shipping and the XYTEK 99019 labels and you will save enough money to pay for your label printer. 
– Something to know is the 5126 label is for laser printers – (there is another number same size and style for ink jet printers)
A must have is a good shipping scale
Posted by: | CommentsAnother must have tool for shipping is a good scale. Your scale must be accurate, when you put in a shipping weight and generate a shipping label, you have to be exact. Remember an ounce can make a big difference in the cost of shipping. My day to day scale is made by Royal. It is digital, it has a wireless display. It can run either plugged in or on batteries. For really heavy items you can unplug the scale and slip it under the box and read the weight on the remote wireless display. It actually measure light objects under a pound and goes up to 315 pounds and will do everything in between. It is not good for anything less than 1/2 a pound
It is also really handy to have a scale that can accurately do very light items. I have a Dymo scale for this however one of these will work just fine. If you never ship items that weigh more than 5 lbs one of these is all you will be all you need. This type of scale is used for things weighing less than an once up to 5 lbs.
The one above can connect to a computer and you can down load postal rates so it will give you shipping cost directly. The one I have is below – it too can show me the shipping cost but since I am on line anyway when shipping I rarely use that feature. It is handy when I send a letter that requires more than one stamp. (Pelouze is a brand made by Dymo)
Shipping Resources – Start with a good label printer
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the very best investments you can make is a good label printer. The Dymo line is perhaps the best choice. There is no ink – these are thermal – they are fast and the printed label is clear and sharp. I have a Dymo Dual Turbo which has printed around 10,000 labels, I did have one fail, they sent me a new one. The Dual is overkill for me I almost never use the second side. Here are a couple. The 460 is a good choice the Turbo is basically the same only faster which will not matter until you get to doing large numbers of labels.
This is really a super deluxe package – a Dymo Dual turbo and a Dymo 5lb scale – I have this combo – the scale connects to your computer so you can upgrade the postage costs. It give you the weight on its own screen and can give you postage. Probably overkill all the way around. A single Dymo will work just fine and there are some good electronic scales available for under $30. All you will really need is the shipping weight when you use Click and Ship or Pay Pal multi order shipping.
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