Due to the popularity of the electronic world, finding discounted labels is as easy as typing the words in a search engine and clicking on the different results to compare and contrast the best prices; however, that is only the beginning. Once the research has begun, it will be clear that there are many options to consider. Some of those options include creating a budget, deciding on what type of labels are needed, how many labels are needed, what colors, shapes, and designs can be afforded, and what size is desired. Also, most label makers require the customer to call or email them to get a quote before even beginning to process the order, so it is a good idea to start the procedure of getting the labels a little early in the game.
A sample order was placed to a discounted label company in order to get the most efficient information possible. The research began with calling the number provided for discountlabels.com, and this company asked some general questions and then referred the caller to their local sister company in the customers area, which was Acclaim ID Products. The first thing the representative wanted to know is how many labels will be needed and what size they needed to be. The general order minimum for most companies that carry discount labels is 50 labels; however, this company would allow the customer to purchase as little as five and as much as one hundred million. As far as size goes, the possibilities were endless! The representative enthusiastically stated that their company was a custom house, so whatever the customer came up with in terms of size, they would be able do for them.
For the article, 500, 4-inch sticky labels were chosen. She also inquired about what the labels would be used for, and for this particular order, it was said to be used to place on t-shirts to wear during a charity walk. Next, the spokesperson wanted to know what shape was desired. The customer had the option to choose from die cut, circles, ovals, squares, and special shapes. The special shapes opened up a whole new world consisting of arrows, stars, hearts, anniversary, C.D. rolls, hangers, inverted corners, octagons, and ribbons to name a few. For this project, a circle shape was chosen.
Then the agent went on to inquire about the colors that would be used for the discount labels in this project, and the answer was yellow and blue. She asked if there was a special type of blue that needed to be used, and the caller said a royal blue would be the best fit. The consumer was given the choice of picking a blue that the company offered that was close to royal blue, or they could have it custom made to get the exact match for an additional charge. For this order, the customer just went with the blue that was already available. They went through the same process for the yellow and the customer decided on the color that was available for that color as well. Then the agent queried about the background color. Those options were limitless as well, but the consumer just chose to go with a white background.
The next inquiry the representative made was about bleeding. A label with no bleed is one that allows the colors to run off the side and a label that does bleed usually has some sort of border that separates the edges from the inside. After a bleeder was chosen for the quote, the consumer was informed that they would be responsible for designing their own label because that was a service that they did not offer.
With this information, the customer knew at this point, they would have to design the label themselves or find someone who could design it for them. They would have to use one of the following programs in order for the label company to be able to open up and use it because it has to be compatible with the software that they had on hand. Those programs include, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, Freehand, Quark, Photo Shop, or Corel Draw. The representative stressed that Microsoft Office was not among the choices available.
After clarifying all of this information, the discount label company informed the customer that they could put them in their system so that it would be easy to place the same order again at a later time. After all of this information was gathered, a price and an order number was finally given. For 500, 4-inch sticky labels with a white background, two colors in a circular shape with no bleed; it would be $54.49 per thousand. There is an additional up charge of thirty dollars for the labor ($15 a color), and this brings the total for this order without taxes to $57.25. Although the prices of possibly having someone design the labels are not included, this turned out to be a pretty good deal. With a price like that, it feels like there is no need to have the labels discounted any further; however, everyone loves getting a lower price for any item.