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Need some assistance please. I recently started using "Print a label", a nice feature of Paypal which includes the postage.

To make things easier, I plan on buying some full sheet adhesive backed sheets to print the postage mailing labels on. The problem I see is that the software prints the postage/address son half the sheet and the instructions/receipt on the other, thus wasting half a sheet of adhesive backed paper.

I've noticed many using adhesive papers, are you just accepting the wasted half sheets as the cost of doing business or is there another way to print these labels?
 
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I cut the 8 1/2 x 11 label sheets in half and cut a regular sheet of printer paper in half. Then I tape them together in a couple places on the back side.
 
Actually, there is a way to suppress the instructions page....
1. Log in to your PP account
2. Go to "Profile"
3. Click on "Shipping Preferences"
4. Click on "Edit Printer Settings"
5. UnClick "Print Receipt"
6. Click "Save". You're done.
 
I see a lot of our inbound packages at work with a pouch for the shipping label/packing list...
http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-3473&ref=2054
This one is large enough that you could print out the "label" onto a sheet of plain paper. Fold in half so the address is face up and the instructions/receipt are face down and put in the pouch.
This is how many places print and apply their UPS labels.
The cost of the pouch is cheap compared to the price of labels.
If you don't want the 1000 min then have a mini group buy.
Also if you are using an inkjet printer (not laser) you don't need to worry about the ink being waterproof.
 
Originally posted by DCBluesman
<br />You can't suppress the printing of the instructions/receipt, so I just accept it as a cost of doing business.
Click to expand...

Actually, you can! [:)]

1) Log into your paypal account and click the Merchant Services Tab.
2) In the Shipping and Tax column, click the Shipping Preferences link.
3) Second item is printer, click Edit printer settings.
4) Laser/Ink Jet printer is selected UNCHECK the Print Receipt box.

Cheers!
[:D]
 
If you are so inclined, you can purchase Avery labels specifically for this purpose, although they are probably expensive.

I used to use FedEx for a lot of shipping in a different venture. I just happen to have a BUNCH of labels that I ordered from their site for free that I no longer use since I no longer ship with them. They happen to work PERFECTLY for the USPS labels too. When I quite shipping with Fedex I actually sent them a message asking if they would like me to send the labels back and they told me to just throw them away or use them for something else if I can. I would not necessarily suggest that you go to Fedex and order them but I guess you could. Your conscience will have to decide that for you!

You can also go to E-bay and search for Click-n-ship labels. There are quite a few there at a pretty good price. Be careful, though. Some of them are just Fedex labels that other have ordered and are selling!

Here is 1200 labels for $16 plus shipping and they are not the Fedex labels (Fedex labels have Fedex printed around the edge of the non-printable area) http://cgi.ebay.com/1200-Half-Sheet-BLANK-Shipping-Labels-USPS-Click-N-Ship_W0QQitemZ330192249470QQihZ014QQcategoryZ117010QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Hope that helps some
 
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