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How to Package Stickers to Sell So They Arrive Flat and Peel Clean

How to Package Stickers to Sell So They Arrive Flat and Peel Clean

How to package stickers to sell, with backing card sizing, cello sleeves, chipboard pads, header cards and the postage trade-off that keeps them flat.

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How to Print Drink Labels That Survive the Ice Bucket

How to Print Drink Labels That Survive the Ice Bucket

How to size and print drink labels: measure the straight sidewall, choose waterproof BOPP stock, and pick cut labels or rolls for the bottling line.

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How to Print Car Stickers That Survive Sun, Rain and the Car Wash

How to Print Car Stickers That Survive Sun, Rain and the Car Wash

What makes a car sticker last: laminated vinyl, permanent adhesive, real bumper sizes and prices, applying it on paint or glass, and safe removal.

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How to Print Gold Stickers That Actually Look Like Gold

How to Print Gold Stickers That Actually Look Like Gold

Gold stickers are made with stamped foil or metallic gold ink, and here is how each is produced, the artwork each needs, and which suits seals or awards.

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How to Print Labels at Home That Line Up Every Time

How to Print Labels at Home That Line Up Every Time

Print labels at home step by step: the right template, the 1/8 inch inset, printer settings that stop smearing, and when roll and film labels win.

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How to Print Lip Gloss Labels That Survive Oil, Water and a Curved Tube

How to Print Lip Gloss Labels That Survive Oil, Water and a Curved Tube

Lip gloss labels need oil resistant film, a width set by the tube circumference plus overlap, and legal type of at least 1/16 inch, with sizes and prices.

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How to Print Transparent Stickers That Stay Readable

How to Print Transparent Stickers That Stay Readable

Transparent stickers print on clear film with white ink behind the art, so here is how to spec white, pick the material, and keep colors readable on glass.

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Inventory Labeling Best Practices for Warehouses and Retail Floors

Inventory Labeling Best Practices for Warehouses and Retail Floors

Label warehouse stock so it still scans in a year: SKU and barcode rules, adhesive by environment, quiet zones, placement heights and rack codes.

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How Kraft Sticker Printing Works and When Brown Stock Wins

How Kraft Sticker Printing Works and When Brown Stock Wins

Kraft stickers print on uncoated brown stock where ink warms, pale tints vanish and white will not print, so here is how to design them and when to skip.

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Large Sticker Printing Sizes, Materials and Outdoor Durability

Large Sticker Printing Sizes, Materials and Outdoor Durability

Large sticker printing explained, from wide-format vinyl and laminate to outdoor durability, bleed and resolution at size, plus real starting prices.

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Microwave Safe Labels That Survive Steam, Heat and Grease

Microwave Safe Labels That Survive Steam, Heat and Grease

Which label facestocks and adhesives survive a microwave, why the adhesive fails before the plastic, and the metal rule that scorches a container fast.

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Rectangle Sticker Sizes and How to Match Them to the Job

Rectangle Sticker Sizes and How to Match Them to the Job

Common rectangle sticker sizes from 2 x 1 barcode labels to 11.5 x 3 bumper strips, the material each surface needs, and how to match size to the job.

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