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If you send a lot of packages, you know it’s a tedious process. Whether you own a small business, use resale platforms, or have family far away, waiting in post office lines is a drag. That’s why I’m finally buying my own label printer now that this one is on sale for Prime Day. As a reseller, it’s long past time.
This Phomemo label printer is on sale for 36% off
A few weeks ago, for the first time in a decade, the online resale platform Poshmark lowered its shipping prices. And as a committed reseller, I was both excited and trepidatious. On the one hand, buyers would be more likely to shop if they were spending less overall, which would mean my listings would be more likely to sell. On the other hand, it also meant that instead of getting access to free Priority postage envelopes at USPS, I’d have to source all my own packing materials and spending more money.
Still, I bought a bunch of poly mailers and continued packing them at home before walking them all to the USPS to be labeled, scanned, and shipped. But I wondered, if I was doing more of my own packing and shipping now, why not take it a step further? I started thinking about getting a label maker to print my own labels, making my daily trip to the Post Office a thing of the past. When I looked up printers on Amazon, though, I remembered why I hadn’t done this in the first place: The things are expensive. Like, $80, $100 expensive.
I added the best-selling label maker to my cart and waited for the price to drop, but that day never came… until today. The Phomemo Bluetooth thermal label maker is now $70, down from $110. I haven’t used it personally yet, but it has a nearly 5-star rating from over 2,000 reviews. It’s also a brand I’ve actually heard of, which obviously doesn’t necessarily mean it’s quality, but when I’m scrolling through pages of nonsensical brand names on Amazon, seeing one I recognize is comforting. (Compare it to, say, another I found for $40 made by a brand I never heard of, and which has far fewer reviews.)
What do you think so far?
The label maker prints from a phone or computer and allows for different sizes (though it clearly specializes in standard postage labels). It prints using thermal pressure, not ink or toner, which will save me money in the long run. I’ve already spoken to my mailman, Justin (with whom I have developed a pleasant rapport since I’m not just a seller, but a frequent buyer), and once my label maker is up and running, he’ll pick up my outgoing packages for me, eliminating my need for those daily Post Office walks.
Looking for something else? Retailers like Walmart and Best Buy have Prime Day competition sales that are especially useful if you don’t have Amazon Prime.
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