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[smoore]

They probably are doing something more profitable with it... but if you have the gear and can make some money off of a niche market, it's better to do that than have the equipment sit idle.

As to the guy pimping this "printing on chips" or whatever and his strange reaction to our reaction: WTF did you expect man? You've never posted in HP before from what I can tell... you come in here with a pretty obvious spam. It certainly seems as if this is your business or you're a shill. If not... ok, sorry, but it seems as if you are shilling. That's spam and you know how the 2+2 crowd feels about spam. Had you come at the topic with the attitude of, "I have a cool design that this company will print for me, anyone want a group buy?" it would have been much better recieved. I'm also a little concerned that you want to "hold out" the name/link/contact info for this company... you just saving the goods for yourself? My shady meter is pegging on this.

[bookie socks]

I think the main reason is the design. To get a decent design you need to use a good graphics program like Photoshop or something and they're expensive. Also it takes time to come up with a good design and create it. As far as the durability of the labels you can use a protective coating from a spray can found at most craft stores.

[Cin0s3]

I have asked people in the past why they have gone thru me and the top answers are either laser printer or artwork. Alot of people dont have access to a color laser or the knowledge to make the design.

While it is an easy process that anyone can do, if you havent done it before it can be a little stressfull getting the labels aligned. Plus the cost of the blank labels that you have to buy a minimum of. I have talked with people that went out and bought the labels and had them printed at a printing store as well, which in the end still costs the same as getting them from one of us label makers.

[slamdunk]

Aligning the labels is always a big problem. Printer uses rollers, therefore, they are not perfectly align everytime they feed the labels in. Printing the images 1/16" off is a big problem since the labels are only 1". Learning how to print using a software is another source of frustration.