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Dymo LabelWriter 330 for $60 or less

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OneStepAhead

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Dymo LabelWriter 330 for $60 or less

(Shamelesly reposted from FW... but, then, that guy reposted it from "xp", whatever that may be.)

Anyway, Staples carries the Dymo LabelPrinter line. These are the little label-sized thermal printers that hook up to your PC (like the Seiko labelprinters) and you use them to print mailing labels by capturing the address from a letter on screen or etc.

The Dymo 330 is the wide-label model that handles labels up to 2.3" wide. This means that you can print a combines address and return address label in one pass, even including pre-set graphics. Also prints addresses on 1" labels. Staples regularly sells this for $199.99, but right now has a $100 rebate for purchases 02/24/02 through 03/02/02.

Add a cheap item (pens, paper clips, rubber bands) to take the price over $200, and combine this with the $40-off-$200 coupon codes that can be found on FW and elsewhere. Results:

$200 purchase
-$100 MIR
- $40 coupon code
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$ 60 + tax, net, with free shipping

If you feel like haggling, you can try to save another $25 by price-matching with buy.com at their price of $175.

Dymo 330 Label Printer w/$100 rebate

 
Rebate applies to DYMO LabelWriter 330, item number 68006, UPC 071701680068 purchased at Staples (in store only)
You have to buy it in the store. So, shipping is free.
Offer is not valid if in conjunction with any other rebate or offer related to this DYMO product.
So, I think if u use the coupon , u will not receive the $100 rebate.
 
It's a nice label printer, but if you're using it for printing a lot of addresses and such (ebayers out there), you might want to weigh out the cost of getting a dedicated low end laser printer instead. Labels for lasers can be bought for dirt cheap, but the labels on the dymo are proprietary and expensive, as it uses special thermal imaging. The resolution on the dymo is not very good either, so if you have ideas of printing digitized pictures on the labels (i.e. return address labels), forget about it -- they come out dithered and just plain ugly.
 
myging, the website product page for the 330 has a link to the rebate, so I assume that the rebate is valid on web purchases.

vegetation, yes, you are right, if you regularly mail to a person/company/address, it is cheaper to print sheets of labels in whatever format you like. Ditto, if you need fancy graphics, especially color. Where this product shines is when you need a one-of-a-kind label RIGHT NOW without having to hassle with running a label program, creating labels, etc. For instance, you can have a business letter in M$ Word with a normal "inside address" and the Dymo s/w will snag the address from the letter and print a label in seconds.

The ease of use, for me, offsets the increased per-label cost. And, as in the case with any of these deals, the trick is to find a product that you want ANYWAY, and then find it cheaper.

 
I used to use a dedicated thermal-direct label printer for all my shipping, but moved instead to just using 4x6 single labels on my laserjet. Its a lot cheaper, a box of 4x6 fanfold labels is about $10.50 per 1000, and you can fit a lot more on the label, including delivery confirmation, and they use minimal toner. Simply tear off as many labels as you need, and feed them through your envelope feeder slot on you printer. If you are lucky and have a newer inkjet or laser, you can leave a stack of labels in the feeder, and not have to hand-feed them, they will print from Endicia, PB, MS Word, etc, no problem.

This method costs me 1-1.5 cents per label, as opposed to closer to 10 cents per label (and using 2 labels if deliv confirm used) for the Dymo. If you are shipping hundreds of packages a month, it adds up!

And best part, no problems with finding drivers for the printer when your OS changes (usually).


 

We used to use the Dymo Labelwriter for our address labels, but we've since switched to green-arrow peel-and-stick labels from endicia.com printed on a <$200 Samsung laser. We haven't looked back.

The green-arrow labels are large enough (4.5" by 7") to hold the endicia postage, return address, destination address and even the free delivery-confirmation bar-code. Check the consumable costs too. In quantity, the green-arrow labels are cheaper than the Dymo labels!

- Don
Magic Wand Shop @ eBay🙂
 


<< It's a nice label printer, but if you're using it for printing a lot of addresses and such (ebayers out there), you might want to weigh out the cost of getting a dedicated low end laser printer instead. Labels for lasers can be bought for dirt cheap, but the labels on the dymo are proprietary and expensive, as it uses special thermal imaging. >>



The labels are not proprietary... they are sold by Avery and just about every mail order label supplier. If you buy them by the case they are not expensive.
 
I asked about the rebate (if purchased online) and they said they would need to research it. I told them nevermind. I did not want to risk the $100 rebate.

They had the rebate online like that on the product page one other time and they said they would not honor the rebate (not responsible for typographical errors they told me). I had to return the item. Another thing, the rebate form has more fine print than the typical staples rebate. Like this "no claims against lost material will be evaluated unless accompanied by proof of mailing (i.e. certified or registered mail)".
 
I have a slightly older model and very satsified with it. Labels are carried by Staples and other places B&M and on line. For the convenience, it's worth it to me. YMMV

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<< It's a nice label printer, but if you're using it for printing a lot of addresses and such (ebayers out there), you might want to weigh out the cost of getting a dedicated low end laser printer instead. Labels for lasers can be bought for dirt cheap, but the labels on the dymo are proprietary and expensive, as it uses special thermal imaging. >>



The labels are not proprietary... they are sold by Avery and just about every mail order label supplier. If you buy them by the case they are not expensive. >>



Nope, only Dymo-Costar makes them for the 300 series, at least in regular shipping label size. They are not just labels, they come on a spindle too, which is what probably adds considerably to the cost.
 


<< Nope, only Dymo-Costar makes them for the 300 series, at least in regular shipping label size. They are not just labels, they come on a spindle too, which is what probably adds considerably to the cost. >>



Well, hmm, here are some companies that make compatible shipping labels:

Compuforms
Gotoforms
Link2labels

Unfortunately they all charge more per label than buy.com does for the Dymo 30256 labels ($12/pack = $0.04/label).
 


<< myging, the website product page for the 330 has a link to the rebate, so I assume that the rebate is valid on web purchases. >>



A Staples CSR checked 2 levels up and told me the rebate would be honored for a web purchase.

On the other hand, Dymo told me that it would not be honored.

I had a lot of hassles getting the Amazon/Dymo LM200 rebate so this seems risky to me.

Does anyone have a current Staples in-store coupon code email or printable coupon?
 
FYI - If you are a Staples Business Rewards member, then you can actually get another $50 off on the 330 using the coupon that Staples mailed to Business Rewards customers in January. This is the same mailing that included the $100 of any Envision LCD. I was also able to tack on a $30 of $150 coupon with the $50, but YMMV as this is contrary to Staples advertised coupon policy.
 
UPDATE ON REBATE:

If you check the text of the rebate form on the Staples website, you'll see that they have CHANGED THE WORDING of the form, deleting the words IN STORE.

There is now nothing on this rebate form that restricts the rebate to in-store only.

I re-entered the rebate info so I could print (and submit) the new form with the revised text.

My 330 arrived in a Dymo shipping carton containing one retail 330 package. I noticed that both the outer carton and the inner retail box have UPC barcodes (the same UPC). So, you actually have two UPC's, for whatever that may be worth.

Note the special wording on the rebate form that says that you must have submitted the rebate form by certified or registered mail to prove that you sent it, if you later have problems with the rebate.

 
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