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posted 2 years ago in Paper
  • poll: What is the best way to get my return addresses on the back flap of the envelopes?
    Take them straight to the printer! : (1 votes)
    8 %
    Give embossing a try- it can't be that difficult. : (4 votes)
    31 %
    Print clear labels, no one will care. : (7 votes)
    54 %
    I have another suggestion and I will tell you about it below. : (1 votes)
    8 %
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    Busy bee
    lampshade127    March 27   Houston

    In an effort to save 50 cents per envelope on my invitations I decided that I would print the return address myself. That was all dandy until I started (trying) to print earlier this week. As in turns out, the envelopes are WAY too thick for my home or office printer.

    I have a few options:

    -Take them to a local print shop who estimated $50 to print on the back flap of my 120 envelopes. I'm not thrilled about spending the money and would rather use it elsewhere. But if this is the best thing, I'll go for it.

    -Purchase all of the supplies and try my hand at embossing (note: I am not crafty beyond the use of a hot glue gun).

    -Print clear labels to stick on the back. Definitely the easiest option and what I would prefer to do. I just don't want this to take away from our invitations.

    Or if you have another idea, feel free to comment.

    Thank you!

     
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    Sugar bee
    Kittyachi    August 2010   New York

    Just go with the clear labels. No one cares about these things but us!

     
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    sboston06    October 10, 2010   Boston area

    I ordered a stamp from Vistaprint during a freebie sale.  Just sign up for their emails and within a few weeks you will see an ad for free rubber stamps.  The great thing is that you can use it for other NWR things, like the cable bill!

     
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    artbee    February 28, 2010  

    i ordered address labels from vista print too. i think it was like $5 for a crap load of them, and like sboston said, they can be used for everything. i have them for thank you cards, etc.

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I think you should go with the easiest, most economical option. Embossing is not really very difficult, but it can be a hassle and is definitely a more-than-nothing investment. I'd just put the clear labels on the back flap and then they won't take anything away from the rest of your invitation.

    For full disclosure, I hand-wrote the return addresses on every single STD that I sent, and I splurged and had the printers put the return address on the envelopes. I don't think it was worth the splurge.

     

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