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did you have your zip lock bags printed at hyde park label too?

                                                 julie clifford-clifford 
farm



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Willie McKemie" <mf AT austinfarm.org>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Labels for Zip-Lock Produce Bags (?)


> On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 08:20:34AM -0500, somersfarm AT dishmail.net wrote:
> > I am wondering if anyone has gone to a printing company and priced just 
> > getting
> > a nice label printed.  We use 2 x 4 mailing labels for all of our jams,
> > jellies, relishes etc:  So far I have been doing them myself, but they 
> > are not
> > exactly professional looking.  I?m not sure the cost of a well done label 
> > would
> > be really worth it.
>
> I had these labels done a few years ago:
> http://austinfarm.org/homegrown/jelly.jpg
>
> I didn't order from this place:
> http://is.gd/lnhlEW
> but a similar place.
>
> The price above (2"x4") is about $.10 each for a thousand and about
> $.05 for ten thousand.  I'm pretty sure I ordered about ten thousand.
>
> Over the years, I've used Hyde Park Label:
> http://hydeparklabel.com
> for many peel and stick produce package labels with UPCs.  They are
> local to Austin Texas.  Many of my labels are single color, green on
> white, about 1"x about 4".
> Spinach 10 oz
> Okra 16 oz
> etc.
>
> If the product is going into a plastic bag and the volume is
> sufficient, I've found printed plastic bags to be more cost and labor
> effective.  I have a good stock of 1 pint zip lock printed bags for
> peas and larger open top bags for spinach.  Printing bags only cost an
> extra $.01 or so per bag (in sufficient quantities) and then you don't
> have the label application cost.  Peel and stick labels are likely to
> cost $.015-$.03.
>
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