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Whittie
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20th Sep 10 at 13:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What can I use?

A till is a little impracticle, and a printer is far too slow and costly (ink costs).

What would be the cheapest way to print out a reciept for goods i'm going to send in the post?

Ideally want it to have a business logo, company number and VAT registered number, as well as a contact details (could do this via business card though).

Thanks for any help...
Richie
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20th Sep 10 at 13:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

To be honest, a cheap laser printer with a 3000 page toner is about £150 nowadays, and you could just buy pre printed letterheaded paper from Vistaprint. Would be super quick then....
Whittie
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20th Sep 10 at 13:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I've got a couple of laser printers in the garage. Not sure if theres any toner in there though, might give them a go!

How much can you get stamps made up for nowadays?
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quote:
Originally posted by Whittie
I've got a couple of laser printers in the garage. Not sure if theres any toner in there though, might give them a go!

How much can you get stamps made up for nowadays?


PO are doing custom stamps at the mo. Not much more than normal ones iirc
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20th Sep 10 at 13:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

7.80 for 10

Bit steel.

Just get your franking machine up and running
Whittie
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Was talking about stamps as in "PAID" "SHIPPED" etc with ink pads

Custom postage stamps sound cool though!

Even so, I need to figure out how to use the franking machine

[Edited on 20-09-2010 by Whittie]
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PAID-RUBBER-STAMP-PRE-INKED-PAID-NEW-SHINY-BRAND-/250661828346?pt=UK_BOI_Office_Office_Supplies_Stationery_ET&hash=item3a5c9bf6fa
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20th Sep 10 at 13:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

USB receipt printer with some software will surely be the best way?
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Get some integrated labels on your laser printer.

Then set up a word template with address in the sticker, you then print off invoice, peel off sticker and stick it to your letter.

Nice and quick and kills 2 birds with 1 stone


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dan_m1les
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Can you not get one of those receipt printers like in shops where they use heat to print on the paper?

Then use a program to run it and run it via USB?
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You wouldn't use that kind of receipt as a postage invoice really.

As said, use a laser printer and get some speciality stationary. Nearly everything you get these days comes with one of these in the packet:

http://www.integratedlabels.co.uk/
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Yea, thats the site i use for my invoice paper ed.

Very very helpful guys, theres a voucher code from an xmas promo code that still works, can get it off my invoice if u want it.




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John
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I've had a bit of experience with thermal printers.

Fairly expensive to buy but after fannying about setting them up it's not too bad.

Can normally take a range of roll sizes.
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we use thermal printers in both our shops, just have to buy paper rolls for them.

http://www.ers-online.co.uk/
deano87
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Do Dyno not do some kind of receipt printer? Our 'standard' label printer is excellent.

Depends what size of receipt we're talking though, I thought you meant till receipt

I'd just go lazer with proper paper etc. We have a Brother at work and it's forever replacing toner, belts, drum units etc.

Whereas the Dell we have had at home (3000cn) hasn't missed a beat and only replaced consumables i.e. the ink.

[Edited on 21-09-2010 by deano87]

 
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