Custom printed labels survey - please!

**Josh** · 11-29-2010, 02:04 AM

Hi all - we're still around (been pretty busy as of late!) Check out the portfolio on our page to see some of the logos we've been creating for home/microbrewers.

AND NOW THE POINT - SURVEY

We may be able to offer short-run, high-quality labels. Sizes might be limited at first. The material would be either polypropylene (tear-proof, waterproof) or a gloss-coat paper. Both on a roll of backing paper.

For sizes, we would be able to offer rectangular with rounded edge, oval and perfect circle. We're looking into some more "beer-label" shapes, but that would have to come later as we'd have to have custom dies made (basically, if the labels sell). We would also have some small oval/circle for neck/cap application!

We more than likely would offer file preparation work for free, so you could send us your label, pay, and we'd get the labels prepared for printing - actually have them printed - and send them out. (Typically a professional/commercial printer charges a separate "prep charge")

Not to maximize our "screwing you out of money" potential

, but to see if we can even afford to offer it as a service - or if it's even desired.

BASICALLY, if you guys don't mind, could you please fill out this anonymous survey?

Thanks for your help - we're hoping this could be an awesome service for you guys!

**jbrookeiv** · 11-29-2010, 02:09 AM

Survey submitted. Any way I could be the guinea pig? I need some labels for Christmas gifts.

**Josh** · 11-29-2010, 04:05 AM

Thanks for your feedback! Still in planning stage at this point with my vendors - trying to work out some pricing/quantities that will work. If all else falls through - I might just send the print vendor some cases of homebrew!

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Originally Posted by jbrookeiv

Survey submitted. Any way I could be the guinea pig? I need some labels for Christmas gifts.

**Josh** · 11-29-2010, 04:16 AM

To address some comments made on a few of the surveys (by the way - thanks again for the comments!!)

This would be a separate service from our own logo/label design business; by this, I mean that you could send us a label that you've made yourself with a label-creation site, etc. and we would prep/print/send it to you. (Of course, we're also available for a label design for those that would prefer a custom/unique label)

I_B_Mongo · 11-29-2010, 04:20 PM

Another survey submitted. Cool idea, good luck to you guys! I'm also willing to be a guinea pig for the project.

**Josh** · 11-29-2010, 10:07 PM

Thanks again to all the survey takers! Really appreciate it.

and (shameless promotion)

don't forget - we can design your logos/label, too! Check out our (kinda) updated portfolio

**bovineblitz** · 11-29-2010, 10:58 PM

Your site has a lot of promise, I'm bookmarking it to see how it progresses

Marko73 · 11-29-2010, 11:43 PM

Survey Submitted. You guys do great work!

**Josh** · 11-30-2010, 12:44 AM

hey guys - thanks again for all of the kind words and helpful suggestions!

I do want to address some comments to help clarify the potential product/service:
If everything works out, the labels we'll be offering will be full bleed (to the edge), digitally printed onto a actual gloss print stock (not to be confused with crappy thick photo paper) - or - polypropylene - which is kind of a glossy, opaque plastic material. Both will be moisture-proof. I'm also working on getting a lower tack adhesive for easy, easy removal. The label will be a professional looking, serious label - not your average exacto & milk job. We're trying to do all of this for the lowest price possible - BUT - I can guarantee you that it won't be $5

I mean, as much as I'd love to be able to do that - it's jut not possible. (I think it would probably cost $5 just to have them printed on bond white letter paper at Kinko's.

)

A few have mentioned offering a wide assortment of die shapes - eventually, we'd like to do that, but we'll have to initially start with some stock shapes - mainly because we'd have to create/buy the dies. For those of you that have done any print purchasing, that ain't cheap! It's actually the use of the stock dies (and some other negotiations) that's even letting me get things into a "homebrewer-friendly" price range.

I also like the idea of bulk rates - so to answer a few of you - yes, we will definitely be looking into either a bulk savings, frequent printer reward system or possible both.

Depending how this all plays out and things progress, we may also explore some other print options/products (maybe not the coasters as someone suggested - I've actually been looking at pulpboard for a client and I'm not having a lot of luck from vendors with that)

Again - thanks to all for your time and feedback!