I don’t ship a lot of things, maybe only a few boxes per month, but the struggle is real: either I have to print a shipping label on paper and then stick it on the box (as far as I know, this makes barcodes harder Scanning) or wasting a whole piece of peeling and pasting paper, and I hope my inkjet printer decides to cooperate.
Once I started using the K Comer CX418 thermal label printer, all these troubles disappeared. I am almost irrationally happy with it, so much so that I now look forward to shipping things. (Hey, I said this is unreasonable.)
But, uh, it’s expensive: it usually sells for $140, and similar printers are in the same price range. Fortunately, I have provided you with a great discount: for a limited time, while stocks last, when you use the promo code MAJNAOVF at the checkout, K Comer CX418 drops to $79.19. This is $7 less than when I wrote this article last time, and the lowest price on record.
The printer can hold rolls or flat stacks of 4×6 inch labels-alas, neither of these labels are included. You do get a plastic label holder, which is required for paper rolls, but is optional when stacking.
K Comer provides a flash drive that includes the CX418 instruction manual and drivers for Windows and Mac (unfortunately, it is not compatible with Chrome).
I found it easy to set up overall, even though the print on my first few labels was oddly skewed. After restarting my laptop, the problem was solved.
So far, I have only used it with the Pirate Ship label (I rely on it to get discounted USPS rates), but it is expected to be used with all major shipping platforms: UPS, FedEx, Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, etc.
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Post time: Aug-04-2021