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Useful tools to mail items from home

By Erica Navarro

Are you an old soul that loves writing handwritten letters to family members and friends? Maybe you’re looking for a scale to weigh personalized greeting cards and packages before mailing them out to ensure whether they need extra postage. Are you a craftsperson who sells creations on Etsy or relists and sells items through eBay? Whether you’re looking for a scale, want quality labels, need a label maker, label printer, or tray, these are five tools that will be useful for mailing items from home.

Never wonder if your letter or packages need extra postage because of their weight. You can double-check with this digital shipping scale. It’s the perfect tool for mailing items from home, has a weight capacity of 66 pounds, and converts to five-unit modes. Depending on your needs, it can open to a 90-degree angle, making it easy to weigh anything from envelopes and rolling tubes to other bulky-sized items or packages. Plus, its LCD display lets you have the option to use it in the dark without straining your eyes.
$26 from Amazon

Look no further for quality-made labels. These 4×6 shipping labels are compatible with direct thermal printers and are BPA and BPS-free, as well as waterproof and oil-proof, so they will not smudge or fade. Use them for e-commerce and transportation platforms like UPS, Etsy, Amazon, eBay, etc. They have a strong adhesive backing and a perforated line, so you can seamlessly sign, tear off, and stick onto your packages. And since these labels come inside a sturdy kraft box, you’ll receive them in pristine condition.
$20 from Amazon $22 from Walmart

If you want a label maker that doesn’t take up space and like the option of readily carrying it on the go, this one’s perfect and weighs less than a pound. It’s a palm-sized mini wireless thermal label maker that’s compatible with iOS and Android devices, can be used to print labels for your small business, used for organization purposes, address or price labels, and much more. It has an adjustable printing speed, comes with a USB cable for easy charging, and has an app you can download for even more template varieties or custom label printing options.
$60 from Amazon

This thermal label printer claims to improve business efficiency by up to 80%. It prints 83 high-quality labels per minute, has automatic label detection, label editing software, and runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Another advantage with thermal printing is you do not have to buy toner, ink, or ribbon to print high-resolution labels, just thermal paper. You’ll be able to print anything from shipping labels, barcodes, addresses, and more, and it’s compatible with FedEx, Amazon, Etsy, etc. As a bonus, you can get free installation help should you need it.
$80 from Amazon

Keep your thermal labels neat and in one place with help from a convenient label holder. It supports roll and fan-fold label paper, is easy to assemble, and is an ideal tray to hold your shipping labels. You can use it to organize your space or while printing labels. Because of its high base design, it won’t get in the way of any printer cords.
$16 from Amazon

These tools are perfect for anyone working from home, mailing out letters and packages, or someone who wants to be more organized. Accurately weigh letters, packages, and other items with a scale that converts to five-unit modes. Have high-quality waterproof and oil-proof labels free from carcinogens that won’t unstick easily. Print high-resolution labels that can be customized to your preferences and keep your space tidy. You’ll work from home more efficiently, create your own mail office, and add some new tools to build your start-up or small business.

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