Customer Reviews

Avery Easy Peel Address Labels for Inkjet Printers, 1 x 2.625 Inches, Clear, Pack of 750 (08660)

5 star:		(65)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

We bought these to use on our save-the-date cards and wedding invitations, and they worked out great. Just the right size for regular envelopes, and the look was exactly what we were going for.

One suggestion - if you're not using the whole page of labels, and want to use the remaining labels later, take a piece of white paper, and tape it over the labels you are not using. The labels get darker every time you run them through the printer. It's hard to notice on the page, but once you affix them to the envelope, they can look a bit dirty.

This size of address label has many uses. Of course, they can be used for addresses on packages and envelopes, but also as identification labels. I printed a sheet with my name, address and phone number to attach to things I take on vacation. The print on my inkjet printer was clean and crisp, the ink dried quickly (no smudging), the labels indeed do peel easily and I like the translucent background that works with many surfaces. Word 2010 had the format in its list of labels and each label was perfectly aligned. You can also download free templates from Avery's web site.

These address labels are such time savers! I am getting married and was thinking about paying a lot extra to have the company print my return address on the backs of all the envelopes but figured I'd give this a shot before ordering. I'm so glad I did!

I thought figuring out how to line everything up on microsoft word would be a huge hassel but if you go to www.avery.com all you have to do is look up the labels you are purchasing and they provide a free download of "avery wizard" which allows you to simply input whatever addresses you need printed and configures microsoft word accordingly. It also has the option of either filling the whole page with the same address or putting a different address in each block. No hand writing a million addresses for me!

I have to give this product 3 stars because these labels are not "super clear" more closer to "clear-frost". My definition of "Clear" is, whether the envelope is pure white or colored, you should be able to apply this label and unless you catch the address at just the right angle, you may or may not see a glossiness where the label has been affixed.

Why is this such an important point?? Well, we used these labels for our wedding invitations and RSVP cards. We spent top-dollar on some premium cream-white envelopes and expecting the label to mostly vanish since it was clear, it did not. It leaves a "clear-frosted" solid-rectangle of the entire label. I've seen other types of "super-clear" labels and you can barely see the edge of the label and the rest of the "truly transparent" label simply vanishes, except for the printed address. These exact labels are not like that, they are not truly transparent. We felt the appearance "cheapend" our hard work on the invitations and premium envelopes we purchased. We felt it was somewhat false advertising for the 'clear' part.

Also on the easy peel part, these labels were no easier to unpeel than any others we've used, in fact, all of the constant "easy peeling" somewhat crinkles the rest of the labels. The description for this product says, "... bend the sheet to expose the trademarked Pop-up Edge for fast peeling and fold the sheet back to flat" - yea, do this 20 times and you'll no doubt have crinkles in your other labels. So I somewhat disagree with the "easy peel" marketing.
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So my rating of 3 stars is for my comments above, the rest of my review is to help out fellow Amazon-ers and is NOT related to the 3 stars above:
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Note: if you are using these with standard white envelopes, yes you'll be fine, just be forewarned if you use non-white envelopes.

I did ruin 2 sheets because they misfed, even though they were perfectly aligned in the paper tray, so I'm not blaming Avery, as it could have been the printer's paper-feed mechanism. To save you from ruining a sheet, I found the best way is to select Manual Feed and print only ONE sheet at a time; do not load multiple sheets as they could get misfed. Once we loaded one sheet at a time, we were fine. I was careful not to force the paper into the paper-feed, rather, allow the printer to gently pull the individual page of labels.

I did use the 8660 code inside of Microsoft Word and the template of labels was a perfect fit when printed (and when I fed the labels correctly).

These labeels are easy to print and if you follow the avery formatting you have no prblems in using them. They do not distract from the envelope and can be used for multiple purposes.

These clear, matte finish labels from Avery work great in my HP 1610 inkjet printer. Text comes out crisp and clear. I do recommend letting them dry for a while before handling them, as with anything else you print. These are not crystal clear, nor are they glossy, but they are clear enough that if you're putting them on a colored envelope, the color will show through. I like the matte finish because it makes the label blend in with the paper, almost to the point that it looks like the text is printed directly on the paper.

I downloaded the template from Avery's web site. It's in Microsoft Word format but it works flawlessly with OpenOffice.

I would give these a 4.5 rating if I could. The lost half point is because I too often think that I printed out my labels wrong because of the little extra bit provided to make the peel off easier. This part stays behind on the sheet. Unless I look real close, I can't tell if I printed the labels right or not. If I used these all the time, I'm sure this would stop being an issue, as I would adjust to it.

Aside from the little side thing, these labels are great! Easy to use, look amazing & professional thanks to being clear. They stick really good. They do exactly what they are supposed to do.

Recommended!

Avery labels (the white paper ones) have been a staple at my desk and in my kitchen for years. I use them multiple ways: there's always the address label for the few snail mail pieces I still send, then there are file folders for the actual paperwork I still file manually, instead of digitally, but it's the other stuff where I really put these to use - they're perfect for labeling Mason jars after you've processed that summer harvest of peaches and figs, I've used them to label bakery boxes of cookies I've baked and taken to meetings (I have a set pre-printed with the names and ingredients of various cookie recipes I bake frequently), they're a snap to slap on a jar or Tupperware container filled with arborio rice you'd like to distinguish from the basmati in the container next to it on the shelf and they make figuring out which computer cable goes to which peripheral a snap.

These clear labels are even better than the white ones. They're advertised as clear - don't expect shiny-clear, like a piece of cellophane tape. Instead, they've got somewhat of a mildly-milky matte finish, like Scotch brand Magic Tape, that doesn't exactly disappear when applied to surfaces. That's hardly a negative, however, as they stick much better than the white ones - I'll be using these from now on for Mason jars and other goodies in the pantry. These also seem sturdier...I expect they'll stand up to wear better than the white paper-based labels.

Finally, Avery has done a nifty little improvement to the base papers these labels are mounted on: just a small bend in the paper causes the edge of the label to pop up and makes removing them a snap! You can easily extract a single label without bothering any of the others.

Against truly dark items (do you really mail things in black envelopes all that often?) with dark printing on the label may be the only time you'll need to use a paper-based label instead; the contrast in that situation may simply not be enough to read the label easily.

With that one exception, I expect I'll be using these labels often and to good effect. Recommended.

These labels work well with my 5 year old HP inkjet printer and dry time is fast. The clear labels allow you to use non-white envelopes with a very professional look. (offwhite)

I've used these to print a few sheets of return-address labels, and I really like them.

Ease of peel: Almost perfect. They do come off easily, but not so easily I can bend the paper back and get 10 off at once. For single-label removing it's great. Tearing off the side leaves a tiny bit of each label free, enough for you to grab so you don't have to scrape off every label.

Look: I love how they are translucent. The ink stands out nice and sharp, and the address seems more clear. It looks professional and pretty.

Printing: (HP LaserJet) No problems. I was surprised at how crisp the ink was, and how there was no smudging right after it came off the printer. (I'm used to getting ink on my fingers.) Also, using the 'Mailing Labels' 'US Letter Small' presets printing from Address Book (on a Mac) the labels were all printed right (makes my life easier).

Price: There are labels you can get for half the price. If you do a lot of printing these may not be economical. But if it's for rather infrequent use, I favor the performance and look of these labels over saving a few dollars.

I recommend giving them a try.