DYMO DateMark Electronic Date/Time Stamper (47002)

by DYMO

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 2 inches ; 9.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009APTW
• Item model number: 47002
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,546 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
  • #68 in Home & Kitchen > Home Décor > Clocks > Alarm Clocks > Electronic Alarm Clocks
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 31, 2006

Product Description

DYMO DateMark Electronic Date/Time Stamper

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, December 5, 2008

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J. Lee - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DYMO DateMark Electronic Date/Time Stamper (47002) (Office Product)

No other stamp does automatic date/time in such a small portable package. Unlike a regular rubber stamp, you never have to set the date again after first use, and it also can stamp the time.

There are 4 fields available - date, time, message, and 4-digit or 6-digit serialized number. You can have any combination except if you use the 4-digit counter then you can have up to 2 of date/time/message, if you use the 6-digit counter then you can have up to 1 of date/time/message. For details, the manual is on Dymo's website.

The size appears to be regular 12 point font, similar to the really old cashier's receipt in purple ink, but cleaner, darker, and crisper. It takes about 2 seconds to print the date/time/etc. The only thing I had to get used to was the time format. For example, 3PM is printed out as "P03:00". There's a 24-hour time format, but I haven't used it. Other features that I haven't used are the alarm, and the locks. I have had no mechanical problems with the unit. One can refill the ink roller with a couple of drops in inkpad ink, so I imagine that you could use any color after the original purple color runs out.

I use the Dymo Datemark at work on papers that require a date stamp (e.g. packing slips, invoices received) , but also on drawings, schematics, printouts, repair tags and notes to record when a certain thing was done and how old some items really are. Makes recordkeeping a lot easier, especially for someone who never keeps in mind what the date is. Great product.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like the convenience, May 19, 2009

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SFHandyman (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DYMO DateMark Electronic Date/Time Stamper (47002) (Office Product)

I like the convenience of this date printer.

I've wanted something that I could use to stamp groceries as I purchase them. Some items stay in the cabinet too long and I've wished I knew how old they really were, before I tried to use it, or toss it. A paper tape label maker would have been too expensive for that purpose. I think this will work out well.

I like to stamp invoices with the date I paid the bill so this will be perfect for that.

It's also convenient as a desk clock. I didn't understand why it had an alarm until I realized it was so folks could get rid of any clock they have on their desk and use this as a replacement.

I wish designers could design some better interfaces for electronic tools. It's a general complaint with most items like this though.

I would have preferred red ink and larger type. This is too small for me to read without good light, or my reading glasses. Just a touch larger and I'd be fine. I'd rather it be red so it would stand out more, and also a black or blue ink would show through the stamp if I stamped over it.

Since there is an ink roller I guess I could try to get the purple ink out of it and load it up with red. It would probably take quite a while to work the purple out of the roller but I might do it. Too bad they don't offer optional rollers in other colors.

It does what I want though.

It should really come with a tray to stand in. As it is, the letters are exposed on the bottom at all times. They are slightly recessed, but I'm sure I'd get some ink on the carpet if I were to drop it, and it probably will eventually pick up dust through the stamp opening.

I can't believe the Amazon price. I usually find Amazon to have the best prices. I was going to an Office Supply store anyway and thought I'd look at it before I ordered it. It was almost half the Amazon price at the store, and it wasn't on sale either.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, however..., November 19, 2006

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Robert L. Sudbury III "MidnightDiner" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This is a great office tool, which I use constantly. However, maybe I have a lemon, or this stamp has a problem all together. I constantly have to take the battery cover off to reset it. It's gotten to where I leave the cover off and just squeeze the reset button to get it to work. The time and date are not effected. It's the mechanical movement of the stamping mechanism that constantly needs to be reset.