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Came up against something I have NO clue how to price...
This past Christmas, I printed up custom address labels for everyone at work. Some have approached me because they liked them so much, they would like to buy more.
I know how much the label sheets cost... 30 per page, approx 41 cents each page... but I have NO CLUE how to figure out the cost of ink (running thru my Epson Photo 870).
I already have the designs done and saved. I haven't ordered labels for a VERY long time, so don't know how much they cost anyways.
Any ideas? THANKS!!
[ February 12, 2002: Message edited by: Dana Bowers ]
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Back in the early days of inkjets they used to give you a price per page for the ink. At that time it was 30 cents per sheet. The carts are so outrageously expensive nowadays - I think they give away the printers so they can sell the ink carts - I'll bet it is more.
This is just a guess, but 40 cents per sheet should cover your ink costs.
If Consumers Union has a website, they probably tested all the standard models and put together a chart. Unfortunately I don't have time to research it this week. Vic G
-------------------- Victor Georgiou Danville, CA , USA
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Black (T007201) costs $24.95 and covers 370 pages, for .07 per page. Color (T008201) costs $17.96 and covers 220 pages, for .08 per page (equal coverage on all colors).
Unless this is a very fancy design, that means your labels (in color) would cost:
.41 + .07 +.08 or .56 per page.
I personally would sell them for $3.50 per page, since they are employees and it's set up already. If this were a customer I'd charge for 1 hour time plus $3.50 per page.
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Mark Smiths reply is good but those numbers are from Epson at 5% coverage per page and probably at 360dpi or lower I would look at the amount of printing and the quality of the print and rethink your real cost to print. It maybe closer to $2.00 per page.
-------------------- Steve Eisenreich Dezine Signs PO BOX 6052 Stn Forces Cold Lake, Alberta T9M 2C5 Posts: 774 | From: Cold Lake | Registered: Mar 2000
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They do have some kind of report on ink jet carts, but you have to join to see the report.
I would be inclined to go with Mark Smiths estimate because labels don't take a lot of ink. If you do want to pursue, you can join Consumer Reports for one month, get the info, and unsubscribe. Vic G
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