The solution has been around for a long time, but still people are enduring the hassles of printing on sheet labels. That is, to print just a label or even a few labels, millions of people still resort to using a whole sheet of labels in their Laser or Inkjet printer. It's a total waste of time, it's a waste of paper and it's a waste of money.

Some will present the fact that you can keep re-using the sheet of labels until all the labels are gone, so there would be no wastage. Wise point, but there's not a printer manufacturer in the world that will recommend you doing this, and we'll justify why in due course.

Some will argue that sheet labels work out cheaper than the alternative when you compare the cost-per-label. Another Great point, but it is not just about the cost of the labels, you need to contemplate the cost of ink, toner or ribbons and time. Printing a single label or just a few labels on a Laser or Inkjet takes longer than the alternative solution.

And now is probably the best time to discuss the alternative. The answer to all the problems of printing on sheet labels is known as the 'personal label printer'. They have existed for 16 years. That's right, 16 years, yet so many people still waste time, effort and money printing on sheet labels.

The Dymo LabelWriter is the most popular personal label printer these days. The LabelWriter is a small office tool that serves just one very important objective - printing professional looking labels. The range of labels you can print on a LabelWriter is immense - from address and shipping, right through to name badges and even prescription labels.

Obviously the question about "why the personal label printer is better?" must be asked. The answer is only too simple, and we've already touched on the subject. The answer is that it is especially designed to print labels. It does not serve any other function. The complete product from concept to finale centers around printing labels.

But it does get more detailed than that. There are many positives of using a Dymo LabelWriter over sheet labels, and when you're talking about printing like one label, two labels, three labels or even a hundred labels at a time, the absolute convenience of the Dymo LabelWriter will make it the wise choice.

Sheer convenience is why so many people make the decision to buy a personal label printer. You get free software that is so fundamental to use, and you can even print out of applications like Word, Outlook, ACT!, Goldmine and QuickBooks with just a click or two of your mouse - there is no retyping of addresses.

Want more convenience? You don't have to load or feed a new sheet of labels each time you want a label. With a Dymo LabelWriter, the labels are on rolls, and when one label is printed, the LabelWriter prompts the next label into the print-head, ready for action.

See if you can find any recommendations (in the user manual) against re-feeding used sheet labels into your Inkjet or Laser printer. There isn't a printer manufacturer on the planet that advises this procedure and there are many reasons why.

First, once a sheet of labels has been through a printer and a label has been peeled off, the subsequent time the sheet is re-fed through the printer, there is a very high chance that the labels bordering the missing one will peel off.

Next in line is the fact that in most printers of today, the path that the sheet of labels takes while journeying through the printer is very restrictive and sharp. Grab a sheet of labels and wrap it around something that's round and thin - like a Sharpie for instance. Chances are you will see the labels starting to peel off the backing sheet - that's what happens inside a lot of printers today.

Another reason printer manufacturers don't recommend re-using sheet labels is that the glue from the labels can bleed or leak into and onto the print head or laser mechanism, causing is to eventually glue-up and jam.

The list of reasons that people give for switching from sheet labels to a personal label printer like the Dymo LabelWriter is immense. The strange thing is that these printers have existed for 16 years and people are still only just catching on because they believe they have a future use for them. As long as we need labels, we're going to need a personal label printer.

To find out more about Dymo Labels & Printers, especially the Dymo LabelWriter mentioned in this article, visit http://www.labelcity.com or call us on 1-888-999-6333.