Shipping label sheets have a variety of names including peel off shipping sheets, sticky sheet labels, cling shipping label sheets, and more. Out of all these different names, how did Burris Computer Forms pick “Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets” to be the name of their product line? Why did Burris Computer Forms even start to offer these sheets of sticky labels? Read More…

The Transport Management System (TMS) is the crucial link between warehouse and customer that makes commerce possible. Every industry has it’s unique requirements and within that every business has specific needs that must be met for a product to make it successfully to the customer without error. Using shipping label sheets can help your TMS perform at it’s optimal speed and accuracy. Read More…

Having items being shipped to the wrong locations on a regular basis can mar your company’s reputation. That’s why it’s crucial for you to have an order fulfillment system that helps you keep track of which package goes where throughout the picking and packing process.

A simple way of increasing order accuracy is by starting to implement shipping label sheets into your order fulfillment process. The sheet labels will allow you to keep all of the packing and shipping information together on a single sheet. Read More…

This post is just a quick reminder about the FedEx® rate increase at the begining of next month. Read More…

Yes and no, depends on how badly it’s crinkled. Some carriers have structured their barcodes to endure damage up to 30% while others are incredibly strict about keeping the barcode in mint condition.

The two we’ll look at in this post will be FedEx® and USPS®. FedEx® barcodes will work only if very little damage is done to them while USPS®’s barcodes aren’t quite as strict. Most carriers refer to an ANSI grade when talking about the quality the printed barcodes must be. Read More…

The fourth major question asked when looking into printing your own shipping labels is: What printer should I use?

We would recommend a laser printer that can handle labels, although an inkjet could work if your carrier accepts inkjet printed barcodes. There are many factors you need to consider when you’re buying a printer for shipping label sheets. If you missed our blog post yesterday I highly recommend you check it out. Read More…

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not just free shipping that attracts customers to your online store. A recent study by comScore (commissioned by UPS) Online Shopping Customer Experience Study, 63% of customers look for the company’s policy on returns before making a purchase. Tweet It!

62% of online shoppers who do make returns prefer that the return label is included in the original box or have access to an easy-to-print label. Tweet It! Read More…

Choosing the right shipping label sheet is a big part of your order fulfillment process, but it can be an easy one. There are some shipping label sheets that are universal and can be used with most major carriers if you ship with several different carriers. If you have a unique process you can also design your own custom shipping label sheet.

In this post we’ll talk a bit about why using label sheets is a great alternative to taping on plain paper or roll labels as well as go over some things you should consider when picking out the label sheet format you want to use. Read More…

The term “pick ticket” is thrown around a lot in the world of order fulfillment and is occasionally subbed out with words like “pick slip,” “packing slip,” “packing ticket,” etc. In truth all of these terms are referring to the same thing in order fulfillment: A sheet of paper listing all of the items that are to be put in a box and shipped to a customer.

Let’s go a little deeper into what pick tickets are and why they’re important. Read More…

Choosing an integrated shipping software program can make order fulfillment easy and efficient. We’ve created this post to serve as a reference guide to help you better choose a software program. First we’ll go over some things you should consider when choosing a software program and then talk about the key points for  five programs: ShipRush®, Shipworks™, Readyshipper®, CPS™, and Stamps.com®. Read More…