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In response to those who were kind enough to give us additional ideas for candle related labels, we've added a customizable 2" circle label to our website: http://www.roteck.com/custom_candle_jar_labels.asp Based on your feedback, we've designed the label so you can change the color, font and font height for each line on the label. Additionally, you can upload a .JPG image to the label (for white and clear backgrounds). Thanks again, Jason

If anyone has any label ideas they would like to see, please let us know by visiting: www.roteck.com/contact_us.asp Additionally, if you have any further questions or comments, please use the link above, as I am of the opinion this thread is complete, and I do not have any plans to visit it in the future. I hope we have the opportunity to assist those looking for labels. Either way, best of luck to all of you. Regards, Jason

Please read my first post, you'll find the answers to your question there. What we are looking to do is to create more "templates" that apply to numerous users. These templates would allow for graphics uploading, but I'm looking for input from numerous potential customers to determine the best way to program the website and manufacturing equipment. Our specialty isn't people emailing us their individual label needs when their just looking for a couple of sheets. It doesn't make financial sense for the customer until we start looking at quantites of 1000-5000 (depending upon label sizes.) I'm assuming you are looking at our Dyer address. We recently built a new office facility in that area. I don't know whose maps you were looking at, but I know google's are about 3-4 years old, and our office building is not on it (not to mention I have yet to find a map that actually locates our address correctly.) That building is near a residential area. I wish I owned a house large enough to house all of our equipment, but then again I'd probably be retired if I did. - Jason

I have daily reports that show were all of our site traffic comes from. In the event of a new or interesting location, I'll try to check it out (if I have the time.) Regards, Jason

annareeb, prairieannie: thanks for the kind words. mystical_angel1219: thanks as well, and no need for any apologies - as I fully understand the context of you comments. StacysScentsations: I'll respond/answer below your quotes. roteck.com is a division of our printing business. When we run label quantities of 10,000+ we typically run those on one of our flexo presses (many of which we also built from scratch - as we believe we build a better press than the ones you can buy on the open market.) I'll assume that you know a flexo press uses print plates for each color, and there is a plate charge involved, etc - so yes, I am aware that setup charges include plate costs, etc. We ran across numerous opportunities where label quantities were less than 10,000, or variable data was required on each label. Consequently we came up with an idea, and after many revisions we have our "short run" custom label equipment. I'm sorry you feel my quote: is hogwash, but it's merely the truth. Our label making process is a trade secret vs. a patent - and there are numerous legal reasons and advantages involved in our decision to do so. We had to make a decision to use or sell the technology, and we believed keeping the technology to ourselves at this time would be the best business decision. Since you mentioned that you work for companies of "such caliper", then you should know that there isn't any equipment on the market that you can purchase to make a single sheet of custom printed, die-cut, laminated labels. Seriously, as someone who has done consulting work for other manufacturing companies, you'd be surprised at the number of businesses that use their own 'cutting edge' technologies and inventions vs. marketing them. Sometimes a competitive advantage outweighs the potential gains from selling the technology. We believe our print quality rivals that of offset printing. Our laminate gives the label an excellent gloss, and protects the print so well that most permanent markers are easily wiped off of our labels. If people want to print their own labels, we think that's great (that's why we sell blank labels as well.) My original post was in regards to comments concerning our pricing and 'limited designs' that are currently available. I don't feel as though your post was to 'bash me'. You asked many valid questions - and I attempted to answer them as best as I could without disclosing information that isn't meant for a public forum. Regards, Jason

Greetings to all of the users on the candletech forum. I am the president of roteck.com, and I ran across this thread and had the opportunity to read your comments concerning 'Candlelady4ever's question. At roteck.com, all of our labels and label designs are based on customer requests and feedback. We added the candle jar section of our site about 6 months ago to assist one of our customers. The size and design of the label was to meet that customer's needs. With that history in mind, I'd like to take the opportunity to respond to comments I've read: True, currently all we offer is text on our pre-made designs. Our system has the ability for customers to upload images and logos on our other labels, but we haven't done so with the candle jar labels, as no one has given us any recommendations, where & how they'd like an uploaded image on the label. So please, feel free to fill out the contact us form on our website, and let us know what you are looking for. I can't guarantee that we'll be able to honor every request, and it may take a while for the changes to be implemented to our website - but our goal is to produce the label our customer's want on their products. Our biggest challenge tends to be making our website software easy enough for beginning web users, yet filled with options to satisfy the expert web users who are used to designing labels with complex software. When I read the 'highway robbery' comment, I think my heart may have stopped for a second, as I really took that comment to heart. At roteck.com, we pride ourselves in offering the highest quality products for the lowest possible price. As our manufacturing process has improved over the years, we have continually lowered our prices in the face of rising material and energy costs. All of our custom labels are laminated. Due to the fact we invented our manufacturing equipment, I don't believe there is anyone else in the world who can offer someone one sheet of laminated labels for a price anywhere near ours. A typical print shop would most likely be charging at least $30-$50 for a setup charge before they actually started talking about your individual label costs. From a candle jar labeling perspective, the lamination on the labels may not be as important as it is for our other customers. In our opinion, the lamination gives our cusotmer's products that professional look most 'store shelf' products have. If you're looking for a more rustic look - then lamination may not be for you. Our pricing (as of 10/8/05) actually starts at $2.25/sheet, and goes as low as $1.35/sheet as your quantity increases. Please note, that quantity doesn't require your labels sheets to be the same. Hence, many customers will order a dozen different sheets of labels, and their pricing level drops to $1.80/sheet. (Most inkjet printers will consume anywhere from $0.50 to $1.50 in ink when convering an entire page with ink.) If you've made it this far in my post, thanks for taking the time to read my comments. Once again, we'd love you hear some ideas from your group - and feel free to fill out our contact us page and request some samples - as we love to show off the quality of our labels. Regards, Jason Roteck www.roteck.com