Address This and More

We regularly receive address labels for free in the mail. Our kids like to write letters and feel really grown up having their own labels too — we buy them at a discount and give labels to them for birthdays and Christmas. But we’ve found (and so have many of you) that these miniature identifiers have so many more uses — don’t leave home without them. Read on.

Film Forms   Save time when turning in film for processing – use your address label instead of filling in all the blanks.

On Forms   Whip them out and stick them on forms when you return items at a customer service counter.

For Pot Lucks   Put them on the bottom of trays or dishes that you are bringing to a pot-luck. The labels will endure several washings and your dishes will always find their way back home.

On Loan   Label the stuff you loan. Put them in books, CD and DVD cases, video-tapes and cassettes.

Raffles and Business Cards   I use them when I fill out raffle ticket entries instead of getting writers cramp. I have also stuck them on business card sized scraps of colored paper and hand them out when someone needs my address.
Beverly Clarke — Pembroke Pines, FL

On Entry Forms   I keep a sheet of address labels in my purse to use when shopping. They’re good for coupon sweepstakes, contests or in-store contests that you may come upon. And, they’re also great when you need a self addressed envelope for something — Hey, like a sample issue of the HomeEconomiser Newsletter!
Jennifer Dahl — Bayard, IA

In the Mail   José from our Phoenix Central Post Office gave us this tip after we received a package with the contents missing. Put an address label on each item you place inside of a package you are shipping. If the box is damaged and the contents “escape” the post office will more easily be able to return your items. Wish we’d though of that one earlier!

On Distributor Catalogs   If you have a home based business which distributes catalogs, stick them on!
Francine Nichols — Franklin Furnace, OH

We did receive many duplicate ideas, so credit was issued for the person who submitted it first. Some ideas we’d already collected before we asked for reader input. So keep your great money and time saving ideas coming, and don’t be discouraged if you don’t see yours here.