Comments on: How can I print to a Post-It on a budget?

Question: How can I print to a Post-It on a budget?

NBJack — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:11:00 -0800

I'm looking for the ability to print to a post-it. 3M wants too much. Any knock-offs or alternatives I could try? Must fit in a standard print tray.

Ideally, I can print straight to the medium and cut/tear/punch them out to post on a wall. 3M has printable post-it paper, but the costs seem to be around $0.50 per post-it. I'd prefer the cost to be a tenth of that, even if I can only get it in bulk.

I'm willing to hear any alternatives. Other things that would work:

A tiny printer (no really)

Post-it-like glue for any paper surface

Post-it-like adhesive tape

Printing services that can make something like this for a reasonable cost

Bonus points if I can choose the color.

By: beyond_pink

beyond_pink — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:13:34 -0800

You can stick them on a piece of paper and print on it like this.

By: banannafish

banannafish — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:14:33 -0800

If you're doing it in small batches, something like this DIY guide to printing on post-it notes should work just fine.

By: carmel

carmel — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:18:41 -0800

Vistaprint has sticky notes. If you're only buying one the price comes out to around $0.10 per sheet, but it decreases if you purchase higher quantities.

By: carmel

carmel — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:20:02 -0800

Also, google "vistaprint personalized stick notes" and you'll find links with discounts.

By: mollymayhem

mollymayhem — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:22:56 -0800

Post-it glue stick.

By: O9scar

O9scar — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:31:22 -0800

Roll-on repositionable glue tape.

By: fontophilic

fontophilic — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:37:47 -0800

Print on what ever paper you want. Get a xyron machine and repositionable adhesive cartridge for it. Xyron has tiny sticker size kid-oriented machines, up to big pro machines made of metal. They're great for lamination too.

By: NBJack

NBJack — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:52:34 -0800

Thanks to everyone for the prompt answers. I'm going with beyond_pink's recommendation (since we need them so soon), but I'll probably switch to carmel's Vistaprint recommendation in the future.