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daycare labels?

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Hi,

 I am a working mom of two - a 3 year old and I'm currently on maternity leave with my 8 week old..  We are switching from an in home to a center and now have to label everything for both boys.  I am using painters tape and a sharpie for most things (lunch box, bottles, etc.)but how do I label clothes if I want to use them for hand me downs or consignment?

I saw the labels you can buy online but that just seems so pricey to me and was looking for a cheaper solution! Any help is appreciated!

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  • belladonna11307belladonna11307 member
    Sharpi on her cups (it washes right off), pen and masking tape on toys and Sharpie on the tags of her clothes.  I never worried about re-sale as we might have another and if it's a girl, I'll be re-using.  Not to mention I agree with hocus - most her stuff gets so beaten up there's no way I'd be able consign most of it. The good stuff doesn't go to school, so there's no need to mark it.
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  • SonadoraSonadora member
    We use the stickers. A little pricey, but best solution I've found for not permanently marking the clothes. Name Bubbles have worked very well for us and stand up well to washing.
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  • DaisyJanieDaisyJanie member
    I love the stickers, I think they're worth the cost. I usually find that one company or another is doing a coupon whenever I look, so I just google "name labels coupon" to save a little bit of money.
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  • blueandgrayblueandgray member

    You could buy a label maker and make your own if you think you'll need to do a lot.  They make iron-on tape for label makers too for clothing.  The machine can be pricey ($40+), so not sure if that's what you had in mind.  I asked for one for Christmas.

    Or, scout around on any of those discount sites for a deal on label companies.  Groupon, living social, totsy, mamasource, plum district...those are a few off the top of my head I can think of.  I think I've found deals for labels on mamasource before.

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  • LoCarbLoCarb member
    ditto Namebubbles.  They are running promos right now for BOGO labels. Worth the money and there are a lot of stickers that will a last a while.
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  • Starbear06Starbear06 member
    I just ordered name bubbles as well. I ordered the daycare pack and figure it will last me awhile since I'll only be designating a certain amount of clothes at each size to daycare. I heard good things about their labels and feel its worth the cost to me.
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  • CEBandDAOCEBandDAO member

    I made an Excel document with my LO's name in every field and cut one off and use invisible tape. Each sheet of paper has 100 "labels" (4 columns with 25 rows in each).

    Its as close to free as you can get. Very durable too, but comes right off if you need to run the clothes, blankets, bibs etc. in the wash. Doesn't damage my Tommee Tippee bottles either.

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