Dymo Labelwriter

We can reveal that the Labelwriter labels will be hit hardest by the new pricing, with most of them going up by around 15% and some of them even more.  Many dealers are already passing on the price rises, while some of the larger Dymo suppliers such as Dymo King and Crazy Dave’s - who hold large stocks of their own, rather than getting them dropshipped – are still holding prices at the previous levels until stocks run out.

So if you use a lot of these, don’t hang about – fill your boots while you can, 15% is a big increase and they’re unlikely to get any cheaper in future…

Apparently, Dymo have redesigned the popular D1 tapes, used in all of the current range of their electronic labellers.  While this doesn’t affect any of the current range of labelmakers, users of very old label machines such as the Dymo 1000 / 5000 have found that the redesigned tapes no longer physically fit in the machine.

Note that is the Dymo 1000/5000 not the Dymo RhinoPRO 1000/5000 which are completely different.

Users of the ancient Dymo 1000 label printers are invited to email Dymo Label Printers for news on a potential solution (or of course just buy a new Label Maker!).

Dymo UK has raised the cost price of Dymo labels and machines to match European prices, and these price rises have already taken affect at Dymo.  Some resellers have already raised their prices, while the larger resellers are holding prices on their existing stock.

As these stocks run out expect price rises across the board.  LabelWriters and Labelwriter labels have been particularly badly hit – so if you buy a lot of labels, fill your boots while you can!

Dymo are completely out of RhinoPRO 5200 kits in the UK, due to supply problems at the manufacturing plant in Belgium.   This is related to the shortage of certain RhinoPRO tapes which have also been out of stock for a while, causing shortages around the country as distributors and resellers stocks dry up.

There is no due date for new stock currently.

Dymo insiders tell us that several long awaited products will be launching very shortly in the UK.  Stay tuned for more details.

A few weeks later than expected, stocks of the new Postal Scales from Dymo are now starting to arrive at the leading Dymo dealers though many of the smaller outfits are still having trouble getting stocks.

Dymo Postal Scales

The packaging follows the new green/black squares branding.

Dymo has released it’s simplest to use electronic labeller yet.  The new Dymo PnP connects to your PC or Mac via USB, but there is no software to install, no batteries to buy, and no need for another power supply cluttering up your office.

The Dymo Plug and Play uses an internal Li-Ion rechargable battery and is charged via the USB cable.  When the device is switched on a label window pops up on your PC/MAC allowing you print straight away.  The software is based on the labeller rather than PC, so you can just plug it in to any machine and start printing without having to install the software from a CD or network share.   Just Plug and Play. It’s that simple!

Further more, you can use any of the fonts on your PC rather than being restricted to a few default fonts as with most labellers.

The pricing for the new range of Dymo Scales has been announced, and the prices of the scales can be found here:  Dymo Scales Prices

We’re also hearing that stock should start hitting the shelves early next week!

Dymo have a new offer on for their  LabelWriter 450 (standard) address label printers.  If you purchase one and 6 or more of any Labelwriter labels between 1st January 2011 and 31st March 2011 you can claim £50 cashback from Dymo.

Considering that some Dymo stores are selling the labelwriters for little over £50 anyway, you’re almost getting the labeller for free!