If that isn't marketing to children, then I don't know what is. This should be outlawed and the companys should face some sort of penalty! I hate walking into a B&M and seeing labels like these!

We make labels for thousands of companies and about once a week we see something that is questionable like the images pictured above. We refer these images to our legal department and they contact the owner of the copyrighted material to make an inquiry about their legality. Most of what we see is usually Sports league related, or disney when it comes to reproducing copyrighted material. In many cases though, things like this are usually nipped in the ~~butt~~ bud before they even make it to us.

Second one is crass parody. I don't like it, but nothing wrong with it. Third one is content stealing. Not clever, not worth anything, not okay. I don't see anything wrong with the first one, I actually really like the first one.

It's art. There's gray area.

I'm more of a cigar smoker, but that's not to say I haven't or don't vape. When I do occasionally vape, it's more in a social scenario. As for free samples, I get sent bottles for measurement purposes often, but generally ask clients to not send me gifts or samples. I ask instead to send them to Juice for Troops or find a family member or friend and donate it to them if they are active military.

We have roughly 15,000 die sizes with round corner rectangles, square cornered rectangles, circles, ovals, and even completely unique shapes. Custom dies cost anywhere from $150.00 to $300 depending on their size and complexity. Those are a one time charge. Another option depending on your quantities would be for a label manufacturer to use laser die cutting or vinyl plotting. There are upsides and downsides to these methods. Do you have a specific example for what exactly you are looking for or just asking in general?

As an example of a custom shape I have used for a e-juice customer was a tombstone shape for their limited edition halloween blends.

I have done an AMA here before and this was brought up last time. However if you would still like me to fill this out again I can do so.

Great question. DIY vs Commercial printing always comes down to price (IMO) While I could print all these labels for you, I would recommend a DIY approach. The most expensive part about using a commercial printer is labor. Every Time there is a copy change (a different print) it adds some form of labor to the cost. Even using a digital printer that doesn't pause between copy changes, it still takes a human to separate the copy changes and packaging, or the graphic artist to set up your art work, or (hopefully) a supervisor to double check the printed work. With your specific application I would strongly recommend sticking with a DIY approach for the quantities listed. If lets say each label version was closer to 500 copies each then I would maybe look at a commercial printer to quote you out. But anything less than 500 labels makes for more labor.

The next thing you need to ask yourself is "What is the best DIY option for ejuice labels?". That is a tough question. There are so many options out there and price differences, and printing technologies that I could go on for hours. A very popular and low cost option is to use a sheet fed desktop laser printer using a synthetic material like a gloss polyester or a Vinyl. (use vinyl for plastic squeeze bottles as vinyl stretches and won't crack as much as a poly) There are lots of companies that make synthetic address labels for laser printers. Those sizes work well on 15/30ml bottles. If you don't have a laser printer visit your local print store or fedex location. It's inexpensive considering the quality you get. Just be sure to have your template set up correctly and print a bleed 0.125" over the edge of the label and also make sure you leave yourself 0.125" on the inside. Most printers (unless you go high end) have a lot of "wiggle" so always leave yourself room for play.

A lot of it depends on answering these questions.

• How many labels do you print at a time?

• How often do you print?

• Do you need full color or just black and white?

You can go buy yourself a Dymo Labelwriter direct thermal printer and some synthetic material and print durable B&W labels for your bottles at a very reasonable cost. The printer is super simple to use and the labels are cheap. You can also set up a label in less than a minute and have it printed. The downside is it's only black and white, and the direct thermal material gets scuffed easily and turns yellow over time. (especially in direct sunlight.)

Another option is using 8.5" x 11" address labels with a laser printer. Just be sure to use a synthetic material. Synthetic materials like vinyl (better for plastic squeeze bottles) and polyesters (better for glass) are moisture resistant and when paired with laser toner they hold up very well.

Setting up your art for for address labels can be a bit tough, but I recommend using a design software as opposed to word or pages. Laying out your laser sheets in illustrator makes it a hell of a lot easier to create full bleeds and high quality art.

HAHAHA. EPIC.