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08/16/2004 08:13:07 AM · #1 |
Just saw this on a consumer web site. Think I might check it out.Stamps.Com Offer
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08/16/2004 12:03:38 PM · #2 |
| It has been in Canada for a while. For my grandfather's christmas present one of the things he got was stamps with his face on it. (He is a long time stamp collector) |
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08/16/2004 12:11:15 PM · #3 |
From the mock-ups I've seen, they have a pretty big logo on the side, taking up about 1/3rd of the stamp, along with the value.
I guess it makes sense, so that the number is clearly visible, no matter what image you use, but their logo is a bit tacky.
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08/16/2004 07:47:29 PM · #4 |
It does not look like a logo to me - it looks like some sort of code to go along with a serial number down the side. I could be wrong, but I don't think they would make a dot-matrix looking logo when they obviously have the ability to print high-resolution graphics.
The stamps are pretty big - 1.8" x 1.4", over three times the surface area of a regular stamp, so there is still a pretty good area for a custom photo.
Pretty expensive for stamps, but would be a great stocking stuffer for my mom or a splurge for our Christmas cards this year.
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08/16/2004 08:14:27 PM · #5 |
Ah - From the article
Each stamp carries Stamps.com's patented two-dimensional barcode technology made up of tiny dots arranged in patterns with billions of variations to prevent counterfeiters.
So - along with their company logo, the bar code, the number stored in the bar code, and the country and denomination, about 1/3rd of the stamp looks pretty ugly. |
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08/16/2004 08:18:51 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Ah - From the article
Each stamp carries Stamps.com's patented two-dimensional barcode technology made up of tiny dots arranged in patterns with billions of variations to prevent counterfeiters.
So - along with their company logo, the bar code, the number stored in the bar code, and the country and denomination, about 1/3rd of the stamp looks pretty ugly. |
So we can mark you down for 20 sheets, then? :-) |
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08/16/2004 08:19:39 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by richterrell:
So we can mark you down for 20 sheets, then? :-) |
Thing is, I was going to buy about $50 worth of these, until I saw them. |
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08/16/2004 08:24:05 PM · #8 |
| I've walked through the little builder program and previewed the stamp as it would look - I really don't think the barcode-serial number-stamp value thing is that bad, at least not to the degree you dislike it. I am probably still going to splurge on a few for some of our Christmas cards, probaly two sheets or so. |
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