Customer Reviews:
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 False Advertising October 15, 2006
Charlotte A. Morgan (Yakima, WA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I ordered this "Complete Kit" naively thinking that the box would include what it said it included with the label applicator: "24 white matte labels" and "6 white matte inserts". For the price I paid, and what the product image showed on this site, I expected to get what I ordered. Instead I received a box with a sticker covering over the original contents list, giving a modified count of only 4 CD labels, and no inserts at all!
People, before you purchase this item--or any item here or elsewhere--make sure you get what you pay for.
Because I certainly didn't.
 Easy As 1-2-3 May 27, 2005
Sports Scribe (Barbados)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was a bit wary after reading some of the reviews here, but decided to treat them like movie reviews and tried it myself.
This product was sooooo easy to use. I installed the software on my HP laptop in no time, and designed five labels.
I printed them, used the stomper and voila - even a child could do it.
The only drawback is you have to be careful when you reposition the text boxes. I printed one or two labels where the words ran off onto the waste section, but otherwise it was great. A steal at the price, really!
They work...they actually work! July 5, 2006
Luke Anderson (Cape May, NJ)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
After a tragic encounter with some Fellowes DVD inserts, I was a little dismayed when I had to print disc labels. Of course, the Nero Cover Designer template did not line up properly. Luckily, Avery provides templates for Microsoft Word on their website--templates that actually WORK.
Granted, I did need to scale the image up a little to simulate a sort of "bleed", but with that small adjustment, I was able to print 4 sheets of 8 flawless labels.
Another great thing is the template they provide on the back of the instructions, so you can print a "test" without wasting a sheet of labels.
The CD Stomper itself would seem like a somewhat... banal invention, like nothing more than the spindle from a pack of DVD-Rs. But the advantage of the CD Stomper is that it "locks" the label into place with peel-off tabs, applying the label perfectly each time. And no force is required to adhere the label--gravity does it all.
The tabs easily come off leaving no residue if you do it carefully. I found that first folding it 45-60 degrees inwards helps to break the perforations. Then, start with one edge, and gently pull outwards (away from the center of the disc), not up.
Now, all that praise said, I do have one concern/confusion about the product: the front of the packaging says...
"Warning: These labels are not designed for DVDs, use CD Stomper DVD Labels intead"
...while everywhere else on the packaging, it says "CD/DVD Labeling System", "CD/DVD Labels", "CD/DVD Center Labels", "CD/DVD Jewel Case Spine Labels", etc.
Now, there obviously isn't a "DVD Stomper" anywhere, and Avery only seems to sell "CD/DVD Labels". So I really don't have any idea what this warning is referring to. I've burned all of the discs I applied labels to, and haven't had any read/write problems. (I applied the label first, then burned.) They seem to work perfectly.
Another thing is that when making the "full-sized" disc labels (without punching out the middle), the center "punch-out" thing is very visible on finished discs because of the perforation. Not a real problem, just a tad annoying. (I'm sure full-sized labels are available for purchase somewhere...)
Overall, I am very pleased that I found a disc labeling product that actually works. I will definitely be buying a set of refill labels real soon!
 New CD Stomper is TERRIBLE December 9, 2005
PRODUCER (Alabama)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I used the original CD Stomper for many, many years and never had one problem. I bought the new version and it's such a huge downgrade. Why do I have to calibrate my printer when I didn't before? Even after you calibrate your printer, the text still is never perfectly on the label, I've wasted so much ink and labels trying to get this stupid thing centered and it never prints perfectly. Oh & the side tabs never rip off cleanly, my cds have to look atleast half-way professional when I send them out to clients, and it doesn't look too good with tear marks on the each side of the label...this product is JUNK.
Thanks for ruining a great product guys.
Mac software does not work *at all* December 22, 2004
N. Farwell (Seattle, WA USA)
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
I bought it assuming the labeling stating Mac compatability was true. The software crashes every 5 seconds and is so far behind the PC version it's a joke. There is no download for any update on the website except for PC. The Mac version is at 3.4.2, while the PC version is up to 5. I had to build my own template in Illustrator. Nice labels, guys, but thanks for nothing.
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