[Electronics-Talk] labeling food items, kitchen products and organization tips

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Also, I often use regular blank address labels which I crank into a Perkins; I then "draw" a line a couple lines below where I've Brailled, and after removing the sheet from the Brailler, I tear on the dotted line. This is especially good for supplements--I Braille the number of tablets or whatever, then a line below that, the date I started using the supplement, which helps me track when I need to order more. In a pinch, Braille paper with a label, rubber-banded to the item, also works. Infinite possibilities!



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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] labeling food items, kitchen products and organization tips

 There are Can-Do labels you can get from National Braille Press you can reuse. You can also buy braille labeling sheets you braille on the brailler. Then, you cut the back off, and stick them on whatever you want. If you want the link to the NBP labels, please e-mail me off-list at
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    On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 07:29:38 PM EST, Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:  
 
 Hi all,

Many of you live alone or pretty independently. 

Kitchens have so much in them that its not always easy to find items especially if you have a large pantry with several shelves like we do.

I know about simple labeling with braille labeling tape, loc dots, and bump dots.
I don’t label much for the kitchen because labeling and cutting the braille labels is time consuming. After you use a box or can, it is thrown out anyways.
So far, I use my sense of smell coupled with memory to know the products as well as low vision.
I cannot braille label cans of soda or bottles oof soda because it’s a round item so the label will not stick to it.

What electronic devices or products are there for labeling?
Surely, electronic products or audio labels of some kind might work better. I love braille labels but I prefer brailling labels on cds, dvds, and every day items I’d use for a long time due to the fact that braille labels take long to make since you have to cut them so precisely and taking off the backing is time consuming too.

I know of the pen friend so far. I know about the OCR app Seeing A I but it would often not read the label but just kept beeping trying to find the bar code. 
Seeing A I was too difficult for me to use and often it said that no bar code was detected.

Unfortunately, the bar code scanning product that had thousands of items in it is no longer produced.
This product was simple and fast. I believe it was the ID Mate. I never owned it but saw it and it was reliable and efficient with a clear voice.

I’m aware of the Amazon Echo show skill where Alexa tells you the product name when you hold it up to the camera.
but that only identifies certain products and may or may not recognize the products.

Is there a better product reading app out there?
Is there a labeling product where you can record a long message of say a few minutes and then stick it to a product? I ask because I’d like to record info such as nutrition info, serving sizes, and expiration dates to my labels.
Also, how do you label freezer items and items for the refrigerator? Since it is so cold, most labeling products I was taught to use will not stick to such products.

I think organizing goes a long way in identifying things. We organize like items together such as soups together; Mixes like muffin and cookie mixes go together too. Also any ideas on this?

Thanks!

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