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

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hello Jen,
Thanks.  This description helps. So its six labels a pack and its not 
magnetic.
Do the can-do labels  attach to most products such as those made of 
cardboard? I'm thinking cereal boxes and boxes of  brownie mix.
What about jars of food such as apple sauce?
Most of our food products on the shelf are in  cans such as canned 
vegetables and canned soups and we also use a lot of boxed items such as 
baked good mixes such as cookie mix and brownie mix and noodles such as 
spaghetti and macoroni come in boxes.
We also have tons of cereal boxes.

Will the labels stand moisture or a damp cloth? I ask because what if you 
spill something on it or it rubs against some food item by accident.
Can it be wiped off so its clean and you can read the label again?

Danielle, thanks for your suggestion of using index cards to place around 
round items.

Thanks.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jen via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2023 8:53 PM
To: Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Jen
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] labeling food items, kitchen products and 
organization tips

You get six labels per pack for beans, fruit, soda, spices and vegetables. 
You can get one pack of each for $18 or the whole set for about $90.
    On Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 08:21:36 PM EST, Ashley Bramlett via 
Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hello,
Thanks. I saw that online a while back, those can-do labels.
I forgot about that ooption.

So tell me some about them. Are they magnetic? How many labels per pack? If
not magnetic, how do they affix to products?


What do you mean by braille labeling sheets? I've likely seen that before at
a camp for the blind or rehab center.
Do you mean those clear labeling sheets which are the size of a paper
where you peel off the adhesive backing when you are done labeling? Then you
stick it to any product you want.
I think those are the braille-on labeling sheets. Hmm.
Maybe you mean the Brailleable product from APH? Please clarify.

I've never seen the can-do labels but I have probably seen the  labeling
sheets.

Thanks for any clarification.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jen via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2023 7:47 PM
To: Ashley Bramlett via Electronics-Talk
Cc: Jen
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
spiderweb1 at sbcglobal.net
    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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