Is Merrill's Stamp Quality Causing Disappointment?

[kam]

WOW. I just got my first Merrill Order. I could not wait until I got the stamp so I wouldn't waste labels anymore (and I was tired of writing all my info!).

Well, the quality STINKS!!! The phone number is "uneven" - 2 numbers print heavier than the others and it is hard to read. Also my email address is almost impossible to read. I am SO disappointed.

I called and have to send them a sample.

Has anyone else been successful on returning the stamp - I am concerned because it was custom.

Ugh!

 

[cmdtrgd]

It depends on what you stamp them on. Catalogs are not good material, but plain paper is perfect.

 

[dwyerkim]

I have difficulty if I do not have something really solid underneath the material I am stamping on... if I try and do them on the carpeted floor because I am being lazy, they come out pretty bad. I also have had less than perfect results since re-inking the stamp... I think the ink went on uneven. Is it possible that yours just doesn't have even ink? The bottles of ink are cheap at office stores... like $3... it might be worth a try.

 

[chefheidi2003]

I have problems when I have too many catalogs stacked when I try to stamp

 

[KellyRedHead]

Mine didn't have very much ink in it! How do I take it apart to put more ink in?

Kelly V.

 

[jlevernier]

For me, I found the phone and email are not legible if I press too hard. Yes, it needs to be on a flat surface, works better on papper not catalog. But when I press firmly, it smears. Lighter is better for me.

--Jenny L

 

[kam]

I am just stamping on normal paper just to test. Haven't even tried a catalog yet.

The stamp is uneven. When I stamp light, part of it looks good, the rest doesn't even stamp. When I stamp normal, the majority of the letters "fill-in". What good is it if no one can read it? I think part of the problem is how small the type is, no wonder the letters fill-in.

I just really am unimpressed. Just venting...

 

[cmdtrgd]

Then it sounds like a manufacturing defect...don't let them back down on this!

 

[bethsbiz]

Yours does sound like a defected stamp, mostly for the description of the uneven text.

I've had my Merrill stamp for over a year and love it. Yes, you need to kind of "test" how it works on certain things but I've found that with EVERY stamp I've used from cheap to expensive.

I hope they'll replace it for you; and that you'll like the results when you get the new one. I really love mine...professional looking, lots of into, and a clean stamp (most of the time).

 

[floccies]

When I stamp a catalog I have to hold the stamper still with my left hand and press down with my right. If I do this it turns out. If I just use one hand I get a fuzzy imprint.

 

[Tara1021]

I have a stamp from Office Max...however, about 2 months after I ordered it I got my website and it isn't on there. I had gone back to using labels, but then realized that my corner stickers from sticking to business work just fine since they have my website on them. I went back to stamping them for the fall catalogs.