I understood the RNIB were looking into labels that would go through the wash.
Watch this space! -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a ---- Original Message ---- From: "Husna Begum" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:32 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: penfriend label calamity not so bad
ah that's annoying, is there anything for sorting laundry then? a recording that you could make and stick on would have been good as the colour identifier is really inaccurate most of the time. Husna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 5:26 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: penfriend label calamity not so badHi Husna. No, the labels are paper or paper based soluble labels which will not stand up to getting wet. Similarly, although you can attach the labels to tags, coat hangers and the like, they can't be attached to clothes. All the best, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Husna Begum" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 5:27 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: penfriend label calamity not so bad > hi, > > are the labels water proof? and can you use them for > sorting clothes eg recording what colour it is etc. > > Husna > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 2:06 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: penfriend label calamity not > so bad > > >> Hi. >> >> I'm in exactly the same situation as you; The >> PenFriend is a very popular >> product considering its price point and functions, >> they're getting stocks of them in over the next few >> weeks, so whoever ordered beforehand will be getting >> their devices first. >> >> All the best, Ibrahim. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dean Wilcox" <wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 8:15 PM >> Subject: [access-uk] Re: penfriend label calamity not >> so bad >> >> >> >I ordered a PenFriend, I forget the date but I know >> >many ordered before me. I received my pack A labels >> >when everyone else got their PenFriend and wondered >> >if anyone else was in the same situation. Hopefully >> >I will get it soon. >> > >> > At 20:26 08/08/2009, you wrote: >> >>Hi Carol and all pen friend users. >> >> >> >>I ordered my pen friend yesterday (Friday) and i >> >>have been told that all >> >>the "A" batch of labels have been sent back to the >> >>manufacturer as they are having a problem with >> >>them. I asked for the labels marked "B" and was >> >>told they have not been produced yet. My order will >> >>be shipped on the 25th August with the batch of >> >>labels that come with the pen friend. I would >> >>suggest that if anyone has the Labels marked "A" >> >>that you contact the RNIB and find out what the >> >>situation is with them. >> >>Jim. >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" >> >><carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 3:33 PM >> >>Subject: [access-uk] Re: penfriend label calamity >> >>not so bad >> >> >> >> >> >>>Aha! Thanks for the warning! Now that makes good >> >>>sense and at least there's a workaround. >> >>> >> >>>-- >> >>>Carol >> >>>carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>>On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a >> >>> >> >>>---- Original Message ---- >> >>>From: "brian williams" <firstup@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 1:58 PM >> >>>Subject: [access-uk] penfriend label calamity not >> >>>so bad >> >>> >> >>>>Have received an email today from rnib re the mix >> >>>>up with >> >>>>the labels. For those blind people who have no >> >>>>sighted assistance, each label as well as having >> >>>>an individual >> >>>>code embedded in it has a print number on it. so, >> >>>>the >> >>>>sheet of small round labels in the sample pack has >> >>>>numbers 1 to 91 printed on them. 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