How do you label your cartos?

[jb0nez]

I like to try new flavors, and as a result at any one time I'll have many different cartos floating around...just counted, I have 11 at the moment.
I'm wondering how people label them so they know what flavor is in them? I go by smell a lot, but that's not always reliable. Strawberry and mango for example smell very similar.
What I did initially was scrape a small square of black plastic off a carto and writing on the little square I'd make with a sharpie, using the initials of the flavor. Then I just started ordering stainless steel cartos to begin with (the black plastic had flaked off my e-power anyway, so I'd scraped it off, now the entire thing has a cool chrome look to it). But it seem the steel they make cartos out of are the only thing I've ever discovered that sharpies aren't permanent on! It wipes right off. Often accidentally or through normal handling. So I'm constantly re-writing with the sharpie the flavor on it, and this gets to be a headache, and often I'll miss it and end up with an unlabeled carto. So I'm wondering how others have solved this problem!

 

[joestrouth1]

I've seen a couple people who said they use label makers for that kind of thing. dollar store organization stickers also work (colored dots, etc.) which are dirt cheap and probably on sale now for back to school. Or get a tackle box which can fit a 3ml bottle and a carto or two in each spot. One solution's more portable than the other, but involves stickers which I don't like the look or feel of.

 

[xanthan]

Wire markers. You can grab a book of them at the hardware store usually. Get the ones made for outdoors, super sticky and water-proof. They are usually just numbers or colors, so make a list of those with your flavors.

I'm using a book of Thomas & Betts that my mom (union electrician) found in her toolbox from like 15 years ago and they still work great.

 

[base234]

This works fine...Brother PT-70 | Personal Handheld Labeler with Time & Date

 

[PTPA]

Anyone using color-coded end caps for standard 510 cartos?

 

[InformationChef]

yeah I have a *cough* years old stack of small floppy disc label stickers that aren't gonna get used for their original purpose. I slice them into little strips, sharpie the flavor nickname onto those, and pop them on. that old-school sticker glue *works*, lemme tell you. having rubbing alcohol on hand to clean them off is a good idea.

 

[Rader2146]

Rubber bands....

Just strap them to the bottle (that already has a label) when not on use. No sharpies, no codes, no surprises.

 

[18SixFifty]

When I used them I labeled them with my wife's finger nail polish.

 

[Warren D. Lockaby]

Small colored rubber bands such as are used for pony tails & braids in hair, or the small ones as used in children's dental braces (I think) and available multi-colored. I just got some of the former from a local beauty supply store to identify my DIY juice bottles, etc. Should be handy for now.

 

[daniele25]

I LOVE the carto wraps and colored end caps from Smokeless Image. The wraps look great, and really help me keep cartos organized. There are a variety of colors, I personally like the glittery colors, but there are definitely less flashy options. The end caps are great too, super cheap, and they come in 10 different colors. (come in sets of 5). Its been easy to mentally assign certain colors to certain flavors, and if there isn't an easy to remember association between the color & the flavor, I'll just write the color of the end cap I plan to use on the specific bottle of juice. I haven't had to do that much though. They fit all of my 510 cartos, and I believe they are intended to fit 808s as well. The wraps fit perfectly on a standard Boge or Smoketech carto as well. Super easy to put on, and its amazing how smooth they look, definitely don't look "stuck" on. If that makes sense.

 

[bivie]

I LOVE the carto wraps and colored end caps from Smokeless Image.

I use the the SI end caps, too. Like blue for blueberry waffles, red for dragon's fire, etc. I hadn't used the wraps, yet, but that's a good idea. Headed to my shopping cart now

They also have the multi-colored comfort tips that would help.

 

[Jfresh859]

FYI nail polish will not stick to the carto condoms.
Pops right off :/

 

[jb0nez]

Ah nail polish there's an interesting idea!! I wouldn't be sticking them on the condoms, I'd be writing on the cartos themselves. To the person who recomnended "Wire wrappers" what in the heck are those?

 

[hairball]

I like to try new flavors, and as a result at any one time I'll have many different cartos floating around...just counted, I have 11 at the moment.
I'm wondering how people label them so they know what flavor is in them? I go by smell a lot, but that's not always reliable. Strawberry and mango for example smell very similar.
What I did initially was scrape a small square of black plastic off a carto and writing on the little square I'd make with a sharpie, using the initials of the flavor. Then I just started ordering stainless steel cartos to begin with (the black plastic had flaked off my e-power anyway, so I'd scraped it off, now the entire thing has a cool chrome look to it). But it seem the steel they make cartos out of are the only thing I've ever discovered that sharpies aren't permanent on! It wipes right off. Often accidentally or through normal handling. So I'm constantly re-writing with the sharpie the flavor on it, and this gets to be a headache, and often I'll miss it and end up with an unlabeled carto. So I'm wondering how others have solved this problem!

A labeler works wonderfully.

 

[Teknix]

I use sharpies and different Color tips for tanks

 

[AdamT]

1 vote for attaching them to the bottle with rubber bands

 

[n874]

Usually like this...

 

[Rule62]

I use different color drip tips, and put a little Post It note by my desk with the colors and corresponding flavors written on it. All of my cartos are clear, so usually the color of the juice in them is self explanatory.

 

[DPLongo22]

This works fine...Brother PT-70 | Personal Handheld Labeler with Time & Date

I use a similar one. Very good and the labels come out laminated and perfectly sized for the stainless ePower cartos.

Amazon.com: Brother PT1290 Home and Office Labeler: Office Products

Mine, with LARGE type, come out as so:

 

[jb0nez]

DPLongo22 thanks for that nice pic demonstrating the labeler use. If my wife's nail polish doesn't work that''s what I'll try next.