Hi, all! Due to cost constrains right now, I want to print up a some postcards on my inkjet printer rather than using a professional printer like Kinkos. I'm concerned about them getting smudged or wet in the mailing process. Has anyone else had to deal with this? Epson has a printer that uses what is supposed to be a water-resistant ink. (My friend used it for her postcards and says that you can take a damp papertowel and run it over the ink and it doesn't smear or anything.) I've found some water-resister inkjet paper on the Internet that is supposed to keep the ink from running or smearing if it gets a little wet; and then there are things you can spray on the paper to make it water-resistant/proof after printing.

Seems to me the Epson printer (or one like it) might be a good choice (especially when it's under $80), but I wanted to look at all options. I don't use my current printer much, but buying this one would also give me a backup.

Any suggestions or ideas?

Thank you!!

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Pam Deyerle - Transcriptionist in the Richmond, Virginia area
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I don't know if I'd invest in another machine [and ink] unless you plan to do a lot of these. How expensive is the ink?

I would think that for $80 you could get quite a lot of postcards professionally done at VistaPrint or even a local print shop [and not have to worry about the smudging issue].

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