Water-Resistant vs Waterproof Labels
Understanding the difference between water-resistant and waterproof labels can help you save money, make a more informed decision, and avoid any problems with your custom water bottles. Finding the right product to best suit your needs should be easy, so we will do our best to help you.
WATER-RESISTANT
Water-resistant labels offer a less expensive alternative to waterproof labels. They are perfect for elegant events such as weddings where they can be put in welcome bags for out of town hotel guests or displayed on the table next to the silverware. Really anywhere water will be served from the table, these labels excel. In addition, our water-resistant labels can be refrigerated indefinitely and will continue to look great with no ink bleeding issues whatsoever.
All in all, water-resistant water bottle labels are a really great product at an unbeatable price. With a beautiful gloss finish and rich, eye-popping color, they offer unparalleled quality and value. However, you have to be careful when purchasing labels from inexperienced sellers. We have ordered labels from many of our competitors and were surprised to find poor print quality and poor alignment issues to be commonplace.
One drawback to water-resistant labels is the fact that they are paper. As long as you take care when applying the labels to your water bottles, you shouldn't have a problem. However, if you make a mistake, the labels cannot be peeled back to realign them as they will tear when attempting to remove them. This happens because the adhesive is permanent and bonds very quickly. Another thing to keep in mind is that they should not be submerged in water for more than 20-30 minutes as the paper will begin to soften.
WATERPROOF
Until recently, waterproof labels were extremely expensive and very hard to buy in small quantities. As demand has grown for them, we have fine tuned our printing process making them more affordable. Custom printed water bottle labels are an especially popular product and businesses have embraced them as an effective promotional tool. After all, who doesn't like getting a bottle of fresh, ice cold water for free? What a great way to make a good impression on your customer!
At the end of the day, the main benefit of waterproof water bottle labels is the ability to submerge them in water. They can be totally submerged indefinitely and will not degrade. They are made of plastic like material and are tear proof. This makes it easier to peel them off quickly if you apply a label on a water bottle incorrectly.
If you're planning an outdoor event on a hot day, you probably will want to go with waterproof labels so that you can keep them on ice. Recently a customer of ours left us a great testimonial telling us how much her guests loved the water bottle labels:
"I was really surprised at how many people at the party commented on the labels. They were the most talked about item of the day besides the food. I would not hesitate to buy these labels again and again as they really added a unique and memorable touch to the party."
Another benefit of waterproof labels is the fact that the label material is very tough and is seldom damaged in shipping or affected by long periods of being in a cooler filled with ice water. Because of this you can even put the unused water bottles back in the fridge for your next party or business promotion.
If you have any questions about these two different materials we offer for our water bottle labels, please contact us and we will be happy to help you with your decision.
Some of the other factors that may influence your buying decision are custom artwork and designs, quantity price breaks and turnaround time. Click on these links to learn more or check out our wide selection of water bottle labels here.
