Pavel314 wrote:

>
> I looked them up on the Avery site and they claim to be permanent
> adhesive shipping lables. Of course, they may be very permanent when
> stuck on a cardboard box or paper envelope but they do come off of
> glass bottles without much trouble after a long soak in hot, soapy
> water.
>
> I get the acrylic spray at the hardware store; it comes in an aerosol
> can. I've also used polyurethane spray. It's probably cheaper when you
> buy it at the hardware as opposed to a crafts store.
>
That's a good idea. I've used plain Avery stylee labels in the past and I've
found that either the writing (permanent marker too!) has faded to nothing
over 4 or so years in my garage or the label has peeled off. I now have a
collection of wines labelled "Probably Elderberry" and "Maybe Fig"

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Malc

Rusted and ropy.
Dog-eared old copy.
Vintage and classic,
or just plain Jurassic:
all words to describe me.