I don’t know a whole lot about you, in a personal sense.  On a professional level though, you are probably a business owner or manager, of a retail store, gas station or restaurant, who is sick of spending as much as you do on thermal paper.  You bought your Epson or VeriFone printer because the local vendor told you it was cheaper to use thermal and customers prefer it, which they do, and it is cheaper.  But, you hate having to print a long strip of paper for all the copies you need (store, customer, itemized, etc.).  So you go out in search of a two ply thermal paper, and that is what brings you to this blog post.                 I’m sorry to say this, but 2 ply thermal paper does not exist, yet.  There are 2 ply papers out there, but they are not thermal, they are either bond or impact papers.  Bond paper requires a ribbon with ink to print (seenhere) and impact requires a strike or impact to print.  Neither paper uses heat.  Bond paper is cheaper than thermal but not after you add in the ink ribbon, and impact paper is extremely expensive and the printer is even more money.                  Why am I writing this?  It isn’t to dash your dreams of 2 ply thermal paper, trust me, I wish it existed.  No, I am writing this because I feel your pain in another area of business.  I can’t help you, and it is frustrating.  There is no 2 ply thermal, and as it looks right now, there isn’t going to be 2 ply in the near future.  As an owner or manager yourself, you understand my frustration every time a customer enters your store looking for something you can’t possibly help them with.                    So how do you help the helpless?  Well in short you can’t, if helping them means giving them what they want.  You can, on the other hand, offer your assistance in educating them or referring them.  Odds are, no matter what you do, they will not buy from you on this occasion, just like you are probably not going to purchase from this site today, which is ok.  The customer does not need to buy to be a great customer.  Helping people out builds your brand, and building your brand makes long lasting customers who refer and defend you.                 The customer who comes looking for the impossible is not an idiot, just like you aren’t an idiot.  They are just uninformed and need help from an expert, like you.  This is a perfect opportunity to market your business, not to sell, but to brand build.  This may feel like you’re losing a sale, but you were most likely never going to sell anything, but the customer now knows that when they need something you have, they will go to you usually without question. ...read more

 As many of you can probably tell, the PaperRolls-N-More.com website seems a little different.  Most of the changes you see seem small, but the website has experienced a massive overhaul.  While the old site did its job, it lacked in areas like shipping calculation and product merchandising.  While we have always been able to offer 10 case free shipping, are shopping cart was never able to calculate free shipping when the customer would mix and match POS paper, forcing you guys to call in and order.                 The new site started as an idea over 6 months ago to fix the very problem described above.  We sent our idea of a new website to a team of web design experts and while we didn’t ask them to reinvent the wheel, we did want a site that was simpler and more visually appealing.  Once the site was built, we then took over and made it the most functional site in our market.  Then, we went live and allowed you guys, the customer, to test it for us.  Now that most of the bugs have been worked out I can proudly announce is up and ready for business.                The big changes that customers will see are the ease of use of the new website, and its ability to take any order without having to call in.  So what makes us special?  First off, if you check the tier pricing of our competitors, you will notice that they all offer free shipping at 10 cases, they even offer mix and match (after we did).  But, our competitors feel the need to raise the price when you want to buy 10 cases.  This is so they can cover the shipping costs.  We do not do this, we offer a lower 10 case price than our 5 case price and still give you free shipping.  You as a customer deserve a better price when you order more product.                 You should also notice the adding of a new category.  PaperRolls-N-More.com is now an official vendor of PM Company products.  PM paper is often considered the finest pos paper money can buy.  Our buying power allows us to sell PM products at the best price on the web.  We will be adding new products daily so keep coming back.                As always, PaperRolls-N-More.com features only BPA Free paper all of which is made in the USA.  We offer a better, safer paper for you and your customers at a price that beats the rest.  I hope you find the new PaperRolls-N-More.com meets all of your needs, but just in case it doesn’t, please contact us and let us know if there are any problems, we would really appreciate it. ...read more

Have you seen customers in retail stores using their smart phones to shop?  These are smart shoppers who are “show rooming” prices using their smart phone and a bar-code application.  What this means is a customer can look and feel a product in a retail location while shopping competition prices at the same time.  Since you can see from the bar-code applications what you can pay elsewhere, you can make an intelligent decision whether or not to buy it where you are now. A proactive plan of action is required from the retailer to meet the changing demands by today’s smart shopper.   Don’t be fooled!  Today’s smart shopper is crafty and technology smart.  It’s fun to save money!  Now all the legwork of going to each store to compare is over.  Surf the web, scan a bar-code and the world has opened up to a new way for all of us to shop.  It’s easy.  Scan the bar-code on the product you are looking to buy and what will come back is with many different prices and locations where you can purchase the same product.  It may be cheaper or more expensive than where you are but it gives you a basis to compare at your fingertips.Cell phone shoppers are ordering more than ever on their smart phones from applications designed by retail stores.  They have designed eCommerce software so you don’t even have to go into a store.  You can buy groceries, clothes, shoes or about anything you can imagine.  It’s easy, fast and hassle free.  Why wouldn't you use these applications.What the retailer needs to do now is have an aggressive marketing campaign in the way they market to today’s smart shopper.  Offering more unique products or by coupon codes for a discount are a few of the ways companies are competing moving forward.  The best strategy of shopping through the internet, smart phones or mobile applications is to make the customers shopping experience easy, fast and fun. ...read more