New packing slip design

[patternsaver]

I went to print a packing slip today only to find the new packing slip layout.  Now it takes an entire page of paper with lots of wasted white space.  They have including the shipping charge and the sales tax collected  where before these were missing.  I do not mind listing those charges, but it takes extra clicks now to print it and consumes more paper.  

They can never leave things alone.  Who designs these things?

Do you all always include a packing slip?  If so, why or why not?

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@toomuchstuffagain35 wrote:

Oh I did send them a tell us what you think. (you can only do one a day) but I still doubt they'll care.

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@toomuchstuffagain35   You can do more than 1 a day.  I did 2 yesterday & 1 today.   

For anyone who wants to know the best way to report your concerns/questions, the "Tell Us What You Think" link on that screen is the BEST way!  I have been contacted multiple times, by development teams when expressing concerns via that link.  

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@nuclearomen wrote:

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@patternsaver wrote:

I went to print a packing slip today only to find the new packing slip layout.  Now it takes an entire page of paper with lots of wasted white space.  They have including the shipping charge and the sales tax collected  where before these were missing.  I do not mind listing those charges, but it takes extra clicks now to print it and consumes more paper.  

They can never leave things alone.  Who designs these things?

Do you all always include a packing slip?  If so, why or why not?

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you can size the print down on your printer program, so instead of 100% you can scale it down as much as like. 
As for do include or not - answer here is no, why? The buyer has a copy of the order already, if you issue is wasting of paper then don't print invoices when the buyer already has one. 

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@patternsaver 

@nuclearomen 

This must be something in Pattern's setup.  I get my normal printer dialog & associated options, just like you do.  Perhaps if Pattern is not techie, he/she is just used to hitting <ENTER> without even really paying any attention to the dialog screen?  Just a thought, since that's so easy to do. 

[chapeau-noir]

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@by14less wrote:

Most sellers put the packing list inside the item package and seal it up THEN print the shipping label. They now made it backwards. It takes extra steps to print the packing slips now and that adds time to your total shipping process. New corporate dummies rule.

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You can still print the packing slip before the label - just go into the drop-down next to the order and you'll see 'print packing slip' - I don't know why they put that notice there to print the label first because it's stupid and bass-ackwards.

@by14less 

[toomuchstuffagain35]

Probably because the new link to the "improved" packing slip doesn't appear on the page until AFTER you've printed the label. Except of course, it's not the OLD mini packing slip, it's just a link to the new Order details form.

[postcardcountry]

Yes, it still takes up a better part of a page.

[postcardcountry]

I print mine in "black" which prints everything black and a lighter shade of black.

[coreygeorge]

the "new" packing slip looks like garbage on 4x6 paper. With the old one, it would format the text correctly to fit and be legible. the new one, you have to shrink 50% and it's awful looking. 

[patternsaver]

Maybe it is me but every time I try to print a packing slip, the format they provide changes.  I tried the "gift" idea. Yes, it leaves off the ship and tax charges but it still takes a lot of space to print it.  I used to print a copy of the old packing slip on the back of my postal receipt for my records but not if it is going to take up nearly a full page now. 

Yes, I did read comments that I could size down the slip. I would normally do it and did try the 4x6" option.  But who can read that one?  And sometimes I can use my printer function to just select certain parts to print.  But what comes up on their new form seems to change from day to day and sometimes the print button that would take me to my printer is not even there--left with a silly button on their form that directs the printing.  

There is no reason for all that extra white space on the new form and now my name appears on the top and the bottom--another "improvement"  I am sure.

Overall, what a mess.  Maybe it is still in development?

[theretrorogue]

Agreed the new one is huge and I use my label printer to print the packing slip.. I need the old one back ASAP.

[little.luxe.armoire]

OMG add me to the list of people who think this new design is HORRENDOUS! What a waste of paper.

As someone who buys a lot, I am not "motivated to re-engage" due to the packing slip that comes with my order. I use it primarily as a failsafe in case the shipping label is damaged so that possibly a package could still make it to its buyer.

I will definitely be letting eBay know how I feel.

[chapeau-noir]

I just print the pick list now.

[infoandy]

eBay does it again! Another **bleep**. Can't they just leave things well enough alone? On my end, it doesn't even work correctly. When I select to print a packing slip, it doesn't give me the Preview Screen, it automatically opens up Acrobat with the Packing Slip. Can't make any changes there. I have to close Acrobat, then I can see the screen where I can select what I want to include in my packing slip, but it still does not give a preview. When I click Done, it opens Acrobat with the Packing Slip. Guess I'll have to figure out how to make my own.

[somanypostcards]

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@chapeau-noir wrote:

I just print the pick list now.

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@chapeau-noir 

Where do you find the pick list?

[somanypostcards]

Found the pick list.  On the Manage orders awaiting shipment screen click on the order dropdown Print packing slip and more .  This shows  4 print options:  Packing slip, Order receipt, Address label, and Pick list.

[kraftique]

Create your own just copy and paste what you want on it.

Save it to Word.  You can even have your own emblem if you want.

Your a business so look like one.