^[1]I was asked to review a set of Mabel’s Labels ^[2]!   They sent me a Ultimate Back to School combo pack of labels, and I can’t wait to use them at school.

The combo includes 108 personalized labels:

• 50 Tag Mates, which stick to clothing and more (think kids in the same size clothes or sports gear)
• 40 Skinny Mini’s, which I am going to use for my personal pens and pencils
• 16 Shoe Labels, which would be perfect for kids that have the same size feet (I think I am going to try them on playground balls.)
• 2 Teeny Tags, which I am going to use for my plan book and calendar

Mabel’s Labels can help identify clothing, school supplies, shoes, backpacks and more.  They are dishwasher, microwave, and laundry safe. Looking at the ones I received, they seem very cute and extremely tough. They aren’t your normal everyday paper label (not like return address labels, at all).  Just so I could tell you how it worked, I put one of the labels on my shirt tag and tried it through the wash.  Here is the result!

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You can see it was an old tag, and my label stuck to it!

The only “sticking” point?  I have to be honest is the price.  My review combo pack costs $42.  It seems like a steep price, I know.  I had a hard time thinking about spending that much, until… I thought of the humongous lost and found pile our school generates each year. If clothing, coats, lunchboxes, and other supplies had a cute, durable label, I have a feeling that the pile would be much smaller.

Mabel’s Labels also has other combo packs ranging in price from $30-$55.  But you can also buy just one kind of label, so it is less expensive.

My honest opinion?  These are perfect for those of you who have that little one. You know.  The little one who has a hard time keeping up with his or her things.  These durable labels would probably save you much more than they cost in the long run!!

I disclose: I received a combo pack of Mabel’s Labels in exchange for and to assist in my review.