On Pirate Ship, you can download your label as a PDF or create a share link that you can use to send the label to somebody else. This is great if you're sending a return label to your customers or if you're shipping from another location 👍
Option 1: Download your label as a PDF
First, head to your Ship Page on Pirate Ship, find the label you'd like to download, and click Print Label.
Here's how that looks:
Next, you'll want to click the "Download Label" button. This will download the label to your computer as a PDF.
Here's where to find the "Download Label" button:
You can attach the PDF to an email or send it to your recipient any way you'd like 🎉
Pro Pirate Tip: If you're downloading a lot of labels, make sure you print the correct one! Sometimes they'll end up with a similar file name 😅
Option 2: Create a label Share Link
This option will create a link that goes directly to a label. The person you send it to doesn't need to have a Pirate Ship account to view it, it will just be ready to print 😃
For this option, you'll want to head to your Ship Page and click the "Print Label" button for the label you'd like a link to. This is just like downloading a label, except you want to click the "Create Share Link" button.
Here's how that looks:
This will create a link that goes directly to the label, so you don't have to download anything! Just copy the link and send it to whoever you need 🙌
Some eCommerce marketplaces like eBay don't allow you to include PDF attachments in their messages. Using a Share Link is a great way to bypass that if you need to send a label or a return label to your customer.
You can only have someone send you a package from a U.S. address
Since Pirate Ship can't generate postage from countries outside of the U.S., you can only have someone send you a package if they're shipping from a U.S. address.
Share links expire soon after generating them
The URLs for share links aren't permanent, and they periodically refresh as a security measure. When sending your recipients a share link, we recommend telling them use it as soon as possible.
As long as your recipient clicks the share link within a week of you sending it, they'll be able to print the label without any issues 😉
Pro Pirate Tip: If you know your package won't be sent back to you for a while, you can still buy the label, but with a Ship Date up to 7 days in the future!
Learn more about choosing your Ship Date when creating a label.
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