How to Reduce Tape Waste on the Brother P-touch Cube Plus PT-P710BT

Does your Brother P-touch Cube Plus PT-P710BT waste tape every time you print a label? You're not alone. The extra tape left before or between labels can add up, especially when you're printing lots of short labels for home organization, office folders, or storage containers.

While some tape waste is related to the printer's feeding and cutting process, there are a few ways to make your label printing more efficient.

Why Does the Brother P-touch Leave Extra Tape?

Your P-touch label maker needs some space at the beginning of a print job to feed the tape and create a clean label. Depending on your settings and printing workflow, additional tape may also be left around individual labels.

If you print many short labels one at a time, these small offcuts can quickly become a noticeable expense.

3 Ways to Reduce Tape Waste

1. Print Multiple Labels Together

Whenever possible, prepare several labels in the P-touch app and print them in one batch instead of starting a separate print job for each label. This can reduce repeated tape feeding at the beginning of each job.

For example, if you're labeling pantry containers, office supplies, or storage boxes, organize your text first and print the labels together.

2. Check Your Margin Settings

Review the available margin, spacing, and label-length settings in your printing app. Choose a suitable layout for your text and avoid unnecessarily long labels or excessive spacing.

Settings and available options may vary by model and app version, so check the options supported by your PT-P710BT.

3. Plan Your Labels Before Printing

Group labels by project and prepare the text in advance. This helps avoid repeated test prints, unnecessary reprints, and wasted tape caused by spelling mistakes or incorrect sizing.

What If You Still Can't Avoid Tape Waste?

Sometimes, even after optimizing your settings and printing workflow, you may still find that your P-touch uses more tape than you'd like. You may not be able to eliminate all waste because some tape is required for the printer's feeding and cutting process.

In that case, reducing the cost per cartridge is another practical way to save money.

Save on Replacement Tape with Colorty Compatible TZe Tape

If you use your Brother P-touch Cube Plus regularly, replacement tape costs can add up over time. Colorty offers compatible Brother TZe label tape as a more affordable alternative to help reduce your ongoing labeling expenses.

Our compatible TZe tapes are designed for use with supported Brother P-touch models and are available in different widths and color combinations for everyday labeling needs.

• Lower ongoing supply costs: Spend less on replacement tape without having to replace your existing label maker.

• Options for everyday labeling: Choose from available tape widths and colors to suit your labeling projects.

• Convenient online shopping: Browse compatible tape options and find the right cartridge for your printer.

Explore our Colorty compatible Brother TZe label tapes to find an option that fits your labeling needs.

Before ordering, confirm that your printer supports the selected TZe cartridge type and tape width.

Final Thoughts

You can reduce unnecessary tape waste by printing labels in batches, checking your settings, and planning your print jobs carefully. However, if your printer still produces unavoidable offcuts, choosing more affordable compatible tape can help lower your overall labeling costs.

You may not be able to eliminate every inch of wasted tape, but you can make every cartridge go further by reducing what you pay for replacement supplies.