Simplifying Envelopes: Sealing Tricks

Welcome to Simple Productivity Blog! You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. This will allow you to receive updates in your RSS reader every time new content is posted here. If you want to receive updates in your email, click on the envelope in the upper right corner, or use the "Subscribe" link below the blog title.

Please take some time to check out the content on the site. You may comment on any article by scrolling down and using the form at the bottom of all articles. Thanks for visiting!

Today is just a quick tip for those who may have many envelopes to seal. I discovered this while preparing for my wedding.

The simple rule is that for every 10 envelopes you have to seal, you increase your chances of a papercut on the tongue by 50%.

The way to get around this is to let someone else do the sealing for you. Or in my case, something else.

I wet a clean kitchen sponge and put it in a bowl. It should be clean, or your envelopes will stink like cleaning agents or have bits of food stuck to it. Ick. The sponge should be pretty wet, or your envelopes won’t seal.

Next, I run the gummed part of the envelope over the wet sponge. It takes a bit of practice, but you can get the right amount of moisture on the envelope. Then press and seal.

Voila! Sealed envelopes, intact tongue.

Photo by tnarik