Print barcodes/labels functionally useless - printing copies of labels in a random order

I may have been in the wrong help category, but I did already ask about this issue here: https://community.squareup.com/t5/Hardware-Setup-Troubleshooting/Barcode-label-print-order/m-p/84773...

 

Mods, if you'd prefer to merge these threads I have no objections. 

 

But I just recently bought the Zebra ZD411D to use with the Square Stand (+Ipad). I didn't realize that printing from a purchase order was the next tier up of subscription. That part is on me. But the printing I DO have access to is not working in a way that is useful in the least. 

So far I am trying to print from the point of sale app on my stand. I go through Inventory > Stock Overview > Print Labels. My issues are:

 

- the items re-sort themselves after I add them to the print list (giving me zero control over the print order)

- Any duplicate labels are printed in a completely scrambled order (rather than being at least grouped together even if the item order is not what I wanted)

- And the label text is small and hard to read to boot! I have tried both 2x1in and 1x1in. 

 

I needed these as price labels more than barcodes, so I'm not even generating/printing barcodes. It just leaves the print tiny regardless. 

 

I am rather frustrated, to say the least. This was supposed to save me time and so far it seems like it will only be an expensive hassle instead! 

Is there at least a fix to the print order issue? There is no way the duplicates aren't supposed to be grouped together. That makes no sense. 

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We had square for retail plus for $60 a month. They changed us to Square Plus @ $50 and said we get everything we currently use. We lost the ability to print labels for products, which is ridiculuous. Wants us to upgrade to the $150 a month plan just to get that feature. Why wouldn't a retail software allow you to print labels. We are now looking at other pos systems. The hook you and then change everything on you. I've been so livid today I've been posting everywhere online about this.

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Hmm, I am only using Square Plus and I can, ostensibly, print labels. Just with my issues mentioned above. Are you sure you lost the functionality? 

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Easy Label App at Square prints labels in the order you selected. Please check it out at  https://squareup.com/us/en/app-marketplace/app/easy-labels

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Same gripe - we have had Square Retail Plus for 2 years, printing barcodes from Purchase Orders, no problem. With the forced tier change this week, Plus no longer supports this basic printing function. Why would that be a Premium option? Why separate printing from the Purchase Order function of the Plus tier? 

We signed up with Square for these functions & invested thousands in their equipment - it's bait & switch to now pluck away these basic functions of the POS for the same tier.

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