What a terrible waste of money. Lifehacker had a post a few weeks ago about using making tape or a label maker to get this exact result without buying a specialized pack.

I've been using my Brother label maker to do exactly this for a few years now.

I have two power strips tightly packed with identical plugs, so if I don't label where each goes, it becomes a mess when I have to unplug and move something.

Here's the Lifehacker thread, for those unconvinced by my babbling.

Yeah, or at least make then color-coded. We respond more readily to same-color pairs than numbers & symbols anyway. DIY is your friend here.

And really, how long before those happy little round labels just dry up & peel off? Make something that wraps around the cord.

I'd bet big money the plug labeled for Monitor #1 in the picture above does not go to a monitor.

Label maker for the win.

Second Geisrud's post. They used 2-prong plugs for the pictures because of the nice flat surface for their stickers. What happens when these are placed on non-flat 3-prong plugs? Just guessing, but if they didn't want to show it in the picture, it either looks like crap or peels off.

What kind of computer equipment plugs don't use 3 prongs?

I second labelmaker. I labeled all the plugs in our mechanical lab with one. I'm sure this pack doesn't include "band saw", "belt sander", "microscope", etc...

Haha, I just write the name of the device next to its socket with a sharpie.

The idea itself is great. How to carry it out is up to discussion.

A belkin power strip i bought in about 1996 had coloured receptacles and coloured stickers. You put the sticker on the plug, and sharpied on what it was (ie "lamp"). Worked very well for me, but i've not found another like it. Given that i've long moved out, when i'm remote troubleshooting, i can also say "unplug the blue one" and my father knows which one i mean (i keep a chart at my place).

Looks like some forgotten stock was discovered in the back of a 1970s computer store.

Jesus that is hideous.

Just don't forget the flashlight. Usually kinda dark down there, and methinks those won't be too easy to read in the dark.

What happened to the good ol' fashioned "taste" method?

A Roll of White Electrical tape and a sharpie is cheaper. And it won't peel off after time and heat.

What if you don't own a label-maker? These stickers are still too pricey.

I've done this for years with a black or silver sharpie.

strips of duct tape and a sharpie works well too.

The World could be so much better without bricks. I hate 'em.

you shouldn't have that many extentition cords plugged into a power strip - it's just not right!

I'm too sick of wires and cords to even feel remotely excited about this...we can fake a moon landing and yet this is STILL the best we can come up with?

Roll of masking tape - $2.00
Permanent Marker - $1.50
--- Not being a sucker for overpriced, prepaid stickers - Priceless

Some things money can't buy. For everything else there's INTELLIGENCE (tm).

It seems like the obvious solution is that they should include this with the power strip. Since it costs basically nothing.

i'm sure a label wrapped around a cord would stick better than a label on the face of a plug, especially a three-prong.

for the guy looking for the colored powerbar, they still make them. NCIX.com had them on for $20 last week, but they're gone now.

Silver Sharpie FTW.

I don't see the point...why don't you just use normal sticker labels? Or if you're cheap, use masking tape, like lm suggested. Though it probably won't be as pretty.