Magnet printing device and related methods

A method for operating a magnet printing device comprising a kiosk form factor housing, a touchscreen display carried externally by the kiosk form factor housing, a card supply carried internally by the kiosk form factor housing, the card supply comprising a plurality of cards, each card comprising a polymer plastic substrate having a first printable major surface, the polymer plastic substrate comprising a CR80 format card substrate, and a second major surface opposite to the first printable major surface, an adhesive layer on the second major surface and having a thickness of approximately 2 mils, a magnet layer on the adhesive layer and having a thickness less than 13 mils, and a reduced friction epoxy coating layer on the magnet layer, a CR80 format card printing device carried internally by the kiosk form factor housing, the method comprising:

• operating a processor carried internally by the kiosk form factor housing to
• receive user input from a user,
• cause the card supply to pay out a given card to the CR80 format card printing device,
• cause the CR80 format card printing device to print a custom image on the first printable major surface of the given card based upon at least the user input, and
• dispense a customized magnet card to the user.

A magnet printing device comprising:

• a kiosk form factor housing;
• a touchscreen display carried externally by the kiosk form factor housing and configured to receive user input from a user;
• a card supply carried internally by the kiosk form factor housing, the card supply comprising a plurality of cards, each card comprising
• a polymer plastic substrate having a first printable major surface, and a second major surface opposite to the first printable major surface, the polymer plastic substrate comprising a CR80 format card substrate,
• an adhesive layer on the second major surface and having a thickness of approximately 2 mils,
• a magnet layer on the adhesive layer and having a thickness less than 13 mils, and
• a reduced friction epoxy coating layer on the magnet layer;
• a CR80 format card printing device carried internally by the kiosk form factor housing;
• a point-of-sale (POS) device carried externally by the kiosk form factor housing;
• a wireless transceiver carried by the kiosk form factor housing;
• and
• a processor and memory cooperating therewith, the processor and memory carried internally by the kiosk form factor housing and coupled to the touchscreen display, the card supply, the CR80 format card printing device, the POS device, and the wireless transceiver, the processor configured to
• connect to an external network via the wireless transceiver,
• receive payment from the user via the POS device,
• cause the card supply to pay out a given card to the CR80 format card printing device,
• cause the CR80 format card printing device to print a custom image on the first printable major surface of the given card based upon at least the user input, and
• dispense a customized magnet card to the user.