Puzzle #40 · Office
Puzzle #40 is on the board for December 16, 2026. Today's item is Handheld Label Maker with Tape Cartridge, filed under Office. If you have not guessed yet, close this tab and go play. The three hints sit above the answer, the price sits in the answer card, and the breakdown comes after. No hard feelings either way. The shelf is undefeated some days.
This puzzle is scheduled for December 16, 2026. The answer is included below for search and reference, but the daily board unlocks on its date.
Label tape has to peel from a backing, a format borrowed from double-sided office tape introduced in the 1950s.
These are the same three hints the game uses, in order. They never name the price. Reveal one, think, then decide whether you need the next.
Office aisle, next to the folders and the pens.
A pocket-size gadget that prints sticky labels on demand, one tape cartridge included.
Twenty to forty dollars.
The board below is the real puzzle. Archive rounds do not affect your daily streak.
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Hints are free. Using one adds a lightbulb to your shared result.
Real price
Archived puzzle #40. Play it any time; archive rounds do not change your daily streak.
Costcodle asks you to guess one price in six tries. A guess within 5% of $29.99 would win, a guess within 25% would show yellow, and anything further away would show red. The arrows tell you whether the real price is higher or lower than the number you stamped, which is how you build a narrowing price corridor.
This puzzle appeared on December 16, 2026 in Season 1. Category: Office. Difficulty: Medium (3/5). Listing price: $29.99 for each.
Questions
The Costcodle answer for December 16, 2026 (puzzle #40) was Handheld Label Maker with Tape Cartridge, priced at $29.99. You win if your guess lands within 5% of that price.
It cost $29.99 (each). This is the listing price used in the game, so prices shown elsewhere may differ.