Disclosed is a method of making a shrink label for covering a receptacle having a protrusion, from a strip of flexible tubular material, wherein the shrink label has a given length measured from a first end to a second end, being measured in the longitudinal direction of the strip, the method having at least the step of: puncturing the strip to form a puncture being spaced apart from the first end and from the second end, wherein the puncture suits the shape of the protrusion.