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Call 1-800-346-7820 Social Charity - Learn More Facebook Google+ LinkedIn Twitter YouTube Products Label Guns Value Packages Monarch Price Guns Garvey Price Guns Contact Price Guns Meto Price Guns Towa Label Guns Avery Dennison Primark Price Guns Sato Price Guns XL-Pro Label Guns Labels Custom Labels Value Packages Monarch Labels Garvey Labels Meto Labels Towa Labels Avery Dennison Primark Labels Sato Labels XL-Pro Labels Ink Rollers Dating + Coding Date Code Alpha/Numeric Date & Time Code Consecutive Retail Supplies Tagging Guns Barbs Needles J-Hooks Take-A-Ticket Information Why Us Label Gun Wizard Loading Videos Find Your Industry ← Older posts Labels vs. Signage Posted on September 26, 2012 by B&B Supply When you are setting up a display, you may wonder what the most effective way to present prices is, individual product labels or a sign posted in a clear location. The right answer will naturally vary with each situation. In some situations, using both may be appropriate, so grab your Monarch 1130 and get ready! Bins and Baskets If items are going on sale, a good advertisement solution would be to put them in a bin or basket with a sign announcing their new, low price. However, if several different items go on sale at the same time and there is a chance of mixing them with items in other bins, it may be best to mark the price on the items individually with a label gun. This way even if the items are moved, it is still clear which promotion they fall under. Shelving Signs Placing items on shelves is a fairly straightforward way to organize products. Even if they are moved, it is clear where they do and do not belong because branding and packaging is uniform for most items. In these cases, a single shelf tag should be enough to signal the price for all products in the group. If there is a sale or promotion, generally simply marking the shelf tag will be clear enough. Special Clearance Labeling Items on clearance can often be grouped together on a shelf or in a bin with a sign posted displaying the price reduction. However to draw more attention to these items, it may help to tag them individually with brightly colored labels. Tagging Unique Products Some stores, such as antique stores and pawn shops, usually will have no two items alike. In this case, attaching tags or using easy-peel labels for all items is a good way to display price. While some items may have the same price, it may not make much sense to place them together in a sale bin. For example, a plate and a book may both be $5, but it makes more sense to keep the book with the other reading materials in a bookshelf and to set the plate in the dining or ceramics section of the store. This also allows items to be priced closer to their true retail value rather than at an artificially higher or lower price so they may be placed with other like-priced items. While you have many options for how to display the price of an item, different situations will call for different methods, so use your best judgment. Posted in Industry Uses | Comments Off on Labels vs. Signage Choosing the Right Price Gun Posted on September 19, 2012 by B&B Supply A great variety of price guns exist to suit an even greater variety of usage patterns and label requirements. Some people work in rougher environments and need heavy duty price applicators that will stand some abuse. Others may only need compact, cheap price guns for occasional use. With all the options out there, though, the same question constantly arises: how do you choose which price gun will work best for you? Look at Your Needs Be aware of what information you need to mark onto your labels. Do you mark prices or expiration dates? Do you need a simple single line, or multiple lines of information? Do you need the date code to appear? Do you need a price gun with perforated or colored label options? There are price guns and labels to suit each of these needs. Once you have identified these essential features, you will have narrowed down your field of options significantly. Look at Your Personal Use This is not a question so much of What do you use a price gun for?” but more of How do you personally use price guns?” Is your price gun in constant danger of being dropped onto hard concrete or tile flooring? Do you use it frequently? Do you need a quick action for pricing a high volume of items? Some users or clerks may require high durability, a light weight, a more secure grip or a larger label holding capacity because of different work environments, functions, and personal habits. Think about the conditions you use your price gun in and come up with a list of qualities you need in your price gun so that it will last for as long as you need it to. Look at Your Budget Retailers who make frequent use of their label guns may want to invest more to ensure that they have made the best choice possible. Others who use their label gun more sparingly may prefer to purchase a less expensive price gun (so long as it still suits their needs). After looking at your options, decide how much money you are willing to put toward this tool. It helps to make a 3-column list to mark down your responses to these categories. Prioritize which qualities are most important, and soon you will be on your way to finding the perfect price gun. Posted in Informational | Comments Off on Choosing the Right Price Gun Where to Tag Your Prices: Location, Location, Location Posted on September 12, 2012 by B&B Supply It may seem like a time-saver to tag the first spot you can reach on that can of baby corn, but hold your horses! Impressions are formed within seconds. If it takes too long for customers to find a price, they may just find a substitute or forego a purchase entirely instead asking for a price check. There’s a smarter way of price tagging that will ensure that your prices are seen quickly to facilitate a purchase. Bird’s Eye View Many customers will look at the top of items first. This is an area that usually has little branding, especially compared to the relatively busy designs along the sides of cans, boxes, cartons, and jugs. When labels appear against this clean surface, they will stand out quite a bit. This is also a fairly intuitive spot to look because as a customer pulls an item off the shelf, natural movement will bring the object to chest level for easy handling and viewing. This presents an immediate view of the top of the package. This position also offers a nice flat surface for tagging. Once all the items are laid out on a table or stocking push cart, they can be easily tagged in a few broad arm strokes before shelving. Space on the Face The front of an item draws a lot of attention. These faces often have bright colors, pictures, and bold-typed titles of what the product actually is. Because it already attracts the eye, putting a label here can be a good choice. However, placing a label here also bears the danger of getting lost in the jumble of branding. It may help, in these cases, to use a label of a contrasting color. If the can is primarily white with many images, a white label may be lost. Neon green, for example, may be a better choice. Make sure that any alternative colors you use don’t conflict with any color-coded labels in the store already. Down Under If the item is fairly small, particularly with jarred or canned goods, it may be acceptable to put labels on the underside, particularly if there is already significant branding on the sides and top. The bottom is another surface that is usually kept free of branding. A light weight is key for tagging these products, though, as they must be easily handled to encourage people to turn the item over to look down there in the first place. Essentially, the main factor to keep in mind when tagging prices is to place labels in an easily viewable spot, one that will not be...