Price Tags

How to choose the right price tags for your business
By Romy LeClaire Loran, Freelance writer When buying price tags for your business, it's important to consider what's practical. You want something that's not too expensive, will easily adhere to items and will include all the information you need. 

Price tags come in a variety of colors, sizes and paper finishes. Some price tags are printed simply with the retail price. Others may display the price, a bar code, and other information that's important to you.

Price tag guns vary in size and some offer multiple lines, in order to accomodate more information. Price tag guns allow their users to quickly price merchandise with a smooth label. Price tag attachers are usually used with clothing and attach a paper label to clothing.  

As you purchase pricing tags and use them around your business, consider the following:

1. Are your retail price tags promoting your store?
2. Do you need a price tag gun or a price tag attacher?
3. Would you benefit from buying price tags and price tag guns from wholesale price tags distributors and vendors?

Choose price tags which reflect the atmosphere of your business

Most pricing tags on the market are paper tags printed with the retail price and sometimes a bar code. Color and size can vary. So, whether your price tags are printed with your logo or whether they are simple stick on tags applied with a price gun, price tags subtly convey your store's approach to merchandising.
Try:  Consider adding your logo onto your price tags with Retail Tag Mfg. Corp. Another company, XpressTags.com, has been in the business for thirty years and offers a large assortment of tags in a variety of colors and styles. If you are unsure what type of tag best suits your needs, The Linton Company prides themselves on customer service and answering questions over the phone.

Choose price tags which are easily attachable to merchandise

Most small businesses use price tag guns and price tag attachers. Price tag guns are a popular and efficient way of labeling merchandise. Simply set the price tag gun to the price and fire away. For some retail price tags, you may want a multi-line pricing gun, which simply includes more lines of information. Price tag attachers are especially good for labeling clothes. The price tag attacher forces an opening through the price tag and piece of clothing and ejects a plastic fastener.
Try:  StoreSupplies sells five types of pricing guns. Uline Shipping Supplies also sells a variety of price tag guns and other related necessities, such as shelving. Staples, Inc. sells a tag attacher with an ergonomic design, especially suited for clothes price tags. Sams West, Inc., also known as Sam's Club, also sells tag attachers perfect for clothes price tags and Nu-Era Group also sells size markers for clothing. Nu-Era Group also sells vinyl price tags, which can hold price tags, instruction booklets or warranties for a variety of products.

Consider purchasing wholesale price tags and wholesale price tag guns

If you move a lot of inventory, it may make sense to plan ahead and buy your retail price tags from wholesale vendors.
Try:  Kencoe Label & Tag Co. has two catalogues. One is a label catalogue, for all of your marking and tagging supply needs. Their other catalogue focuses on store supplies, which includes price tag guns and promotional signs. Unique Marketing Distributors Inc. advertises that they "will beat anyone's advertised price." They sell pricing guns and labels as well as tagging guns and supplies.

• Indoor promotional signs and outdoor signage can work in tandem with your price tags, by drawing customers' attention to key merchandise. As you buy price tags, consider buying retail sign kits as well, which can promote sales, events, and the products you want to showcase.