| As an indispensable tool for many businesses, the | | | | terms of straightforward operation, especially when |
| pricing gun's small size belies its usefulness. Not only is | | | | more than one person will be handling the gun. Of |
| it the standard in pricing items in a fast and easy way, | | | | course, you want to get a gun that is durable and well |
| but a pricing gun is also often put to use as a tool for | | | | made as you will be relying on it for normal business |
| keeping inventory in order. Price gun labels are usually | | | | operations. |
| standard and give an official look to goods offered for | | | | Another class of price marking gun is the price tagging |
| sale to customers. | | | | gun, which does not use adhesive labels to affix prices |
| Popular choices of price label gun include the Monarch | | | | to goods being sold. Instead, price tagging guns rely on |
| price gun and the Garvey price gun, among others. | | | | a needle to insert a plastic barb into an item, usually |
| Models by these such companies, including the very | | | | one that a sticky label will not readily adhere to. |
| popular Monarch 1110 pricing gun, are usually able to | | | | Common uses are for labelling clothing and upholstered |
| print information in three lines. Price gun labels usually | | | | goods. The main thing to watch out for with this type |
| contain information like the price of an item, as well as | | | | of gun is to get one with a needle that suits your |
| the date. Codes may also be incorporated into the | | | | purposes. A large needle is meant for inserting tags in |
| labels. There are also guns that only print out the date, | | | | the seams of larger items like sofas- it will make a |
| which may be all a business needs. | | | | hole in the fabric and should only be used on the |
| When choosing price marking guns, you want to make | | | | seams. However, you can't really use a larger needle |
| sure to pick something that is relatively light and | | | | with clothing and you'll need to get a needle small |
| compact for ease of use. Other factors which will | | | | enough for use with fine fabrics. |
| make pricing go more smoothly are user friendliness in | | | | |