Yes, we are writing another blog post on price tags. If you are new around here and missed the previous posts from a couple of years back you can click on the links below. 

The Skinny on Price Tags (Feb 14, 2017)
6 Tips for Better Price Tags (Aus 15, 2017)

Price tags are pretty darn important. They are the deal breaker. When a customer checks an item for the price if the tag is missing you may lose the sale. If you have your item priced too high, you could lose the sale too. But having a pretty price tag can sometimes seal the deal. Maybe not for everyone, but personally am a sucker for tags. More times than I care to count, I have bought something because it was packaged pretty or had an attractive tag.

I know a lot of you don't bother with pretty tags because you are in malls that keep your tags. When talking to other dealers I hear this a lot. They figure why waste the time and money when the tag doesn't go home with the customer. I see your point. However, there is a way around this. You can use tags that are perforated. The mall/store can tear off the bottom half and leave the top half for the customer. This next photo is a sample of a tag that one of our readers submitted. She says the shop cuts off the bottom and the top goes home with the customer.

Tags come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. You can make them with crafts you have laying around the house or you can make them on the computer. You can also enlist the help of a graphic designer. Rubber stamps are one way to go. You can find them at any local hobby store. I knew one lady that used to save all her greeting cards. She would then use a die cut in different shapes to punch the paper out and then tie them with a pretty vintage ribbon.

I have seen everything from old playing cards, bingo card, flash cards to old photos and everything in between. When you have been in this business as long as I have you have seen a little bit of it all. So for those people that struggle with tags I wanted to share some inspiration.

This first picture is a business card that was printed through Vista Print. These look like 2.5" tags which I have always been fond of. I like this look better than the standard business card.
Christi says she prints 20 tags per page on brown kraft paper. There is something so elegant about kraft tags. These are generally my go-to tag as well.

Happy Sunday friends. Hope everyone is staying warm and safe out there especially in the upper states. It was rainy here yesterday and it has been very cold today so I stayed inside as much as possible. I think lots of us are getting cabin fever and itchy for Spring.

So for those of you that are cooped up, I thought I would share some printables with you. Maybe give you a little something fun to work on. We did a poll last Sunday asking if you would be interested in receiving printable price tags and the results are in. 140 of you voted. 129 said yes and while 11 of you said no. I am working on some fun printables right now. But in the meantime please enjoy these weathered looking price tags. You can find them at the bottom.

It was interesting to see the final results we did on the Farmhouse trend. I think I speak for most of you when I say true authentic farmhouse goods will always have a place. However the cheap massed produced, made in China, knockoff stuff is what I was referring to. I don't mean to include everyone in this statement, but I do think a lot of the millennials don't seem to care if it's a true vintage piece or not. They just want the look and they want it cheap.

So here are the results. 249 of you voted on this poll. 93 of you said it is starting to decline while 156 of you said it is still going strong.

The holidays are right around the corner. We thought we would share these cute printable winter tags for those of you that want to get a jump start on tagging your Holiday items. Just click on the collage sheets to download to your computer. These are really cute with rounded corners or use a special punch like a tag shaped puncher. Add some bakers twine and you have a festive price little tag. These are also cute with little silver dots of glitter. Use your imagination and have fun!!