Posts Tagged ‘price tagging gun’
The Great Price Tagging War Part 2: The Not So Great Conclusion
Were this price tagging gun war an actual gun battle, Edgar’s Pharmacy would have been a blood bath. Bystanders and cans of soup were all properly filed and priced. As the dust settled it became clear that there would be no clear victor in this battle. Instead I was now forced to share my turf. [...]
The Great Price Tagging War
I am mighty quick draw with my price tagging gun. For years no one in town has ever even thought about trying to out label me. Sure some young hot shots have talked up their draw but when push came to shove, they backed down and I remained the hottest Monarch 1131 this side of [...]
Easy To Fix Price Tagging Guns
The mechanics of a price tagging gun are really pretty intuitive. If you have ever opened one of these guys up in order to load them with pricing labels they are fairly easy to figure out. This is why they are so conveniently easy to repair should a jam occur. Back in my days as [...]
Retail, The Good Old Days
Anyone with retail experience knows it is not always easy. Some of those days where nothing happens for hoursat a time can drag on for what feels like weeks. Every now and again you get some nightmarish customer who seems to have made it the primary goal of his or her day to make you miserable. [...]
Sentimental Possession of Tagging Guns
It is one thing to ask a fellow who has worked at one branch of a supermarket chain for over a decade to change branches, it’s rough but it is in a way understandable. To make that same employee give up their trusted price tagging gun is another thing entirely. When you have clocked as [...]
Kids And Price Tagging Guns
When you are young and a boy, anything you play with that looks or feels like a weapon is captivating, cool and potentially dangerous. My father worked at the local general store when I was a kid. During the day my Mom would occasionally clean houses just to supplement their income. I am super grateful [...]
Wild West and Pricing Guns, Or Lack Thereof
Wild western pricing gun labels probably didn’t exist. If you wanted to buy something at Quinn’s general store, you just asked Quinn how much it cost. And that was that. Coffee was like fifteen cents. Granted this was a hundred an fifty years ago. So you know. But still, baking powder, coffee, hominy, bacon rind. [...]
Managing Your Time Better By Having Supplies on Hand
When you operate a retail business, you learn that time management is one of the more important assets you can have. Time is literally worth money in many situations. One of those situations is the staff meeting. If you are paying employees 10 dollars an hour and have them sit for three hours of a [...]
The Benefits of Modern Pricing Guns
Fifty years ago they had no idea what modern price tagging guns would become. If they could have had the chance to see a Monarch 1131, they would probably have been frightened and aghast at how fast it shoots Garvey labels. A single modern pricing gun is like twelve old-school pricing guns. But back then [...]
Custom Printed Labels
Your business is a reflection on you. It is a reflection on your values and your hard work. In many ways your business can be an extension of your personality, or at least part of your personality. In other ways your business is a personality all it’s own. That is a very special thing. So [...]
