Linda Schwartz on wed 10 aug 05
Can anyone suggest a type or brand of sticker, used to price a piece, that
will not fall off the bottom ?
claybair on thu 11 aug 05
Hi Linda,
I've been using Avery white mailing labels 8167.
One label has room for 4 prices & initials.
It looks like this:
GB GB GB GB
$28 $28 $28 $28
It takes a bit of fidutzing (like that word????) to get it right initially.
Print out one label not an entire page to check it.
I print out a sheet of them then cut them vertically into strips.
My printer has waterproof toner so even when wet they are legible.
I combine different price strips and clip them together.
Pricing has become easier since I adopted this method.
I keep them all in a folder pulling out what I need as I need them.
I find if I rub it when placing it on even lightly glazed pieces they adhere
longer.
Each sheet has 80 labels which lasts a long time and save me from writing
individual tags.
If you don't need so many of one price you can vary the prices
on the label e.g. $28 $34 $ 42 $54.
BTW I usually place the tags inside or outside the rim where it is usually
visible.
If some one picks up a pot after seeing the price.... they have overcome
that first barrier, are interested and are open to discussion about the pot.
So what am I doing.... I have a show tomorrow (thru Sunday).....
http://www.bistudiotour.com/
Anyone in the Seattle area stop by to say hi, have some cookies, listen to
some great local musicians I'm at OHO Studio which is listed as #1 on the
brochure.
It's a block from the ferry terminal. Follow the signs.
Hey... I'll even show you my sticker system!
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
Tucson, AZ
http://claybair.com
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Can anyone suggest a type or brand of sticker, used to price a piece, that
will not fall off the bottom ?
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Michael McDowell on thu 11 aug 05
If you are looking for a stickier price sticker, you might try
this. I print price stickers on my inkjet printer. They are actually
file folder labels that come in full sheets. I have to cut them in
half to get reasonable size. The adhesive on these stickers is meant
for permanent adhesion. You may find that they stick too well. I
know that I now leave it to the customer to remove the sticker
unless they specifically ask me to remove it.
Michael McDowell
Whatcom County, WA
Michael@McDowellPottery.com
http://www.McDowellPottery.com
Jennifer Boyer on thu 11 aug 05
Oh dear,
I feel a mild rant coming on....
Basically the Avery stickers you find in office supply stores work
fine, although no sticker does all that well on an unglazed clay
surface.
BUT why put the stickers on the bottom? After 30 + years of selling
pots(my own and those in the coop gallery i help run) I feel it's a big
mistake to assume a customer wants to turn over a pot to find out how
much it costs. There is a subtle disincentive to buy when you put any
kind of roadblock in the way of information the customer needs. He/she
should be able to see how much the pot is without having to handle it.
There are plenty of galleries that don't encourage the handling of the
merchandize...imagine the customer's dilemma:
I want to know how much this pot is:
Should I ask if I can pick it up?
Do I really want to interrupt that busy clerk?
Do I want to put down the other things I am carrying?
Do I have to pay for it if I break it?
Seems to me like the small aesthetic compromise you need to swallow in
order to have a sticker showing is well worth it.....
Jennifer, ready for the Vermont hot spell to be OVER!
On Aug 10, 2005, at 9:50 PM, Linda Schwartz wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a type or brand of sticker, used to price a piece,
> that
> will not fall off the bottom ?
>
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Laurie on thu 11 aug 05
Hi Linda,
I make a lot of little raku fired figurines. I finally gave up on the
prices falling off every time I wrap them up and have been putting the
stickers (Avery labels - the smallest ones) on the outside near the
bottom of the piece if it's glazed on the outside. If you want to
encourage people to handle the piece, put the sticker on the back. I
put them on the side so people don't have to pick it up if they are
worried about doing that. But I notice that people who pick up a piece
are more likely to buy it than if they do not.
If the piece can have them put on somehow, hang tags are good. You can
put more info on them, then stick a price label on the hang tag. It's
easy to design and print your own tags these days. A simple black and
white design printed on a nice coordinating index or cover weight paper
is fairly durable and most printers can handle those weights (check
your owners manual). Punch a hole and use a piece of ribbon, string,
jute or twine, whatever is most appropriate for what you make. You can
even get those nylon tag loop things at office supply stores. But you
can't re-use them, they have to be cut off.
Lots of possibilities.
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, Secretary
On Aug 10, 2005, at 6:50 PM, Linda Schwartz wrote:
> Can anyone suggest a type or brand of sticker, used to price a piece,
> that
> will not fall off the bottom ?
Kathi LeSueur on thu 11 aug 05
Jennifer Boyer wrote:
> Oh dear,
> I feel a mild rant coming on....
> Basically the Avery stickers you find in office supply stores work
> fine, although no sticker does all that well on an unglazed clay
> surface.
> BUT why put the stickers on the bottom? After 30 + years of selling
> pots(my own and those in the coop gallery i help run) I feel it's a big
> mistake to assume a customer wants to turn over a pot to find out how
> much it costs. There is a subtle disincentive to buy when you put any
> kind of roadblock in the way of information the customer needs. >>>>>
I agree with this point of view. On of the things I hate about jewelry
booths is that they either hide the price or don't put the price on at
all. I've asked a few of them why and they all say the same thing, "I
want the customer to talk to me." Well, I just assume that I can't
afford anything in their booth and walk on, or even worse, that the
price for me may be different than for the next person. Don't make me
work at buying from you. Don't embarrass me because I can't afford your
price. Maybe someday I will be able to. But, I'll always resent that you
made me feel embarrassed.
Kathi
joethepotter1948 on thu 11 aug 05
You could use a grease pencil ... you know, like the pencils we used
in chemistry lab on glassware... somewhere on the glazed surface of
your wares, where it could be wiped off without marring the exposed
clay part of the wares.
At a show I did recently I got completely around the displaced
sticker problem by simply putting up little signs on the shelves
that said "Mugs $XX", "Bowls $XX", and "Small pieces $X and up, Ask
price". It worked for me, in that it seemed to encourage lookers to
handle stuff more without feeling like they were price-shopping (and
as already suggested, if the customer will handle the wares they're
more likely to buy them), and it allows the customer the freedom
from feeling like he has to pick from the highest price group to
keep from looking cheap when buying a gift for a friend that's with
him. The sad part is that many customers either don't know quality
differences or simply pick with different criteria than I do, since
some of what I would have priced cheaper, if I were attaching tags,
were some of the first things to sell, and some of the best pieces
were the last to sell, but when it was all said and done I got a
fair average price out of the wares without the time expense and
hassle of tagging or stickering each piece. I do think next time
I'll put the prices on the one-of-a-kind items just so I don't have
to remember what I priced them at; a poor memory could prove to be
embarrassing.
Joe
keeping it simple when I can
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> Hi Linda,
> I make a lot of little raku fired figurines. I finally gave up on
the
> prices falling off every time I wrap them up and have been...
>
> On Aug 10, 2005, at 6:50 PM, Linda Schwartz wrote:
>
> > Can anyone suggest a type or brand of sticker, used to price a
piece,
> > that
> > will not fall off the bottom ?
>
>
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Carole Fox on fri 12 aug 05
Linda - I agree with the others who suggested that you not put price tags
on the bottom of your pieces. People don't like to have to pick the piece
up and turn it over to find the price. This is especially true for large
pieces. As for stickers that don't fall off, I have been using Z brand
stickers, number 06591, which I get at that ubiquitous villain Walmart.
These stickers are 1/2" by 3/4", and you can print two short lines on
them - enough for an inventory/consignment number and a price. They are
laser/inkjet compatible, and you can download a template for printing on
them from their website, which is listed on the package; or if you're even
slightly technically inclined, you can build your own template using
Mailmerge in Word. I have not had any problems with these stickers
falling off, but at the same time they are reasonably easy to peel off.
Carole Fox
Dayton, OH
Eleanora Eden on fri 19 aug 05
As for many issues I don't think a blanket statement covers it. I
put my stickers on the bottom or on the teapot flange. The stickers
go on before the photography and aren't in the way.
I want people to handle my work. The bottoms are glazed and they get
fired on stilts. This is a big deal and if people don't handle the
work they won't realize that. The weight is superb if I do say so
myself.....if they don't pick them up they don't realize that. The
teapot lid is also stilted and fired separately and so I want people
to notice that is entirely glazed.*
I am alert and I help people with the prices. It is an ice-breaker
for me and works well for me that way.
But, most of all, all those little white dots staring at me on my
lovingly designed pots just makes me nuts, nuts, nuts, and standing
there staring at them is just not on.
Eleanora......I use 1/2" round, two for each pot. One is the price
and one is the web address. The web address one gets removed and
stuck on my copy of the sales slip so that way I make a list each
night and at the end of the selling round those pots get taken off
the web or don't get put on when the new ones go up.
*PS I have learned that if the lid and pot fit nicely after it is
glazed and before it is fired it will fit nicely after it is
glaze-fired. So I do a careful fitting before the firing and am not
surprised after.
>Linda - I agree with the others who suggested that you not put price tags
>on the bottom of your pieces. People don't like to have to pick the piece
>up and turn it over to find the price. This is especially true for large
>pieces. As for stickers that don't fall off, I have been using Z brand
>stickers, number 06591, which I get at that ubiquitous villain Walmart.
>These stickers are 1/2" by 3/4", and you can print two short lines on
>them - enough for an inventory/consignment number and a price. They are
>laser/inkjet compatible, and you can download a template for printing on
>them from their website, which is listed on the package; or if you're even
>slightly technically inclined, you can build your own template using
>Mailmerge in Word. I have not had any problems with these stickers
>falling off, but at the same time they are reasonably easy to peel off.
>
>Carole Fox
>Dayton, OH
>
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Jim Willett on fri 19 aug 05
We saw this topic go by before but failed to add to it. We would like to add
a suggestion for those looking for price stickers. We use a Brother P-touch
thermal tape writer. After rebate they are about $20 Canadian at our local
"Staples" store so I would imagine comparable in the US. It has a complete
qwerty key board (for really small fingers) and allows you to put any text
on that you want. They will stick on pot bottoms or tops and don't fall off.
It enables us to price items any where, any time, and add what ever
descriptions we want. It also features 5 different type sizes so we have
used it to make labels which fit across the front edge of our shelves
indicating we have marked everything with wholesale prices. No computer
software required, no special printer , just an extra refill cartridge, and
6 "aa" batteries. We've had this one for two years and are still on the
first set of batteries, and it has priced a lot of pots. Oh and we price
where the labels are visible, because, unlike a retail show, wholesale
buyers seldom touch a display, especially without prior permission.
Jim and Cindy
Out of the Fire Studio
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
http://www.outofthefirestudio.com
http://potblog.outofthefirestudio.com
Sue Beach on sat 20 aug 05
I have one of these, too, & use it for everything. However, I stopped using it
for my pots because the labels stick TOO well. Can't get them off. Even with
scrubbing in hot water (see Wayne's dishwashing post for directions). Perhaps
yours uses a different type label than mine? I believe it is the same little
machine.
Sue Beach
Beachware
Muncie, IN
Quoting Jim Willett :
> We saw this topic go by before but failed to add to it. We would like to add
> a suggestion for those looking for price stickers. We use a Brother P-touch
> thermal tape writer. After rebate they are about $20 Canadian at our local
> "Staples" store so I would imagine comparable in the US. It has a complete
> qwerty key board (for really small fingers) and allows you to put any text
> on that you want. They will stick on pot bottoms or tops and don't fall off.
> It enables us to price items any where, any time, and add what ever
> descriptions we want. It also features 5 different type sizes so we have
> used it to make labels which fit across the front edge of our shelves
> indicating we have marked everything with wholesale prices. No computer
> software required, no special printer , just an extra refill cartridge, and
> 6 "aa" batteries. We've had this one for two years and are still on the
> first set of batteries, and it has priced a lot of pots. Oh and we price
> where the labels are visible, because, unlike a retail show, wholesale
> buyers seldom touch a display, especially without prior permission.
>
> Jim and Cindy
> Out of the Fire Studio
> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
> http://www.outofthefirestudio.com
> http://potblog.outofthefirestudio.com
>
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Jim Willett on sat 20 aug 05
Yes Sue, we've had that problem too, found a product called "Goo Gone"
sticker remover, that gets those last little bits off. Seems to be directly
related to how long the stickers remain on the pots. We usually do a
wholesale show then come back to the studio and remove the stickers so the
pots can go out to fill orders or be repriced for a retail show.
Jim
Out of the Fire Studio
Edmonton, AB
http://www.outofthefirestudio.com
http://potblog.outofthefirestudio.com
".....I have one of these, too, & use it for everything. However, I stopped
using it for my pots because the labels stick TOO well. Can't get them off.
Even with scrubbing in hot water (see Wayne's dishwashing post for
directions). Perhaps yours uses a different type label than mine? I
believe it is the same little machine.
Sue Beach
Beachware
Muncie, IN......."
m.mshelomi on sun 21 aug 05
> However, I stopped using it
> for my pots because the labels stick TOO well. Can't get them off.
> Sue Beach
> Beachware
> Muncie, IN
Try fingernail polish remover to get the too sticky labels off...
pottermim
Carl Finch on mon 22 aug 05
Hi Sue,
This "price stickers" message is the first I've seen from you since your
husband's prostate cancer diagnosis (although I haven't been paying close
attention to Clayart recently and may have missed others).
I hope your return to Clayart is a good sign relative to his disease and
treatment!
Best wishes,
--Carl
in Medford, Oregon
Anne Doyle on sat 21 nov 09
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Dinah Snipes Steveni on sun 22 nov 09
I made a die and extrude a wedge shaped length of clay and slice it into sm=
all 1" sections. Bisque and then write prices on surface, or have one of th=
ose squeeze and print price tag devices. The pricing bits sit alongside the=
ware and folks can instantly cop at look at prices without the dreaded "pi=
cking up the pot" gambit which seems to attract potter over like a shark sc=
enting chum! It's a cool method. I also price at even dollar or plus 50 cen=
ts. Seems silly to get anal with a, for instance, $10.65 tag.
Dinah
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http://www.dianthusceramics.blogspot.com
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