What information are you putting on your hang tags? Other than my logo what do I put on there?
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Amanda
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Amanda
what to put on hang tags?
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Yeah, then that was a neck label. The FTC has requirements about info that needs to be in the neck label. A hangtag is different, it's more of a marketing tool.
I think kimura-mma is correct, the legal requirements go on the neck label. I also have never heard of any requirements on the hang tag.
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Recently I did some hang tags for my T-shirts, that I'm now selling in a local shop. I basically just used my business card as a hang tag, with a story about how and why I made the design on the back. This way, my logo and website info is on one side of the tag, and the other side has a little story that helps people connect with the design.
I'm unaware of anything that legally has to be on the hang tag.
I'm unaware of anything that legally has to be on the hang tag.
Those bar codes and prices are usually added to the hang tags by the retailer.
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Do I need a barcode ?
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Only if you need to scan the barcode for inventory or POP checkout purposes.
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My hang tags are pretty simple looking, just a logo and my clothing line name. At the bottom is my website. For my new shirts that are being printed right now I went a little further with the branding and made matching hang tags with the design and a little paragraph on the back with some details about the background of my clothing line.
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Just a note, if your going to be approaching retailers they may not want to see you web url on the hangtag. Customers may see the url and just decide to buy direct from your site instead of from the retailer. Which in that case ends up being bad for both you & them.
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I don't plan on selling to retailers so that wont be a problem =)
Plus, I can always just make new hang tags without the url if I did decide to go that route.
Thank you for the thought though I am new to this and every little bit of info is helpful to me.
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I agree. I use my logo and website on one side and a brief about us paragraph and mention of our Facebook and Twitter pages on the other side.
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I used my business cards with a small hole in the top. The small hole punch I got from a scrap booking store. I think it was 1/16".
I had the business cards printed by Vista Print. They are the foiled ones which I got for pretty cheap. What happened was that there was a slight misprint on the foiling of the card so they sent me another set for free. I figured I could use the misprinted ones for hang tags b/c they have the logo, tag line, website & email address on them so why not. You can get lots of business cards for cheap and it's a great way for people to hold onto your card. Try offers from Vista Print or staples as you get a lot for cheap. I just wouldn't add a name or phone #.
On the reverse side I printed labels with my SKU on it, along with the size & a care instruction for ironing the print only. The rest, I figure they should know how to take care of their t's. I placed the label at the bottom on the blank side of the card so stores can put their barcodes on the blank space.
Hope that helps.
I had the business cards printed by Vista Print. They are the foiled ones which I got for pretty cheap. What happened was that there was a slight misprint on the foiling of the card so they sent me another set for free. I figured I could use the misprinted ones for hang tags b/c they have the logo, tag line, website & email address on them so why not. You can get lots of business cards for cheap and it's a great way for people to hold onto your card. Try offers from Vista Print or staples as you get a lot for cheap. I just wouldn't add a name or phone #.
On the reverse side I printed labels with my SKU on it, along with the size & a care instruction for ironing the print only. The rest, I figure they should know how to take care of their t's. I placed the label at the bottom on the blank side of the card so stores can put their barcodes on the blank space.
Hope that helps.
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I think I've read this entire thread and thought it might be useful to summarize and add a few points I've learned on my own.
1. Hang tags can be any size but an economical way to get them done is to use a business card template. Then use an online print company that does business cards on the cheap. You should be able to get about 1000 cards/hangtags for $50-$75 bucks. Maybe cheaper.
2. A 10pt. or 12 pt. gloss paper is a good choice. If your tag is double-sided make sure the paper is coated gloss on both sides. The specs will say "C2S". As in coated 2 sides. You may not want both sides glossy if you need to write on one side for some reason.
3. There are no legal requirements (fed, state, local, etc.) for a hang tag. This is often confused with the requirements that are printed on the garment's tag. Information like laundering instructions and the blend of the fabric are not required on a hang tag. Just on the garment tag.
4. Another confusion is UPC codes. A national retailer like Target will require a "real" universal barcode for every size, color, design, etc. Here's the official web site for making that happen. GS1US.org
5. The minimum size requirements for a "real" bar code are 1.469" wide (number to number) and 1.02" tall.
6. If you're only selling to "mom and pop" businesses then they'll probably want to apply their own barcode sticker. So leave a spot open on your hang tag for that. The smallest space we leave blank on our hang tags measures 1.8" x 1.25". That's for a "mom and pop" barcode or so a "real" barcode can be applied if we needed it in the future.
7. On the GS1US.org site you'll see that it can get expensive to have multiple bar codes and pay the yearly renewal fees. It may be a better option to use a service that resells barcodes. Sort of like bar code brokers. See BuyABarCode.com if you only need a few "real" barcodes.
8. There's a lot of different opinions about what goes on a hang tag and I think it's a personal decision based on your goals. I would only say that you should NOT include your web site or other company contact information if you are selling to mom and pop shops. That's because they don't want customers coming in and shopping and then going home and buying online. This is what I call "showrooming". Not having this information on the tag actually becomes a selling point for you as you can insure the retailer that you're protecting their sales. A side note would be to avoid putting your company URL on your shirts as part of the shirt design. Again, a showrooming opportunity that retailers hate.
9. Finally, the finishing touch is the tagging gun. This pins the tag to the garment with the tiny plastic tether or barb. Although you can buy a new one fairly cheap, try ebay and you'll see that there's tons of used ones. Often you can find package deals of guns, needles and barbs and save money.
Like everything else, there's more than one way to do any of the above items. These are just things I've learned along the way and I hope you find them useful.
1. Hang tags can be any size but an economical way to get them done is to use a business card template. Then use an online print company that does business cards on the cheap. You should be able to get about 1000 cards/hangtags for $50-$75 bucks. Maybe cheaper.
2. A 10pt. or 12 pt. gloss paper is a good choice. If your tag is double-sided make sure the paper is coated gloss on both sides. The specs will say "C2S". As in coated 2 sides. You may not want both sides glossy if you need to write on one side for some reason.
3. There are no legal requirements (fed, state, local, etc.) for a hang tag. This is often confused with the requirements that are printed on the garment's tag. Information like laundering instructions and the blend of the fabric are not required on a hang tag. Just on the garment tag.
4. Another confusion is UPC codes. A national retailer like Target will require a "real" universal barcode for every size, color, design, etc. Here's the official web site for making that happen. GS1US.org
5. The minimum size requirements for a "real" bar code are 1.469" wide (number to number) and 1.02" tall.
6. If you're only selling to "mom and pop" businesses then they'll probably want to apply their own barcode sticker. So leave a spot open on your hang tag for that. The smallest space we leave blank on our hang tags measures 1.8" x 1.25". That's for a "mom and pop" barcode or so a "real" barcode can be applied if we needed it in the future.
7. On the GS1US.org site you'll see that it can get expensive to have multiple bar codes and pay the yearly renewal fees. It may be a better option to use a service that resells barcodes. Sort of like bar code brokers. See BuyABarCode.com if you only need a few "real" barcodes.
8. There's a lot of different opinions about what goes on a hang tag and I think it's a personal decision based on your goals. I would only say that you should NOT include your web site or other company contact information if you are selling to mom and pop shops. That's because they don't want customers coming in and shopping and then going home and buying online. This is what I call "showrooming". Not having this information on the tag actually becomes a selling point for you as you can insure the retailer that you're protecting their sales. A side note would be to avoid putting your company URL on your shirts as part of the shirt design. Again, a showrooming opportunity that retailers hate.
9. Finally, the finishing touch is the tagging gun. This pins the tag to the garment with the tiny plastic tether or barb. Although you can buy a new one fairly cheap, try ebay and you'll see that there's tons of used ones. Often you can find package deals of guns, needles and barbs and save money.
Like everything else, there's more than one way to do any of the above items. These are just things I've learned along the way and I hope you find them useful.
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We just put our Logo and Slogan. Just to keep it simple and to help with branding.
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I gained a lot of useful information from this thread so I wanted to return and show you what we did for our first batch of hang tags.
First, let me say that our goal was to do only enough hang tags for our initial inventory which was about 500 shirts. They needed to be economical and we didn't want to get stuck with a bunch of tags we later might find out the retailers didn't like.
Our solution was to print them on an office ink jet printer but use some really nice paper. We actually used watercolor paper and they turned out great.
We set them up so we could print multiple on a single page and then cut them out using a paper cutter. We manually punched the holes in the top of the tag for the hang string. Then we tied them onto the t-shirts with waxed dark brown thread.
Another detail you might want to know is that we chose the hangtag size to be 3.5" x 2". This is the same size as a business card. You can get a lot of business cards printed very cheap online. So that's what we will do once we need a larger volume.
Here's a link to a blog post about them on our site. You can see how the hang tags go very well with the design of our shirts. Open Ocean Company Hangtags
First, let me say that our goal was to do only enough hang tags for our initial inventory which was about 500 shirts. They needed to be economical and we didn't want to get stuck with a bunch of tags we later might find out the retailers didn't like.
Our solution was to print them on an office ink jet printer but use some really nice paper. We actually used watercolor paper and they turned out great.
We set them up so we could print multiple on a single page and then cut them out using a paper cutter. We manually punched the holes in the top of the tag for the hang string. Then we tied them onto the t-shirts with waxed dark brown thread.
Another detail you might want to know is that we chose the hangtag size to be 3.5" x 2". This is the same size as a business card. You can get a lot of business cards printed very cheap online. So that's what we will do once we need a larger volume.
Here's a link to a blog post about them on our site. You can see how the hang tags go very well with the design of our shirts. Open Ocean Company Hangtags
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This post is old, but may help someone else interested in the same thing.
You can put anything on a hang tag or you can just put your logo for brand recognition. The logo can be printed on one side or both sides (this makes it easier to read on a retail store rack).
Other items that may be helpful on a hang tag are as follows:
Size - Convenient for the customer to find the correct size without looking at the inside label
Price/MSRP - Useful when marking down from a higher price to show the savings
Style - Useful for the manufacturer
Color - Useful for the manufacturer
Lot# - Useful when trying to track a problem
UPC Barcode - A must if being sold in a retail store
A slogan or description of the item - For marketing purpose
Basically anything that you want, but if you're selling to a retail store then they would have compliance requirements that will be denoted in the "vendor compliance manual".
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we use simple avery clean-edge business cards turned vertical, hand-held hole punch (get the small punch, the normal size one looks freaky big with your thin plastic tag tails), and a tagging gun
you can download avery design program (or use the online designer) for your cards and it has a bar code designer
even if you are not selling in a store, you should have a hang tag on your merch
(don't forget to have your website on there)
if you need thousands, then sub out the printing to save time
you can download avery design program (or use the online designer) for your cards and it has a bar code designer
even if you are not selling in a store, you should have a hang tag on your merch
(don't forget to have your website on there)
if you need thousands, then sub out the printing to save time
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