Y-Guide to Price Guns

Brands and Gun Models

1. Perco

• Best selling price guns on Amazon. Precision cut labels, and top quality build. Known for user-friendly design and affordability.

  • Perco Lite: This is the best selling price gun in the USA!. It is an entry-level 1-line price gun, lightweight, easy to use for basic retail pricing needs. Comes with 2 Year Warranty.  Price and date versions

  • Perco X- Best value gun. Recommended for most usage cases. Black mid range 1- line gun which will last for a long time, and is easy to use. 5 Year Warranty. Price and date versions

  • Perco Pro 1 Line: Premium durable 1-line gun with smooth printing, ideal for very high volume, fast-paced retail environments. 5 Year Warranty. Price and date versions. 

  • Perco Pro 2 Line: 2- Line version of Perco Pro, meant for high volume, fast paced retail environments. 5 Year Warranty. Price and date version

   

2.  Monarch

• Oldest price gun manufacturer- legacy price gun leader known for robust build and reliability. All Monarch guns have a 1 year warranty.

• Models: All of these come in Price Guns, not Date Guns. However, it is often possible to set the price guns to print dates in an informal manner.
  

• • 1131: Most popular Monarch price gun. Durable with easy loading and crisp printing, and large 1-line labels. 

  • 1136: 2-line heavy-duty price gun, prints price plus additional data such as date/code, trusted for accuracy and longevity. This is the 2 line version of the 1131.

  • 1110: Most basic 1-line Monarch gun, was the standard for grocery stores in America for many decades until the Monarch 1131 replaced it. Robust and reliable, perfect for simple price tagging.

  • 1115: 2-line model of 1110 with ergonomic grip and clear print, suitable for retail.

  • 1153- 3 Line gun: Very advanced and  used for coding, price, and date simultaneously. Popular for agricultural uses, or for other uses of extra large labels.

3. Garvey 

• Garvey is a trusted, professional-grade label gun brand known for its durable construction, smooth operation, and long-standing use in retail and industrial settings.

• Models:

• Garvey 18-6: Compact 1-line labeler ideal for basic pricing with smaller labels.

• Garvey 22-6: Durable 1-line gun designed for larger, more visible price labels.

• Garvey 22-66: Versatile 2-line labeler with 6 digits on each line for detailed pricing or date coding.

Features Explanations:

Number of Print Lines

• 1-Line Price Guns:

• Simple and suitable for most pricing needs.

• 2-Line Price Guns:

• The upper line is generally smaller for codes and/or dates. The lower line is for price. Prints price plus one additional line (e.g., date or product code).

• Useful for inventory management and pricing.

• 3-Line Price Guns:

• Prints price and two additional lines of info.

• Often used for more detailed labeling, such as price, date, and SKU.

• Date Guns:

• Prints a date code, with months (i.e Jan, Feb, Mar, etc:  not 01,02,03, etc) , day, and year, and some guns print the time as well. 

Labels

• Price guns require labels that match their printing wheels and sizes precisely. Only buy and use labels that are made for your specific gun model, otherwise the gun may not load, may jam frequently, or not print clearly.

• Perco 

• 1 line labels: fits all Perco 1 Line guns- Perco Pro 1 Line, X, and Lite

• 2 Line labels: fits Perco Pro 2 Line

• Monarch:  Each gun uses a different label size

• Garvey: Each gun uses a different label size

• Adhesive Types: Permanent, removable, freezer-safe depending on application.

• Book adhesive is align extra light adhesive

• Wording: Some labels will come with a pre-printed line of text at the top of the label

• Examples include ‘SALE’ & ‘BEST BUY’, Day of week

• This can be customized with your store name instead

• Colors: We offer a full inventory of colored labels

• Materials: Regular paper, synthetic, freezer labels

• Rolls: 

• Labels come in rolls, which are then stacked together into sleeves

• For example: Perco 1 Line labels contain 1000 labels/roll, and 8 sleeves/roll for a total of 8000 labels/sleeve. 

• 4 sleeves= 32k labels. 

• Custom Labels:

  • 1 line guns- name is on top above print line

  • 2 line guns- name is in the middle between the 2 lines, but other configurations are possible.

• We are able to print your store name on each label, while still leaving space for the standard 1 or 2 lines of print. Your label is fully customizable, and you can choose the color, font, and wording of your label print. They are then used as normal inside of the price gun.

• Right now, the way to order custom labels is to call our customer service, but we are developing the website to allow ordering and designing custom labels on the website itself.

Inkers

• Price Guns use ink to print, but as the gun is used, the ink is depleted, and the inker must be replaced. This happens after printing 1-2 sleeves of labels (~8k-20k labels). 

• Each gun can only use the precise inker that is made for that gun. Other inkers will be the wrong size, and will not fit in the gun properly.