I’ll usually keep a close eye on the plastic area when I’m using the heat gun, and the moment I see the plastic start to warp, I’ll turn the heat off. Plastic melts in heat, and you don’t want to ruin your inventory item because you melted the plastic. When this is the case, it’s important to be very careful with the heat gun. Peeling stickers off of plastic – Sometimes the price sticker is stuck on the clear plastic window or blister of an item. Here’s a video to see these steps in action! After you watch the video, don’t forget to scroll down this post for bonus tips on removing price stickers from inventory items. I use one half to spray the Goo Gone onto the item (see step 3 above), and then the other half I’ll use to clean what’s left of the Goo Gone and residue. I always just tear off one small sheet of the choose-a-size paper towels and tear that sheet in half. I use the choose-a-size paper towels because I rarely ever need a full-size paper towel when removing stickers. Use a paper towel to clean up any left over mess.

Some other alternatives are Un-Du and even lighter fluid. Note: There are many different products that you can use to remove the sticky adhesive left behind from a sticker. For really stubborn “goo,” use the Scotty Peeler in combination with the Goo Gone to scrape away the excess goo. Simply spray some Goo Gone onto the sticky residue, and it will wipe off fairly easily. If there is any remaining sticky residue on the item’s packaging, then use some Goo Gone Spray Gel. This spray gel is the perfect solution to help get any excess sticky “goo” off your item. Use Goo Gone to remove any excess sticky residue. Plus, if you just used the heat gun, the box might still be hot, and these tools are much better to use than your fingernails. This handy little tool is the perfect way to peel off the stickers from the item without damaging the original package or ruining your fingernails. Use a Scotty Peeler to peel the price sticker off. The heat gun can easily burn your skin, so make sure the focus of the heat is only on the price sticker. When heat is applied to a price sticker or label, the sticky part of the adhesive gets soft and makes it so much easier to remove the price sticker from the item’s packaging. Use this heat gun to heat up price stickers so they can be removed easier. In fact, toward the bottom of this blog post will be a video of me showing you exactly how I remove price stickers. I’m here to show you there is a better way. Sure, you could use your fingernail to try and slowly peel the sticker off the box, but that takes a lot of time and sometimes the price sticker still causes a tear in the box. Sure it's just capitalism, but that doesn't mean customers can't get angry and leave poor reviews or return the product.When it comes to retail arbitrage, removing the price tags (or any other stickers) from your products is the most annoying thing you have to do before you can sell them on Amazon. Imagine getting a product you paid $39.99 for and see that it was bought at Marshalls for $7.99. Leaving the stickers on is a no-no and can really rub your customers the wrong way.

Understand this: removing pricing stickers isn't optional. Use something that won't leave residue (Kleenex and other tissue papers will make a mess so don't use those). This is rare but if it happens, you can consider adding a 'Thank You!' sticker overtop of the price tag as long as it doesn't look too unnatural. Unfortunately, some stickers are just going to be too difficult to remove perfectly. A popular alternative to Goo Gone is Un-Do. There are alternatives to Goo Gone or lighter fluid but make sure that if you use something else that it is relatively odorless.

If the lighter fluid doesn't work, try the Goo Gone but use it sparingly as it can stain packages.ĭon't use it unless there is actual residue that needs removed and can't be removed by peeling.

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