MEGATHREAD Signing Tips, Tricks and Quips (along with howls of despair)

[mrknownothing]

I put one on the header 😳 hence my embarrassment. I took them down at the advice of a signing TM

Yeah, those are supposed to go in the clear signholders that clip onto the label strip holder. If everything on an endcap is the same price, you can use digits on the header.

 

[BigEyedPhish]

Apparently, I am getting two weeks of training, with our current signing TM, which seems a little overkill, as the person who is replacing me as a PA, has never been shown how to open Market before, and I doubt I will get the opportunity to show him..

 

[Signduck]

AA super freaky super?
ULV nonpfresh 6 hrs unless I don't finish. I have as long as I need. They're cool about it. And I'm not a dawdler.
Again I don't mind. I get a shift on my hiney.
Except on the 100,000 hr weeks.
@mrknownothing its nice to know I'm not the only one!!

Each.

Yeah. And tls pretend they don't know why I only get 28.5hrs a week or 40 on a big transition...asswads.

 

[Signkitty]

16 hours for each person or 16 hours between the two?
Either way I would recommend putting an end to that! I'm pretty sure the prep time for December 13 was 11 or 12 hours and I think I scheduled 14 hours.
I'm about to crack down on my ad prep team because they are milking the clock...

What do they do with all thst time!?

 

[signingminion]

What do they do with all thst time!?

Pretend to know how to use a pda or mydevice to look up locations...who knows? When they have no signs to work on yet one screws up putting up pricing labels and the other screws up building bikes.

 

[Signduck]

Can anyone give me a number for I guess it's a 3 slot header front for the gondola end cap. Grey.

 

[TargetOldTimer]

Okay, I need a part number. My support is no help whatsoever. I need the number for the clip that slides into the 4' label holder that clips onto baskets. The clip has a triangular form, that fits into the back. We use them in the trial size and mens/ womans shaving baskets.

I ordered the signholder and no clips were inside, so I know it has a separate part number.

Help! 🙂

 

[Inigma]

@TargetOldTimer: I've tried looking for them as well. I've reordered the whole strips. They come in a bag inside the box possibly all the way at the bottom. My problem is: the ones they send are smaller (the Half loop that hooks on). I can't find the bigger ones. I'll just have to reuse the ones in the aisle and just replace the strip and just wing any that are missing.

 

[TargetOldTimer]

I ordered 6 boxes of them and tore the boxes apart, and no clips. I think I'll have to call the manufacturer direct and find out whats up.

 

[Adigator]

If you find these triangular clips for the baskets, let me know how to get them. I'm having the same problem and have been trying to get them for over a year now.

 

[Signduck]

@TargetOldTimer @Adigator @Inigma here is a possible thought. I was gonna try looking today but wasn't able due to circumstances beyond my control. ( I actually thought I had a bag with # on it but was sadly disappointed when I picked up the bag and it didn't have a #)
So try this: fx0020 004-15-5883 48" label strip w/ ct basket clips or fx0032 004-01-2789 36" strip w/ clips for ct baskets
I'm thinking that maybe you will need to go a couple of pages possibly to see it by itself. But who knows maybe it will actually come with the strips.
Do you have any idea what the number may be or how to look it up for the grey end cap front that has 3 slots in it? Not the left right sides. The front where you put the ism signs and price points flip signing... Etc. apparently there is one you can order with 3 slots in it to hold 3 types of signs. My stl wants them.

 

[Signduck]

Aaaaand question #2......
This is for all you ppl who have been doin this a while.
Is it ptretty normal to have NO SIGNING coming in.....? I mean I'm NOT complaining. Just wondering if I should be worried. And when do I put the boots on again.... 😎

 

[Inigma]

@Signduck: my store does not have the gray ism header your talking about. We have the one slot red ones. Not too long ago, I went to go help out another store, and I love them. Their awsome! I can look on sap, if I remember. Sometimes your signing pallet can come on a different truck day then ur usual day. The truck could have been too full to send it off on your usual day. My day is Monday's and sometimes I get it on Wednesday or if multiple pallets I can get them mon, wed, and Friday. My usual truck days. The day before once the truck is received, I'm sure you can check online if you have a non-merchandise pallet coming in. It may not always be yours. Sometimes the pallet coming in can be supplies for receiving or for your maintenance guy. To go online, if I remember correctly, workbench> receiving non- merchandise pallet>there's a link that u click on in the middle of screen> then it shows a list of deliveries. You can also do the same for the packing list somewhere along those steps on the right side there should be a link.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

Anyone got a picture?

 

[signingminion]

Aaaaand question #2......
This is for all you ppl who have been doin this a while.
Is it ptretty normal to have NO SIGNING coming in.....? I mean I'm NOT complaining. Just wondering if I should be worried. And when do I put the boots on again.... 😎

I'm not back in till Monday but do you need the part number for a 4ft or 3ft grey header?

My signing pallet for this week had the minions takeover stuff, some snacks endcap? stuff and the all store signs. Plus supplies, gift cards, Redcard agreements, etc. There's not much for pog this week either. 27th should be the next big week. Valentine's in mini seasonal and In With The New in rear seasonal. Most come the weekend before or that Monday for me. If you think you didn't get enough talk to your pptl about pog workload. If they are light and there's no other big changes to policy for front of store your workload will be light too.

 

[Signduck]

@signingminion both would be great!!! Thanks! My stl will love me if I can get those #'s
And that's what I got too. Thanks for the time line!
@Inigma im going to have to look that up! Keep meaning to with all my extra time lol 😎
@Hardlinesmaster uhhhh a picture of the end cap header? I sure definitely don't! Lol only a description from my determined stl and etls!
Thanks for the help guys!
Let me know how the basket label holder clip thing goes!

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

@signingminion both would be great!!! Thanks! My stl will love me if I can get those #'s
And that's what I got too. Thanks for the time line!
@Inigma im going to have to look that up! Keep meaning to with all my extra time lol 😎
@Hardlinesmaster uhhhh a picture of the end cap header? I sure definitely don't! Lol only a description from my determined stl and etls!
Thanks for the help guys!
Let me know how the basket label holder clip thing goes!

Just the header, pretty please.

 

[signingminion]

Just the header, pretty please.

Over 800 pics on my phone of work and not one of a header...Ugh.

 

[Signduck]

@Sisyphus you are most definitely my hero!! Thank you!!!

 

[TargetOldTimer]

Okay, I got the part number for the 4' label holders with clips. SAP lists 2 that say "with ring", but FX4622 is the holder only, FX0020 is the strip that comes with the full clip.

1101166 is the 3'- 3 channel header, BUT it only works IF you buy the left and right side category holders. Those are what hold it up. I've had them a really long time. (test store)

If there is a 3 channel header that works with brackets, I'd be interested in the part number.

 

[signingminion]

Okay, I got the part number for the 4' label holders with clips. SAP lists 2 that say "with ring", but FX4622 is the holder only, FX0020 is the strip that comes with the full clip.

1101166 is the 3'- 3 channel header, BUT it only works IF you buy the left and right side category holders. Those are what hold it up. I've had them a really long time. (test store)

If there is a 3 channel header that works with brackets, I'd be interested in the part number.

I've only seen them with category holders. But we've never had another type...

 

[BullseyeBabe]

How are you signing the Christmas trees that went clearance? Why do they come up as TPC instead if PLU? I hate to put the red PLU signs on them because then guests will be asking how much they are all the time. I tried to make signs with the price but had no luck. Also, how do you make 3x5 signs? I don't see that option and our small trees have the 3x5s.

 

[Inigma]

I'm confused. Clearance? I just thought they went 50% off. I couldn't print the 7x11 sale price. So we just put 50% off signs on the tables not on the trees. So the guest can see how much they are. To print a 3x5 just use the 3x3 option.

 

[TargetOldTimer]

I tried to print 3x3, 3x5 and 7x11. None would print with the TPC price. Directions were to suspend the Up To 50% off bubble over the table, but now that we are down to less than 6 different trees, we would like to flex in more items, so the bubble has to come down. It would be nice to be able to sign each tree individually.

 

[Inigma]

I never put the bubble. I think it confuses the guest so much that they want everything 50% off. 😛

 

[signingminion]

I never put the bubble. I think it confuses the guest so much that they want everything 50% off. 😛

I never took mine down...no guests issues or dtl complaints...Lol