Best Tag Guns and Retail Supplies in 2026: Tagging Guns, Fasteners and Price Tags Ranked by Owners

PAG-Mass makes both guns and fasteners, and its standard kit is the one to buy if you want to tag for a while before reordering: 2,000 two-inch barbs, five standard needles, and a cover cap on a wrist strap so the needle is capped and the gun is on your wrist between garments, a small design touch that matters when you are pricing a rack. The grip is shaped to reduce hand fatigue, and owners widely praise it for comfort over long sessions and for being quick to clear on the rare jam by following the instructions. It takes any brand of standard needle and fastener, so it pairs with the PAG-Mass refill below or with anyone else’s. Five needles rather than six, a purple body and the universal caveat about delicate fabrics are the only marks against it. Between this and the BS ONE, pick on fastener count and the strap; both are good guns. Our score 9.2/10.

Tags are the supply every seller underestimates, and FEMELI’s 1,000-pack is the one to stock. Each tag is 1.75 by 1.1 inches, which is enough room to write a price, a size and an item number, with a 1/8-inch pre-cut hole that takes a tagging needle and barb cleanly. Owners widely praise the card stock for staying flat and intact when a barb is pulled, and the smooth face for taking a pen or a marker without bleeding; among all the picks on this page it has the strongest owner sentiment. They are unstrung, so they are meant to be attached with a gun like the BS ONE or PAG-Mass, though a safety pin works in a pinch. The limits are presentation rather than performance: white only, so you cannot color-code sizes or consignors, and no printed price box, which some sales prefer. For a yard sale, a consignment event or a booth, a thousand of these and a gun are the whole tagging system. Our score 9.4/10.

This unbranded kit is the budget pick, and the budget is not much of a sacrifice: a standard tagging gun with an ergonomic handle, five spare stainless steel needles and roughly 1,000 two-inch white barbs, all for less than most people pay for a coffee and a pastry. The trigger is a single squeeze per tag, the handle is shaped for long sessions, and the maker lists the same fabric guidance as everyone else: wool, linen, cotton, denim and synthetics, not silk or fine knits. Owners widely praise it for value and for simply working, and the listing includes a short how-to that explains loading the fastener bar and covering the needle. The trade-offs are what you would expect at the price. There is no brand to call, the barbs are white rather than clear and show a little more on dark clothing, and the count is stated as approximate. For a one-off garage sale or a first market stall, it is hard to argue with. Our score 9/10.

Every standard gun on this page empties its box of fasteners sooner than you expect, and this is the refill to have waiting. PAG-Mass sells 5,000 clear two-inch barbs in clips of 50, which is the common size for hanging a tag from a seam, and the paddle end is slightly larger than the cheapest barbs so the fastener does not pull back through the hole it made. Clear plastic is the right choice for a mixed rack because it vanishes against both black and white garments. The barbs are rated for light, medium and heavy fabrics and fit most standard guns, including the BS ONE, Ogrmar and Comfort Grip here, though not fine or mini stitch guns, which take their own thin fasteners. Owners widely praise them for smooth feeding, with the most common complaints being an occasional clip that feeds stiffly; snapping the clip fully into the gun fixes most of those. If you want three-inch barbs for thick items like coats and bedding, buy the Ogrmar kit below, which includes 5,000 of them. Our score 9.2/10.

Ogrmar’s kit answers a specific need: a gun plus enough fasteners to tag a whole shop, with a barb long enough for thick goods. You get a standard hard-plastic gun, six replacement needles and about 5,000 three-inch barbs, the length that works for coats, blankets, bags, luggage and chunky knits where a two-inch fastener is too tight to let the tag hang. The maker lists it for boutiques and warehouses as well as homes, and owners widely praise the value of getting five thousand fasteners in one box. Its limits are the flip side of the long barb. On a thin blouse a three-inch fastener dangles, so most sellers who buy this also keep a bag of two-inch barbs, and the kit includes none. The body is plain hard plastic without the padded grip of the Comfort Grip or the shaped handle of the PAG-Mass. For bulk tagging of heavier items, though, it is the most fasteners per dollar on the page. Our score 9/10.

Comfort Grip has supplied retailers and manufacturers for close to fifty years, and its kit is the one to buy if you want everything in a single box: a standard gun in the brand’s purple, five needles with one kept in a safety cap on the wrist strap, and 2,500 fasteners split into 1,500 two-inch, 500 one-inch and 500 three-inch, so socks, shirts and coats each get the right length. The maker writes the clearest instructions on this page, recommends tagging through a sewn-in label or a seam, and offers support through buyer messaging, which the generic kits do not. Owners running consignment sales, thrift shops and church and charity events widely praise it for reliability and for the assortment. It costs more than the no-name kits, and five needles is the standard count rather than a bonus. For a seller who tags a range of items and would rather not buy three bags of barbs, it is the complete answer. Our score 9/10.

Mr. Pen sells pens, rulers and office supplies, and its tagging gun is the brand-name version of the budget kit: a lightweight standard gun with an ergonomic grip, five stainless steel needles and 1,008 standard barbs, listed for the usual fabrics and the usual uses. Owners praise it for comfort, light weight and the convenience of buying a known stationery brand alongside their other supplies. It ranks last because its owner sentiment is the weakest of the guns on this page: the most common complaints mention fasteners jamming and a body that feels less solid than the BS ONE or PAG-Mass, and while jams on any standard gun are usually a loading problem, the pattern is clearer here. If you already order from Mr. Pen and need a gun for an occasional sale, it will do the job; if tagging is a regular part of your business, spend the same money on the PAG-Mass kit above. Our score 8.6/10.