Hang Tag Review #32 - Carter's Little Collections "Christmas Tree" Hang Tag

I am so excited to have discovered these. Baby wear brand Carter's apparently offers a series of themed clothing in what they refer to as "Little Collections." Several items to a matching outfit are sold as a single piece on a single hanger, with the standard Carter's hang tag and one of these "feature" tags.

This one is for a Christmas collection, judging by the little tree. The tag itself is small (about 1" x 1") and features the standard slate background. There is a white circle inside the square with the tree and the name. The tree is a simple triangle evergreen rendered in green, with a small red 5 point star above it. The reverse is untreated paperboard.

The tag design is really fun. I've not been impressed with Carter's tags in the past (the exist in a truly "Meh" category) but I love these ones. The presentation is simple and fun, with the little symbols adding just the right touch of color. I like the slate that Carter's uses, but their other colors tend to turn me off. Here, the pop of green and red are perfect.

The use of the tree is interesting. Although trees have become a somewhat defacto "politically correct but everyone still knows I mean Christmas" symbol, I could see a wrapped gift being used equally as well. Then again, while Carter's is not an expensive brand, it is certainly not need based baby clothing.

I continue to wish Carter's would drop the all lower case text, but here I'll let it slide.

Overall, a really fun tag and I look forward to reviewing some more from the series.

Hang Tag Review #25 - Halloween

This is going up a little late but its for fun anyways. This is a Halloween themed hang tag from a Walmart's in house line. It wasn't branded Sam's Club or America's Favorite or whatever other house brand Walmart uses from time to time.

The front depicts a smiling Jack O'Lantern that is more fun than spooky. The traditional triangle eyes and nose are done in yellow. The mouth is especially detailed, with three wildly offset teeth appearing.

The background is dark black, perhaps for contrast, perhaps just to evoke late night trick or treating, or perhaps because the artist realized that the facial features technically would not be lit unless it was dark outside. There is a bit of a white boarder surrounding the entire scene, and a gift receipt perforation as well.

I enjoyed this tag. The design is simple, but it is fun. One of the most interesting things to note is that there are no logos, branding, text, prices, or bar codes on the front of this tag (I've lost the reverse during processing but I recall the reverse being plain as well). This is something generally associated with the highest level of brands.