Patent ID: 7214891

Claim:
A method for attaching a label having merchandising information to products for sale, the method comprising: programming label designs and merchandising information; entering product and merchandising information including coupon information; printing a label having at least two portions, a first portion including the product information for the product and a second portion on which the merchandising information is printed including coupon information, said merchandising information being for an item related to the product, wherein a perforation being present on only one of four sides of the label between the first and second portions and dividing said first and second portions one of horizontally and vertically, and a backing removed maintained at least to the back of the first portion which is sticky; and attaching the first portion of the label to the products and if the back of the second portion of the label is sticky, holding a removable backing on the back of the second portion of the label so as not to attach the second portion of the label to the products, wherein the removable backing remains attached to the second portion of the label when said second portion of the label is detached from the first portion of the label.