Every once in a while we get a question about the bar code “stickers” we produce. It’s hard not to correct them explaining that we don’t make stickers we make labels and that there is a difference even if it is just a difference in perception.
Stickers are perceived as lower quality than a label. 
When I think of a sticker I think of the collection I used to have growing up. From scratch and sniff stickers to the stickers with images of my favorite cartoon character at the time, they all had a place in my sticker album. They were most likely made of some type of paper with an inexpensive adhesive on the back. Labels, on the other hand, can be constructed with a wide variety of high quality materials including polyester, polycarbonate or even aluminum. Labels also typically do not come with a one-size-fits-all adhesive; rather, an experienced label converter (such as Metalcraft) will match the adhesive or other affixing method not only to the substrate (or material) in which the label is made out of, but also the surface that it is going to be applied to.
When I think of a sticker I think of the collection I used to have growing up. From scratch and sniff stickers to the stickers with images of my favorite cartoon character at the time, they all had a place in my sticker album. They were most likely made of some type of paper with an inexpensive adhesive on the back. Labels, on the other hand, can be constructed with a wide variety of high quality materials including polyester, polycarbonate or even aluminum. Labels also typically do not come with a one-size-fits-all adhesive; rather, an experienced label converter (such as Metalcraft) will match the adhesive or other affixing method not only to the substrate (or material) in which the label is made out of, but also the surface that it is going to be applied to. So the next time you see a bar coded or serialized “sticker” on a piece of equipment ask yourself is this really a “sticker” or a “label?”