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How To Wear Your Custom Buttons and Other Backing Options

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This blog features different way your can wear your custom buttons and our other button backing options.

When you are creating or designing your custom button, most business owners don’t think about one crucial detail…how is anyone going to wear or show off their buttons? Most people choose the pin-back style buttons because that might be what they are the most familiar with. There are however, more than just that one way to wear a button or even display a button.

Benefits of Making Your Own Custom Buttons

While standard wearable buttons have been used to advertise products, brands and more for over a century, customizable buttons are back, and advertisers small and large are taking notice. Small batch custom button orders have been climbing due to a shift in popular culture and the versatility they offer independent businesses and large corporations alike. Custom Buttons offers state-of-the-art digital print press technology for brighter images with quick turnaround times so that you can market, celebrate or showcase your brands for a number of applications, such as:

  • Business Promotions
  • Political Campaigns
  • Souvenirs
  • Tradeshow Events
  • Independent Artists & More

Custom buttons remain a cost-effective method for advertising, celebrating, or just showing off. Find a solution for any occasion by visiting our product information page today.

How to Wear Custom Button Products

Whether your business marketing acumen is more geared towards button pins, button magnets, stickers or another custom tangible button promotional product, CustomButtons.com has what it takes to promote your brand or image. 

Custom Buttons can easily be fastened to:

  • Collars
  • Suit Jackets
  • Ties
  • Hats
  • Backpacks
  • Scarfs
  • Hair Ties & More!

Custom Buttons offers the opportunity to add a flare of wearable expression to any outfit. Custom Buttons provides personalized, small to large batch solutions to benefit vendors and sellers of all sizes.

Why Choose Custom Buttons?

At Custom Buttons, we have established ourselves as a premium collector for custom buttons that last a lifetime. We are trusted by both independent artists and major brands nationwide for our customizable buttons, magnets, zipper pulls and more. Our unique array of benefits include:

  • Serving Orders of All Sizes
  • Guaranteed Delivery Dates
  • Competitive Prices
  • New Matte Finishes & More

If you would like further information, please Contact Us or call 623-445-9975 and one of our Custom Button specialists will assist you.

Custom Button Styles

Our Traditional Pin Back Buttons can be fastened to shirts, hats, backpacks and most common wearable fabrics.

Clothing Magnets and Bulldog Clips function in a similar method to our Traditional Pin Back Buttons but use a clip instead of creating a pin hole for ID,s Labels and more.

Zipper Pulls attach to the zipper component of backpacks and suitcases and are a great way to promote brand awareness for sports organizations, schools and more.

Mirror Backs and Bottle Openers provide you with the ability to promote your brand or celebrate special occasions through our functional novelty items.

Learn more about our unique product offering by reading our product descriptions by following the links or reading the product descriptions below.

Traditional Pin-Back Button

The standard backing choice is the pin-back button style, which allows you to wear your custom buttons with the clip of a jewelers pin.

A pin-back button can simply be fastened to a shirt, hat, or bag using the jeweler’s safety pin mechanism. Cool fact, the first design for a pin-back button was patented in 1896. Modern buttons are modeled after that patent in very much the same way! Patent holders, Whitehead and Hoag said, “My present invention has reference to improvements in badges for use as lapel pins or buttons, or other like uses, and has for its primary object to provide…a novel means for connecting the ornamental shell or button to the bar or pin for securing the badge to the lapel of the coat.”

While pin-back buttons may not seem like much of an invention, in 1896, zippers hadn’t even been invented! Early campaign buttons had to be sewn onto the lapel or worn as a pendant. So the pin-back button was quite the revolutionary product.

Today, the pin-back buttons is the most cost effective option for those who are on a budget. From sizes starting at 7/8” all the way to 6” with rectangles, squares, and ovals in between, there is a button size and shape for every need! To order standard pin-back buttons, click here!

Clothing Magnet

If you’d rather your buttons not poke holes in your clothes, the bar magnet is a great choice! This small, powerful magnet is a fantastic backing option for larger buttons that might stretch clothes if they were attached with a pin. This back is also a great option for places that want to reuse their custom buttons amongst employees, or have a lot of buttons to choose from.

For instance, a fast food restaurant might order their custom buttons with a bar magnet, and just keep them all in a drawer in the main office. Employees can easily swap out the buttons each shift without poking dozens of holes in their uniforms. Our clothing magnets come in two different sizes, a small round magnet and a bar magnet.

Depending on the size of the buttons that you order is what size clothing magnet will be used for your order. Both are powerful magnets and even stick to magnetic or metal surfaces like refrigerators! To order clothing magnets, click here!

Bulldog Clips

Bulldog clip backs look a lot like badge clips. The bulldog clip is attached to the back of the button and can easily be clipped onto a lapel or pocket so you don’t have to push a pin through your shirt. Bulldog clips are also great for attaching ID tags to lanyards. To order bulldog clips, click here!

When choosing how your employees or customers are going to wear your buttons you have to figure out how they will be wearing them. If they will constantly be removing and putting the button back on, a bar magnet or bulldog clip fastener is probably a better choice because those won’t poke holes in their clothes. However the downside to those types of backings is, they can be a little more expensive, so if you are designing your custom buttons on a budget the traditional pin-back button style might be a better choice.

Other Backing Options

Other than the standard pin-back buttons, clothing magnets, and bulldog clip backing options, we also have Zipper Pulls®, Fridge Magnets, Bottle Openers, and Mirror Backs. These backing types have some limited size options due to how they are made.

Zipper Pulls®

Zipper Pulls® are a 1” or 1.25” button that has a backing that allows it to be clipped to a zipper. They are an advertising tool for a variety of industries including sports teams, ski resorts, schools, trade shows, and more! They are a great way to show off your brand or create awareness. To order Zipper Pulls®, click here!

Fridge Magnets

Fridge magnets are a way to show off your custom button designs on the refrigerator or a metal surface. The custom button magnets are made using the same production process, however the backing type parts are different. Fridge magnets use a flat back metal part or an unpinned back (depending on the size of the magnet button). This type of magnet is stronger and longer lasting than the flexible fridge magnets you would normally see. To order fridge magnets, click here!

Bottle Openers

Bottle Openers come in one size currently, the 2.25” round. The backing is a black polypropylene plastic with a metal bottle opener. It also has a magnet to either hang your bottle opener up while it’s not in use or catch the bottle cap when opening the bottle! Bottle openers are great for breweries, gifts, or even advertisements for beverage companies! To place an order for bottle openers, click here!

Mirror Backs

Mirror Backs, like the bottle openers, come in one size the 2.25” round. They have a mirror on the back and your custom design on the front! They are great for people on the go.  It is compact enough to carry it in your purse or your makeup bag. So, you will never be without a mirror again. You can order mirror backs here!

Whether you, or your customers are planning on wearing your custom buttons or displaying your custom buttons with one of our other backing types, we are here to help! We can be reached by phone (623-445-9975) or by email (sales@custombuttons.com) or even by chat on our website Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5PM Arizona Time. Our team of button specialists can help you with quoting your project and determining the best options for you.

We are prepared to help every step of the way! As our Founder and President, Maura Statman, likes to say, “We’re in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!”

Contact Custom Buttons Today

Custom Buttons has experience working with vendors from a variety of industries. Get in touch with our sales team online or call us at 623-445-9975 and let us bring your design to life.

Using Custom Buttons for Business Promotions

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Using Custom buttons for business promotions is a great tactic. Something as simple and small as a button can be used in many different ways. Using buttons for promotion has been used for many years now. It is a cost-effective way to get small amounts of meaningful information out to the public. During this time in the world, companies are working on getting back to where they were just over a year ago. Promoting a re-opening and new services is a good way to draw your customers back in. Handing out buttons with the details of the promotion on them is a good way to do this. 

Three small buttons showing text describing a sale at a business location.
This is an example of custom buttons for business promotions, they are promoting a sale that is happening in the store. Keeping the customers informed of what is happening in the store when talking to an employee. 

Different Ways To Use Custom Buttons for Business Promotions

Wearing Buttons at Work

Buttons are eye-catchers, when you walk by a person wearing a button do you look? Most people will answer yes to this question. This shows that using custom buttons for business promotion works. If your company works out of a store location having employees wear a button on their uniform can work like a “walking billboard”. The buttons could display a wide range of topics on them such as a new store promotion, new product, or an ask-me-about button that can spark up a conversation. 

This will help keep the customers aware of what is happening promotion-wise in the company. 

Handing out Buttons 

Most people love to get free items with a purchase. A custom button with the company logo is a good way to grow your brand within the community. Growing a brand can be tricky, coming up with marketing ideas isn’t easy and takes time. Buttons are a fast solution. Being able to make customized designs for the buttons gives a lot of freedom of what you can do with them. 

Handing out buttons also helps a customer put a person behind a business. Having a person-to-person interaction is more memorable than anything else you could do online. It also gives the customer something to hold onto with your name on it to look back at. 

Celebration Buttons

Business milestones can be something to celebrate, whether it be a one-year anniversary or 25 years. A button is a good way to commemorate that event. Showing pride in a mile-stone shows a company’s confidence and dedication to the business which can be reassuring to customers and future customers. When using buttons, it is very easy to customize them for your needs. Using buttons for events is easy and because the price per button is so low, handing them out for free can be cost-effective in the long run.

Button Mailers

Using custom buttons can be more effective than sending out promotional emails. It’s likely for an email to end up in the junk box of the receiver but mailing and handing out buttons to customers makes it more likely they will see the promotion. Handing out buttons instead of handing out a business card is also more likely to help a business stand out. A business card can be easily thrown out with other papers, while a button stands out and will be noticed in a stack of papers. 

Imagine getting a button in the mail from a company you’re a customer for. That experience would be very different and stand out to you when you think of that company in the future. 

Walk Around advertisement

When coming up with a design for promotional buttons it is a great idea to come up with something that people would want to put on their backpacks or person. When people wear the buttons that is free advertisement walking around town. Some people won’t even realize they’re doing it, they might just think the button is cool! 

A good idea for a button would be to have your company’s catchy and eye-pleasing logo or design on it. To learn more about how to make catchy buttons continue on to our previous blog post. Click HERE to go to the blog. 

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Tips for Making Catchy Marketing Buttons

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Just do it. I’m lovin’ it. Are you in good hands? It’s probably safe to assume that you immediately recognize these slogans and the companies they belong to. That’s the power of a great slogan–it instantly reminds customers of your company and your brand promise. Buttons are known as walking billboards, and using catchy marketing buttons in your next campaign can help quickly expand your brand awareness. But how do you come up with a catchy slogan? And will it stick in the minds of your audience?

Buttons showing branding and slogan examples.

Here are four slogan making tips for catchy marketing buttons:

1. Keep it Short and Sweet

The shorter the slogan, the easier it is to remember. “Got milk?” is only two words long but is arguably one of the most successful advertising campaigns. Using fewer words helps your audience quickly recall your brand and products.

Shorter slogans are also better for making buttons, as it gives more flexibility when designing, and lets you make your text larger within your layout. It is also much easier to make a bolder design that will truly stand out from the crowd with less text.

Need tips for designing your buttons? Check out our previous blog post for some helpful advice!

2. Focus on the Long-haul

It can be tempting to use a slogan that plays on popular culture or a trending meme to quickly get attention for your brand. While this could be a good strategy in the short-term, you should also be careful as this can make your slogan feel dated and out-of-touch fairly quickly.

Focusing on a more timeless approach to your messaging will ensure your brand’s slogan still feels fresh and catchy, year after year. When using buttons in your marketing campaigns, this also provides the opportunity to use your buttons over a longer period of time while remaining relevant.

3. What Makes Your Brand Special?

Your slogan’s job is to encapsulate your entire brand in one sentence or less. So what makes you stand out from the rest? Answering this question can help lead to your own catchy slogan, while staying true to your brand.

Keep in mind, creating a feeling or evoking emotions can help your audience connect with you, and will make others curious about your brand. This question can also work to inspire your next marketing campaign, where using buttons can help you express what makes you unique to your audience quickly and effectively.

4. Use a Unique Slogan for Catchy Marketing Buttons

It might be tempting to try and play off the popularity of another brand, but if you really want to stand out you must have a unique slogan. If your tagline is very similar to another company, especially a bigger brand, people are going to confuse you with the larger brand. Make sure to always check that your slogan is not being used by another company.

This might seem like more work for planning out your marketing, but it will pay off over time. Using a unique slogan means you are staying true to your brand, which your customers will notice and appreciate.

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Event Marketing Tips for Success

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Increasing brand awareness is super important to every business, both big and small. Attending events, like conferences and expos, is a great way to quickly introduce people to your products and services. But where to start when planning out your marketing strategy? Read on for some helpful event marketing tips to jumpstart your planning!

Illustration of a man at a booth with graphs, speaking to a crowd of people.

Set Clear Event Marketing Goals

Having clear marketing goals is important for every business, and plays an even more vital role during larger events. Setting goals helps direct your marketing efforts and guides decision making to produce results.

Some examples include having “x” number of people sign up for your newsletter, or reaching a number of sales. The goals you set should be able to be measured concretely, and completed within a specific timeframe. Avoid abstract goals that are hard to measure, as this will make it harder to tell if you were successful.

Setting goals before your event is a great way to determine the effectiveness of your marketing efforts. The feedback from your event can help with future marketing efforts, and lead you towards the path of success.

Prepare Visible and Memorable Marketing Materials

Having a strong visual marketing plan is our next event marketing tip. This can help attendees remember your pitch when they see your logo in the future. Your marketing materials should get your audience’s attention and quickly provide key information about your business and services.

It is important to keep marketing materials true to your company’s branding, as they will greatly impact your brand perception. New design trends can be good for keeping your visual marketing looking fresh and updated. However, make sure you only use trends that are the best fit for your company. If a trend does not naturally fit your branding, your audience will be able to tell!

A final tip for your visual marketing is to keep your materials cohesive. By keeping everything cohesive your audience will be able to focus more on your message. Plus, you will improve brand recognition with your audience by having a consistent appearance.

Keep Event Marketing Easy to Understand

Who are you are trying to reach? What action do you want them to take? What do you want them to remember about your company?

These are important questions to ask both before and during your event. The wrong way of communicating can turn off potential clients, and make it harder to reach the goals you set earlier. This makes clear communication one of our most important event marketing tips!

Aim your messaging and communication strategies towards your desired audience, and make it easy for your audience to understand you. Having a clear message and purpose will help you be more memorable and recognizable to your audience later on.

In addition, prepare direct answers for questions your audience might ask. Your audience will appreciate having clear answers to their questions, and will consider you a knowledgable expert on the subject.

Use Promotional Items and Giveaways for Event Marketing

Free promotional items are a great way to expand your brand awareness while leaving a positive impression on your potential customers. Everyone loves to receive free stuff, and incorporating your branding into giveaway items is a great way to accomplish this.

Button saying "your custom design here", with a bottle opener backing.

Promotional items are also a great way to help your customers display their brand loyalty after your event. Plus, choosing functional items like portable chargers, bottle openers, or customized mirrors gives you the opportunity to integrate a piece of your branding into your customer’s everyday life.

Follow Up After Your Event

The last of our event marketing tips is to follow up with your new audience. Even after the actual event is over you can still communicate with your new audience! This is the perfect time to follow up with your new leads and subscribers, as they will quickly remember you. 

It is a good idea to have follow-up marketing materials prepared for after your event to prevent gaps in communication with your audience. By doing so you can stay “top of mind”, and grow the positive relationship with your new audience. However, make sure you do not send too much at once, as your audience might view this as spamming and unsubscribe!

Conclusion

There is a lot of planning needed for event marketing, but your efforts will pay off when you keep these tips in mind. By keeping your messaging clear and memorable, you are sure to impress your audience and increase brand awareness. And don’t forget to check out our website to find promotional products for your next event!

Submitting a Custom Button Quote

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The process of creating buttons is a very creative affair, with almost limitless possibilities. Our orders often begin with a custom button quote, which are essential for helping our customers know what we offer them for their custom button orders.

Our website, CustomButtons.com, makes it especially easy to order your custom pin-back buttons online. We take pride in our website and how fast and easy this process is for our customers!

There are two options for ordering custom buttons online:

  • Directly order from our website if you have your artwork ready and know exactly what buttons you want to order. The direct order option can provide the price per button, along with shipping costs and your total order cost. This is a good option for orders under 15,000 pieces. If you have a quantity over 15,000 please give us a call for pricing.
  • Submit a FREE quote online and our customer service representatives will provide you personal step-by-step service. They will be able to help you with every part of the button ordering process, especially if your order includes multiple designs and backings.

Quotes are the perfect choice if you are looking for pricing for our various products but are not ready to place your order immediately. We currently offer 21 different sizes of buttons and 14 different types of backings. That’s 294 options to choose from! It may seem overwhelming to have that many available options, and our legendary button specialists will provide you with a free and detailed button consultation to ensure we meet all your custom button needs. There is no button order that is too big, too small, or too extensive for our button team!

How do I submit a custom button quote?

There are three main steps to submitting your free online quote:

Step 1

This section is about your custom button specifications. Choose the button size, quantity, and backing type you would like pricing for, and upload an art file if available.

Uploading an artwork file can help us determine the best button fit for your needs, and answer any artwork questions you might have. We have talented in-house graphic designers that can make your vision a reality if you do not have a design ready for your buttons.

You may add as many products as you would like with the “+ Add Another Product” button. There is no limit on how many products you can receive a quote for, giving you the freedom to get pricing for all your buttons in one quote!

Step 2

The calendar on the far left allows you to select the date you need your buttons delivered by. We aim to always have your buttons delivered on time for your organization or event. We can provide same-day (quantity of up to 2500) and 1-3 day fast track service along with a guaranteed delivery date.

The next option asks how you heard about us. This information helps us find out how we can reach more people who love and need custom buttons!

If you are requesting a quote with an ASI/SAGE number, or if you plan on ordering buttons for resale, the next section is where you would indicate that. It is important to note you are going to use this order for resale so we can meet your specific needs, especially if additions like barcodes are needed on your custom buttons.

The final box in this section is for additional questions, comments or special instructions that you may have. This is so you can bring attention to any custom options that you may need for your buttons, and any special requests you need pricing for.

Step 3

This is the last step of the online quote process. Your shipping information is very important for us to be able to calculate how quickly we will be able to have your order delivered, and any additional costs for expedited delivery dates. Be sure to also provide a phone number and email address so we can contact you about your button order pricing!

We ask for detailed information in the online quote form because we want to be able to provide you the best service possible. The more information we have about your potential custom button order, the more accurate your quoted price will be.

We have made the quote process seamless and easy for everyone. This is because we want the process to be easy and simple for everyone involved. And best of all, receiving a quote is FREE. We never charge for order quotes because we want to help make sure you order the custom buttons perfect for your needs.

What if I want to place an order with a custom button quote?

After you confirm you would like to proceed with a quoted price, and you provide us your billing information, we will send you a digital proof for you to review. Our quoted price includes all design and production fees, meaning you can revise your design as much as needed before we make your buttons. Once a final design is approved, we send your buttons to production.

Our production time does not begin until after the final proof approval. It typically takes five business days after proof approval for our standard production times. For orders with over 10,000 buttons, please give us a call for production schedule and pricing.

You are not limited to just an online quote if you want to speak to someone over the phone. Just give us a call during regular business hours 623-445-9975 and one of our representatives will help you with your order.

Why are these custom button quotes hassle-free?

We provide hassle-free quotes because we do not want you to stress about getting custom buttons made, especially if you are on a tight deadline. We want to provide a streamlined service to you so you can focus on your projects and not have to worry about your buttons!

What is the benefit of requesting a quote?

Since we have so many different button sizes and backing types available, we want to be able to provide accurate pricing for your potential button order. We do not want to provide general price ranges, and we pride ourselves in giving complete and exact pricing with every quote. Our quotes are a great tool to assess which product and services you would like to use for your button order.

We want to “Make you Look Good” and will give you the best options possible for all your custom button needs. So why not put in a quote? Not only is it FREE, but it also comes with the best service available.

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FAQ Series – Part 4: Button Artwork & Design

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button artwork & design questions

Welcome back for our final part in this FAQ Series, Part 4: Button Artwork & Design. Our first three parts of our FAQ Series can be found here: Part 1: Product Questions, Part 2: Turnaround, Production and Shipping Times, and Part 3: Custom Button Order and Ordering Process. In this installment, we are going to be reviewing different questions in regards to your button artwork and your button designs.

Can I Split A Quantity Between Multiple Designs?

Absolutely! We offer combined quantity pricing if each art version is at least 50 in quantity. The buttons need to be the same size as well, to get total quantity pricing. You will need to contact us directly, in order to receive total quantity pricing.

Do You Offer Digital Proofs / Mockups?

Yes! We will send you a digital proof for approval after we receive your order confirmation. Please be aware that production time does not begin until you approve your proof, so you will need to be prompt with your proof approval especially if you have a Fast Track order. 

How Many Colors Can I Put On A Button?

As many as you want! All of our custom buttons are printed in full color using the latest in digital press technology. We print on a CMYK printer, so please be aware of that when sending over Pantone colors for us to match.

Can You Design My Buttons For Me?

Of course! We offer our design services from our award winning graphics team. Our $29 setup fee includes all of our standard design services and a digital proof. If we are designing your button, we do need some information from you, such as what you want on your button, text colors, font styles, button colors, etc. The more information you provide, the faster it is for us to put something together for you! We also offer unlimited revisions for your button design; so if you don’t like something after receiving your digital proof, let us know! We will make the changes, and email you an updated digital proof!

What File Types Do You Accept for Button Artwork?

When working with graphics, we prefer to receive your art in vector format such as an AI, PSD, INDD, and PDF in some cases, however we can also accept your art in TIF, JPEG, PNG files. If you have the capabilities, please outline your test and link any images in the file. If you are sending a flattened image (such as a TIFF, JPEG, PNG) that the resolution of that image is at least 300 dpi.

Do You Have Templates I Can Use For My Button Artwork?

Yes! We have templates on our website here. You can download the button size that you need as a PDF file. If you bring that PDF into a design program such as Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, the file will have different layers you can work with.

What Do The Lines Mean On The Button Template?

The black lines on the button template are our cut lines, please do not put any graphics or color in these lines. At the top of the button, there is a tick mark, please do not remove this mark, it allows us to make sure that your buttons are straight during production. There is no tick mark for the 7/8”, 1”, and our button shapes. The next line in is the blue line, this line is the bleed line. The bleed line is the furthest your button artwork should go when designing your button. Finally the red dashed line indicates the edge of the face of the button or the safe line. Anything within this line will be on the face of the button, anything between the red dashed line and the blue line will wrap around to the back of the button.

We do have taglines in between the red dashed line and the blue bleed line. If you do not want our taglines, or wish to add your own, feel free to remove ours! If you do not remove our taglines they will be on your buttons when you receive them.

What Is A Vector Image?

A vector image is made using lines and points in a design program. These designs will always looks smooth because of how the design program saves the image. Every point and line is saved as coordinates and formulas rather than as pixels, and as a result the design will stay sharp even when enlarged. We have a great blog that discusses the differences between images and file types found here.

Can I Use Specific Colors For My Button Design?

To a certain extent, the answer is yes. We print on a CMYK printer, which means RBG and Pantone colors can print in slightly different shades. Our graphics department wrote a great blog breaking down colors and how they print here.

What Is The Difference Between The Full Service Art Setup Cost And The Camera-Ready Art Cost?

Our most popular setup option is the full service art setup. If you have artwork but need help setting it up, or if you have no artwork at all, this is the option for you. We can create a full design for you by taking your ideas and bringing them to life. We can also modify an existing design to fit your current project’s needs within our button template. Our camera-ready art setup option means that your artwork must be correctly set into our template and a vector image. You will need to have your bleed trimmed to our bleed line and all text and images to appear on the face of the button within the red dashed line. Our template lines need to be in their own separate layer. You can read more about print ready artwork here.

What Is The Copy Change Fee?

A copy change means that you have multiple versions of artwork. This means that we have to setup multiple versions of art for your order. With each additional version, there is a $5 copy change charge.

Can I Reorder Artwork That I’ve Previously Ordered?

Yes! We store every order’s artwork in our archives in case you want to reorder the same buttons. You do not have to pay the setup again, rather a flat $5 fee for the art to be pulled from our archives and a proof confirmation of the graphics is sent to you. If you have changes to an existing artwork, we charge an additional fee based on the changes being made to the artwork.

Questions?

If we missed any questions on this part about artwork and designs, you can always give us a call (623-445-9975), send us an email (sales@custombuttons.com), or chat with us on our chat feature on our website (custombuttons.com). We are here to help with any questions you may have from art, to orders, to shipping. As always we are in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!

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FAQ Series: Part 3 – Your Custom Button Order & Ordering Process

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your custom button order & ordering process

Welcome to our FAQ Series Part 3: Your Custom Button Order & Ordering Process!

When it comes to the custom button order process, you may have a few questions. In our previous two installations of the FAQ Series, we discussed our products, turnaround times, production times, and shipping questions. You can read Part 1: Product Questions here and Part 2: Turnaround, Production, & Shipping Times here. This next part of our FAQ Series will be about button orders and the ordering process.

Can I Cancel My Order?

We’re sad that you want to, but you definitely can cancel your custom button order. If your order is cancelled before you approve the proof, you will receive a full refund. If your order is cancelled at any time after the proof approval, you will be billed for the work that was done up to the point of the cancellation. This includes all the setup, printing, cutting, and production fees.

Can I Place A Reorder?

Of course! You can place a reorder through our website or directly through us! Instead of the $29 setup fee you paid originally, we charge $5 to pull the art from our archives. The $5 covers the cost to pull your artwork from our archives and ensure that it is the proper graphic before going into production.

I’m Not Ready To Place An Order… Can I Get A Quote Instead?

Absolutely! All you need to do is either go onto our website and click on the Get A Free Quote Button and submit your free quote request, or you can give us a call or send us an email. We’d be happy to help you determine pricing for your custom button order. If you submit a quote request, it can take up to 24 business hours, so if you need your buttons in a hurry, it might be best to give us a call or reach our via email. To be able to give you an accurate price quote, we need to know what size buttons you want, the total quantity, when you need your buttons by, and the delivery zip code the buttons will be delivered to. We will gladly discuss our different options with you and put together a formal estimate after our conversation for you to have.

I’m Not Sure What Size Is Going To Be Right For Me, Can You Help?

Definitely! Our team of custom button experts can help you determine what size button will be right for you. In order to provide different size options, we will need to know what the buttons are being used for and what will be on the buttons.

If I Order Today, When Can I Get My Buttons?

This falls within Part 2 of our FAQ Series, however we do get this questions a lot when it comes to the ordering process. Our standard production time is 5 business days from the proof approval. We also typically ship we UPS ground, so shipping would depend on where your custom buttons are going. We are based out of Arizona, so anything going to the East Coast will typically take 5 business days with UPS Ground. If you need your buttons on a specific date, we can Fast Track the production, or expedite the shipping. Our Fast-Track production options include Same Day and 1-4 Day Production. For shipping, we can expedite the shipping as well. If you give us a specific in hands date, we will calculate out the best way to get the buttons to you on time.

I Placed An Order Through The Website, But I Need To Make Changes

No problem! Sometimes our customers need to add buttons to their order, change sizes, change delivery dates, or delivery addresses. We can accommodate that for you! If you are increasing your quantity, changing sizes, or the delivery date extra costs may be involved which we will discuss and approve with you before proceeding with production. To make changes to your order, the easiest way to do so is to give us a call or send us an email.

What Payment Methods Do You Accept?

We gladly accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card, personal or corporate checks, and ACH transfers. If you are sending a check, it needs to be received and cleared before we can begin production. A delay in payment will also result in a delay in the production. This may also result in a delay in the delivery of your order. We do also accept Purchase Orders (PO’s). You must call to discuss payment terms if you are using a PO. If you are providing a PO, you may be required to fill out a credit application.

How Do I Place An Order?

There are a few different ways that you can place an order with us. You can place a custom button order by website, by phone, by email, or by quote request. If you are ready to place an order, one of the fastest methods is through our website. Our website will allow you to choose your size, quantity, and delivery date before checking out. If you have questions or would like help, you can reach out to us and we can help walk you through the ordering process. If you received a quote from us, you can also use that estimate to submit payment and we will turn that estimate into an order. We also have a few videos posted that shows how to go through the ordering process, linked here.

I Didn’t Receive My Coupon Code for 15% Off My Buttons

Oh no! We are sorry to hear that you haven’t received your 15% off coupon! Sometimes our emails go into the spam or junk folders or there could have been a typo. If you contact one of our sales representatives, they can help you get a coupon code. In order to provide the coupon, we will need your email address. Providing your email address will allow us to set you up in our system.

Questions?

If we missed any questions on this part about your custom button order or the ordering process, you can always give us a call (623-445-9975), send us an email (sales@custombuttons.com), or on our chat feature on our website (custombuttons.com). We are here to help in every step of your button order process, from starting an order to shipping out your order.

The next part of our FAQ Series will feature topics on Button Artwork and Design. As always, we are in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!

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FAQ Series – Part 2: Turnaround, Production, & Shipping

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Welcome back for Part 2 of our FAQ series! This blog will be all about our turnaround time, production, and shipping. Our last post featured Product Questions, which you can read more about here.

When it comes to turnaround time, production times, and shipping times, things can be a little confusing. Hopefully this answers some of your questions! If you still have further questions, we’d love to help! You can give us a call at (623-445-9975), send us an email (sales@custombuttons.com), or reach us on our website chat!

Let’s begin!

“Am I better off to get Fast-Track Production or Rush Shipping?”

First you need to enter in your quantity and delivery zip code and click the ‘calculate a price button’ on the ordering page. Then a calendar will pop up with dates that you can choose from. When you choose an earlier delivery date, the website will calculate the most cost effective way to get the buttons to you! Our button experts on our sales team also use this method to determine the best price for your delivery date!

If you have difficulties using the website, we are more than happy to give you a quote or help you! You can reach us by phone, email, or by chat to help you place your order. You can also check out our video here, that walks through the steps of placing an order and also talks about Fast Track and Shipping options.

“What do you mean by Production Time and Shipping Time?”

Production time is the time that it will take us to produce your buttons. Our standard production time is 5 business days for orders less than 10,000 pieces. If we finish your order sooner than standard production time, we will ship it out so you can receive your buttons early! When you have a Fast Track order, the Fast Track determines the number of days it takes us to make your order. We offer Same-Day and 1-4 day Fast Track production times.

Shipping time is the time is takes for your buttons to reach you once they leave us after production. Ground shipping times vary depending on how close or how far you are away from us in Phoenix, AZ. We ship with UPS and Fedex. Typically and each carrier has different transit dates and days they deliver on. We will ship your buttons the most efficient way possible to ensure your order arrives to you on the date that you need them by.

“What do you mean by turnaround time?

When it comes to the verbiage, turnaround time is the total time it takes to produce and deliver your buttons to you.

“Can I rush my order?”

Yes definitely! We offer a Fast-Track Service, which guarantees that your buttons will be produced the Same Day, 1-4 Day Production times, and we also offer expedited shipping options. Sometimes it takes a combination of the two to ensure that your buttons will arrive by your selected date. Unlike other button companies, our fees associated with our Fast-Track service are minimal. Beware of companies charging you up to 125% to rush your button order!

“I need my buttons tomorrow! Can you help?”

Absolutely! Here at Everyone Loves Buttons ®, we specialize in rush orders, and we offer a same day production and next day air shipping option on orders that are up to 2,500 buttons. If you are placing an order on our website, our cut off time is 11AM Arizona Time, however we can accept orders after that if you give us a call. The only catch to placing an order that needs to be delivered tomorrow is, everything needs to be approved by 1PM Arizona Time. This allows us enough time to produce and get your order out the same day.

“Do you ship internationally?”

Of course! International shipping can take a bit longer than domestic shipping depending on the country that the buttons are going to. We insure/declare all shipments for their actual ‘per piece’ value. This ensures that your buttons are insured when shipping out of the country. We try to make sure that duties and taxes are built into the cost of your shipping so you don’t have to worry about that. Costs are based off of the recipient country, and can change and you may owe more to receive your package.

“My buttons didn’t arrive the date that I needed them, what do I do?”

Our deepest apologies that the buttons didn’t arrive on time. We ship out every order so that it will either arrive on time or sometimes arrive early. We put our faith in our shipping carriers to deliver our products on time. Sometimes weather or truck issues can cause delays.

In situations like this, we start by contacting our shipping rep, whether it was with UPS or Fedex. From there we initiate the refund process for the shipping to be refunded. We will issue a refund for the shipping if the buttons did not arrive on time. If you do not want the button order due to the delivery being late, please send them back to us and we will issue a complete refund. We do not issue refunds for incorrect addresses provided or businesses being closed at the time of delivery.

“I need my buttons on a Saturday, can you do that?”

Yes! We offer Saturday deliveries, however you have to place the order directly through us (by phone or email). Our website is not able to calculate out a Saturday delivery. The delivery costs for Saturday deliveries are also typically higher with shipping carriers rather than a standard delivery date.

“I need my buttons in the morning on my desired delivery date, what do I do?”

The only way we can guarantee a morning delivery is if we ship Next Day Air or 2nd Day Air AM delivery. When packages are shipped Ground, 3 Day Select, and 2nd Day Air, the delivery time is by the end of the business day, meaning 4:30PM for businesses and 8PM for residences. Next Day Air typically has a delivery time between 10:30 AM and 12PM. AM deliveries are between 8 AM and 12 PM.

If we missed any questions on this part about turnaround time, production, or shipping, you can always give us a call (623-445-9975), send us an email (sales@custombuttons.com), or on our chat on our website (custombuttons.com). We’re here to help in every step of your button order process from starting an order to shipping out your order.

The next part of our FAQ Series will discuss the ordering process, and other details pertaining to orders, so stay tuned for that next part! As always, we are in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!

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FAQ Series – Part 1: Product Questions

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When it comes to ordering custom buttons, you might have a few product questions, and we are here to help! We do have an FAQ page, but your question might not be on that page, and that’s where our blog comes in! Frequently, we get calls, emails, and chats in regards to our products. We decided to create a FAQ blog series to answer some more of our frequently asked questions!

“I’m looking for a standard button size, what do you recommend?”

We carry over 21 different shapes and sizes when it comes to buttons, and that can be a little intimidating. Have no fear! Our button experts can help you through picking out the perfect size.

Our most common sizes are the 1”, 1.25”, 2.25”, and 3” buttons.Each size has different purposes, and we want to make sure that it will fit your needs! The 1” and 1.25” buttons are perfect for handing out. To show off a little flair, smaller buttons are often pinned to jackets, hat, backpacks, lanyards, and more.

The 2.25” round buttons are about the size of the top of a soda can. They often feature short catch phrases, pictures, and great for political candidates because they are a visible sized button without being obtrusive.

The 3” round buttons are highly visible, and are about the size of a baseball. We commonly see companies using this size as their silent salesman for new products or offers happening in stores.

If you are not sure what size would work best for your custom buttons, we can definitely recommend a size based on what you want your custom buttons to be for! We will ask questions about what you are using the buttons for and what you want to put on the buttons. Your answers will help us determine the best button size for your project.

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*Not pictured is the 6″ round button.

“What kind of backing options do you offer?”

We actually have a page on our website dedicated to showing the different backing types to show what they look like. Currently we offer:

–Standard Pin-Back Buttons

–Clothing Magnet Buttons

–Fridge Magnet Buttons

–Bulldog Clip Buttons

–Mirror Back Buttons

–Bottle Opener Buttons

–Zipper Pulls ®

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For information on each backing type, see our blog post here.

“Do you offer free samples?”

Yes we do! However, they are not custom samples with your design, just generic samples. Typically, people who are requesting samples are testing a few different things. They are testing our quality, determining what size would work best for them, and finally what type of backing they are interested in.

We make it easy too. Just let us know your name and ship to address, and we will send out the generic samples to you. We use bubble mailers with stamps to protect the samples. This, however, can take a few days to receive, so if you’re in a rush, this may not be the best option.

“What makes you stand out from other button companies?”

We have the highest quality and standards when it comes to our button products and customer service. We will work day and night (and weekends if needed), to make sure that we get out your order on time. Our highly trained staff ensures that your buttons are made with only the best parts and graphics during production, and our customer service team ensures you have the best possible experience with us. Our 4.9 Star Rating with Trustpilot isn’t for nothing after all! We strive to be able to help every step of the way.

Did you know that we are also a Nationally Certified Woman Owned Business (WBENC & WOSB) and a Certified Made in USA company? We take pride in the fact that we are woman owned and all of our products are Made in the USA. Our button parts are manufactured in Wisconsin and our button manufacturing facility and offices are located in Phoenix, AZ where we make all of our custom promotional button products!

“How can you sell such high quality buttons at affordable pricing?”

We buy all of our inventory in bulk, and have great relationships with all of our vendors. We offer the highest quality buttons in the industry. All of our promotional products are printed on a state of the art digital press. This allows us to print in the highest quality, clarity, color, and contrast. Our labor and our parts are all 100% Made in the USA! Our buttons are manufactured by skilled employees, and in a sweatshop free environment.

We are widely considered as the largest button company in the United Sates! You will get the best pricing (we have a best price guarantee), quality and service, when you choose to buy from us.

“What’s the different between flat back fridge magnets and clothing magnets?”

This is one of our most frequently asked product questions.

We offer two different kinds of magnets, those you wear (clothing magnets) and those you display (flat back fridge magnets). Clothing magnet buttons are made with a 2-piece magnet attached to the back of the button. This allows you to attach the button to your clothing without poking holes that are caused by our pinback buttons. The clothing magnet will either be a round 2-piece magnet or a bar 2-piece magnet depending on the size of the button.

Flat back fridge magnets stick to metal surfaces and are not able to be worn. They are called flat back magnets because we use a flat back metal part and put on a flat refrigerator magnet.

Clothing Magnets Examples

Fridge Magnet Example

You can always give us a call (623-445-9975), send us an email (sales@custombuttons.com), or on our chat on our website (custombuttons.com) if you still have questions about the button ordering process. We are here to help with your button order process.

The next part of our FAQ series will feature our Turnaround Times, Production, and Shipping Questions! We are in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!

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How to Wear Your Custom Buttons and Other Backing Options

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This blog features different way your can wear your custom buttons and our other button backing options.

When you are creating or designing your custom button, most business owners don’t think about one crucial detail…how is anyone going to wear or show off their buttons? Most people choose the pin-back style buttons because that might be what they are the most familiar with. There are however, more than just that one way to wear a button or even display a button.

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Wearable Button Backing Options

Traditional Pin-Back Button

The standard backing choice is the pin-back button style, which allows you to wear your custom buttons with the clip of a jewelers pin.

A pin-back button can simply be fastened to a shirt, hat, or bag using the jeweler’s safety pin mechanism. Cool fact, the first design for a pin-back button was patented in 1896. Modern buttons are modeled after that patent in very much the same way! Patent holders, Whitehead and Hoag said, “My present invention has reference to improvements in badges for use as lapel pins or buttons, or other like uses, and has for its primary object to provide…a novel means for connecting the ornamental shell or button to the bar or pin for securing the badge to the lapel of the coat.”

While pin-back buttons may not seem like much of an invention, in 1896, zippers hadn’t even been invented! Early campaign buttons had to be sewn onto the lapel or worn as a pendant. So the pin-back button was quite the revolutionary product.

Today, the pin-back buttons is the most cost effective option for those who are on a budget. From sizes starting at 7/8” all the way to 6” with rectangles, squares, and ovals in between, there is a button size and shape for every need! To order standard pin-back buttons, click here!

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Clothing Magnet

If you’d rather your buttons not poke holes in your clothes, the bar magnet is a great choice! This small, powerful magnet is a fantastic backing option for larger buttons that might stretch clothes if they were attached with a pin. This back is also a great option for places that want to reuse their custom buttons amongst employees, or have a lot of buttons to choose from.

For instance, a fast food restaurant might order their custom buttons with a bar magnet, and just keep them all in a drawer in the main office. Employees can easily swap out the buttons each shift without poking dozens of holes in their uniforms. Our clothing magnets come in two different sizes, a small round magnet and a bar magnet.

Depending on the size of the buttons that you order is what size clothing magnet will be used for your order. Both are powerful magnets and even stick to magnetic or metal surfaces like refrigerators! To order clothing magnets, click here!

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Bulldog Clips

Bulldog clip backs look a lot like badge clips. The bulldog clip is attached to the back of the button and can easily be clipped onto a lapel or pocket so you don’t have to push a pin through your shirt. Bulldog clips are also great for attaching ID tags to lanyards. To order bulldog clips, click here!

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When choosing how your employees or customers are going to wear your buttons you have to figure out how they will be wearing them. If they will constantly be removing and putting the button back on, a bar magnet or bulldog clip fastener is probably a better choice because those won’t poke holes in their clothes. However the downside to those types of backings is, they can be a little more expensive, so if you are designing your custom buttons on a budget the traditional pin-back button style might be a better choice.

Other Backing Options

Other than the standard pin-back buttons, clothing magnets, and bulldog clip backing options, we also have Zipper Pulls®, Fridge Magnets, Bottle Openers, and Mirror Backs. These backing types have some limited size options due to how they are made.

Zipper Pulls®

Zipper Pulls® are a 1” or 1.25” button that has a backing that allows it to be clipped to a zipper. They are an advertising tool for a variety of industries including sports teams, ski resorts, schools, trade shows, and more! They are a great way to show off your brand or create awareness. To order Zipper Pulls®, click here!

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Fridge Magnets

Fridge magnets are a way to show off your custom button designs on the refrigerator or a metal surface. The custom button magnets are made using the same production process, however the backing type parts are different. Fridge magnets use a flat back metal part or an unpinned back (depending on the size of the magnet button). This type of magnet is stronger and longer lasting than the flexible fridge magnets you would normally see. To order fridge magnets, click here!

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Bottle Openers

Bottle Openers come in one size currently, the 2.25” round. The backing is a black polypropylene plastic with a metal bottle opener. It also has a magnet to either hang your bottle opener up while it’s not in use or catch the bottle cap when opening the bottle! Bottle openers are great for breweries, gifts, or even advertisements for beverage companies! To place an order for bottle openers, click here!

Mirror Backs

Mirror Backs, like the bottle openers, come in one size the 2.25” round. They have a mirror on the back and your custom design on the front! They are great for people on the go.  It is compact enough to carry it in your purse or your makeup bag. So, you will never be without a mirror again. You can order mirror backs here!

Whether you, or your customers are planning on wearing your custom buttons or displaying your custom buttons with one of our other backing types, we are here to help! We can be reached by phone (623-445-9975) or by email (sales@custombuttons.com) or even by chat on our website Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 5PM Arizona Time. Our team of button specialists can help you with quoting your project and determining the best options for you.

We are prepared to help every step of the way! As our Founder and President, Maura Statman, likes to say, “We’re in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!”

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