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Do you Shop Black Friday or Cyber Monday?

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Statistics say there’s a good chance you do. According to the National Retail Federation, the most popular shopping day is Black Friday, when three in four Thanksgiving weekend shoppers plan to visit a store or retail website.

Why is Black Friday so popular? The short answer is because it’s the traditional kickoff day for the holiday shopping season. Historically, it’s also been the best day to find great deals. You don’t have to look any further than our Black Friday deal this year of 21% off custom button pins & fridge magnets (qtys. of 500 or less).  This is our biggest discount ever for Black Friday days of November 25, 26, 27 & 28.for orders online only at www.custombuttons.com

This holiday shopping event is great for budget-conscious shoppers for family & friends holiday stuffers, to express yourself or for small business to Pin One On an Employee to increase sales or brand awareness this holiday season..   

History of Black Friday

The earliest known use of “Black Friday” to refer to the day after Thanksgiving occurred in the journal, Factory Management and Maintenance, for November 1951, and again in 1952. Here it referred to the practice of workers calling in sick on the day after Thanksgiving, in order to have a four-day weekend.

Fixing the Holiday Shopping Calendar

When President Abraham Lincoln issued the proclamation establishing Thanksgiving in 1863, he decreed the holiday would fall on the last Thursday of November. And it did until 1939 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order to move Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November. Congress passed legislation to make the change official in 1941.

Why did Roosevelt move Thanksgiving one week earlier, and why did Congress acquiesce to the change? Because a powerful coalition of retailers and other business interests asked them to.

By this time, the holiday shopping season was synonymous with the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. When Thanksgiving fell on November 30, as it did in 1939, that left only 24 holiday shopping days – and sometimes fewer, as many stores closed on Sundays back then. Naturally, this worried retailers and retail-adjacent businesses, who reasoned that busy holiday shoppers would simply shop less in a shorter season.

Their pitch to Roosevelt was more egalitarian: A longer holiday shopping season would be good for the American economy. That sounds dubious, but remember that the United States was still struggling to shake off the aftereffects of the Great Depression back in the late 1930s.

Whatever the idea’s economic merits, Roosevelt was sold, and the day that would later be known as Black Friday marked the official start of the holiday shopping season.

Why Custom Buttons?

Custom Buttons have been around forever and today are still universally accepted as a major form of advertising, expression, pride and are very collectable. Both you and we will know your custom buttons will look smashingly good. They will look even better on the folks who are going to “Pin One On”.
It’s About Building Trust! We are all about Service & Quality, period. If this is your first custom buttons order, or a company looking to pin one on your employees you are understandably wondering “how will it turn out?” The good news is we have printed more custom button graphics than we know how to count with our biggest client the US Government purchasing 1.2 million bulk custom button pins at a time. We promise, you will be thrilled with your results. As part of this promise, it’s a no-brainer that a free digital proof is included that you approve, before your custom button pin bulk order goes into production. (After you approve the proof, production time starts, so please be prompt during this process!)

Why Choose CustomButtons.com For Your Custom Button Pin Projects?

We make it easy for EVERYONE to order your custom button pin project online. Whether you are looking for custom buttons for your business to Get Your Message Out for a Promotional Campaign, or just to “Express Yourself”, we are here to help you by offering legendary customer service. We are the only custom button manufacturer that offers you a Guaranteed Delivery Date when ordering with NO GUESSING when your custom buttons will arrive! You pick the date you want them delivered using our calendar during the checkout process (and we will deliver your custom buttons on time every time). Some of the advantages of ordering your pin-back custom buttons from us:

  • It’s about building trust. You can call and speak direct to a custom button specialist
  • From 1 to 100,000+ custom buttons – no order is too small or large
  • Extraordinary quality from custom button pin-back parts to printing to assembly
  • Mylar topped collector 2-piece custom buttons come with jewelers safety pins
  • New premium soft-touch matte finish option available (get a Hassle FREE Quote)
  • All custom button pin parts are manufactured and assembled in the USA
  • Nationally certified women owned business (WBE) (WOSB)
  • Artwork Guidelines and custom button templates with a full service graphics department available if needed
  • Unmatched customer service, check out our real customer reviews below
  • Guaranteed delivery dates, you pick your custom button delivery date
  • Upfront competitive pricing with our best price guarantee on all custom button pin products, no bait & switch, no hidden costs
  • Custom buttons resources, fast-track production time, packaging options and fulfillment capabilities available

Thankful for You: Cyber Monday Deal & Thanksgiving Recipe

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In the spirit of the holiday season, we wanted to say a big thank you to all of our customers. Without you we wouldn’t be able to do what we love every day, and that’s making custom buttons. We love to see each and every design, because no two button designs are alike, and it’s amazing to see what our customers come up with every day. From Happy Birthday Buttons, to promotions going on in stores, we love to make our customers buttons.

 

We’re thankful for our employees who work tirelessly to ensure that all our button orders go out on time. From our sales department, to our shipping department, we are all here for our customers. We strive to achieve customer satisfaction even if that means working late nights and weekends when needed.

 

To share our thanks, and since we are going to take Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday off to be with our families, we are going to be running a Cyber Monday Special. $59.99 for 100 1.25”, 1.5”, and 2.25” buttons. This includes artwork and shipping. You’ll have to call us directly (623-445-9975) or send us an email (sales@custombuttons.com) to get this special one time deal. This is cost is only for the buttons, art, and ground shipping, if you would like the buttons faster than our standard production time (5 business days from the proof approval) and ground shipping (1-5 business days depending on your location), we can apply the difference in costs for a fast track option depending on when you need your buttons by. This offer is for December 2ndonly, so jump on it while you can and spread the joy of buttons!

 

As an added bonus, here’s a recipe we are dying to try this Thanksgiving, courtesy of PopSugar.com and The Two Bite Club blog.

 

Cinnamon Butter Baked Carrots

Ingredients:

  • 15 carrots, peeled and stems removed
  • 1/3 cup of butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher sale
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 tbsp orange juice
  • Bushel Fresh Parsely Chopped (optional)

 

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
  2. Clean Carrots and arrange in a 9” x 13” baking dish
  3. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugar, salt, and cinnamon. While the mixer is running, slowly add the boiling water and orange juice.
  4. Pour the mixture over the carrots and cover the dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 90 minutes.
  5. Remove the foil and transfer carrots to a serving platter. Drizzle carrots with the melted cinnamon butter from the baking dish. Garnish with chopped parsley, if desired.

 

Thank you for being the best customers around, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and a Happy Holiday season. For all your custom button, clothing magnet, and fridge magnet needs, check us out at CustomButtons.com, and remember we’re in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!

National Button Day

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Today is National Button Day and it is a fun holiday to celebrate buttons that are used on clothing, ornamentation, or as fasteners on November 16th. These types of buttons are different from the ones that we manufacture here at CustomButtons.com by Everyone Loves Buttons Inc ®, but we wanted to share because we love all types of buttons!

The first clothing buttons have been found in the Indus River Valley, China, and Ancient Rome. The oldest known button, dating 5000 BCE, was made of curved shell and for in the Indus River Valley.

Buttons that function as fasteners and buttonholes didn’t actually come into popularity until around the 13th Century in Germany. As they gained popularity throughout Europe, button composition reflected the popular materials of the era in which they were made. Today buttons are most often constructed out of hard plastic, metals, seashells, or wood.

Collecting buttons started to become popular in the United States, and from that popularity sprung up The National Button Society, which was founded in 1938. The members vary from people having buttons in containers, casual collecting, and even competitive collecting. The National Button Society focuses on educational research and exhibitions, the publication of materials about buttons, and the preservation of the importance of buttons.

If you’re an avid button collector, you could easily become a National Button Society Member, and even see if there are any button societies in your own state. There are also museums that feature button collections such as The Victoria & Albert Museum, the Smithsonian Museum, the Waterbury Button Museum, the Keep Homestead Museum, and even the National Button Society’s own online button gallery.

To celebrate you could visit a museum, whether in person or virtually, wear something with buttons, share your collection with other enthusiasts, or you can make a craft with buttons.

If you ever need pin-back buttons, wearable clothing magnet buttons, fridge magnet buttons you can check out our samples page for inspiration to create your own custom buttons! We have an in house art department that can help your custom button dreams become a reality, and our sales team is here to answer any questions you may have before, during, or after the ordering process! You can contact us Monday – Friday 8AM – 5PM Arizona Time, by phone (623-445-9975) and by email (sales@custombuttons.com).

Remember, we’re in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®!

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The Holidays are Here

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The weather is getting cooler, twinkling lights now line the streets, and people across the nation are beginning to prepare for family gatherings and gift giving. We are officially in the Holiday Season!

 

 

Buttons are a great way to spread holiday cheer, and make excellent gifts. Using your own pictures and graphics, you can order buttons that are truly unique. Anything can be put onto a button, from family photos, personal logos, and fun inside jokes! Plus, our graphics team will work with you to ensure you love your button design. For more information about preparing your image files, visit our previous blog post here.

 

When you have a design picked out, your next question should be ‘what size should you order?’ We offer a wide variety of sizes and shapes to choose from to help your design truly stand out. To see a breakdown of our button sizes, click here.

 

Do you know what design and size you want, but desire something besides a traditional pin-back button? We offer different button backings for you to choose from, ensuring you will always find the perfect one. Click here for more information about our different backings.

 

Need your buttons in a hurry? We offer Fast Track Production/Expedited Shipping to ensure you receive your buttons on time, despite a tight deadline! Visit our recent blog post here for more details.

 

In need of some gift inspiration? Follow us on social media, where we will be sharing some creative gift ideas using buttons!

 

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Celebrating Women’s History Month

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Celebrating Women’s History Month

Everyone Loves Buttons is proud to be apart of Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Golden State Warriors to help promote the causes near and dear to their huge, basketball dribbling hearts.  This time, the team will recognize Women’s History Month with the Their “Hear Us Roar” campaign, a series of promotional events, appearances and multimedia content meant to recognize the many accomplishments of women in America.

Game attendees will enjoy numerous live, in-game activation’s and giveaways throughout the month. There are also many community events scheduled throughout the coming weeks, which will pair a highly successful Bay Area lady with a group of lucky girls for inspirational talks and tours. One meeting will bring Warriors’ assistant coach, Bruce Frasier, and Warriors forward, Jordan Bell, together with South Bay elementary school students for a Read to Achieve Rally. The team members will read to kids from literature focused mainly on women’s history.

Other events for Women’s History Month will include appearances by two-time Olympic gold medalist, Ruthie Bolton, at girls’ spring basketball clinics around the state and Nike’s “Beyond the Baseline” experience, which will provide girls with deeper look ancillary sports positions such as sports medicine and journalism.

Fans will also be able to head over to NBA.com to watch highlight videos featuring trailblazing female warriors like NBC sideline reporter, Kerith Burke, Stanford Women’s Basketball Coach, Tara VanDerveer, Oakland Teacher of the Year, Jo Paraiso, and Denise Long, the very first woman ever drafted into the NBA by the San Francisco Warriors back in 1969. The videos, which were created by longtime Warriors’ media partners, BAYCAT Academy, will also be shown during games at the Oracle Arena.

Women’s History Month focused activities will come to a close on the night of March 27th when the Warriors face off against the Indiana Pacers. ‘Women’s History Night’ will feature a “Hear Us Roar” t-shirt and button giveaway along with a special halftime show with a performance from local boys and girls who learned their routine direct from the Warriors dance team. A postgame forum will also take place with some of the teams female corporate partners to give fans an inside look at women in business.

Everyone Loves Buttons looks forward to helping spread a message of solidarity with women everywhere. As a certified WBENC Woman Owned business, we take pride in the every button that our (mostly) female staff creates and are deeply committed to the advancement of women, children and their families. During the month of March, Everyone Loves Buttons and the Golden State Warriors wish every woman, sister, mother, aunt and grandmother out there a happy and productive Women’s History Month!

We are the #1 Nationally Certified Woman Owned Business in the Industry

As such, you can expect not only the highest quality USA made custom buttons, but legendary service and value you can count on!

Leading the button industry / #BuyWomenOwned

Everyone Loves Buttons ® is proud to be certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, and have been certified since 2008. WBENC National Certificate Number: 2005109609

What does this mean for you?

This means that we hold ourselves to the highest standards in customer service and overall quality offered. We are the #1 Nationally Certified Woman Owned (WBE) Business in the custom buttons industry.

What is the WBENC? @BuyWomenOwned

The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women in the United States. WBENC, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit, partners with 14 Regional Partner Organizations to provide its world class standard of certification to women-owned businesses throughout the country. WBENC is also the nation’s leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America’s corporations.

 

Black History Month and Buttons

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Black History Month

Along with Valentine’s Day, February is the time of year that America and many other countries celebrate Black History Month. With it’s origins rooted in the 50 years following the abolishment of slavery, Black History Month has come a long way in recognizing the unique achievements of African American people from all around the globe.

It all started in 1915 when famed historian, Carter G. Woodson, and prominent minister and activist, Jesse Moreland, created the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. The organization worked to identify and celebrate the accomplishments of black Americans and their African ancestors. In 1926, the ASNLH proposed the dedication of an entire commemorative week to their cause. The second week February was chosen to recognize what became known as national Negro History week, in honor of the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas.

In the years following the establishment of Negro History week, the event exploded across the country as the mayors of several major cities began designating yearly celebrations to mark the occasion. Nearly 40 years after the initial idea was first proposed, Negro History week had morphed into Black History Month with President Gerald Ford officially recognizing the yearly event in 1976.

In addition to recognizing the contributions of countless African Americans overall, each Black History Month features a specific theme. In 2018, Black History Month will honor “African Americans in Times of War”. It will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I and highlight the involvement of black soldiers and civilians in all American conflicts from the American Revolution to current standing warfare.

Everyone Loves Buttons client, The NBA’s Golden State Warriors, (@Warriors) have ordered custom buttons to help celebrate Black History Month. The team has organized multiple in-game activities and community outreach efforts along with a T-shirt giveaway for 10,000 fans that took place at the first home game of the month. Every T-shirt and each button carries the phrase, “Black History is Golden”. The Warriors have also teamed up with BAYCAT Academy, a local non-profit that works to educate youth in digital media production, to create a selection of videos highlighting the work of Bay Area leaders and influencers.

You can still order custom buttons for your Black History Month event throughout the end of the month. We can apply any message that you’d like to broadcast to the world in support of the many historical achievements of black Americans or create a more current look with a #blacklivesmatter button or refrigerator magnet.

Visit Everyone Loves Buttons to explore the many ways to show big support with a little button!

 

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Everyone Loves Buttons®

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It’s Valentine’s Day Every February 14th and it marks the day we celebrate with candy, flowers and cards. But how did this holiday come to be? The holiday is credited to Saint Valentine. St. Valentine is rather mysterious in the fact that many are unsure of what occurred during his life. Some say St. Valentine was a priest who arranged marriages in secret. This is because Emperor Claudius II had banned marriage due to married men being “bad soldiers.” Once Claudius found out about what Valentine was doing, he was thrown in jail and sentenced to death. While in jail, Valentine fell in love and gave the girl a letter on the day of his death titled “from your valentine.” The 14th of February is significant because that is the day he was killed.

Others say that St. Valentine tried to help christian s escape harsh Roman prisons. St. Valentine had lots of sympathy for these people because they were frequently beaten and tortured. St. Valentine was rumored to have been killed for helping these prisoners.

But how the day became a holiday is a completely different story. Some say every February 14th people commemorate the anniversary of his death. Others say A festival called Lupercalia was started by the Romans. This festival was in the middle of February and marked the beginning of spring. During this festival, boys drew the names of girls from a box. That name would be the boys girlfriend for the festival.

Then the church wanted to make the festival a Christian celebration and decided to combine that with the celebration of Saint Valentine. This name became used more commonly to celebrate the day of love.

While we don’t know the true story behind St. Valentine, Valentine’s Day is still a great time to celebrate love. Many gift their loved ones chocolate, roses and cards. Be unique and buy your loved ones something different, something they can cherish year round.

Show your spirit for Valentine’s Day, Everyone Loves Buttons has a large selection of different Valentines Day buttons. We have many conversation heart buttons that say things like “#Love”, “Be Mine” and “Real <3.” We also have heart eye emoticon buttons that are trendy and perfect for Valentine’s Day. And don’t forget to show your love for others with buttons that say “I ❤ My Kids” and “I ❤ My Dog.” Our specialty is Custom Buttons so if you have an idea, put it on a button!

With Everyone Loves Buttons you can express yourself and show your spirit for Valentine’s Day!

 

Happy Holidays from Everyone Loves Buttons

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December is finally here which means it is the season of giving and getting. While it can be a hectic time of the year, it gives us the opportunity to spend time with  family and spread cheer. One of the ways of spreading cheer during the holidays is giving and wearing happy holidays buttons. It helps keep clothing festive while wishing everyone  a Happy Holiday. These buttons can also be placed on presents and in stockings very conveniently. You can even do a button exchange with your friends.

Christmas is nearly three weeks away and people are happily shopping and spending money a little more freely this time of year.  If you are a retail business owner, you may consider creating additional buzz about your holiday-themed products. It’s common to see employees wearing  buttons this time of year for advertising purposes. Buttons are often referred to as a good value walking billboard.

Everyone Loves Buttons has a lot of different products to choose from. We even have custom bottle openers for your holiday parts and magnets to accessorize your fridge. You can also get wearable button magnets for those who would prefer to avoid pinning a button on.  All of these products come in a variety of sizes and designs. It is all up to you and how creative you would like to be.

 

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Order your holiday-themed buttons with us!

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For one reason or another, everyone loves the holidays. Whether it’s the Christmas music, Easter brunch, dressing up for Halloween or going out for St. Patty’s Day; most people find a reason to celebrate all year long. So why not celebrate in style with your own custom buttons?

Do you own your own business? Are you and a group of friends going out together? Are you hosting a party?

No matter what the occasion is, Everyone Loves Buttons can create the perfect button for you.

Check out some of the St. Patrick’s Day buttons we made for our client Fox’s Orland Park Restaurant & Pub:

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5 ways buttons can help you bring in the New Year

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As 2016 comes to an end, most of us are beginning to set our sights on 2017 and all that it entails. As we start to mark our new calendars with upcoming events, birthdays and other important dates, most of us keep thinking about how we can make this year better than the last. Whether it’s for personal or professional reasons, we all continuously look for the best way to bring in the New Year.

Well… look no further. Everyone Loves Buttons is here to help.

Here are five ways we might be able to help you bring in the New Year:

1) Promote a cause

Are you an individual that is trying to influence change? Is your business attempting to raise money for cancer research?

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No matter the cause, our variety of promotional products can help you spread the message.

2) Promote your business or organization

Maybe you’re a small business trying to get your name out there or maybe you’re a part of an organization that is unveiling a new logo.

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Whatever it is, we provide the perfect medium for you and your team to gain some extra exposure in 2017. You can create a fun, new design to spice up your buttons, or our in-house art department can help create one for you. Either way, we can help you take the next step to becoming a household name.

3) Celebrate or recognize someone

Do you have a fellow coworker retiring this year? Maybe you have a special birthday or work accomplishment in the office.

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We can put their face on a button! Everyone loves to gain recognition, and what better way to show your appreciation for someone than to show them off to everyone at work.

4) Promote an event

Do you have an annual golf outing coming up? Are you attending an important conference in 2017?

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Sure, you can hang up flyers throughout the office or in the windows of local businesses. Or you can give everyone a stylish button or zipper pull that can be attached to clothing, backpacks, purses, and more allowing the memories of your wonderful event to carry on long after it’s done.

5) Strengthen office comradery

Maybe you want to rally the troops at the office or lighten the mood in the break room.

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Our mylar-covered buttons allow for an interactive experience. You can take a stroll through time and vote for office superlatives (minus the lettermen’s jackets) to get some laughs at work. You might also want to celebrate the turning of the page by having everyone write their New Year’s resolutions on a button in an effort to help each other reach their goals.

Our fast track services allow us to meet any deadline, so no matter if you need them in a month or a day, we are the right company for the job. Whatever your plans are for 2017, Everyone Loves Buttons has a way to help you get there.

Go to custombuttons.com to see our variety of different products including pinback buttons, wearable magnetic buttons, zipper pulls, fridge magnets and more.

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Everyone Loves Buttons is a nationally certified woman-owned business that provides only American-made products manufactured at our production facility in Phoenix, Arizona.