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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.

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

To our valued customers –

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After careful consideration, CustomButtons.com By Everyone Loves Buttons, Inc.® is notifying our clients about a price increase effective November 1, 2021. This pricing adjustment is based on a variety of factors to include rising costs of raw materials from industry suppliers which include steel, magnetic material & fuel costs. ELB strives to minimize the impact on you, our valued customer, and is fully committed to providing you with continued unmatched service and top quality USA made products. 

After 13 years without any adjustments on our products, it is no longer possible to absorb 100% of the cost increases. In fact, when the price of raw materials dropped several years back, ELB passed that reduction on to our customers, especially on large quantities. We greatly appreciate your business and understanding and it is a pleasure to see many businesses across America beginning to bounce back. Be assured that ELB will continue to work diligently to mitigate the impact of rising operational cost. 

For those clients who purchase pin-back, magnetic back, or fridge magnet buttons from us for personal use or resale for your business, school, church, fundraisers or clients, our website pricing will be updated by November 1st.  If you need a quote for a client or November order you can request a quote and we will get one out to you as soon as our pricing has been finalized.  Buttons are a penny business and the increase in pricing compared to other promotional items will be minimal and still offer you or your company a great value compared to other promotional items available.  As you know, companies are ALWAYS looking for inexpensive & fast ways to express themselves, their cause or advertise their business. 

Did you know?

Individuals or employees wearing a button pin really do INCREASE AWARENESS & INCREASE SALES – GUARANTEED!   

From our family to yours, thank you for your continued business and support throughout the years and we look forward to continuing our relationship with you or your company for years to come as we continue to offer you the service and quality you expect and deserve. We are in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons® and we hope we can continue to Pin One On!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us. 

The CustomButtons.com Sales Team

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Using Buttons For Social Distancing

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One thing that we have learned so far from 2020 is the importance of taking care of ourselves and those around us. Not only mentally, but physically when it comes to taking health precautions. As a company, we have made it a priority to ensure that our employees are up to date on hand washing procedures, refrain from touching their face, and do not come to work if they are sick.

We encourage all of our customers to be safe, and our pin-back buttons can help remind others about practicing safe interactions during this time. With our buttons it is easy and quick to communicate to others that someone is avoiding direct physical contact, while avoiding awkward interactions or explanations. It will be much easier for their peers to respect their boundaries, as the visual message will be communicated even without being verbally mentioned.

Wearing a button stating that someone is practicing social distancing or not shaking hands is a clear non-verbal safeguard and is helpful when others may not necessarily want, or be able, to explain their situation. That way, there is no awkwardness and people are able to respect the personal space of others. This is not just relevant for the current pandemic of COVID-19 and the annual flu season, but also for those who may not shake hands or have other reasons for social distancing.

What is “Social Distancing”?

Social distancing is a term used to describe when an individual begins to distance themselves from social situations where groups of people may congregate. This includes activities like attending sports games, going out with friends to restaurants, or going to the movies. In our home state of Arizona there are currently recommendations to cancel or postpone mass gatherings of over 50 people, and the President of the United States has recently advised avoiding groups of over 10 people.

It is important to note that social distancing does allow for essential tasks to be made, like buying groceries or going to work. The key idea is to keep a larger than normal space between yourself and your peers when outside of your home, and then remaining inside your home as much as possible. Avoiding situations where there are a lot of people in one area can help prevent the spread of illness, as there are fewer people in one spot for an illness to infect.

This button design helps declare that you intend to practice social distancing when away from your home, and will help others quickly recognize and respect your personal space.

Why are These Buttons Important?

Although flu season occurs every year, this season there is also a COVID-19 pandemic. Since flu season is annual, individuals do not always take caution when it comes to the health and safety of others. Consumers can be proactive by wearing the “I Don’t Shake Hands” and “Social Distance” pin-back buttons during this time to help prevent close contact interaction with others. These visual indications allow for quick communication without awkward explanations, and are an ideal impulse purchase item given the current focus on personal and public health in our current society.

What Type of Wearable Backings do You Make?

Traditional Pin-Back Button

Our pin-back buttons can be attached to nearly every piece of clothing: shirts, hats, or bags. The sizes range from 7/8” all the way to 6” in various shapes like rectangles, squares, ovals, and circles. This type of button backing is considered the traditional/standard backing.

Clothing Magnets

We offer several types of clothing magnet backings for our buttons, which suit a variety of situations. The first is a small round clothing magnet for our smaller sized buttons. Although small in size, they are powerful and will definitely stay in place!

The second is a clothing bar magnet that is excellent for larger buttons that may pull on clothing due to their weight. These magnets are also able to stick on surfaces that are magnetic, like refrigerators.

Bulldog Clips

Our bulldog clips can be easily attached to ID tags, which makes them perfect for anyone who does not want several buttons on your shirt.

Click here to see our full button backing lineup, and click here to see our past blog post about our backings for more details!

How Can These Buttons be Sold in Stores?

One way these buttons can be sold in the form of our button boxes. Our button boxes provide a quality impulse purchase for consumers, and are perfect for placing on your check out counters.

The MSRP is 3 for $5, or 1 for $1.99. These boxes are designed to have 88 buttons, with the attached backer card, per box. The backers of our custom buttons and boxes can be designed to your preferences. In the case of the “Help Stop The Spread” buttons, they come pre-designed, with a retail and fundraiser option to choose from. Fundraiser boxes, or FunD for short, help raise money for the CDC Foundation, which is working hard to stop the spread of COVID-19. If you have a favorite charity/non-profit you would like to raise money for, our FunD boxes can be customized with the organization of your choice.

For large volume orders, button boxes can also be customized with your company logos.

Where do these buttons come from?

We are proud that all of our products are made in the USA and have no foreign components. Everything from the metal button parts to the graphics printing is made in the USA, and every button is assembled at our facility in Phoenix, Arizona. All of our employees follow proper cleanliness protocol to ensure that your products are made to our high standards. We are always committed to providing you the best service, and work hard to ensure you are happy with your buttons.

We are also proud to be a Woman-Owned Small Business, certified by the WBENC. Check out our past blog post to read more about this amazing organization, and don’t forget to #BuyWomenOwned!

Let’s help spread awareness and limit the spread of this illness that is altering our way of life here in the USA.

Some people just feel uncomfortable saying they are socially distancing, and now they can wear it on a hat, jacket, backpack, purse or more so they don’t have to feel they are offending anyone. Help us all spread the word so we can limit the spread of COVID-19 and other diseases.

Questions?

If you have any questions about your custom button order or the ordering process, you can always give us a call at 623-445-9975, or send us an email at sales@custombuttons.com. You can also reach us through the chat feature on our website during business hours (8am-5pm Arizona Time). We are here to help in every step of your button ordering process, from beginning your order to shipping your buttons for delivery. 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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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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5 Ways to Improve Marketing with Custom Buttons

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5 Ways to Improve Marketing with Custom Buttons

There are many tips and tricks to improve your marketing strategy from increasing your social presence to focusing on your customers. But what about ways to improve your marketing without having say a word? With custom buttons you can improve your marketing, and this blog will discuss 5 different ways to do so!

A Brief History of Buttons

Since the days of their inception, pin-back buttons have been a huge marketing tool. George Washington’s supporters had brass campaign buttons that said “Long Live The President” in 1789. Later presidential candidates such as John Quincy Adams and Abraham Lincoln won their elections with the use of these effective marketing tools against their opponents. Abraham Lincoln was the first President to have his picture featured on a button. That revolutionized the industry and introduced a new era of pin-back buttons which then included photos and campaign slogans.

Whitehead & Hoag, Founders of Buttons

The pin-back buttons that we see today, however, most closely resemble those produced by Whitehead and Hoag. Whitehead and Hoag are the oldest and largest button company of the early 20th century. They introduced a patented design that featured the use of celluloid over the button’s image to protect the image from age and weather and maintain the vibrant colors of the image. This is how standard buttons got the name celluloid buttons! With this new technique, button making and printing became cheaper which led to toy, candy, and tobacco companies using them as product promotions.

In the 1960s and 1970s, pin back buttons became an effective way to support a cause. Anti-war buttons and peace sign buttons picked up hype and became a huge marketing tool for those people who wanted to express their beliefs. To this day, people of all ages, are creating buttons to express their beliefs or support their causes.

It’s no wonder that buttons have carved a market in the advertising industry, even after being around for the last two centuries.

So let’s take a look on how custom buttons can improve your marketing:

1. Custom Buttons Are Walking Billboards

With custom buttons coming in a variety of different shapes and sizes, it’s no wonder that companies are using them as walking billboards for their customers. Whether it’s the company employee wearing a button advertising a sale, or a customer wearing the button with the company logo, custom buttons are everywhere. We see buttons on t-shirts, travel bags, and even on hats. Great buttons include a colorful design or slogan that attract attention for that company and are great conversation starters.

Check out our sample page here to see different examples of advertising buttons!

2. Cost Effective Method to Promote Your Business

Most button companies, like ours have price breaks for when you are ordering larger quantities. Buttons become cheaper the more that your order and the frequency that you order. Custom buttons are also long lasting handouts that can survive weather, time, and use. We’ve even, by accident, sent some of our own buttons through the washing machine and they’ve survived. So you don’t have to worry about your buttons not withstanding the test of time! By taking time to invest in great marketing materials, you will be able to garner the amount of attention you or your company is looking for!

3. Great Handout at Events and Trade Shows

Everyone loves custom buttons, whether it is at an event or at a trade show. Again, they are cheap item to bring to hand out. They make great mementos for the guests of the show or the event. There is a large audience of people that are moving from booth to booth at such events or shows. With freebies and giveaways, people are more likely to remember your company. People will even seek out your booth specifically because they intend to get the same button they’ve seen someone else wearing.

4. Multiple Custom Button Designs to Track Business Profits

This is geared towards retail stores and restaurants. When you are running different sales or promotions, you can have your employees wear different kinds of buttons. For example, if you have a sale on Women’s clothing and another on technology, you could have two different buttons made up, one for employees in the clothing department, and one for the employees in the technology department. The products are run up at the register and you are able to track the different profits based on which product is purchased. You can also measure using buttons as your silent salesman versus no buttons and see how the sales increase. This ties back into Number 1. Custom Buttons are Walking Billboards.

5. Customization is Key

With pin-back buttons, anything is possible. You could have your brand logo or slogan on a button in a multitude of sizes and shapes. You can also use buttons to promote a new product or an upcoming event. By being able to put whatever you want on a custom button, the sky’s the limit. Custom buttons can come in round, square, rectangular, or even oval forms depending on the needs of your business. They also have no limitation on what you can feature on the buttons from creating a personal memento to advertising different product such as food, clothes, or the latest sale.

Remember not every button manufacturing company is created equal, so it is important to do your research on which company has the best service and quality. By taking time to research various button manufacturers, you can figure out which of them is the right fit for your custom button needs. Remember, paying a little bit extra for a quality button will be well worth it in the long run. It’s always best to compare costs, with production times, along with the quality of the products you are ordering. Make sure to read the customer reviews, and if you have time, even ask for samples before buying!

About Us

Here at CustomButtons.com by Everyone Loves Buttons Inc®, we have seen all kinds of buttons from personal to corporate. We love to see each unique design, and are able to help you with your own design. This allows us to ensure that your own custom buttons are perfect. We offer 21 different shapes and sizes from 7/8” round to 6” round and 1.5” square to 2.5 x 3.5” rectangles and a range of sizes in between. Each order is unique and special and we treat everyone that way. Whether it’s your first time ordering with us or your 20th time, you will receive the same customer service, quality, and attention every time. We’ve been in this business for over 20 years, and know a thing or two about creating the perfect custom button.

Questions or Need Help?

For a free custom quote or if you are ready to place an order, you can do so through our website: custombuttons.com, by phone: (623)-445-9975, or by email: sales@custombuttons.com. Our team will be able to help you with any questions you may have. We can give you a price quote, or even help you place your order. We take pride in truly being there for our customers every step of the way, and remember we are in this business because Everyone Loves Buttons®.

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Holiday Sale on Bottle Openers

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Hello Mr. Craft Beer (or Soda), Meet Mr. Bottle Opener, we think you two will be the very best of friends. What better fit that beer (or soda) and bottle openers? These 2.25″ magnetic button bottle openers are the perfect gift at your holiday parties or events. When you’re done poppin’ bottles, you can use the magnet on the back to hang up your keepsake on your fridge so there’s always a bottle opener accessible!

With the Holiday Season in full swing, we’ve decided to offer these bottle openers at 20% off until December 15th. Order minimum is just 1 bottle opener!

Use Coupon Code: MBO2019

Click HERE to go straight to the 2.25″ Magnetic Bottle Opener ordering page.

 

*Coupon Valid 12/4/19 – 12/15/19. 20% off only applicable to cost of bottle openers.

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®!