20 Year Business Anniversary

GuffProof — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:21:30 -0800

Executive Gift Filter - maybe something Custom Engraved? Our company's 20th anniversary is coming up. Help me find a special gift for the boss. In August, my company will mark 20 years in business. This is a big deal, but there are no plans for a formal celebration or anything... we're super-busy, and I doubt many people even realize it's coming up.

I want to give the company president something to mark the occasion, but I have zero experience in this area. It should be business-related, not personal. (We chip in and give him dinners, golf trips, theater tickets etc. on Boss' Day and his birthday.)

Maybe a paperweight- brass, crystal, ??? - engraved with our logo and the anniversary dates?

Two hours of Googling left me baffled. There are so many promotional products sites out there- any recommendations?

I found brass paperweights shaped like stars, but those are employee motivation gifts for 'star performers'. Also, there isn't room for a logo and the dates to mark the anniversary.

This was more like it, but still sort of small.

Background- we're a food manufacturer. I thought about giving him something in the shape of one of our products... but he's got a lot of novelty gifts like that. I want something substantial and... classy.

As the company has grown, we've had 3 different logos. It might be too complicated, but a design displaying all 3 would really be special.

Also, one other thing I noticed. A lot of those promotional sites do logo engraving but they require a 12-item minimum order, or whatever.

I'm open to spending up to $200, but I don't need multiple commemorative paperweights!

I'm probably over-stressing, but this is important to me. I've been with the company for 17 years. When they hired me, I was a kid who didn't have the money for next month's rent. I literally had no where else to go.

Our boss has taken this company from a struggling start up to an international success, from 20 employees to 225+. I really want to give him something to recognize that. Any advice / experience / ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Thank you!

Where in NY can I get an ipod nano engraved?

pinksoftsoap — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:03:07 -0800

Where can i get my ipod nano engraved in or around New York City (closer to Brooklyn ideal)? Not with text as offered at Apple's online store but with my logo. Thank you!

Is it possible for me to laser engrave my stuff at home?

josh.ev9 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:36:43 -0800

Would it be possible to buy a laser engraver to engrave my stuff...like they do here and here? I'm really interested in laser engraving, potentially as a hobby, and potentially to make some money on the side. What basic tools do I need in order to get in to laser engraving? How much might a startup kit cost? Where should I shop?

The machine EngraveYourTech uses works kinda like an inkjet printer...is this potentially the sort of thing that we'll be able to buy at Circuit City in 5 years?

Thanks MeFi

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