Pinbadge - Promotional Gift Ideas

Here at Pinbadge we’re often asked this question. The reason is straightforward - and NO - we’re not increasing our profit at your expense!!!!

The vast majority of our products are manufactuired to order in China. Lanyards are made from bales of material; badges and keychains from strip metal, etc. But one thing they all have in common is labour. All products have a very high labour content, so, to make something more quickly requires more people. More people = more cost.

Another major factor in the cost of any item is the freight element from China. Products produced on a standard 4 week lead-time are bulked together at one central point, bringing together work from several manufacturing partners and this is shipped as a single airfreight consignment. This gives us ( and you) the cheapest method (per item) to ship goods out of China.  We bring 2 consolidated shipments out of China each week.

Items that need to be delivered more quickly can’t benefit from this consolidation - particularly those orders based on a 2 week delivery. These orders need to be shipped to the UK as soon as they are ready. So they are consigned individually on door-to-door carriers (such as DHL, UPS or Fed-Ex). These are much faster services than Airfreight, with the goods arriving at the final destination in the UK in 3-4 days.  The drawback is they are much more expensive - typically 3-4 times per kg more!!!!

We hope this gives you a bit more understanding of why it costs more to have goods delivered more quickly, but if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us via the Enquiry function.

Ties and Scarves have always given an air of class and style to an organisations Staff uniform.

Pinbadge has now introduced a range of fully bespoke Ties and Scarves - in silk, poly-silk and polyester. Woven or Printed - nothing is too simple or too complex.

And, of course, the Staff look is completed with the addition of one of our Corporate Name Badges.

Pinbadge are renowned for providing high quality lanyards, which are one of the most successful items in our range. They are normally used for carrying name badges at exhibitions, events and security passes in large offices.

Instead of just having plain lanyards, why not have your logo and/or text printed on them and, of course, have them in your own colours!

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