luggage tags what to use?

[Charity Newland]

I've got one of those last min. customers needing luggage type tags for a charity golf tournament on Tues. What would be a good material that will hold up and be cost effective? I have JDS, Marco, PDU and Johnson's that I could get in time.

Thanks

[Dan Hintz]

Leather...

[Charity Newland]

needs to be inexpensive

[Bruce Clumpner]

needs to be inexpensive

I sell bag tags all the time out of 1/16" rowmark. Get the plastic lanyard from JDS and you've got about $0.05 plus labor into each one. Pretty good color selections too! I use Johnson plastics.

[Matt Turner (physics)]

Chewbarka has anodized luggage tags in two thicknesses.

[Mike Lysov]

I am with Matt for Chewbarka tags. I have bought a lot of pet and luggage tags from them.

[Mike Null]

I like Chewbarka as well. IF you use plastic I would use 1/8" or laminate 1/16" back to back.

[Charity Newland]

Chewbarka is a 2 day ship. So I ordered some Rowmark Max from Jds. I ordered enough to laminate as mike suggested.
Thanks everyone for your responses!

[Joe Hillmann]

needs to be inexpensive

I think leather is (depending on type) cheaper than rowmark.

[Charity Newland]

Would love some sources for the leather :)

[Bruce Clumpner]

Would love some sources for the leather :)

I'm interested in knowing the good sources for leather too!

[Tony Lenkic]

Check out this supplier from Canada:
www dot leathertreaty dot com

[Rich Kruyer]

What glue do you use to laminate the rowmark?

[Bruce Clumpner]

What glue do you use to laminate the rowmark?
Rowmark and other laminated plastics will hold up to a fair amount of abuse. Our tags go on swim team and equipment bags and and we've had few if any failures.. Just make sure your design allows enough material around the attachment point.

[Joe Hillmann]

Tandy leather, they sell online. I usually buy scrap leather from local leather workers.

[Mike Null]

Use acrylic solvent cement for laminating.

I bought a whole hide from a wholesaler in Columbus, Ohio when I lived there. I imagine there are leather wholesalers in all major cities.