Nametags

[Steve McKee]

We've been asked to make some nametags for nurses and have no idea what type of material to use. Can anyone tell us what material(s) work best for this application?

Thanks

[Joe Pelonio]

Rowmark or IPI Laserable material, I use Rowmark LaserMax for most name tags. It's outdoor durable but since the price is so close to the indoor Laser-
Mark I pretty much always use it. You'll also need to buy the pin or magnetic backs for them.

[Steve McKee]

Thanks Joe. How would you typically price the nametags?

[Joe Pelonio]

There's a lot of different ways but you have to be at least close to what people will pay to order them online, I've seen $4-6. I start off at $7
for the name, title, and pin back. Then I'll add $.50 for magnetic, and if a logo is needed the actual time for it at $1/minute. For quantity 10 or more on the same order I'll discount 10%.

[Mike Null]

I start at $6.50 and go to $11. I get $1.50 for the magnets. I also do a lot of wholesale and prices start at $3 and go to $8 with magnets at $1.00. My $3 wholesale is a 1/32" IPI plastic with pin.

[Levi Chanowitz]

Here is a link to a leader in the industry
http://www.permarkbadges.com/.

your discount is around 40%. they sell through promotional distributors.
They will send you catalogues, your customers will have lots of choices.
They will hold badges for future engraving

[Bill Cunningham]

Here is a link to a leader in the industry
http://www.permarkbadges.com/.

your discount is around 40%. they sell through promotional distributors.
They will send you catalogues, your customers will have lots of choices.
They will hold badges for future engraving

I have used permark in the past for multi colour hotstamped logos.. Their plain badges are a bit pricey, but they do exceptional work on multi colour stuff.. I used to get them to print the logos, then send me the blanks for engraving with name/title etc.. Now, I generally just use reverse engraved material colour filled.. The laser has pretty well replaced the hot stamping machine..