9
2010
Fancy Commemorative Plates
Commemorative plates are an ideal item for that person who’s looking to maintain a lasting memory. Ideal for anniversaries and religious events, commemorative plates serves additional purposes other than memories. They add a European decor to your house. It gives an exquisite European appeal to a modern home. Commemorative plates serve as beautiful souvenirs that transcends through time.
Originally from China ceramic plates became popular in Europe in the early 1700’s. Not exactly used for the same purpose that we do today but the idea of artwork on plates was developed through this concept. A wealthy nobleman from England by the name of Patrick Palmer Thomas was the first to come up with the idea of ceramic plates as artwork. He displayed them for European nobles and the idea caught on like wild fire. He mostly used his plates to capture great scenery or upcoming special events. Most used blue and white ink.
Commemorative plates didn’t become popular in the United States until early 1900’s. It stirred plenty of interest within the public. As of late commemorative plates are still all rage for collectors. Most people use them to honor someone that passed on. Another great use for commemorative plates is to celebrate an historical event. When President Barack Obama was elected the first African American President one of the exceptional ways that was used honor this historical event commemorative plates.
Our dishware is not the only porcelain item we have that consumers can purchase as an display piece. We also offer commemorative tiles. These are great for individuals who prefer a square shape compared to the circle of the plates. They both have the same function; the only difference is the shape of the product
At DiscountMugs.com we offer a broad range of customized ceramic commemorative plates that will definitely fit your occasion. Get some today!
8
2009
Customized Christmas Gifts
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If you’re like a majority of Americans, you have yet to get all the Christmas presents for your friends, family and co-workers. It really is difficult to find the right gift for those who bring so much joy to your lives. The complicated criteria for Christmas presents look something like this: something personal but very useful, high-quality but low-cost and modern but timeless – no wonder holiday shopping so stressful. Consider customized Christmas gifts for this holiday season. A customized Christmas gift is one that has custom designs and logos on a useful product like a coffee mug or key chain. Here’s a list of gifts to get your friends family and coworkers.
Friends – DiscountMugs.com has a variety of customizable products that would be perfect for your friends no matter what sort of activities they enjoy. If your friends are very social get them custom beer mugs or beer glasses, these items customized with their name, nickname or funny slogan will certainly be memorable. If your friends are more into the fitness and physical activity scene, personalized sports bottles would be appreciated especially if they are into biking and running.
Family – Customizable products are great gifts for family members because they add a personal touch a beloved family member deserves. Certain items like custom printed coffee mugs and commemorative plates can be given as gifts while personalized key chains and customizable pens are probably best as stocking stuffers. T-shirts are also a great gift to give family members to commemorate a memorable Christmas occasion.
Co-workers – Whether you’re getting customizable Christmas presents for co-workers, employees or clients certain items really go over well in office settings. Travel mugs are particularly popular and with DiscountMugs.com’s vast inventory of products you’re bound to find a product that fits your recipients. Other custom office supplies like notebooks, portfolios, personalized pens and mouse pads are also universally accepted in the workplace.
Whether you’re getting Christmas presents for your most beloved family members or acquaintances, everyone appreciates the personal thought that goes into customized product gifts. Use these customized Christmas gifts to create new and build old relationships in a way that is both thoughtful and affordable.
29
2009
Commemorative Plates: A Church’s Celebratory Personalized Item
Read more..Every church has times and moments to celebrate. There are church anniversaries, holidays, festivals, and many other special functions. Why not mark each celebration with custom printed commemorative plates? Commemorative plates, usually made of porcelain, can help make your church’s event extra special. They can serve as reminders of your church and the event and are great keepsakes for church patrons.
Commemorative plates, most often, feature a picture of your church, the name of the church, and the date of the anniversary, holiday, festival, or special event. At Discountmugs.com, the plates are made out of beautiful porcelain, which is easily imprinted on. There are a wide range of styles and colors to choose from?right from your home or office computer. It is easy to design commemorative plates. Just use our online design center wherever you feel comfortable.
Churches can pass out these custom printed commemorative plates at their celebration or use them in a community fund raiser and sell them for less than the cost than what the church paid for them. Either way, your church patrons are sure to be pleased with their personalized gift.
Commemorative plates are beautiful pieces of artistry that anyone would love to receive. Church goers can start their very own collection of porcelain plates, perhaps by staying at the same church and waiting for new custom printed commemorative plates during the course of the year. Or, they could collect these plates from different churches.
Commemorative plates are fun to put on display. Once people have taken in some commemorative plates, they can put them on small, metal easels, tables, or glass display cases. If you do put them on easels and/or tables, make sure they are secure enough so that someone can’t knock them over too easily.
Churches that use commemorative plates as keepsakes have long lasting memories that they can pass on to their church goers. Church goers will appreciate the gesture of the commemorative plates and proudly display them in their homes. The beauty of the porcelain plates is they will attract with so many people to them because they are so beautiful. The are the perfect personalized items for churches.
10
2009
How Churches Can Use Custom Printed Commemorative Plates
Read more..Custom printed commemorative plates are beautifully crafted pieces of artistry. When given away as promotional products at churches, they can enlighten and uplift the spirits of church goers. Porcelain plates with a delightfully designed image of the church will remind church goers of their love for their church and how special it is to them. Promotional commemorative plates will remind them that they are honored by their church, for their dedication and contributions throughout the years.
There are many times during a year that a church can give away custom printed commemorative plates, including church anniversaries, holidays, church festivals, and special church functions.
Giving Away Custom Printed Porcelain Plates during Anniversaries
Each year, churches have annual anniversaries, like when the church was founded or established. This could be marked by a huge celebration, where church goers are invited to join in the festivities. Adding custom printed commemorative plates to the occasion can only enhance the joy. With just a few dollars per porcelain plate, churches can honor both the church itself and its church goers. Churches can give away these promotional plates at the sermon or special festivity they planned. Imagine how appreciated church goers will feel when they receive such a beautiful gift.
Holidays: A Great Time to Give Away Promotional Commemorative Plates
There’s no better time of year to celebrate than during the holidays, especially during Easter and Christmas. Easter and Christmas are big occasions for churches and they usually plan large celebrations during these times. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to include promotional commemorative plates as part of the festivities? Churches could pass out the custom printed porcelain plates at the door as church goers leave the church. Instead of giving them a candle, which they will just throw out, give them something special, like a commemorative plate.
Custom Printed Commemorative Plates at Festivals
Every church hosts at least one festival every year. There’s usually a lot of food and maybe some carnival rides. Church festivals usually lasts for a few days to a week, so this would give churches ample time to sell promotional commemorative plates. The money from the sales would go directly to the church for, say, an addition to the church or a new school for the children. Church goers will be more than happy to partake in purchasing custom printed porcelain plates from their church. They can add these plates to their collection of free ones.
Promotional Porcelain Plates at Special Functions
Churches have special functions all the time. Wouldn’t it be nice to have some promotional porcelain plates on hand when these special functions arise? The custom printed commemorative plates would add a nice touch to the occasions and they would make people remember the functions even more than they already do. Every time they see the plate in their homes they will be reminded of the good times they had at their church function and will want to return for more.
Putting a nice picture of your church on a commemorative plate is a great way to keep church goers coming back. The promotional porcelain plates shows the church goers that they are a part of something special, a part of an organization that cares. Use these simple ideas to make your church the most special place for people to be.
3
2009
Celebrate Independence Day with Promotional Commemorative Plates
Read more..The United States’ Independence Day is quickly approaching. Have you thought about how you are going to celebrate? Will it be a big party or barbecue? If so, you should try to give your guests something to remember this special, fun-filled day?try giving out personalized commemorative plates as reminders.
You could have the commemorative plates say something like, ?Happy 4th Of July.? Be sure to always put the date, especially the year. Then, of course, put each guest’s name on the plates. That way they will feel extra special and will remember that day with a smile on their faces and goosebumps in their hearts. You could even imprint a poem about Independence Day on the plate. Whatever you choose to do, it is sure to be special.
The Fourth of July is an age-old holiday. The day boils down to when the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. It is one of the most familiar holidays and is one of those perfect times to give out personalized commemorative plates
A lot of festivities occur on the Fourth of July. You can make your day extra special just by giving out custom printed commemorative plates. Your guests will love them and you for being so thoughtful.
Discountmugs.com has a wide selection of personalized commemorative plates for you to choose from. The sizes range from 8-inch round plates to 10-inch round plates. You can get your commemorative plates for as low as $6.59 per plate. Some of the plates come with gold trim and some come with silver.
Other ways in which you can use commemorative plates are as follows: family reunions, class reunions, church functions, weddings, and employees (promotion or retirement). Any one of these people in these scenarios would be so pleased to have a commemorative to make their memories last.
18
2009
The Size of the Promotional Products Industry
Hartford Business Journal has recently published an article by Jody Ferrer dedicated to sharing information about the promotional products industry that we think you’ll love – especially if you are looking into getting some promotional products for your business.
Here’s one of our biggest take-aways from the article that we think you’ll find interesting too:
“The advertising specialty industry has come a long way since George Washington?s commemorative election buttons were made in 1789. In fact, he is the first-known user of promotional items. It is a $20 billion industry and growing every year. Did you know that 84 percent of people that see a company name or message on a promotional item remember it, while 62 percent have done business with the advertiser after receiving the item? ”
You can find a wide range of promotional products at Discountmugs.com to help you jump start your next advertising campaign!
18
2009
Advertising Can be More Effective with Promotional Products
We came across a recent blog post on Skyje.com about how promotional products can enlarge the advertising mix. Click here to read the post. Customized promotional products can help businesses succeed by increasing the likelihood that customers will remember a business and think of that business favorably. The trick for making promotional products effective may have a lot to do with producing high quality promotional products, like the product at Discountmugs.com.
Here are some more tips from this particular blog post that you may find helpful:
Through the promotional items, the object and intent that you wish to realize should be clear to you.
- Plan to minimize your extra costs in commerce in sooner.
- Decide on the types of gift that you can deem, keeping in mind your target listener.
- The occasion on which you want to give your Promotional products should be clear.
- Prefer on the budget type and price range that can be contentedly afforded by you to wish quality gifts.
- To create a diverse identity of your brand and its image in the souk, be thoughtful and distinct in its ideas.
Contact us today for more information about how you can use promotional products for your business to help you have an effective advertising scheme!!
17
2009
DiscountMugs.com Receives Rave Reviews from BBB and Customers
Here’s a press release we sent out today telling the world more about the rave reviews we have been so proud of receiving for our work on customized promotional products and more…
Discountmugs.com – a leading manufacturer of custom promotional products and more – is pleased to announce that they are the recipient of the A+ business rating from the Better Business Bureau for the second year in a row. The announcement of the highest possible BBB rating confirms the company’s 99 percent customer satisfaction rating based on customer surveys.
“We’re very proud of the feedback that we have received from our customers about their service with us,” said Amin Rahman, CEO of Discountmugs.com. “This highest rated BBB classification is further proof of our commitment to excellent customer service and to delivering high quality and customized promotional items fast.”
Discountmugs.com has achieved this high customer satisfaction rating despite its prolific turn-out of customized products. According to Rahman, the company ships more than 100,000 customized orders each year. Orders include customized wedding gifts, personalized glassware, promotional pens, custom mugs, and much more. Customers can upload their artwork through an easy-to-use online interface and have it reviewed by professional graphic designers at Discountmugs.com before it is printed onto their orders.
Moreover, sales for Discountmugs.com have been booming, even in a down economy, said Rahman, who attributes part of the steady sales the company’s line of special edition President Barack Obama collector’s memorabilia, which includes customized plates and mugs to commemorate the election of the 44th President. “We saw a 50 percent sales jump in November alone because of the Obama memorabilia,” said Rahman
More About DiscountMugs.com
Discountmugs.com was founded in 1993 in order to provide custom-printed glassware, plates, custom decals, temporary tattoos, custom ceramic wares, sports bottles, stainless steel drink ware, and more at affordable prices. Since its founding, the company has been producing 40,000 coffee mugs, 15,000 glassware products, and 10,000 travel mugs in their 200,000 square foot facility each day.
For more information, visit www.discountmugs.com.
9
2009
Discountmugs.com Sale on Some Customized Items
Just a reminder that discountmugs.com is currently running a special sale on some items. These items include:
- Customized mouse pads
- customized photo mugs
- PolyStar Delux water bottles
- Ceramic Style Travel mugs
- Libbey Napa Country Wine Glasses
- and more.
With this sale, you’ll also get the same great customer service and high quality that you have come to expect from Discountmugs.com. You’ll also love the fast turn-around time and shipping for every order. Contact us today for more information on our special sale products and more.
9
2009
Customized Plates and Tiles
DiscountMugs.com offers a wide selection of customized plates and tiles for all occassions. These plates and tiles come in a wide variety of sizes and styles, including 8 inch round plates, 10 inch round plates, and tiles. Many of the plates are constructed using high-quality porceline and gold edging, adding elegance and style to any collection of fine tableware or any collector’s cupboard.
Simply upload your own artowrk, photograph, or message through our easy online uploading tool, or have one of our professional graphic designers walk you through the design process in order to get the most organized and well-made customized plate or tile for your needs.
Contact us today for more information about our customized plate and tile services or to get started right away!











