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5th Place Pinked Ribbon

5th Place Pinked Ribbon

Item RIB35 · 2" x 8" · Awards & Recognition

5th Place Pinked Ribbon (item RIB35) is in our Award Ribbons range of Awards & Recognition, with a 4.8 in x 4 in personalization area. The piece is $1.15 at 1-11 and $0.71 at 500+; engraving is priced on your artwork. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.

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Counted from today, allowing a day for your proof and 5 days of ground transit. It holds if your artwork is with us today and you approve the proof within one business day. Checkout will not accept a date we cannot keep, and it names this one.
Often sooner: the fast end of that window is Wed, Oct 21. We promise the late end, because a date is worth nothing if we miss it.
$0.71 each at 500+ · $1.15 at 1
QuantityPrice eachYou save
1-11$1.15 -
12-23$1.06 save 8%
24-47$0.99 save 14%
48-95$0.92 save 20%
96-249$0.85 save 26%
250-499$0.78 save 32%
500+$0.71 save 38%
✓ 1,000+ in stock
Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 21 - Mon, Nov 2 (order today, artwork approved within a day)

Sold loose or by the case of 25. Ask us if you want a full case: we will check the case price for you.

See your logo on it

Drop your logo on, drag it where you want it and size it. You will see exactly what we engrave, and what it costs, before you pay. The personalization area on this item is 4.8in x 4in.

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Included at no extra charge
  • No setup fee, at any quantity (most promo sites charge $40 to $63 per design)
  • Free digital proof before anything is produced
  • Free artwork check at the real imprint size
  • Free ground freight on orders over $250
  • Artwork kept on file for fast, matching re-orders
No proof fees, no art fees, no small-order fees. Engraving is priced on its own line and shown in full before you pay, never added afterwards.

What is the 5th Place Pinked Ribbon?

Catalogued as RIB35, this award ribbon sits in the part of the range that gets re-ordered rather than tried once. It measures 2" x 8".

Built to survive real use rather than a single event, that is what separates a promotional item that keeps working from one that ends up in a drawer.

Ribbons are the cheapest way to recognize a full field of participants rather than only the winners. Decoration method is matched to the substrate so the mark is permanent rather than printed on top. The two together are why this item re-orders.

Treat this as reach inventory. The point of the tier is that you can put one in every hand at an event without the total ever becoming a conversation with finance. Concretely: $1.15 each at 1-11, $0.71 at 500+.

Specifications

Item numberRIB35
Product typeRibbon
MaterialSee description
Dimensions2" x 8"
Shipping weight0 oz
ColorYellow
Decoration methodsLaser Engraving, UV Printing
Standard imprint area4.8 in x 4 in
Minimum order1 piece
DurabilityHigh.
CareWipe clean with a soft damp cloth.
CategoryAwards & Recognition
CollectionAward Ribbons

Decoration options

The decoration method is chosen to match the substrate, which is why the mark is permanent rather than printed on top of it. Standard imprint area on this item is 4.8 in x 4 in.

Laser Engraving

A focused laser removes the surface layer to expose the substrate beneath. A permanent, high-contrast, single-color mark with no ink involved.

Best for

Logos, names, dates and fine text. The default choice when the mark has to outlive the campaign.

Color

Single color: the natural color of the material under the surface.

UV Printing

UV-cured ink is jetted directly onto the product and cured instantly under ultraviolet light. Full-color, photographic-quality artwork with hard edges and no dot gain.

Best for

Multi-color logos, gradients, photographs and exact brand-color matching.

Color

Full color, including white ink on dark substrates.

Artwork requirements

  • Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
  • Supply Pantone (PMS) references for any color that has to match exactly.
  • A 300 dpi raster at the actual imprint dimensions will run cleanly. Anything pulled from a web page usually will not.
  • If the logo is only available as a bitmap, we need it at 300 dpi or better at final size, ideally on a transparent background.
  • Artwork we redraw stays on file under your item number, so the next order runs from the same corrected file.

Production schedule

Digital proofSame or next business day
Standard run3 to 5 business days once the proof is signed off
Rush runquoted per job once the proof is signed off, with the date confirmed in writing
Delivery1 to 5 business days on the ground network

Common uses

Fairs and showsBuilt for fairs and shows. That is the use case the format was designed around, not one retrofitted to it.
School eventsSpecified regularly for school events. The imprint area at 4.8 in x 4 in is sized for exactly that job.
Placement recognitionSpecified regularly for placement recognition. The imprint area at 4.8 in x 4 in is sized for exactly that job.
Renewal and retention giftsTimed to the contract date rather than the calendar, which is when the recipient is actually paying attention.
Internal contests and incentivesA tangible prize outperforms a gift card for exactly the reason you would expect. It stays on the desk.
Team and department awardsRecognizing a group without the cost or ceremony of individual crystal for every person.
Employee milestonesAnniversaries, promotions and retirements: the moments where a personalized object does what an email cannot.
Client thank-you programsSent after a renewal, a referral or a project close, when the relationship is warm and the gesture will land.

Where this works best

The same item lands differently depending on who gets it and why. Here is how this one performs across the programs it sells into most.

1

Sports Leagues, Tournaments & Clubs

Sport needs volume, deadlines and a clear hierarchy of awards. Participation medals for the field, distinct pieces for placegetters, and something with real presence for the overall champion. Production timing is usually the binding constraint, so lock artwork well before the event rather than after the results are known. Ribbons are the cheapest way to recognize a full field of participants rather than only the winners. Cost per impression is the number that matters here, and it is very low.

2

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Every pound spent on a donor gift is a pound not spent on the mission, so the gift has to earn it. Donors read the gift as a statement about stewardship. Something visibly expensive can cost you more in confidence than it earns in goodwill, which is why restraint and a personal inscription usually outperform scale in this sector. Decoration method is matched to the substrate so the mark is permanent rather than printed on top. Cheap enough to over-order slightly, which is the right call for a table.

3

Weddings, Reunions & Milestone Events

Personal events are the one segment where the recipient genuinely wants the item personalized. Guests keep what they can use and discard what merely commemorates. An item that works on an ordinary Tuesday will outlive the event by years; one that only makes sense on the day will not survive the drive home. The award ribbon format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. At this price the risk is under-ordering, not over-ordering.

4

Education, Schools & Universities

Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Budgets are tight and quantities are large, which pushes toward mid-tier items ordered in volume. Alumni and donor gifting is the exception: that is where the spend per unit rises sharply, because the return is measured in gifts rather than impressions. Down to $0.71 at volume, which is where this stops being a cost.

How does ordering and turnaround work?

Minimum order1 piece
SetupNone: setup is built into the price
FreightFree ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available
Rush serviceRush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before payment
ProofingProof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it
Re-ordersWe keep the approved file, so a re-order reproduces it exactly
ShippingFree ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available

What do buyers ask about RIB35?

Do you ship to multiple addresses?

Yes, through a quote. Card checkout ships one order to one address, so for a split run send the address list with a quote request and we confirm the freight for every destination in writing before you pay. The artwork is proofed once and applied across the whole run. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.

How long does production take?

Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit. The clock starts when you approve the proof, not when you place the order. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.

What happens if something arrives damaged?

We replace damaged pieces. Send a photograph and the item number within 10 days of delivery and we handle the carrier claim ourselves. If the box arrives visibly damaged, write that on the freight bill before signing. The replacement runs from the artwork you already approved, so it matches the rest of the order.

What does it actually cost at quantity?

Most orders land near 48-95, which prices at $0.92 a piece. The published ladder on RIB35 runs from $1.15 a piece at 1-11 down to $0.71 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. Engraving is a separate line, shown per quantity in the cost table on this page, so the all-in figure is visible before checkout.

Can I mix colors or sizes to reach a quantity break?

Yes, provided the artwork stays the same across the run. Different artwork is fine as well: it gets its own proof, and setup stays free. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. The published ladder on RIB35 runs from $1.15 a piece at 1-11 down to $0.71 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

Can I see a proof before you produce the order?

Yes, and nothing runs until you have signed it off. Read it properly rather than skimming, because the approved proof is the specification we produce against. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.

Do you keep this item in stock?

Yes. The warehouse shows more than 1,000 of RIB35 in stock as of the last hourly sync. If a color is short we say so the day you order rather than the week before the deadline. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.

What is the minimum order for RIB35?

There is no minimum beyond one piece on RIB35. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. The price per piece only goes down as the quantity rises. The published ladder on RIB35 runs from $1.15 a piece at 1-11 down to $0.71 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

See it with your logo first

Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of RIB35 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.

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