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6" x 8" Elegant Cherry Finish Plaque with Light Brown Leatherette Plate
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6" x 8" Elegant Cherry Finish Plaque with Light Brown Leatherette Plate

Item 8C302A · 6" x 8" · Awards & Recognition

6" x 8" Elegant Cherry Finish Plaque with Light Brown Leatherette Plate (item 8C302A) is in our Awards & Recognition range and is priced on a written quote rather than at checkout, because the warehouse terms for it are confirmed per order. Send the quantity and the date you need it and we confirm the price and the delivery in writing before you pay.

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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.
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$7.13 each at 500+ · $11.50 at 1
QuantityPrice eachYou save
1-11$11.50 -
12-23$10.58 save 8%
24-47$9.89 save 14%
48-95$9.20 save 20%
96-249$8.51 save 26%
250-499$7.82 save 32%
500+$7.13 save 38%
Discontinued by the maker. Request a quote and we will match it with a current equivalent.
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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 6" x 8" Elegant Cherry Finish Plaque with Light Brown Leatherette Plate?

The 6" x 8" Elegant Cherry Finish Plaque with Light Brown Leatherette Plate is a plaque built around Laserable polyurethane leatherette bonded to a contrasting core. It measures 6" x 8". This is the light brown colorway.

Leatherette solves the two problems real leather has as a promotional substrate: it is consistent from unit to unit, so a hundred pieces look like a hundred of the same piece, and it does not absorb moisture, stain, or fray at cut edges.

Wall-mounted recognition stays visible to everyone who walks past, not just the recipient. On this substrate specifically: this is one of the highest-contrast decoration surfaces in the industry. The laser removes the top layer and reveals the core color underneath, so the logo appears as a crisp, permanent, two-tone mark with no ink and nothing to wear off.

This is where perceived value and order size stop fighting each other. You can buy enough to matter and still hand over something nobody quietly throws away. Concretely: $11.50 each at 1-11, $7.13 at 500+.

Specifications

Item number8C302A
Product typePlaque
MaterialLeatherette
Dimensions6" x 8"
ColorLight Brown
Decoration methodsLaser Engraving, Debossing, UV Printing
Standard imprint area2 in x 2 in
Minimum order1 piece
DurabilityHigh for everyday carry.
CareWipe clean with a damp cloth. Do not soak or machine wash.
CategoryAwards & Recognition
CollectionWood Plaques

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 2 in x 2 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.

Debossing

A heated die presses the artwork into the material. A subtle, tactile, recessed impression in the surface color.

Best for

Leather and leatherette gifts where understatement is the point.

Color

Blind (no color) or foil-filled.

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

  • Do not spend a week hunting for the perfect file. Send what exists and we will tell you what is usable.
  • Send the file you have, even if it is imperfect. We will tell you honestly whether it will hold up and redraw it if it will not.
  • Name the PMS values for anything that has to match a brand standard; screen color is not a reliable reference.
  • We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
  • A 300 dpi raster at the actual imprint dimensions will run cleanly. Anything pulled from a web page usually will not.
  • A digital proof comes back to you first, every time. Production starts on your written approval and not before.

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

Service awardsA natural fit for service awards, which is one of the settings this plaque was specified for.
Donor recognitionDonor recognition is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Sponsor and partner recognitionWorks well for sponsor and partner recognition, where the plaque format does what a printed handout cannot.
Customer loyalty tiersA physical marker of status that an account dashboard cannot replicate.
Executive and board giftingShort lists, individual personalization, and a piece that survives scrutiny.
Recruiting and onboardingIncluded in offer packs and first-day kits, where the object is doing culture work from the very first hour.
Renewal and retention giftsTimed to the contract date rather than the calendar, which is when the recipient is actually paying attention.
Sponsorship and partner thanksGiven to the people who funded or enabled the work, in a form they can keep visible.

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

Employee Recognition & Service Awards

Recognition fails when the object does not match the words. Consistency is what makes a recognition program credible. If a ten year award looks better this year than it did last year, everyone who got last year's version notices. Lock the specification and the supplier, and treat the item list as something you change deliberately rather than annually. This is one of the highest-contrast decoration surfaces in the industry. The laser removes the top layer and reveals the core color underneath, so the logo appears as a crisp, permanent, two-tone mark with no ink and nothing to wear off. Deep enough quantity is affordable here, which is unusual at this quality.

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. Recognition pieces for major donors and board members are the clearest win: they are relatively few, they are highly personal, and they materially affect renewal. For event merchandise, price the item to sell rather than to give. The plaque format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. The workhorse choice for this audience, and it re-orders predictably.

3

Education, Schools & Universities

Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Departments buy separately even when the brand is shared, which is how a university ends up with nine versions of its own crest. A single approved item list with locked artwork solves more than any individual purchasing decision will. Priced so you can cover everyone without cheapening the gesture.

4

Government, Military & First Responders

This segment is precise about protocol and unforgiving about quality. Protocol governs the object. Placement of insignia, order of precedence on a plaque and the wording of a commendation are conventions rather than preferences, and getting them wrong is the one error this segment does not overlook. Leatherette solves the two problems real leather has as a promotional substrate: it is consistent from unit to unit, so a hundred pieces look like a hundred of the same piece, and it does not absorb moisture, stain, or fray at cut edges.. At $7.13 in volume the cost per kept item is hard to beat.

5

Faith & Community Organizations

Faith communities give to mark moments rather than to advertise. Baptisms, confirmations, ordinations, volunteer milestones and building dedications all call for keepsakes carrying a name and a date. Understated decoration outperforms bold branding almost every time in this segment. Roughly 38% comes off between one piece and a full run.

6

Sports Leagues, Tournaments & Clubs

Sport needs volume, deadlines and a clear hierarchy of awards. Awards are read as a hierarchy whether or not you intended one. If the participation piece and the champion piece look similar, the champion feels short-changed, and that is remembered longer than the result. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. At $11.50 before breaks this is the tier most programmes should live in.

How does ordering and turnaround work?

Minimum order1 piece
SetupFree on every order, at any quantity
FreightFree ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses
Rush serviceWorking to a date? Ask and we will confirm what is genuinely possible, priced up front
ProofingOne business day to proof, then production starts the moment you sign off
Re-ordersArtwork kept on file so re-orders run fast and match
ShippingFree ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses

What do buyers ask about 8C302A?

How is this decorated?

We run laser engraving on 8C302A as standard. A permanent, high-contrast, single-color mark with no ink involved. We can also run Debossing and UV Printing on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on 8C302A is 2 in x 2 in. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing.

Is there a setup charge?

There is no setup charge, ever. Art preparation, machine setup and the proof are part of the price on this page. Engraving is a separate line, shown per quantity in the cost table on this page, so the all-in figure is visible before checkout. Ground freight is free on orders over $250.

Do you keep this item in stock?

Stock on 8C302A is confirmed when you order. 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 artwork do you need from me?

Vector artwork is ideal (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) with all type converted to outlines. High-resolution raster at 300 dpi or better also works, and a logo saved from a website is worth sending anyway. We check it against the 2 in x 2 in personalization area and tell you before you pay whether it holds up at that size.

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. 8C302A is priced on a written quote rather than a published ladder, and the figure is confirmed before you pay.

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.

What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?

The personalization area on 8C302A is 2 in x 2 in. If your mark does not sit well in that shape we redraw or re-proportion it and show you the result on the proof before anything is produced. Engraving is charged on the share of the area your artwork covers, so a smaller mark costs less.

What is the minimum order for 8C302A?

8C302A can be ordered from a single piece. 8C302A is priced on a written quote rather than a published ladder, and the figure is confirmed before you pay. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on 8C302A is 2 in x 2 in.

See it with your logo first

Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of 8C302A decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.

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