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6th Place Pinked Ribbon

6th Place Pinked Ribbon

Item RIB36 · 2" x 8" · Awards & Recognition

6th Place Pinked Ribbon (item RIB36) 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 6th Place Pinked Ribbon?

A quality materials award ribbon, catalogued here as RIB36. The substrate was picked for decoration quality first and appearance second, which is the right order. It measures 2" x 8".

In practice: 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. On this substrate specifically: decoration method is matched to the substrate so the mark is permanent rather than printed on top.

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 numberRIB36
Product typeRibbon
MaterialSee description
Dimensions2" x 8"
Shipping weight0 oz
ColorGreen
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

  • A digital proof comes back to you first, every time. Production starts on your written approval and not before.
  • Vector artwork (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) reproduces best at every size and is what we ask for first.
  • Artwork we redraw stays on file under your item number, so the next order runs from the same corrected file.
  • We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
  • Supply Pantone (PMS) references for any color that has to match exactly.

Production schedule

Proof to youWithin one business day of usable artwork arriving
Production, standard3 to 5 business days, counted from your approval
Production, rushquoted per job, confirmed in writing before you pay
Transit by ground1 to 5 business days, by distance from the shipping point

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 eventsSchool events is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Placement recognitionSpecified regularly for placement recognition. The imprint area at 4.8 in x 4 in is sized for exactly that job.
Client thank-you programsSent after a renewal, a referral or a project close, when the relationship is warm and the gesture will land.
Safety and quality milestonesMarking a record that took every person on the floor to achieve, with something they can point at.
Booth and trade show handoutsThe item that gives someone a reason to stop walking, and a reason to remember which booth it came from.
Executive and board giftingShort lists, individual personalization, and a piece that survives scrutiny.
Renewal and retention giftsTimed to the contract date rather than the calendar, which is when the recipient is actually paying attention.

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

Education, Schools & Universities

Education buys in waves: orientation, homecoming, graduation, staff appreciation. Student-facing items live rough. They go in backpacks, get left outdoors and are rarely cleaned, so durability matters more than finish. Faculty and donor gifting is the opposite problem and deserves an entirely separate specification. Cheap enough to over-order slightly, which is the right call for a table.

2

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. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. At this price the risk is under-ordering, not over-ordering.

3

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. An imprint area of 4.8 in x 4 in is enough for a logo and a line of text without crowding. Down to $0.71 at volume, which is where this stops being a cost.

4

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. Buy for coverage. The arithmetic rewards it and the budget will not notice.

How does ordering and turnaround work?

Minimum order1 piece
SetupFree, from one piece to five hundred
FreightOrders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request
Rush serviceRush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before payment
ProofingDigital proof within 1 business day; production begins on written approval
Re-ordersRe-orders run from the file you already approved
ShippingOrders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request

What do buyers ask about RIB36?

How is this decorated?

Laser Engraving is the primary method on RIB36. A focused laser removes the surface layer to expose the substrate beneath. A permanent, high-contrast, single-color mark with no ink involved. We can also run UV Printing on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on RIB36 is 4.8 in x 4 in.

What artwork do you need from me?

Send vector if it exists, raster at 300 dpi if it does not, and whatever you have if neither. The personalization area on RIB36 is 4.8 in x 4 in, and we redraw or re-proportion anything that will not survive it. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing.

What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?

The personalization area on RIB36 is 4.8 in x 4 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.

Can I order more later and have them match?

Re-orders reproduce rather than reinterpret. We keep the approved artwork on file against the item number, so a re-order runs from the same file. On natural materials the base itself can shift a little between batches, so tell us if an exact match matters. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit.

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.

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 RIB36 runs from $1.15 a piece at 1-11 down to $0.71 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

What does it actually cost at quantity?

The published ladder on RIB36 runs from $1.15 a piece at 1-11 down to $0.71 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. Price breaks on this item fall at 1-11, 12-23, 24-47, 48-95, 96-249, 250-499, 500+. 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.

What is the minimum order for RIB36?

RIB36 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on RIB36 runs from $1.15 a piece at 1-11 down to $0.71 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on RIB36 is 4.8 in x 4 in.

See it with your logo first

Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of RIB36 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.

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