Gloss Rectangle Plastic Name Badge, 3" X 1" X 1/16"
Item UN5501
$1.71 ea at volume, blank
plus $1.00 each to engrave
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Gloss Rectangle Plastic Name Badge, 3" x 2"
Gloss Rectangle Plastic Name Badge, 3" x 2" (item UN5530) is in our Name Badges range of Signage & Badges, with a 1.5 in x 1 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $4.95 each all-in: $3.20 for the piece plus $1.75 to engrave, setup included. It can be ordered from a single piece. Production is 3 to 5 business days after you approve a free digital proof.
Order today, in hand by
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.
$2.48
each at 500+ · $4.00 at 1
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $4.00 | - |
| 12-23 | $3.68 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $3.44 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $3.20 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $2.96 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $2.72 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $2.48 | 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 150. 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 1.5in x 1in.
engraving area
Confirming saves this exact layout as your approved proof, so nothing is engraved that you have not seen.
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 Gloss Rectangle Plastic Name Badge, 3" x 2"?
The Gloss Rectangle Plastic Name Badge, 3" x 2" is what most buyers mean when they ask for a name badge that will not look cheap in six months. It measures 3" x 2".
In practice: plastic is the value option: light, unbreakable and the lowest cost per impression in most giveaway programs..
Badges are the most-read piece of branded material an organization produces. Pad printing and screen printing are standard; some substrates accept UV printing.
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: $4.00 each at 1-11, $2.48 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | UN5530 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Name Badge |
| Material | Plastic |
| Dimensions | 3" x 2" |
| Shipping weight | 0 oz |
| Color | White |
| Decoration methods | Pad Printing, Screen Printing, UV Printing |
| Standard imprint area | 1.5 in x 1 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | Moderate. |
| Care | Top-rack dishwasher safe unless noted. |
| Category | Signage & Badges |
| Collection | Name Badges |
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 1.5 in x 1 in.
Pad Printing
A silicone pad lifts ink from an etched plate and transfers it to the product. Clean printing on curved and irregular surfaces.
Best for
Pens, plastics and small compound-curved items.
Color
Spot colors.
Screen Printing
Ink is pushed through a mesh stencil, one screen per color. Dense, opaque color that holds up to washing and handling.
Best for
Bags, apparel and high-volume runs.
Color
Spot colors, typically up to 4.
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
- Name the PMS values for anything that has to match a brand standard; screen color is not a reliable reference.
- Vector files are the safe option. They hold their edges whether the mark runs at an inch or a foot.
- Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
- Convert all type to outlines so fonts do not substitute in production.
- We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
Production schedule
| Artwork proof | 1 business day from receipt of usable art |
|---|---|
| Standard production | 3 to 5 business days after proof approval |
| Rush production | quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay |
| Ground transit | 1 to 5 business days depending on destination |
Common uses
Staff identificationBuilt for staff identification. That is the use case the format was designed around, not one retrofitted to it.
ConferencesConferences is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Hospitality and retail teamsWorks well for hospitality and retail teams, where the name badge format does what a printed handout cannot.
Booth and trade show handoutsThe item that gives someone a reason to stop walking, and a reason to remember which booth it came from.
Employee milestonesAnniversaries, promotions and retirements: the moments where a personalized object does what an email cannot.
Remote team welcome kitsShipped to a home address, which for a distributed team is the only physical touch the company gets.
Team and department awardsRecognizing a group without the cost or ceremony of individual crystal for every person.
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
Healthcare & Senior Living
Healthcare buyers screen for practicality and hygiene before they screen for design. Easy-clean surfaces, no small detachable parts, and legible large-format personalization all matter. Staff appreciation is a genuine retention lever in this sector, and a good piece of drinkware or desk recognition costs a fraction of replacing a nurse. Badges are the most-read piece of branded material an organization produces. Down to $2.48 at volume, which is where this stops being a cost.
2
Franchise & Multi-Location Brands
The hard problem in multi-location branding is consistency, not creativity. Local operators will source their own if the approved path is slower or costlier than the alternative. The way to hold brand consistency is to make the compliant option the easy one, with stocked items and fixed pricing. Pad printing and screen printing are standard; some substrates accept UV printing. Buy for coverage. The arithmetic rewards it and the budget will not notice.
3
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. The name badge format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. At $4.00 before breaks it is cheap enough to hand out without counting.
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. The unit cost here is low enough that reach matters more than restraint.
5
Hospitality, Restaurants & Breweries
In hospitality the promotional item and the retail item are the same object. Breakage and theft are line items, not accidents. Popular branded glassware walks out of a venue at a predictable rate, and the sensible response is to price it for retail rather than to fight it. Plastic is the value option: light, unbreakable and the lowest cost per impression in most giveaway programs.. Order deep. At this price the waste of a few extra is cheaper than running short.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | Free, from one piece to five hundred |
| Freight | Orders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request |
| Rush service | Working to a date? Ask and we will confirm what is genuinely possible, priced up front |
| Proofing | Proof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it |
| Re-orders | Artwork kept on file so re-orders run fast and match |
| Shipping | Orders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request |
What do buyers ask about UN5530?
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.
How should this be cared for?
Top-rack dishwasher safe unless noted. UN5530 measures 3" x 2" and is made of plastic. Plastic is the value option: light, unbreakable and the lowest cost per impression in most giveaway programs. We keep the approved artwork on file against the item number, so a re-order runs from the same file.
What does it actually cost at quantity?
The published ladder on UN5530 runs from $4.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $2.48 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.
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 UN5530 runs from $4.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $2.48 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.
Can you work to a fixed in-hand date?
Yes. Give us the in-hand date and checkout tells you immediately whether standard production makes it. Standard production is 3 to 5 business days after proof approval, then 1 to 5 business days of ground transit. A rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay.
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 UN5530 is 1.5 in x 1 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.
How is this decorated?
Pad Printing is the primary method on UN5530. A silicone pad lifts ink from an etched plate and transfers it to the product. Clean printing on curved and irregular surfaces. We can also run Screen Printing and UV Printing on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on UN5530 is 1.5 in x 1 in.
What is the minimum order for UN5530?
There is no minimum beyond one piece on UN5530. 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 UN5530 runs from $4.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $2.48 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 UN5530 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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What UN5530 costs at each quantity
The piece, the engraving and the freight, worked out at every break on this item's own ladder. Most suppliers publish the piece price and leave you to find out the rest at checkout.
| Quantity | Piece | Engraving | All-in each | Order total | Ground freight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | $3.44 | $2.25 | $5.69 | $136.56 | Priced by weight |
| 48 | $3.20 | $1.75 | $4.95 | $237.60 | Priced by weight |
| 96 | $2.96 | $1.25 | $4.21 | $404.16 | Free |
| 250 | $2.72 | $1.00 | $3.72 | $930.00 | Free |
| 500 | $2.48 | $1.00 | $3.48 | $1,740.00 | Free |
- Ground freight is free from 96 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
- The personalization area is 1.5 in by 1 in. Engraving is charged on the share your artwork actually covers, so a smaller logo costs less. Place yours on the product above and the price updates as you size it.
- At 50 pieces this costs less than 79% of the 73 other priced items in Signage & Badges.
- The table starts at 24 because below that the engraving setup costs more than the goods, and we will not guess at a price there. Ask us and we will quote a smaller run from your artwork.
- Setup is free at every quantity, including 24.