Glossy Finish Plastic Name Badge
Item UN5502
$1.86 ea at volume, blank
plus $1.00 each to engrave
Plastic
Matte Findish Plastic Name Badge
Matte Findish Plastic Name Badge (item UN5516) is in our Name Badges range of Signage & Badges, with a 1.5 in x 1 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $4.15 each all-in: $2.40 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.
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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.
$1.86
each at 500+ · $3.00 at 1
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $3.00 | - |
| 12-23 | $2.76 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $2.58 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $2.40 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $2.22 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $2.04 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $1.86 | 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 200. 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 Matte Findish Plastic Name Badge?
Catalogued as UN5516, this name badge sits in the part of the range that gets re-ordered rather than tried once. It measures 1 1/4" X 3".
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.
Giveaway pricing, which changes how you should think about quantity. Running short at a booth costs more in missed conversations than the extra units would have cost to print. Concretely: $3.00 each at 1-11, $1.86 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | UN5516 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Name Badge |
| Material | Plastic |
| Dimensions | 1 1/4" X 3" |
| 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
- Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
- We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
- Convert all type to outlines so fonts do not substitute in production.
- If brand color accuracy matters, give us the Pantone numbers rather than a screenshot to match.
- 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.
Production schedule
| Proof to you | Within one business day of usable artwork arriving |
|---|---|
| Production, standard | 3 to 5 business days, counted from your approval |
| Production, rush | quoted per job, confirmed in writing before you pay |
| Transit by ground | 1 to 5 business days, by distance from the shipping point |
Common uses
Staff identificationStaff identification is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
ConferencesSpecified regularly for conferences. The imprint area at 1.5 in x 1 in is sized for exactly that job.
Hospitality and retail teamsHospitality and retail teams is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Customer loyalty tiersA physical marker of status that an account dashboard cannot replicate.
Team and department awardsRecognizing a group without the cost or ceremony of individual crystal for every person.
Sponsorship and partner thanksGiven to the people who funded or enabled the work, in a form they can keep visible.
Community and civic eventsLocal sponsorships and volunteer thanks, where visible presence matters more than volume.
Executive and board giftingShort lists, individual personalization, and a piece that survives scrutiny.
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
Government, Military & First Responders
This segment is precise about protocol and unforgiving about quality. Procurement documentation often takes longer than production. Quotes with fixed validity periods, documented lead times and clear line-item pricing move faster through approval than a better price presented informally. Minimum order is a single piece, which suits how this segment tends to buy. At this price the risk is under-ordering, not over-ordering.
2
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. Badges are the most-read piece of branded material an organization produces. Down to $1.86 at volume, which is where this stops being a cost.
3
Hospitality, Restaurants & Breweries
In hospitality the promotional item and the retail item are the same object. Branded glassware and drinkware serve guests, then sell to guests at the end of the visit. That dual use changes the maths entirely. The decoration cost is recovered at the till rather than written off to marketing. 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.
4
Healthcare & Senior Living
Healthcare buyers screen for practicality and hygiene before they screen for design. Shift work changes the specification. Items are carried between home, locker and ward, so anything that leaks, breaks or cannot go through a dishwasher gets abandoned within a fortnight regardless of how good it looked at the point of purchase. The name badge format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. At $3.00 before breaks it is cheap enough to hand out without counting.
5
Franchise & Multi-Location Brands
The hard problem in multi-location branding is consistency, not creativity. Artwork drift is cumulative and invisible until it is severe. A locked file held centrally against each item number, rather than a logo emailed between locations, is what stops forty sites gradually producing forty logos. The unit cost here is low enough that reach matters more than restraint.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | Free on every order, at any quantity |
| Freight | Free ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses |
| 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 | Re-orders run from the file you already approved |
| Shipping | Free ground freight above $250, and we can split a run across individual addresses |
What do buyers ask about UN5516?
What does it actually cost at quantity?
The published ladder on UN5516 runs from $3.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $1.86 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.
How should this be cared for?
Top-rack dishwasher safe unless noted. UN5516 measures 1 1/4" X 3" 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.
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 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 1.5 in x 1 in personalization area and tell you before you pay whether it holds up at that size.
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.
How is this decorated?
Pad Printing is the primary method on UN5516. 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 UN5516 is 1.5 in x 1 in.
Can I get a sample before committing?
Yes: order one piece. UN5516 sells from a single unit at $3.00, the first rung of its published ladder, so a sample is simply a normal order. A decorated single piece goes through the same proof as a full run.
What is the minimum order for UN5516?
UN5516 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on UN5516 runs from $3.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $1.86 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on UN5516 is 1.5 in x 1 in.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of UN5516 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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What UN5516 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 | $2.58 | $2.25 | $4.83 | $115.92 | Priced by weight |
| 48 | $2.40 | $1.75 | $4.15 | $199.20 | Priced by weight |
| 96 | $2.22 | $1.25 | $3.47 | $333.12 | Free |
| 250 | $2.04 | $1.00 | $3.04 | $760.00 | Free |
| 500 | $1.86 | $1.00 | $2.86 | $1,430.00 | 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 86% 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.