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Plastic
Narrow Plastic Pen Case
Narrow Plastic Pen Case (item CS141) is in our Pens/Cases range of Desk & Office, with a 3 in x 0.63 in personalization area. The piece is $2.10 at 1-11 and $1.30 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.
$1.30
each at 500+ · $2.10 at 1
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $2.10 | - |
| 12-23 | $1.93 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $1.81 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $1.68 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $1.55 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $1.43 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $1.30 | save 38% |
✓ 1,000+ in stock
Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 21 - Mon, Nov 2 (order today, artwork approved within a day)
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 3in x 0.63in.
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 Narrow Plastic Pen Case?
This is a pen in plastic. Straightforward to decorate, and durable enough that the decoration outlasts the occasion. It measures 6 1/4" x 1 1/4".
Worth knowing before you order: plastic is the value option: light, unbreakable and the lowest cost per impression in most giveaway programs..
Pens circulate: they get borrowed and not returned, which for a promotional item is a feature. 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: $2.10 each at 1-11, $1.30 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | CS141 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Pen |
| Material | Plastic |
| Dimensions | 6 1/4" x 1 1/4" |
| Shipping weight | 1 oz |
| Color | Black |
| Decoration methods | Pad Printing, Screen Printing, UV Printing |
| Standard imprint area | 3 in x 0.63 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | Moderate. |
| Care | Top-rack dishwasher safe unless noted. |
| Category | Desk & Office |
| Collection | Pens/Cases |
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 3 in x 0.63 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
- Raster artwork should be at least 300 dpi at the finished imprint size, on a transparent or white background.
- A digital proof comes back to you first, every time. Production starts on your written approval and not before.
- Supply Pantone (PMS) references for any color that has to match exactly.
- Type should be converted to curves or outlines, otherwise a missing font silently substitutes on our end.
- Name the PMS values for anything that has to match a brand standard; screen color is not a reliable reference.
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
Conference kitsA natural fit for conference kits, which is one of the settings this pen was specified for.
Reception and counter giveawaysBuilt for reception and counter giveaways. That is the use case the format was designed around, not one retrofitted to it.
Direct mailDirect mail is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Community and civic eventsLocal sponsorships and volunteer thanks, where visible presence matters more than volume.
Recruiting and onboardingIncluded in offer packs and first-day kits, where the object is doing culture work from the very first hour.
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.
Remote team welcome kitsShipped to a home address, which for a distributed team is the only physical touch the company gets.
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
Financial Services, Insurance & Legal
Professional services sell trust, and the gift has to look like the invoice. Understated materials, restrained decoration and genuine quality all read as competence. Anything that looks cheap actively undermines the positioning, so this segment skews toward crystal, leather and solid desk pieces. Cost per impression is the number that matters here, and it is very low.
2
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. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. Cheap enough to over-order slightly, which is the right call for a table.
3
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. An imprint area of 3 in x 0.63 in is enough for a logo and a line of text without crowding. At this price the risk is under-ordering, not over-ordering.
4
Franchise & Multi-Location Brands
The hard problem in multi-location branding is consistency, not creativity. A single approved item list, locked artwork and a repeatable re-order path stop forty locations producing forty versions of the logo. Stocked programs with fixed pricing are what make that governable. Down to $1.30 at volume, which is where this stops being a cost.
5
Trade Shows & Conferences
Booth traffic is not the metric: what leaves the hall and stays in use is. Weight and packability decide what actually leaves the hall. Anything bulky ends up in a hotel bin regardless of quality, so the constraint is what fits in a carry-on alongside everything else collected that day. Buy for coverage. The arithmetic rewards it and the budget will not notice.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | Free, from one piece to five hundred |
| 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 CS141?
Can I see a proof before you produce the order?
Always, and we do not start without written approval. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing. Once approved, the proof becomes the specification for the run, so check the spelling and the placement carefully. The personalization area on CS141 is 3 in x 0.63 in.
How should this be cared for?
Top-rack dishwasher safe unless noted. CS141 measures 6 1/4" x 1 1/4" 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 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 3 in x 0.63 in personalization area and tell you before you pay whether it holds up at that size.
Can I get a sample before committing?
Yes: order one piece. CS141 sells from a single unit at $2.10, 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.
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.
What does it actually cost at quantity?
The published ladder on CS141 runs from $2.10 a piece at 1-11 down to $1.30 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 if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?
The personalization area on CS141 is 3 in x 0.63 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 CS141?
CS141 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on CS141 runs from $2.10 a piece at 1-11 down to $1.30 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on CS141 is 3 in x 0.63 in.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of CS141 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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