
Small Contemporary Glass Full Border Award
Small Contemporary Glass Full Border Award (item CGL21) is in our Glass Awards with Glass Bases range of Crystal & Glass, with a 4 in x 4 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $36.25 each all-in: $28.00 for the piece plus $8.25 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.
| Quantity | Price each | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11 | $35.00 | - |
| 12-23 | $32.20 | save 8% |
| 24-47 | $30.10 | save 14% |
| 48-95 | $28.00 | save 20% |
| 96-249 | $25.90 | save 26% |
| 250-499 | $23.80 | save 32% |
| 500+ | $21.70 | save 38% |
Sold loose or by the case of 6. Ask us if you want a full case: we will check the case price for you.
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 4in x 4in.
Confirming saves this exact layout as your approved proof, so nothing is engraved that you have not seen.
- 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
What is the Small Contemporary Glass Full Border Award?
Small Contemporary Glass Full Border Award (CGL21): a glass award where Annealed glass with polished edges and a clear, even body does most of the work. It measures 7 1/2".
Glass gives you most of the visual authority of crystal at a materially lower cost, which is what makes it the practical choice when you are recognizing a whole team rather than one person..
Glass delivers most of the presence of crystal at a price that lets you recognize a whole team. Deep etch sand carving frosts the surface for a bright white mark that photographs well. Laser engraving handles finer detail. The two together are why this item re-orders.
This is the tier where an item stops being a giveaway and starts being a gift. Order it for people you have named rather than for a table, and the response rate changes accordingly. Concretely: $35.00 each at 1-11, $21.70 at 500+.
Specifications
| Item number | CGL21 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Glass Award |
| Material | Glass |
| Dimensions | 7 1/2" |
| Height | 7 1/2" |
| Shipping weight | 1.4 lb |
| Color | Jade/Gold/Black |
| Decoration methods | Sand Carving, Laser Engraving, UV Printing |
| Standard imprint area | 4 in x 4 in |
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
| Durability | High. |
| Care | Hand wash recommended. Avoid thermal shock. |
| Category | Crystal & Glass |
| Collection | Glass Awards with Glass Bases |
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 in x 4 in.
Sand Carving
Abrasive is blasted through a cut mask to cut into the surface of the glass or crystal. A deep, frosted, dimensional mark you can feel with a fingertip.
Crystal and glass awards where depth and presence matter more than color.
Frosted white, optionally color-filled.
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.
Logos, names, dates and fine text. The default choice when the mark has to outlive the campaign.
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.
Multi-color logos, gradients, photographs and exact brand-color matching.
Full color, including white ink on dark substrates.
Artwork requirements
- Vector artwork (.ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg) reproduces best at every size and is what we ask for first.
- Type should be converted to curves or outlines, otherwise a missing font silently substitutes on our end.
- We send a digital proof for written approval before production starts. Nothing goes on a machine until you sign it off.
- Outline your fonts before sending. It removes the most common cause of a proof coming back wrong.
- Send vector if you have it. A .ai, .eps, .pdf or .svg scales to any imprint without softening.
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
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.
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. The glass award format earns its place here on keep-rate rather than headline price. Volume takes it to $21.70, which widens the list without cheapening it.
Corporate Gifting & Client Appreciation
Client gifting has one job: to be kept. The recipient is rarely the decision maker you are trying to reach, which is the part most programs get wrong. Choose something that will sit in a shared space rather than a drawer, and the gift starts working on people who were never on your list. The gesture is the product here. Spend the thought, not just the budget.
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. Glass gives you most of the visual authority of crystal at a materially lower cost, which is what makes it the practical choice when you are recognizing a whole team rather than one person.. At $35.00 before breaks, name the recipients rather than filling a table.
Employee Recognition & Service Awards
Recognition fails when the object does not match the words. The presentation matters as much as the piece. An award handed over in a hallway is worth a fraction of the same award presented in front of the team, which means the object should be specified for the moment it will be photographed in, not the shelf it ends on. This reads as a gift. Give it to people you chose, not people who walked past.
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. Decoration holds up in this setting, which is where cheaper substrates fail. Worth personalising individually at this price; the response rate justifies it.
How does ordering and turnaround work?
| Minimum order | 1 piece |
|---|---|
| Setup | None: setup is built into the price |
| Freight | Orders over $250 ship free by ground; individual address splits available on request |
| Rush service | Rush is quoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before payment |
| Proofing | One business day to proof, then production starts the moment you sign off |
| 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 CGL21?
What happens if something arrives damaged?
Tell us within 10 days of delivery and we replace it. Note any damage on the freight bill before you sign for it, because that is what the carrier claim turns on. Resolving it with the carrier is our job, not yours. The replacement runs from the artwork you already approved, so it matches the rest of the order.
Do you keep this item in stock?
Yes. The warehouse shows 775 of CGL21 in stock as of the last hourly sync. 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.
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.
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 CGL21 runs from $35.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $21.70 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.
How is this decorated?
We run sand carving on CGL21 as standard. A deep, frosted, dimensional mark you can feel with a fingertip. We can also run Laser Engraving and UV Printing on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on CGL21 is 4 in x 4 in. A free digital proof comes back within one business day of usable artwork, and nothing is produced until you approve it in writing.
What does it actually cost at quantity?
The published ladder on CGL21 runs from $35.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $21.70 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 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 CGL21 is 4 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 is the minimum order for CGL21?
CGL21 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on CGL21 runs from $35.00 a piece at 1-11 down to $21.70 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on CGL21 is 4 in x 4 in.
See it with your logo first
Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of CGL21 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.
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What CGL21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | $32.20 | $10.50 | $42.70 | $512.40 | Free |
| 24 | $30.10 | $9.00 | $39.10 | $938.40 | Free |
| 48 | $28.00 | $8.25 | $36.25 | $1,740.00 | Free |
| 96 | $25.90 | $8.00 | $33.90 | $3,254.40 | Free |
| 250 | $23.80 | $7.75 | $31.55 | $7,887.50 | Free |
| 500 | $21.70 | $7.75 | $29.45 | $14,725.00 | Free |
- Ground freight is free from 12 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
- The personalization area is 4 in by 4 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 94% of the 610 other priced items in Crystal & Glass.
- The table starts at 12 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 12.