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Softball Dog Tag
Resin

Softball Dog Tag

Item DT108 · 2" · Sport Awards

Softball Dog Tag (item DT108) is in our Dog Tags range of Sport Awards, with a 1 in x 1 in personalization area. At 48 pieces it costs $4.59 each all-in: $2.84 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.
$2.20 each at 500+ · $3.55 at 1
QuantityPrice eachYou save
1-11$3.55 -
12-23$3.27 save 8%
24-47$3.05 save 14%
48-95$2.84 save 20%
96-249$2.63 save 26%
250-499$2.41 save 32%
500+$2.20 save 38%
✓ 539 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 1in x 1in.

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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 Softball Dog Tag?

The Softball Dog Tag is a pet ID tag built around Cast resin, hand-painted and finished. It measures 2".

In practice: casting is what allows shapes, figures, sport-specific sculpts, dimensional forms, that simply cannot be cut from crystal or metal at a comparable price. It is the reason resin dominates youth sport and participation awards.

It carries the owner contact details, so it is never discarded. A practical item that happens to hold your mark. Decoration is applied to an engraving plate or a printed plate fitted to the base, not to the sculpt itself.

This is table-stock: priced to be handed out freely. The metric that matters is how many you can put into circulation, not what each one felt like to give. Concretely: $3.55 each at 1-11, $2.20 at 500+.

Specifications

Item numberDT108
Product typePet Tag
MaterialResin
Dimensions2"
Height2"
Shipping weight1 oz
ColorBlack/Silver
Decoration methodsLaser Engraving (plate), UV Printing (plate), Sublimated Plate
Standard imprint area1 in x 1 in
Minimum order1 piece
DurabilityGood for display use.
CareDust with a soft dry cloth.
CategorySport Awards
CollectionDog Tags

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 in x 1 in.

Laser Engraving (plate)

The engraving plate is lasered, then fitted to the award. A permanent engraved plate on a cast body.

Best for

Resin trophies and figure awards.

Color

Plate color.

UV Printing (plate)

The plate is UV printed in full color, then fitted. Full-color identification on a cast award.

Best for

Sport and participation awards.

Color

Full color.

Sublimated Plate

A full-color sublimated plate is produced and fitted to the award. Photographic color on a piece whose body cannot itself be printed.

Best for

Resin and cast awards.

Color

Full color.

Artwork requirements

  • 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.
  • If brand color accuracy matters, give us the Pantone numbers rather than a screenshot to match.
  • 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.
  • Type should be converted to curves or outlines, otherwise a missing font silently substitutes on our end.

Production schedule

Artwork proof1 business day from receipt of usable art
Standard production3 to 5 business days after proof approval
Rush productionquoted per job, with the date confirmed in writing before you pay
Ground transit1 to 5 business days depending on destination

Common uses

Veterinary practicesWorks well for veterinary practices, where the pet ID tag format does what a printed handout cannot.
Shelter adoption kitsShelter adoption kits is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Microchip and registry programsMicrochip and registry programs is where this earns its cost, and where buyers re-order it.
Event and conference giftingHanded to qualified conversations rather than to everyone, so the spend goes where the pipeline is.
Service anniversariesFive, ten and twenty years. The object marks the span in a way a announcement never manages.
Remote team welcome kitsShipped to a home address, which for a distributed team is the only physical touch the company gets.
Internal contests and incentivesA tangible prize outperforms a gift card for exactly the reason you would expect. It stays on the desk.
Fundraising and donor recognitionThanking the people who gave, in a form that quietly encourages the next person to.

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

Nonprofit & Fundraising

Every pound spent on a donor gift is a pound not spent on the mission, so the gift has to earn it. Recognition pieces for major donors and board members are the clearest win: they are relatively few, they are highly personal, and they materially affect renewal. For event merchandise, price the item to sell rather than to give. Order deep. At this price the waste of a few extra is cheaper than running short.

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. Volume is the point at $3.55; nobody is auditing this line item.

3

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. Minimum order is a single piece, which suits how this segment tends to buy. Cost per impression is the number that matters here, and it is very low.

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. It carries the owner contact details, so it is never discarded. A practical item that happens to hold your mark. Cheap enough to over-order slightly, which is the right call for a table.

How does ordering and turnaround work?

Minimum order1 piece
SetupNone: setup is built into the price
FreightFree ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available
Rush serviceRush available: tell us the date and we confirm it in writing before you pay
ProofingProof back to you next business day, and nothing runs until you approve it
Re-ordersArtwork kept on file so re-orders run fast and match
ShippingFree ground freight on every order over $250; split shipping to individual addresses available

What do buyers ask about DT108?

Can I see a proof before you produce the order?

Yes, and nothing runs until you have signed it off. Read it properly rather than skimming, because the approved proof is the specification we produce against. 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.

How is this decorated?

Laser Engraving (plate) is the primary method on DT108. The engraving plate is lasered, then fitted to the award. A permanent engraved plate on a cast body. We can also run UV Printing (plate) and Sublimated Plate on this item if the artwork calls for it. The personalization area on DT108 is 1 in x 1 in.

What if the artwork does not fit the imprint area?

The personalization area on DT108 is 1 in x 1 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 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 DT108 runs from $3.55 a piece at 1-11 down to $2.20 at 500+, about 38% less per piece.

What happens if something arrives damaged?

We replace damaged pieces. Send a photograph and the item number within 10 days of delivery and we handle the carrier claim ourselves. If the box arrives visibly damaged, write that on the freight bill before signing. The replacement runs from the artwork you already approved, so it matches the rest of the order.

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.

What is the minimum order for DT108?

DT108 can be ordered from a single piece. The published ladder on DT108 runs from $3.55 a piece at 1-11 down to $2.20 at 500+, about 38% less per piece. There is no setup fee at any quantity. The personalization area on DT108 is 1 in x 1 in.

See it with your logo first

Send us your artwork and we will produce a free digital proof of DT108 decorated with your mark. Usually within one business day, with no obligation and no account required.

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What DT108 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.

QuantityPieceEngraving All-in eachOrder totalGround freight
24 $3.05 $2.25 $5.30 $127.20 Priced by weight
48 $2.84 $1.75 $4.59 $220.32 Priced by weight
96 $2.63 $1.25 $3.88 $372.48 Free
250 $2.41 $1.00 $3.41 $852.50 Free
500 $2.20 $1.00 $3.20 $1,600.00 Free
  • Ground freight is free from 96 pieces, which is where this order passes $250.00 of merchandise.
  • The personalization area is 1 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 65% of the 26 other priced items in Sport Awards.
  • 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.