FAQ
Award Program Questions
Including the ones where the honest answer costs us the order.
Send the occasion, the quantity, the date and the budget per piece. You get a straight answer, including whether silver is the wrong choice here.
FAQ
Solid silver corporate recognition
- Is silver right for our program?
- Small quantity, significant occasion, real budget per piece — probably yes. Otherwise crystal is likely better.
- Why does quantity matter so much?
- Silver is a real input cost at market price. Only setup and labor scale down with volume.
- Is it solid or plated?
- Solid sterling or fine silver, hallmarked. We do not sell plate as solid.
- Does it tarnish?
- Yes, and it needs occasional care. Worth knowing before you order.
- Is crystal ever the better buy?
- Frequently, particularly at volume, and it photographs better on stage.
- How far ahead should we order?
- Further than feels necessary. Internal approvals cause most delays.
- When do you need the name list?
- Early, and frozen once engraving begins. Changes reset that piece.
- Can engraving errors be fixed?
- No. Written approval of the proof is required before anything is engraved.
- How much text should go on it?
- Less than you want. Crowded engraving stops being read within a week.
- Can you do custom designs?
- Yes, with a design and approval phase. It makes sense for one or very few pieces.
- Can you hold a design year to year?
- Yes, and for a service program you should.
- Do you ship to the venue?
- Yes, tracked and insured with a named recipient. Earlier delivery to your office is safer.
- Do you ship to home addresses?
- Yes, individually and insured.
- Are they insured in transit?
- Yes, to declared value.
- Will you tell us not to buy silver?
- Yes, when that is the honest answer. It happens often.
Still not answered?
Email or call (954) 951-8926 with the occasion, the quantity, the date and the budget. You get a straight answer the same working day.
The occasions
Retirement Awards
The single occasion where solid silver is almost always the right answer: one person, decades of service, and an object that outlives the company that gave it.
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Service Milestones
Tiered service recognition, where silver is reserved for the milestones that genuinely warrant it rather than spread across all of them.
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Founder & Legacy
A single commissioned piece for a founder, a departing chair, or the person whose name is on the building. The occasion where a custom design is worth its cost.
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Partner & Dealer Awards
Dealer of the year, top distributor, channel partner recognition. Given at a conference, in front of competitors, to somebody who chose to work with you.
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Industry & Association
An association's annual honor, a named award, or a perpetual trophy that returns each year. The pieces that outlast the people who commissioned them.
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Deal & Company Milestones
The acquisition that doubled the company, the funding round, the fiftieth anniversary. Marked in something better than a lucite block.
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Next step
Run it both ways before you decide.
No credit check and no obligation. Tell us what you hold and what the money is for, and if selling is the better answer for your situation you will be told that first.