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Notebooks, pens and leather folders: details that decide quality

Stationery is a corporate gift people use every day. That is also why small quality differences show.

Notebooks

  • Cover: leather, bonded leather or a coated board each feel different and wear differently.
  • Binding: sewn and bound books lie flat and last; spiral and glued books suit lighter use.
  • Paper: check how a pen feels on it and whether ink shows through.
  • Extras: an elastic band, a ribbon marker or a pen loop add use.

Pens

A pen is judged by how it writes and how it feels in the hand. Weight, grip and a clean click or twist mechanism matter more than the finish. Engraving on the barrel gives a lasting mark; printing suits lighter items. Test a sample when the pen is the main part of the gift.

Leather and bonded-leather folders

A folio or document holder is opened at the start of every meeting. Bonded leather with a pebbled grain takes a debossed logo well and stitches evenly. Check the stitching, the corners and how the folder stays closed.

Branding

Debossing, foil, engraving or printing each suit different materials. A single, well-placed mark is more refined than several.

What to send with your request

The items, cover material preference, quantity, logo files and positions, and the date. Add your selection to the Quote Basket. See Promotional Gifts or request a quote.

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Tell us what you need produced.

Send the specification, the quantity and the date. If the specification is not settled yet, send what you have and we will come back with the questions that matter.

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    Specification

    What it is, what it is made of and how it is finished. A reference or a sketch is enough to start.

  2. 02

    Quantity

    How many, and whether the order will repeat.

  3. 03

    Date

    The day the work has to be in place. We plan backwards from it.

The specification, the quantity and the date the work has to be in place.

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