Purchase Orders
I am happy to accept POs from schools within the USA. The minimum order value for Purchase Orders is $200.00. I have expertise in working with all levels of schools, elementary, high schools, college and universities. If you send an email, I will respond with the business details to get your Purchase Order started efficiently.
About
Hello there:
I work with different companies for different categories of products. I choose the highest quality and lowest price products. Not all sunglasses are alike, for example. If you see a product on this website, you can be assured it is the highest quality product in the mass merchandise market. In fact, these are the exact same products from the exact same source offered by dozens of other imprinting services. It might get a little confusing for consumers. I work with the source supplier as a broker. Some source suppliers do not sell directly to the public, they only work with smaller retailers like us. A company like mine captures the sale. I accept all the customer requests for style, ink color, logo and art specifications. I create the art as specified, gain approval from the customer. Then I pass that on to the manufacturer (the source supplier). I follow the order through the manufacturing process. Finally, I send a tracking number when the package is on its way.
At Shades of Fun!, I am able to offer lower prices than the other suppliers because I keep my overhead much lower. I code this website, I crop the photos and try to keep it simple, fast and pretty. Having been online since 1998, I have had to keep up with all the changes in style, design and back end coding. Things have changed at lightning speeds in all that time. It has been a challenge, I will say that. This website is "quieter" than other promotional logo product suppliers. Nothing flies in from the sides, no noise, I like it nice and simple without bombardments.
If you choose to place your custom personalized sunglasses order with me, your order will be treated by real people -- me -- who really appreciate your transaction. You will receive an instant receipt, then within a few hours, an acknowledgment and a layout of your order to review. You will be asked to review it, point out any changes you may like or approve as it. Once I receive final approval for production, your order enters the production line. You will receive another email that will include your anticipated arrival date. Once your order has been completed, your logo passes quality inspection, it is boxed and assigned a tracking number. I send that tracking number to you. I'll follow that package here as well and let you know if any local circumstances delay the delivery past your anticipated delivery date.
Your customized sunglasses will arrive by UPS or USPS. I have high confidence you will be so happy with them! If you ordered them for a wedding, then Congratulations and best wishes for a prosperous lifetime commitment. If you have ordered them as part of a larger marketing campaign, then thanks and good luck with your promotion.
If you need promotional products of any kind, I would love the chace to quote on the job. As I code the website myself, it is time consuming to add each product line as well as to tend to the orders in house. I can quote on any promotional product you may need. Thanks for reading this far!
Free Sample: Glass barware
You may order a free sample of glassware here. I ship inside and outside the USA via UPS only. Sample glassware will include an imprint of previous work produced. Please choose the arrow to the right according to your destination. Samples shipped outside the USA will be marked as "Sample Goods" but may be subject to border taxes. I do not control any border procedures or fees due. The sample caps are free, I do collect charges for the shipping. Please do not forget to indicate your color choice, if that is an important detail for your sample. Please allow two weeks for delivery. I will send a tracking number when the package ships.
Free Sample: Sunglasses
You may order a free sample of sunglasses here. Samples will include an imprint of previous work produced. I ship inside and outside the USA via UPS only. Please choose the arrow to the right according to your destination. Samples shipped outside the USA will be marked as "Sample Goods" but may be subject to border taxes. I do not control any border procedures or fees due. The sample caps are free, I do collect charges for the shipping. Please do not forget to indicate your color choice, if that is an important detail for your sample. Please allow two weeks for delivery. I will send a tracking number when the package ships.
Free Samples
I do offer free samples of all products. The samples will be of previous imprint work on the product specified. Look for the "Free Sample" link on the page of the product that interests you. Shipping both in and outside the USA is available. Each product is assigned a different shipping charge. Sample shipping is by UPS Ground or UPS Worldwide. Shipping fees are based on the product ordered, its weight and size dimensions, as well as the distance from the warehouse.
Set Up Fees
Many of the glassware products I offer feature free set-up charges after larger quantities. See each style page for the Free Set-Up option.
Set Up fees cover the cost of creating a screen for your artwork. This screen is stretched taut on a frame and placed on the imprinting surface of each piece of glassware. Paint is applied to the screen and wiped across it. This process creates an image onto the surface of the glass. This process is repeated over and over again for each piece of glassware ordered. The Set Up Fee covers the cost of materials and labor for the screen and frame.
Four-color logos must be submitted to us in digital format. I will transform those images into computer code for use with the four-color imprint machines.
Set Up Fees: Sunglasses • Why no set up fee?
I don't like the way Set Up Fees are separated out from the price of the sunglasses. I find other companies hide their Set Up fees until the last moment before you purchase. Seems creepy. So I don't do that. No Set Up Fees for sunglasses. That's it.
Production
Custom glassware products require up to 10 business days to complete the work after art approval. One-side imprints will ship two days faster than that. This item ships from Florida, USA. Please enter a requested arrival date during the checkout process.
Timeline production for customized sunglasses
Your layout is sent within one business day after you place your order. Approve it or ask for additional changes. Once I receive final approval, I enter production. Production requires five (5) days for a one-side imprint thereafter; two-side imprints require up to seven (7) days before shipping. Product ships from Florida. Shipping to New England is a 3 day trip, California is a 5 day trip, for example.
Safe Shipping, Special Packaging
Shipping glass products requires careful attention. I am particular when packaging products to create the safest environment possible for transportation to the customer. I use generous amounts of inner packing to protect your glassware from normal transport conditions. All glassware products are in perfect condition when they leave the warehouse. In normal conditions, the glasses arrive in the same perfect condition in which they left the shop.
Conditions within the transport system are variable; some packages may be subject to more rigorous handling on their way to the customer. In the event any of the glassware arrives in damaged condition, compensation for the breakage is determined by the company selected for shipping. Shades of Fun! is not party to damage caused by the shipping company.
UPS has developed a "guaranteed packing" system for the glassware as an upgrade to the Standard Shipping method. When a customer chooses to upgrade to "Guaranteed Safe" packing, superior quality boxes and inner packing are used to provide the most secure transport possible. Customers will have the chance to upgrade to the UPS Guaranteed Safe Packaging. This option will be presented to you at the time you review the art layout of your product. This upgrade add $6.50 to each carton in your order. The number of cartons vary from product to product and is based on the quantity you've ordered. If your packages have been upgraded to "guaranteed packing" and arrive in broken condition, UPS will provide quick compensation.
Worldwide Shipping
UPS and USPS are offered to customers during checkout. Customers outside the US are offered International Priority Mail. Tracking numbers are sent via email when the products have been packaged in the factory.
Shipping outside the USA: I do ship outside the USA. Customers choose either UPS or the International Priority Mail Service provided by each country's local postal services. In either case, the shipping charges do not include border tax, export fees, VAT or any associated border collection fee. The packages include a Shipping Invoice as part of its labeling, the amounts charged are based on that Invoice. I do not control these fees in any way.
Shipping times outside the USA: UPS is the fastest way to ship products and can also be the most expensive. The International Priority Mail Service is less expensive and is often slower delivery. Delivery to London can be anywhere from five to 10 days after I ship the package using the International Priority Mail Service.
Sunglasses Timeline
Your layout is sent within one business day after you place your order. Approve it or ask for additional changes. Once I receive final approval, the job enters production. Production requires five (5) days for a one-side imprint thereafter; two-side imprints require up to seven (7) days before shipping. Product ships from Florida. Shipping to New England is a 3 day trip, California is a 5 day trip, for example.
Returns
In general, customized products are not returnable except in the case of imprint or product error.
In the case of imprint error, please alert me of your concerns within 14 days of their arrival. Please contact meby email with images of the error described.
In the case of product breakage, please contact the shipping company chosen to deliver the package.
Glassware ordered without an imprint will be assigned an RMA (Returned Merchandise Authorization). Products must be returned in re-sellable condition. Returned products will be refunded subject to an 8% restocking fee. Shipping costs are not refundable.
Please also see the shipping section for refund coverage for products which may arrive broken or cracked.
About the glass barware
The glass barware is customizable with an imprint. Some glasses can be printed in either one-color or up to 4-colors. Customers may choose to purchase with no imprint. Many of the styles are made in the USA. All barware meets FDA requirements.
My partner manufacturers use the silkscreen process for imprinting. I offer a tremendous selection of vibrant ink colors at no extra charge. PMS matching is avaiable if needed.
Standard Ink Colors
You may choose any of these standard ink colors to use in your order. These colors are considered standard silkscreen colors and do not incur any additional charges. PMS matching is available, price to upgrade color matching is $50.
Silkscreen Inks
You may choose any of these standard ink colors to use in your order. These colors are considered thestandard ceramic colors and do not incur any additional charges. PMS matching is available, price to upgrade color matching is $50.
Sunglass Ink Colors
You may choose any of these standard ink colors to use in your order. If you require exact PMS color matching, a $50 upgrade charge is applied. Enter details inside the shopping cart.
The Ink Process
Your imprint is produced by silkscreen machines. The glasses are secured onto an arm fitted for their security. The glass is placed under a silkscreen frame which has been cut precisely with your submitted design. If you are printing red ink, then the machine above the glasses inks the screen with the portion of red ink needed, the screen is dropped down onto the surface of the glass and contoured around with a perfect seal. The silkscreen frame is swiped with a rubber tool over the glasses, painting the glass in a perfect reproduction of your red logo. The glass is removed from the machine by a person using white non-static gloves and it is placed on a drying rack until ready to be packed into the glassware shipping boxes.
The 4-color Ink Process
Four-color logos must be submitted as digital separations. Please use your receipt to attach the files along with the specifications for PMS colors to be used. The glass style you order will be placed on an arm underneath the 4-color imprint machine. Your logo specs will be loaded into a computer ink machine. The glass will be painted at close range in the logo design submitted. When all four colors have been applied, the glass is removed from the machine and placed on a drying rack until it the entire order is ready to be packed into theglassware shipping boxes.