customization

Customization Sells

Many businesses have been creating customized products to feature branded names, locations, images, unique stories, and more. Gift Shop discussed customization with a few manufacturers to learn more about how and why they began offering... more »

Getting creative with custom products

Name-dropping is a long-established practice of destination location retailers. It’s a great way to assure memories and experiences come flooding back to the mind of the visitor every time they look at a keepsake, wear... more »

Gifts Get Personal

“I can’t tonight. I have plans with my cat.” If you have a cat (and a particularly witty mother), you’ve undoubtedly received this quote printed in some shape or form for your birthday. Perhaps on... more »

Dressed to a Tee

1. This soft-washed selection from Capsmith has a mesh back and are a perfect fit for ladies. 2. Name Drops reminds us not to forget our four-legged friends when it comes... more »

Make it Personal

The beloved Dr. Seuss once asked, rhetorically, “Why fit in when you were born to stand out?” And why, indeed, when, in this mass-produced world, there are a myriad of options for making something uniquely... more »

Tailor-Made

It's always a well-achieved task when someone is able to walk into a museum, zoo or aquarium gift shop and find a little token to remember their visit by, but why rest on your laurels?... more »

Shop Local: Get Personal at Threadwell

Philadelphia, PA - Are you a “B”? “For some reason we are drawn to items with “B” monograms,” says Cynthia Brumback in her book, “The Art of the Monogram.”Monograms first appeared on Greek and Roman... more »

Monograms ‘n More Brings Personalized Gifts to Alabaster

Alabaster, AL - In the 1980s, while attending UAB seeking a business degree, it never entered Janice Fuqua's mind to think what the year 2013 would bring to her.After 31 years of marriage to Mike... more »