The LAMOSE Journal

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Custom Can Coolers in Canada: Foam or Steel, by Headcount

Printed foam koozies cost $1 to $2 each at 100+; engraved steel runs $10 to $45. Real Canadian prices, a cold-hold test, and which to buy for a wedding or crew.

Cash is taxable and many camps are dry. For a rig or camp crew, give a bottle that stays hot for a 12-hour shift, engraved with each hand's name and rig number.

What to give employees for Christmas in Canada at $25, $35 and $50 a head, how the CRA $500 rule applies, remote staff, and the 2026 order-by dates.

Production takes days; the list, the proof and December carriers take weeks. See the 2026 order-by dates for corporate holiday gifts and plan backwards.

Things Engraved closed its Devonshire Mall store in 2020. See where Windsor gets engraving done now, and order an engraved tumbler direct from a Calgary engraving shop.

Things Engraved closed its Kelowna store in 2020. See where Kelowna gets engraving done now, and order an engraved tumbler direct from a Calgary engraving shop.

Things Engraved closed both its Regina stores in 2020. See where Regina gets engraving done now, and order an engraved tumbler direct from a Calgary engraving shop.

No bar association caps what a law firm can give a client — the number that matters is the IRS's $25 gift deduction, and engraving doesn't count against it.

FINRA raised the advisor client-gift limit to $300 in 2026, but most gift guides still say $100. See what actually works under the new rule, and why.

Recognition platforms sell plaques and points catalogs. Here's the CRA long-service exemption most HR teams miss, and why an engraved bottle sized to the milestone beats both.

A vinyl decal looks identical to engraving for about three weeks. Then the edges lift in the dishwasher, a fingernail catches a corner, and the "custom" tumbler is just a plain one with a sticker peeling off it. That's the...

Branded pens end up in a drawer. See why engraved tumblers hold up as a corporate gift, plus real pricing, minimums, and turnaround from a Calgary workshop.

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