The LAMOSE Journal

Things Engraved closed its Saskatoon store in 2020. Where Saskatoon actually gets engraving done now, and how to order finished engraved gifts direct from a Canadian maker.

Things Engraved closed both London stores in 2020. Where London actually gets engraving done now, and how to order finished engraved gifts direct from a Canadian maker.

Things Engraved closed both its Surrey stores in 2020. Where Surrey actually gets engraving done now, and how to order a finished engraved gift direct from a Canadian maker.

Things Engraved closed nationwide in 2020. Where Brampton actually gets engraving done now, and how to order a finished engraved gift direct from a Canadian maker.

Things Engraved's Square One store closed in 2020. Where Mississauga actually gets engraving done now, and how to order finished engraved gifts direct from a Canadian maker.

Things Engraved's Conestoga Mall store closed in 2020. Where Kitchener-Waterloo actually gets engraving done now, and how to order a finished engraved gift direct from a Canadian maker.

Things Engraved's Lime Ridge Mall store closed in 2020. Where Hamilton actually gets engraving done now, and how to order a finished engraved gift direct from a Canadian maker.

By Chen Deng, founder of LAMOSE, Calgary. We laser-engrave every piece in our own workshop. Search "custom water bottles Vancouver" and every result is a print broker: companies that decorate imported catalog blanks with your logo. None of them makes...

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.