I'm looking for a supplier of those Quick-Customer cards that you put
on Keyrings.  I'm sure you know what I'm talking about, the kind that
grocery stores, libraries, etc give out -- perhaps 25mm x 75mm or so.

These things need to be self-laminating (so I can customize each one)
and I need a relatively small quantity (10,000 or so), so a
custom-built product really wouldn't be ideal.  Something around $0.10
- $0.25 would be OK though.

These cards go in pockets, purses, etc, so a product like Avery's
11203 would simply not cut it.  It needs to be durable hard plastic.

Goood luck researchers, I look forward to your answer.

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Request for Question Clarification by mosquitohawk-ga on 19 Nov 2002 08:17 PST

Greetings halogenstudios-ga,

I'll be glad to try and answer this question for you and find a
solution to your needs!

My first step was to visit google.com and use the following keywords
for a search: credit card stock plastic

The actual url of my search is here: 
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=credit+card+stock+plastic

I found out from the above search that what you are looking for are
referred to in the industry as 'loyalty cards'. So my next search used
the keywords: loyalty card key plastic

The actual url of my second search was: 
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=loyalty+card+key+plastic

Here are some stores that offer solutions to fit your needs, though
the cheapest I could find was $0.39 per card. Most required minimum
orders of 5000 and gave discounts for larger orders.

This isn't exactly what you asked for so I posted it as a
clarification. If this satisfies you, post a followup and I'll claim
the answer, otherwise you can wait and see if anyone else fares
better. Thanks!

http://www.id-card.com/Cards/Loyalty_/Style/style.html
http://store.yahoo.com/idsuperstoreusa/fascuscar.html (0.39
cents/card)
http://www.tbcardworks.com/loyaltycards.html
http://www.jbmppc.com/loyalty.htm
http://www.vct.com/VCT/website/customcards.html
http://www.ipccards.com/

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Clarification of Question by halogenstudios-ga on 19 Nov 2002 09:21 PST

Hello Thank you for your clarification.

You're right, this isn't exactly what i was looking for.  I'm trying
to find something close to Avery's 11203 but a lot more durable.
However, I will call some of these places and see if they can provide
me with a solution.  I appreciate the work and I will let you know if
its acceptable once I get an answer from them.

thanks alex

Halogenstudios,

We have used a product for our ID card printer (Elton P310 -
http://www.eltroncards.com/printers/p310.htm) that is a keychain
plastic "dongle" or "Fob".

The card then needs a laminate cover sticker, which is manually
applied - but is simple to apply. This prevents the other keys from
rubbing the ink off.

I would highly recommend this solution if you are handing it out to
customers. It is more professional. Since the card printer prints
three key fobs at a time on one credit card sized media which you
break apart, you have to print three at a time.

You can print from Microsoft word - it is just another printer.

You requested 10,000 cards at .25 per card. That is $2500 if I
remember my math ;-).

Here is a package that would work for you:

Eltron P210C color card printer = $1,400
Monocrome Black Ribbon for 3 images = $100
30 MIL CR80 3up key tag = $700
Overlay = 470

So for about $2670, or $.26 per card, you can do it yourself!

Benefits: (how we use the system)

1. You can change the logo/wording/barcode at any time on your fobs.
Make a month's supply - or a days supply - same cost (except labor of
course)

On normal id card (credit card) sized media:

2. You can make IDBadges for employees.
3. You can make luggage tags that look like your business cards.
4. You can make credit card sized emergency contact lists for
employees/kids.

Travis

One other note - here is another sample application for the cards: (style and use)

http://www.foundyourkeys.com/