Best place to get an award, trophy, crystal, or plaque! We wanted to congratulate some work…read morecolleagues on their achievements and The Trophy Shoppe does amazing work. They also have great service. It's just a few women that run this store and they are exceptional!

The last thing I needed that day was a key chain. I wandered into the Trophy shop to kill time…read morebefore another appointment. I thought a small trophy would make a cute personal gift for a relative, friend, or business associate when the owner brought out a keychain. Not just an ordinary keychain. This one was crystal with an engraving inside of someones pet. I was told that with a photo of the pet or person a precise likeness was engraved and placed inside the crystal, and when a small button was pushed it even lit up. Wow,, What a neat gift that would make for my daughter. I spent the next 2 weeks at her house 100 miles away desperately attempting to get just the right pic of her much adored dog never believing just what I would see when I picked it up. I was stunned.. It WAS the dog. Not just the copy of a Border nor a drawing or painting. How they did it was beyond me. My daughter was beyond thrilled, and said it was the best gift she was ever given, and I was the greatest mom in the world. How cool is that!

Under New Ownership! Dont let the past reviews turn you around!…read more I came in with a very last-minute engraving request for my boyfriend's going-away paddle gift, and he absolutely came through for me. He didn't have to take it on, but he fit me in and got it done within an hour, which completely blew me away. The customer service was amazing -- kind, understanding, and you could tell he genuinely cared about helping me make the gift special. The engraving itself came out awesome! So grateful for the help. I'll definitely be coming back here for any future engravings highly recommend supporting this shop and the new owner!

Terrible experience, take your business elsewhere…read more I arrived during business hours with the item to engrave and clear instructions. Discussed the project, agreed, and shook hands on a price ($60) to engrave the item. When I got home, I received a voice message stating owner forgot to include a $15 "set up fee". This was a red flag. I grew up that if you shake hands on an agreement, you honor it. This business owner was not raised that way. As I had already dropped off the item, I let it go. Two days later I received a call asking if I wanted metal plates mounted on the glass piece I requested engraved. I declined, and it seemed weird he would ask me that as we already outlined what I asked for. Received a call the following week the piece was ready for pickup. Upon inspection I immediately saw each engraving was visibly off center, anyone would notice this. I pointed it out to him and his response was "I will have to ask my employee about this, I did not even review it before you arrived" That is flat out lying or incompetence. I told him it was too late now as there was nothing that could be done to fix it (as it was engraved in glass, and the recipient declined the metal plate option). He said "let me get you a deal on this". He offered me a deal on his poor service, on a piece I brought in, that he ruined. I firmly refused, because at that moment I knew I was going to leave this review and I wanted nothing on my conscience. He asked me who the item was for and if they were a perfectionist?" The fact that a person who specializes in engraving, his SOLE JOB, asked me about whether or not the item recipient was a perfectionist after he provided visibly sub-par work is astonishing. It is clear to me now the metal plate option was a cover up for his blatantly obvious mistakes and that is not acceptable. He did not own up to the mistakes and should be embarrassed and ashamed as a business owner. After reading other reviews, it appears this is standard operating procedure for this individual. Save yourself the disappointment, frustration, and lies. Mistakes can be forgiven. Dishonesty, bad business practices, and poor ethics cannot.

Jeff did some engraving for me on custom grooms gifts I had made. Since they were custom there was…read moreno room for error. He did a fantastic job and went out of his way to make sure they were perfect. He also has the experience and insight to help with design. I won't have engraving done anywhere else.

From the owner: Handmade Furniture maker with state of the art laser design and engraving services. Full design…read moreservices for marketing tools (swag), product customization and personalization of all of your favorite things. State of the art RF, Fiber and UV Laser equipment so we can engrave on pretty much anything (tumblers, wood, glass, metal, plastic) with designs as simple or complex as you need.

I went there yesterday. The service was top tier, the…read moreengraver was personable and walked me through a variety of fonts and sizes and the work was done in a timely manner. I highly recommend this engraver for personal gifts and projects. Also the front office clerk was very sweet and charming the entire experience was amazing.

Fantastic work engraving the four stars from the Chicago flag on a belt buckle, looks fantastic!read more

I had a wonderful experience with Create Cut Invent at 5403 Patton Dr, Suite 220. Steve did an…read moreoutstanding job engraving a retirement gift for a colleague of mine, and the entire experience could not have been more pleasant. The craftsmanship, professionalism, prompt service, and attention to detail were exceptional. What started as "just buying a gift" turned into creating something truly meaningful and personal -- something my friend and his family will remember and appreciate for years. At one point, people suggested I simply buy a gift card and let my colleague choose something himself. I'm so glad I didn't. A personalized gift carries emotions, friendship, memories, and thoughtfulness behind it, and Create Cut Invent helped make that possible. From now on, this will be my go-to place for meaningful and personalized gifts. Highly recommended.

I cannot say enough good things about Create Cut Invent's service. I had a smaller sized request…read morefor custom steel plates; other services did not even bother to respond to the request, but Steven replied quickly. Once the details were finalized, it was turned around in just a few hours and it was exactly what I needed! Steven was extremely generous with his time and advice. His incredibly friendly personality paired with enthusiasm for the craft is rare to find these days. Beyond the excellent work, the owner is a Chicago legend. Honored to have Steven's services so close by in the Western Suburbs. I will definitely be using them again for any fabrication!

Rick was extremely helpful and accommodating to our business needs and models. He constantly gave…read moresuggestions on how we can improve our designs and didn't mind spending hours of his time and patient with us until we finalized a perfect design. Extremely easy to work with and is quick to respond to inquiries and requests. His customer service and expertise was outstanding. He offers one of the lowest rates around the Chicago land area and is really friendly. We were happy with our final products and it was worth every penny. We will definitely be using his services again. Highly recommended!

We contacted Rick about doing some banners for our swim team and he was amazing! Since our team…read morecan't have the normal celebrations we usually give them, we wanted to do something special for them. With a large team, we were also limited in our budget. He was able to work with what we had and created awesome individual banners of each boy. They will be so surprised when they get them later this week. And they're great quality, so they will last them for years to come!

Very engaged received a quote within the hour. Very reasonable. Definitely recommend.read more

I contacted Amber's Engraving about engraving a lighter that was my brother's who had passed away…read more I was given a quote for about twenty dollars. When I got there the price went up to $65. The old bait and switch. It seems to be happening and a lot these days.