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Order Process
To initiate your order, simply contact us by:
Email us at championtrophyus@gmail.com
Fax us at (213) 388-7733 or
Call us at (213) 388-6633
General Ordering Information:
- We will need to
know the shipping address, contact name and contact number of your project.
- We will need the
style and quantity of the awards you require.
- We will need the
text and logo or artwork you would like to include on each piece. If
you need suggestions for your wording we can assist you.
- If you are emailing
your logo, we will need it in a vector format such as .EPS or Illustrator
(JPG and GIF files will not work). Please see our Graphic Requirements
instructions for more information.
- There is a one
time $35.00 Etching Set-up Charge.
- There is a $25.00
Engraving (Sandblasting) Fee per each location.
- All orders are
shipped FOB California. For drop shipments please add $5.00 to each
order. All shipments will be insured for the invoice value.
- Payment: COD or
net 30 days upon credit approval. 30% cash deposit (money order) is
required for all orders.
- Production time
is usually 14 days for small to medium sized orders, unless otherwise
stated.
- Product Variances:
Please be aware that minor air bubbles, flow lines, and slight bumps
are inherent to all glassware and crystal. These variations are a natural
result of the molding process and are not considered defects.
- Claims and Returns:
All claims must be made within 15 days upon receipt of the merchandise.
All returns must be approved by Champion Trophy with a return authorization
number. Please see our Guarantee section
for more information.
- Copyrights and
Trademarks: It is the buyer's responsibility and liability to properly
use trademarks and copyrights under laws that govern it. Champion Trophy
reserves the right to photograph or show client work as samples unless
otherwise advised.
- All Prices are
subject to change without notice.
- Optional:
if you have a required delivery date, let
us know.
We will respond with
a confirmation of your order and contact you if any details or graphics
are still required. Once confirmed, our design team will begin work on the
layouts for your awards.
Graphic
Requirements
To create an exceptional award, we ask that you send us
the best quality image files you have. This means that any images or logos
should be sent in a clean vector format as opposed to a bitmap format.
What's the difference you ask?
Vector Graphics (such
as EPS, Illustrator (.ai) or Corel Draw (.cdr) files) ~ are defined by
mathematical equations rather than pixels, so they always appear at the
highest resolution. They are also scalable which means that they can be
increased or decreased in size and their lines will remain crisp and sharp.
Vector graphics are used most often for print artwork. Vector files end
in either a .eps, an .ai or .cdr format.
Bitmap Graphics (such
as TIFFs, GIFs, BMPs, and JPEGs) ~ bitmap graphics are composed of little
squares called pixels. When you enlarge these images, the software must
guess where to put the extra pixels necessary to make it larger. The result
is often an image that is slightly "fuzzy" and difficult to
engrave. Bitmap images are used most often in web design and screen based
artwork.
Bitmap graphics usually
end in .bmp, .jpg, .gif & .tif
An example:
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This
enlargement of a bitmap image clearly shows how a bitmap image is
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This
englargement of a vector image shows how the lines remain straight
and crisp at any size.
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Your graphics can be emailed with your order, or you can send them directly
to championtrophyus@gmail.com.
Clean graphics are an important element/requirement for a good finished
product. Please let us know if you have any questions.
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