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Tuesday, 07 August 2007 |
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The surge of interest in poker has created a hot market for custom poker chips. Consumers desire custom poker chips for a variety of reasons. Many companies now order custom poker chips as promotional giveaways. Non-profit groups in some area hold poker tournaments as fund-raisers and purchase custom poker chips for these tournaments. Custom poker chips also make great holiday, birthday and father’s day gifts. Custom poker chips are even showing up at the biggest gamble of all – weddings.
Although clay poker chips are preferred by poker players over plastic chips, most custom poker chips are made of a plastic composite. Clay poker chips can be custom designed but the time frame for having them manufactured is long and the expense is higher. Also, in general, more vibrant color combinations are available with plastic chips than with clay chips. As a result, casinos place most custom clay poker chip orders. Although anyone can order clay custom poker chips the time, money and color restrictions make plastic a better choice. Ceramic poker chips fall between the clay and plastic making than another option to consider when ordering custom poker chips.Custom poker chips generally fall into two categories. In the first method, the custom design is printed directly onto the poker chip. Most custom ordered poker chips fall into this category. Another option for custom poker chips are designs that are printed onto labels that are then applied to the chip. While the labels are designed to last, they are not quite as long lasting as the designs that are applied directly to the chip. A final option for making custom poker chips is a do-it-yourself kit available on-line. The kit includes software and labels that allow you to create your own design, print it at home and apply the labels to poker chips yourself. This kit is well suited to those who desire only a few custom poker chips but the cost of the labels and the time required to design, print and apply them makes it an ineffective for most consumers. Pricing varies greatly for custom poker chips. Pricing is dependent upon the type of poker chip selected, the type of design and method of customization so wide variations can be seen. Additionally, consumers should remember that customer poker chips are heavy and will require an additional expense for shipping. |
