Things Remembered

Things remembered specializes in selling gifts and items that can be engraved and personalized in their store, usually within an hour after you buy them. This is a good place to check out when buying gifts for weddings and special occasions, or when you want to find something that will be personalized and have a bit more meaning than an «off the shelf» item from a department store. Things Remembered is also a great place to buy items for employees when you want to reward them or give them a special memento. They have several different displays with mugs and glasses, key chains, Zippo lighters, pen and pencil sets, pen knives, money clips, jewelry, desk sets, business card holders, paper weights, plaques and lots of other items. They’ll also personalize and engrave items that you bring in to their shop.
There are a few things to keep in mind when doing business with this company: 1) While «Things Remembered» has a good website, some of the items and prices that they have on the site aren’t available in their stores (and you cannot order online and pick up your item in their stores). 2) Engraving seems to be much cheaper through their website than it is in their stores. 3) Though most of their items are reasonably priced, know that engraving is not included in the purchase price in most cases. Having items engraved can double or nearly triple the initial price of the item in most cases. When I was here recently, the woman told me their rule of thumb when engraving is that it usually costs about $ 15 for 5 letters, and about $ 20 to engrave a date. This means that if you find a $ 20 gift in the store, plan on spending about $ 50 or more once it’s engraved. That being said, if this is a gift for someone special or an employee reward, this may still be within your price range.