New customers
often ask how our button-making supplies compare to the ones
produced by Badge-A-Minit. But rather than just describe the differences,
I prefer to also show the differences.
Badge
A Minit's
2-1/4" pin-back button part |
Dr. Don's
Buttons
2-1/4" pinback button part |
In the first
photo (shown above) is a pin-back button part made by Badge-A-Minit. The second photo shows one of our pin-back parts.
While the parts
we have for Badge-A-Minit machines offer a few cosmetic improvements,
they will not affect how they work in your Badge-A-Minit machine.
Cosmetic
difference #1:
If you look at the Badge-A-Minit pin-back part, notice that Badge-A-Minit
has their name and telephone number stamped on the back.
Now notice,
if you will, that our part has nothing stamped on the back.
Cosmetic
difference #2:
Compare the holes through which the pins are inserted. Badge-A-Minit's
pin-back part has large, round holes.
Ours have
sleek, rectangular holes that help reduce "pin rattle".
Other than
how much money your school can save by purchasing the parts for
your Badge-A-Minit button machine from us, those are the only
differences you'll notice.
Dr. Don's Buttons carries a
full line of button-making supplies for 2-1/4" and 3"
Badge-A-Minit button machines, as well as the button-making supplies
for our own machines.
The button parts we offer for
Badge-A-Minit machines are first quality, they are fully compatible,
and they are considerably less expensive than what Badge-A-Minit
charges for their button-making supplies.
To see our price list for button-making
supplies, click here.
Button-making Machines
At Dr. Don's Buttons, we carry
a full line of button machines that are fast and easy to operate!
How easy, you ask?
Click here and you can watch a short
video of six year old Benjamin Singel using his Model 225 to
make a perfect button in 20 seconds!
Most adults find it difficult to make a button with the inexpensive
Badge-A-Minit button machines. And that's why our most satisfied
customers are those who struggled to make buttons with a Badge-A-Minit
machine before purchasing one of ours.
In fact, we regularly receive emails from customers who tell
of their own experiences with our machines vs. Badge-A-Minit
machines. If you are thinking about buying ANY button machine,
readding what our customers have
to say might be very helpful.
If your school is currently using an inexpensive Badge-A-Minit
machine, Dr. Don's Buttons has a TRADE-UP program where you can trade-in your
old Badge-A-Minit machine and receive a credit for additional
button-making supplies, when you purchase one of our Model
225 button-making kits.
To learn more about any of
the button machines we offer, click here.
To see photos comparing the quality of buttons made using a Badge-A-Minit
machine with those made using our Model 225, click here. You'll be surprised what a difference
there is.
AC-1 Circle Cutter
If you aren't already using
our AC-1 circle cutter to cut the designs for your buttons, chances
are the cutter you're using is made of plastic, has a straight
edge cutting blade that dulls quickly, and probably hurts your
hands if you use it to make more than a few cuts.
The AC-1 circle cutter is different.
The AC-1 is made of steel and has an large, ergonomic handle
that makes it easy to use. It has a rotary blade that stays sharp
longer than any straight-edged blade. It is also fully adjustable and can be used to
make the cuts for any size button from a 1-inch button, all the
way up to buttons measuring 3-1/2" in diameter. (You can
also use it to cut circles for school projects, scrap-booking
or anything else that requires round circles to be cut from paper).
For more information about our AC-1 cutter. click here.
Button Designs CDs from Dr. Don's Buttons
One of the accomplishments
I'm most proud of, since starting Dr. Don's Buttons, is the development
and release of our Button Designs CDs. Using our Button
Design CDs, anyone can make great-looking buttons, even if they
lack graphic design experience.
When I first started to make buttons, back in 1990, nothing like
this existed. If you didn't have graphic design experience back
then, you were on your own when it came to creating designs for
your buttons.
We now have Button Design CDs for a wide range of subject matter,
including School Stuff, Football, Basketball, Baseball / Softball,
Soccer, Volleyball, Cheerleading and Political Templates, just
to name a few.
To learn more about the Button Designs CDs we offer and what
they can do for you, click here.
FREE "Teacher
Appreciation" Button Designs
To show appreciation for teachers
and everything they do, we happily provide"Teacher Appreciation"
button designs Free of Charge to any school that requests them.
We will even personalize the design by adding the name of your
school and send you enough of the printed designs so you can
make buttons for every faculty member at your school.
To learn more about receiving our FREE teacher appreciation designs,
click here.
Help Empower Your Students with "YES, I CAN!" Buttons
Henry Ford once said, "Whether
you believe you can, or believe you cannot, you are right."
"YES, I CAN!" is an incredibly powerful positive affirmation.
Simply saying it makes you feel more capable.
And that's why I love it!
I truly believe in the power of "YES, I CAN!" and I'd
love to see every student in the country wearing a "YES,
I CAN" button.
We make our "YES, I CAN" buttons available for half
what we normally charge for custom-made buttons.
If you would like to order "YES, I CAN!" buttons, you
can do so by using the order form below.
"YES, I CAN"
1-1/4" buttons
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Never made buttons before?
If you have never made
buttons before and want to learn how to get started, click here.
Did you know that your students
could learn valuable business skills by making buttons.
It's true! To learn
more about how they can, click here.
How to use buttons as an effective fund raising tool
Tired of doing carwashes or selling magazine subscriptions?
If so, we can show you how to use buttons to do more effective
fund raising. For more information, click here.
FREE Mylars (aka the plastics)
Everyone who makes buttons goes through the mylars (the plastic)
faster than they do the metal button parts. So at Dr. Don's Buttons,
we send extra mylars whenever you purchase our button-making
supplies. For more information about FREE mylars, click here.
FREE Stickers for the back
of your buttons
With our FREE stickers,
you can let anyone who receives a button you make know who made
it and how they can contact you for more. Badge-A-Minit charges
you for their stickers (and you still have to hand write your
information on them)
For more information about receiving our FREE stickers, click
here.
Other things of interest for schools
Student Body Election Buttons
At Dr. Don's Buttons,
we produce campaign buttons for political campaigns and for student
body elections. For more information, click here.
The Model 300 SX... our
3-inch Button Making Kit
Of all the ways I know
of to make money with buttons, none is faster, easier or more
profitable than making photo buttons. For more information about
our Model 300 SX button machine, click here.
The Model 100 1-inch button
machine
Teens love one inch buttons and our Model 100 is what you need
to make them. Click here
to learn all about the Model 100 one inch button machine.
Download our School Catalog
If you would like to download our catalog for schools, click
here.
If you'd like to place an order online, you can access our
SECURE
ONLINE ORDER PAGE by
clicking here.