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The title says it all! Line me up and let’s do it!! Ok now let’s get real, and really think about it. Most these sites that boast these wonderful and candy like promises are delivering something hidden and not so free. Given this title makes you feel warm inside and a makes you feel like you need to order NOW, but when you look at the base price of the coins and see $2 or more a coin and minimum orders of 150 or more coins there is a catch. Let me breakdown the normal cost for an overseas order for coins at 100 pieces: U.S. Challenge Coins .com 100 pieces at 1.75” in diameter, high polish nickel plate, 20 colors, pvc pouch, twisted diamond edge, 3D both sides (everything a normal coin might include) Unit Price: $1.25 Mold Fee: $165 (one time only, includes the 3D charge both sides) Processing Charge (to pay the factory): $30-$40 Shipping: $74.00 to your door (depends on fuel surcharge, and this is overnight UPS) Total: $404 Average Price Per Coin: $4.04 The above shows everything included like edging, 3D, and the other bells and whistles. So let’s see what some places charge you and let’s see the ultimate deal you’re getting with an average of what you will find for sale on the world wide web. Average Companies Making Challenge Coins 100 pieces at 1.75” in diameter, high polish nickel plate, 20 colors, pvc pouch, twisted diamond edge, 3D both sides (everything a normal coin might include) Unit Price: $2.50 Mold Fee: FREEEE!!!! (assuming this would be a 300-3000 coin order, but it’s not and we will pretend you actually get a free die for a 100 coin order) Processing Fee: NADA!!!! Shipping: TOTALLY ON US!!!!! PVC Pouch: $.05-$.10 each coin 20 Colors: $.02 per color over 8 so +$.24 each coin 3D: $100 per side Twisted Diamond Edging: $.45 both sides Total: $529.00 Average Price Per Coin: $5.29 The second one is using the same mint as the first but hides their cost in the Unit Price and can afford to give a free die if you order a huge amount of coins because you are really paying for it after all. In comparison you were just ripped off $125 by getting the same product from 2 different places. Do you feel good about the Free stuff now? This is called education and everyone needs it. You don’t benefit when you buy from American companies that make you think you are getting something made in America buy saying you’re getting everything for free when they are just raising one end to get you at the other. Shopping around and finding the right company matters. Many places out there give you a high end product because 99% of the mints use overseas factories and generally all use the same place. It’s time people start getting transparent information in the hobby and commercial entity of challenge coins. We could run the same examples using the above ones at 2000 coins and you would see a gross difference in price. We think showing the average person the smallest order possible and having an outcome of $125 difference is enough though. Next time you want to see free just ask the 1st company to raise the price per unit and give you everything for “free”. This is free advice to make people look at what they are really paying for.
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