Graduation Party Favors

The Castillo family is throwing a backyard party in June for Mateo, who graduates with the Class of 2027, and the guest list is at 110 between relatives, neighbors, and his friends from the soccer team. His mom wants a can cooler in every hand, engraved with MATEO, CLASS OF 2027, and a mortarboard. His closest friends are heading to different colleges in the fall, so she is adding leatherette keychains for that group to put on their new dorm keys. Laser engraving comes out in a single tone, so school colors will not show up, but the name, the year, and a simple shape come through cleanly on every piece.

What families set out at a grad party

• Leatherette can coolers: a backyard party in June means cold drinks all afternoon, and once the list reaches 100 they are $3.69 each at 100 to 299.
• Slim can coolers: a standard can cooler is too loose on the slim cans of sparkling water and iced tea that end up in the ice chest, so it helps to add a couple dozen of these. $5.19 each at 10 to 24.
• Leatherette keychains: the favor the grad's friends take to college on a dorm key or a car key. $4.29 each at 50 to 99, or $5.19 double sided if you want the name on the front and the year on the back.
• Black and metal bottle opener keychains: better suited to a college graduation, where most of the guests are adults with a use for an opener. $4.29 each at 50 to 99.
• Engraved pens: the grad's name and year on a pen set out beside the card box or the jar of advice notes. $2.49 each at 100 to 299.
• Cork coasters: the cheapest way to give every guest something when the party grows toward 150. $1.89 each at 100 to 299.

The math for Mateo's 110 guests

At 110 guests, Mateo's can coolers are $3.69 each, so the full order comes to $405.90. The break at 100 matters for a party a little smaller than his: 92 can coolers at $4.29 each total $394.68, but 100 at $3.69 each total $369.00, so ordering eight more saves $25.68 and leaves extras for teammates who bring a friend. The keychains for his closest friends, 20 of them double sided at $6.09 each, add $121.80 and bring the Castillos to $527.70. A nursing class planning its pinning ceremony is usually a smaller order: 32 leatherette keychains, each engraved with a classmate's name, at $4.69 each come to $150.08.

How it works

Attach your design on the product page when you order, or email it along to orders@businessbulk.net. Grad party artwork tends to be short: a first name, CLASS OF 2027, and a mortarboard, a diploma, or the grad's initials, and a monogram you designed yourself is fine too. Because everything is engraved in one tone, bold lines and solid shapes hold up better than fine detail. A free digital proof lands in your email first so you can confirm the spelling and the year, and engraving starts only after your approval. Orders generally ship within 2 to 5 business days of that approval. No minimum applies, so a single can cooler can come first as a sample before the full 110. Engraving is done in house by a small team in the Bay Area, California. Approved files are kept on hand, so adding a dozen more after the late RSVPs arrive takes one email.

Fill in the guest count, the grad's name, and the class year on the quote page, and the reply will include the total and a proof. Every item we engrave is listed under all products.

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