This business is a small cart located in the center of the Santa Anita mall in Arcadia.
When I went there to ask for the price of embroidering an object that I would provide, the woman was on the phone talking for a good 5 minutes before she decided to say, "Hold on," and then ask me what I needed. She said it would cost $10-12 for one line of words, 4.5" wide. I brought in a blanket (specifically, the nap blanket from Brookstone) and she said blankets would cost $12 to embroider one line. If I wanted any bigger, I would have to do 8 inches, which would cost an extra $10.
The font selection was ugly, but maybe I'm just really picky about things. When you choose a font, she'll try to suggest a better font that would allow the words to be larger without taking up more width. This can be seen as a good thing, but since I am picky about fonts and design in general, I was annoyed because the fonts she was suggesting were ugly.
After choosing the font and thread color, I paid $12.99. Then, she told me to return in 15 minutes and it will be done for me. Pretty fast I guess. I came back 15 minutes later and she had even folded the blanket and put it back in the small bag I had bought it in, which is quite hard to do. The embroidery did not come out as I had envisioned and to be honest, I didn't really like it, but it's not hideous and it looks like it will last.
A few other good things to know:
- They accept credit cards.
- They sell hats, stuffed animals, and other things there that you can buy to embroider on and embroidery is usually free if you buy these items.
- They also do custom logos--just bring in a copy of the logo--but of course it costs more. read more
