I've done the stickers-on-laptop thing for years. But with my latest machine, a 12" MacBook, it was…read moretime for something different: Laser engraving. How does one choose an engraver for an expensive piece of electronic equipment? I found several engravers on the web, and visited a few in person. In the end, I chose Chicago Award Source. Firoz, Christan, and Jenna did an outstanding job with my engraving. Christan and Jenna were meticulous with the laser machine, double- and triple-checking the alignment. They even did a practice run on scrap acrylic. It was clear that I had placed my trust in the right team. I strongly recommend Chicago Award Source for any engraving you may choose to do. They handle laptops especially well.

Excellent experience with their engraving service! Friendly and very pleasant. We will use their…read moreservices again.

I went there yesterday. The service was top tier, the…read moreengraver was personable and walked me through a variety of fonts and sizes and the work was done in a timely manner. I highly recommend this engraver for personal gifts and projects. Also the front office clerk was very sweet and charming the entire experience was amazing.

Fantastic work engraving the four stars from the Chicago flag on a belt buckle, looks fantastic!read more

Kind and quick. Family business that we had a great experience with. Able to engrave our Stanley…read morecup in minutes. Would go again.

Fast and friendly service. They did the engraving while I waited. They did a great job. Highly…read morerecommend.

The glorious days of indie mom and pop businesses have mostly succumbed to the digital age, made in…read moreChina, fast fashion, garbage, I just had my first experience with Artistic Engraving and I loved it so much it compelled me to write my first ever business review on yelp. It brought me back to the days of superb quality, made in the USA, friendly in-person, community style products and services with a business that takes pride in their work and your satisfaction. I recommend to all for anything in the spear of what they do

1st Class customer service. Contacted them (Kevin) about some pieces I needed to complete a 50 year…read moreold badge. I sent an email with exactly what I needed. Asked for payment and shipping information. Within a few days the pieces were sent free of charge. Totally unexpected. Very Impressed and grateful.

The most talented engraver I have ever known,I had the pleasure of watching and learning from him…read more30 plus years ago,he was great then and even more incredible now,keep up the good work my friend

I read the reviews and knew for the worst to the best an idea of what to expect, and I thought that…read moreI would give it a shot. Initially, I called and left a voice message and Leo did call back and we spoke and he gave me what I thought was a fair quote and let me know that it would be $2 a letter and a $20 minimum which I thought was fine. He also let me know the hours of operation. I did show up the next day at about 10:45am where he failed to mention to me that the one metal he doesn't do is Tungsten - which seems like an important thing to mention. This should have been asked on the phone. This just irked me because I didn't have a lot of time to begin with to step out of work to run this errand then have to find some place else. They also don't have website that references this, and I can only wonder now if he turned me away because he didn't feel like doing my $20 work. If that's the case then that's fine because I am also then entitled not to refer this place to others as well. I didn't find the other place that I went to instead to have a problem with engraving on Tungsten.

A very profound appreciation of customer service for the Essential Creations Business in Chicago,…read moreIllinois. I am writing to express my sincere satisfaction with the service provided by the Essential Creations owner Sandtricia and her exceptional team, including Otis, Ruby, and Yeli. Sandtricia is a true leader, delivering phenomenal work in branding, silk screening, and embroidery. Otis's professional advice and support is invaluable. The quality of work and excellent customer service I received was outstanding. I highly recommend this business and couldn't be a happier customer. Happy Customer, Gualano Davis

The worse! Tell you they'll complete the job during a certain timeframe and then forget about you…read morecompletely. You'll call and call and have to refresh their memory every time. The job still won't be done in the timeframe they give you the second and third time! You'll call for the 3rd time and keep getting hung up on! Would not recommend!

I can't say enough good things about Ed. I'm friends with his daughter and she gave me a beautiful…read morecuff bracelet that her dad engraved with penguins (I'm into penguins). Since then, if I have anything that needs engraving, I bring it to Ed. He's masterful at what he does. I recommend him to all my friends and anyone who needs a beautiful job done.

Ed is a true master craftsman. There is no one greater that I would trust with a treasured heirloom…read moreor prized trophy then this man. He has done work on many of our family's prized possessions. In some cases, the project entailed such detail onto such a costly item, which I was hesitate to risk damage, yet he has come thru time and again. Many of our family friends whom I referred have had similar experiences. Your prized possession is in good hands with Ed!

Excellent business. Very helpful over the top customer service. I called searching for a rainbow…read moreFlag and a few items for my daughters eighth grade graduation and Billy was amazing. Tho they didnt have what I was searching for in stock he went above and beyond. He called around and found the items thru his suppliers that could ship it in time and set the whole delivery up and got me the items within a day. My daughter and her friends were totally surprised and excited . Each of them got a small Flag as the large one still flies from our pole. These kids get ridiculed and messed with quite a bit and band together for each other for this reason. The message I wanted to send was love and acceptance to these kids. I wanted them to feel comfortable and safe , ridicule free so they could just be them and eat drink and hang out. They played bags, danced , listened to music and had a great time. Some of the parents unfortunately are not so accepting and one girl actually had to ask to be dropped off down street so mom wouldnt see the rainbow flag. She apparently would not have let her stay. I found that sad, but it is a perfect example why this day was so important and these items and their message needed to be sent. Kids beed love and acceptance to succeed not judgement and control and ridicule. Billy helped make that happen. I will highly recommend these guys a d order from them in the future. Thank you Billy. Shawn Schroeder

I just received my jerseys from icandee what an amazing job they did. Billy Stevenson was so…read morehelpful and patient with designing and ordering my jerseys. I'm so glad I no longer have to search for another company for my needs. I will be ordering through icandee in the future. Danny Ryan

Rick was extremely helpful and accommodating to our business needs and models. He constantly gave…read moresuggestions on how we can improve our designs and didn't mind spending hours of his time and patient with us until we finalized a perfect design. Extremely easy to work with and is quick to respond to inquiries and requests. His customer service and expertise was outstanding. He offers one of the lowest rates around the Chicago land area and is really friendly. We were happy with our final products and it was worth every penny. We will definitely be using his services again. Highly recommended!

We contacted Rick about doing some banners for our swim team and he was amazing! Since our team…read morecan't have the normal celebrations we usually give them, we wanted to do something special for them. With a large team, we were also limited in our budget. He was able to work with what we had and created awesome individual banners of each boy. They will be so surprised when they get them later this week. And they're great quality, so they will last them for years to come!

Diane did an amazing job on my grandson's christening gift. It was a Noah's ark pewter bank with a…read moreslanted roof. I wanted his name & birthdate on one side & christening date on the other. Every place I called (jewelry stores, trophy engravers, etc.) was unable to do the work. Diane was able to hand engrave the bank. She has a large amount of antique & varied engraving equipment. You can tell she is skilled & passionate about her craft.

Diana is amazing! Was able to book her at last minute for two offsite engraving events. She is a…read morevery talented artist who takes a ton of pride in her work so you can will be happy with her engraving work! She is extremely reliable, easy to get in touch of and very talented. She worked very well with my sales team and made my customers super happy! One event was very high volume but Diana killed it! Very cool, and calm. Definitely will hire her again for any engraving event in the future!