Thoburn Design & Illustration » cartoon purse http://www.thoburnillustrations.com Award-winning designs and illustrations Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:10:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 SnapTotes http://www.thoburnillustrations.com/2009/03/26/snaptotes/ http://www.thoburnillustrations.com/2009/03/26/snaptotes/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:34:12 +0000 admin http://www.thoburnillustrations.com/2009/03/26/snaptotes/ Like all good wives mine drops hints all throughout the year of what they want/need for special occasions. She’s been telling me for months that she needed a new purse. When she didn’t get one for Christmas I was in serious hot water. Although the water quickly cooled when she opened her brand new MacBook. I had escaped the doghouse, but I hadn’t forgotten the purse. I put it on the list for her birthday. Rather than any old boring bag I decided there had to be a company out there creating custom purses suited to each individual. I was sure they’d charge plenty for it as well, but she’s worth it, right? Enter Snaptotes.com. I was immediately impressed with their website. It was clean and user friendly. I selected the bag that best fit her needs, and painlessly uploaded her custom artwork, a comic character named Frisk based on one of our cats. First the front:

Frisk purse front

and then the back:

Frisk purse back

I ran into two snags in the ordering process, both of which were my fault. I called their 800 number twice and each person I got was courteous and patiently walked me through the process. Once it was done and paid for, which was shockingly reasonable, I waited with great anticipation for it’s arrival which they calculated at 7 to 10 business days. When it arrived I secretly unwrapped it and was completely blown away. I cannot even begin to describe the quality of their work. The outside is digitally printed on a thick nylon material and sown tightly to the bag. No visible snags, scrapes, loose threads or scuffs. The purse itself is leather while the handles are nylon. I was so impressed I decided to order more. A large wallet:

Frisk purse wallet

Again, I was blown away. Excellent craftsmanship and one of the most unique gift ideas I’ve ever found. I can’t recommend this company highly enough. If you’re looking for a unique gift, or you want one for yourself, check out SnapTotes.com. You won’t be disappointed

I wasn’t done. I thought, if you can put anything you want on a bag, how about a watch? Sure enough, there’s www.timissimo.com. Unfortunately site design wise, this ones in need of a face lift. It’s a bit clunky and busy, but it works and I couldn’t believe all of the customizable options. Not only can you put whatever you want on the face but you can choose, the time-markings, watch body and band. Theres multiple options in each of those categories.  You can even add customized writing to the back, all included in the price.

Frisk watch

(A note on the back, it’s not engraved. It appears heat stamped).

Again, I was completely taken aback by the product, this time more-so than SnapTotes, strickly because of their website. I was not impressed, however all that disappeared after the watch arrived. I would highly recommend them. Super fast, the watch arrived in 7 days, and professional. Needless to say, I was a superhero. My wife said it was the best gift(s) she had ever received, and she was quick to show them off to complete strangers. Unfortunately this has put me in a quandary. How will I top this next year?

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