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Production Time


Current production time (turn-around) is:

6 Business Days

Rush Services is currently available.
If you place your order before 6:00 p.m. (est.), and approve your order the next business day
before noon (est.) without any changes or edits your order will ship within 72 business hours .


Please Note:
*Production time is in business days (weekdays) and does not include transit time (shipping) which ranges from
1 to 5 business days for delivery to locations within the United States.







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Policies

Ball Size:   All balls are measured fully inflated. Sports balls are measured from pole-to-pole (Half-Circumference). Basketball, Soccer and Volleyballs may vary in size from 4" to 5". Beach Balls are measured from pole-to-pole (Half-Circumference). All ball sizes, shape, feel and weight are approximates and may vary from order to order. for more details…

Changes / Cancellations:  All orders are considered firm. Any change, other than quantity, to the order once in production will be billed for any work done, plus any additional work required by the change. Changes in quantity can be made prior to the start of production. If a change in quantity occurs after the completion of any portion of production, the change will be treated as a separate order and billed accordingly. Any change made after start of production will delay shipping. If a cancellation is necessary, all costs associated with work performed to date of cancellation will be invoiced. Cancellations must be in writing and acknowledged by MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) and are subject to a 25% Restocking Fee on return products. We do not refund and shipping or handling charges.

Color, Texture and Materials used (Product Samples):  Colors may appear lighter or darker according to room lighting, monitor conditions, etc. Photos shown on this web-site may not be accurate, if color, shape, feel and weight are critical please request a sample. MiniSportsBalls.com will provide one sample product free of charge. Sample may vary from the product(s) shipped. Product(s) may vary from order to order and/or from year to year. MiniSportsBalls.com reserves the right to change, substitute or discontinue any product without notice.

Errors, Incorrect Spelling & Omissions:  If the error or omission was represented on the approved proof we will not be liable and no credit, refund or replacement will be issued. If the error or omissions was not on the approved proof MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) will issue a credit, refund or replacement of the order.

Fax or eMail of Information:  You assume all responsibility for the clarity of faxed or eMailed information.

Guarantee:   All merchandise manufactured by MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) is unconditionally guaranteed to be free from defects of material and workmanship. Any merchandise found to be defective will be replaced by MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC). MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) makes no other warranties, expressed or implied. We reserve the right to replace or refund the order. Any defected products must be returned to us before a refund or replacement is issued. We reserve the right to inspect the defective/damaged product(s) before issuing replacement or credit. No replacement or credit will be issued for merchandise which is unavailable for inspection.

Hours of Operation:   9:00 am-5:00 pm Monday through Friday, Eastern Time. We are closed for the following holidays: Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day (July 4th weekend), Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas through New Year's Day.

Inflatable Product(s): Beach Balls, Sport Beach Balls, Take-a-Seat Cushions and Make-Some-Noise Sticks are only intended to be inflated by mouth. These products are not designed nor intended to be inflated with compressors or pumps. The use of compressors and/or pumps can cause the seams of these products to burst or leak air. MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) does not guarantee inflatable products inflated by any other means other than my mouth.

Limitation of Liability:   MiniSportsBalls.com's (Put Your Name On It! LLC) liability is limited to credit or replacement of any portion of shipment, In no case shall MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) liability exceed amount charge for product ordered.

Minimum Orders:   All imprinted products have a 50 item Minimum. Blank/Unimprinted products: 100 - Vinyl Footballs; 100 - Soccer balls, Volleyballs and Basketballs; 125 - Plastic Footballs, Hockey Pucks; 100 - Baseballs and baseball Bats; 100 - Beach balls, Sport Beach Balls, Seat Cushions, and Make-Some-Noise Sticks; 50 - Basketball Backboards.

Orders:  Phone orders are not accepted due to the potential for error. All orders must be faxed or eMailed. Orders are not put into production unless order is complete. Orders are considered complete with a complete shipping address, camera-ready art and any artwork approvals if required.

Over/Under Runs - Product Quantity:   All MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) orders are subject to a 10% overrun/underrun. MiniSportsBalls.com's goal is to ship the exact quantity ordered. There are orders which may received up to ten percent more or less of the quantity ordered. Due to MiniSportsBalls.com's quality control inspections after the product is printed. We cannot replace the shortage and you should count the product when they arrive. You will not be charged for any additional product (overruns) shipped to you.

Pricing:   All prices are subject to change without prior notice. Unless otherwise stated, pricing on all products is per ball. Prices are for one standard color of imprint on one side. Call for quote for quantities not listed on the web-site. All prices are in U.S. Dollars.

Privacy Statement:  All information provided to us is kept confidential. We do not sell, rent or exchange any part of your information.

Product Liability:  Customer agrees to assume any and all liability resulting from claims against MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) for infringement of patents, copyrights, personal rights and injury.

Proofs:  Black & White proofs will be provided via fax or PDF files eMailed. Artwork for all ordered must be approved and signatures fax or eMail back before order is place into production.

Returns:  All claims must be made within 15 days of receipt of your order. MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) must authorize returns; any returns not authorized will be refused and returned to sender. No returns will be accepted for imprinted or special order merchandise unless it is determined to be defective (see above Guarantee). Returns on unimprinted merchandise are subject to a 25% restocking fee. We do not refund shipping and/or handling charges. No replacement or credit will be issued for merchandise which is unavailable for return.

Right To Promotion:  Unless otherwise specified in writing at the time the order is placed, we reserve the right to use any item produced by us for display and or printed on promotional items.

Rush Orders:  Available with prior approval and a $35 Rush Charge.

Sales Tax:  Currently, only Florida businesses, individuals and organizations are required to pay 7% Florida state sales tax, unless a valid Certificate of Exemption is included with your order.

Terms:  We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and PayPal. Payment is required when order and artwork is approved. Production will not begin until prepayment is received. Purchase Orders and other arrangements are available, please contact customer service prior to your approval. In some instances, production will not begin until prepayment has cleared. Customers or order shipping outside the U.S. must use a credit card or send certified funds in U.S. Dollars for merchandise and freight with order unless prior arrangements have been made.

Turn-A-Round:  Most orders will be shipped in 4 to 10 working days after artwork is approved. Please give 1-3 Business Days to get artwork approved and 2-5 days for ground shipping.

Updated 06-20-07

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Ball Sizes


All ball sizes, shape, feel and weight are approximates and may vary from order to order.

To attain an accurate measurement, use a tape measure (soft measure) or string and attach it to a starting point using the below chart and wrap it around the ball (fully inflated) to the opposite or end point. Mark the beginning and end points on the string and then measure the distance between the points on the string:

Mini-Sports Balls/Pucks:

  • Vinyl Footballs : measure approximately 7" Tip-to-Tip (half-circumference) depending on inflation. Using a tape measure start at the center of one end of the ball (tip or end points) and bring the tape over and around the ball, to the center of the opposite tip.

  • Vinyl Basketball, Soccer and Volleyballs :  may vary in size from 4" to 5" diameter or approximately 13-14" circumference depending on inflation. (approximately the size of a large grapefruit).

  • Synthetic Leather Baseballs :   measure approximately 9" circumference or 2-5/8" diameter, weight: approximately 4.4 ounces. Regulation baseballs are 9" circumference and 5 oz.

  • Synthetic Leather Basketballs :   measure approximately 5" diameter, 8" Pole-to-Pole (half-circumference) or approximately 16" circumference.

  • Synthetic Leather Footballs :   8-1/4" tip-to-tip (half-circumference). Using a tape measure start at the center of one end of the ball (tip) and bring the tape over and around the ball to the center of the opposite tip.

  • Plastic Footballs :   measure approximately 6" from tip-to-tip (half-circumference) and the girth is approximately 9". Using a tape measure start at the center of one end of the ball (tip) and bring the tape over and around the ball to the center of the opposite tip. Ball size are approximate and may vary.

  • Plastic Hockey Pucks :  measure approximately 2 5/8" diameter and 1" thick

Beach Balls:

They are measured fully inflated from pole-to-pole (half-circumference). Using a tape measure start at the valve, (the center of the top of the ball/pole) and bring the tape down and around the ball to the center of the bottom of the ball (pole). Beach Balls may vary in size and colors.





About Sending Artwork to us
(Guidelines)

Typesetting Charges : First Five Lines (per side) are FREE.

Artwork Proofs : The first proof is FREE. Additional proofs after the first are $7.50 each.

Electronic Art : E-mail address for artwork is Artwork @ MiniSportsBalls.com.

Below are the acceptable file formats for "Camera-Ready" artwork :

  • Adobe Illustrator® version 13 (CS3) or below (AI, EPS) with all fonts converted to outlines.
  • CorelDRAW® version 9 or below (CDR, CMX). If your file was created in CorelDRAW 10, or higher please resave as an CorelDRAW 9 file. Please all convert text to curves.
  • Windows Metafile (WMF)
  • Adobe Acrobat Version 8 or below (PDF)
  • Adobe Photoshop® (PSD or Tiff) minimum 600 dpi, saved as Black & White, Bitmap or layered images. Do not save as RGB, CMYK or grayscale.
  • TIF, BMP, PCX, PSD or Scanned Artwork. We recommended saving or scanned at least 600 dpi as line art (Black & White or Bitmap images). Do not save as RGB, CMYK or grayscale.
  • We can accept the output from most vector drawing programs as long as you export your file as a generic EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) with all fonts converted to objects.
  • When sending Quark Xpress or Adobe PageMaker files please include any embedded files such as Tiff or EPS with your resident document as well as all font files used
  • GIFs and JPEG images do not reproduce well.

File compression is recommended, zip or stuff-it.

NOTE: Vector Artwork is always the best and required for Multi-Color Imprint orders.

Include a hard copy of artwork with order, if artwork is e-mailed please fax a hard copy to 813-972-1461.

All artwork is to be supplied at the highest resolution possible. A minimum resolution of 600 dpi is recommended. Faxed artwork is not acceptable. Bad artwork with jagged lines, poor line width and definition will not reproduce any better than actual artwork.

Halftones : Halftones are reproduced on a 55 line screen at 100% with 25%-75% shading. Anything above 75% shading will appear solid - anything below 25% will not reproduce. Halftones must be within 10% of actual reproduction size.

Please use standard windows naming procedures when submitting files. (8 characters or less with a three letter naming extension. ie. "art1.eps") Please note the format and version of the software in which the art was created in your eMail to avoid problems. All fonts should be converted to curves to avoid incorrect font substitution and spacing errors.

What is "Camera-Ready" Art : Black and white, spot color-separated, camera-ready artwork is required. If artwork is not camera-ready, typesetting and/or art charges will apply. Four color process or RGB art/files is not acceptable. All images submitted are printed as is unless otherwise specified. It is your responsibility to have all images proofed and adjusted to your satisfaction before submission.

Custom Art Charges : Custom Logo Designs or Clean-Up Charges will be quoted per job with customer approval.

About Color Match: Exact color match is not available. Colors will be produced within a few shades of color. Inks reproduce differently on different colors of plastic. So inks may appear darker than they actually are. You may want to use a color a few shades lighter to produce the desired effect.

Trademarks: The names, artwork, designs, logos and trademarks or similar reproduced throughout this catalog are solely intended to show the type and quality of imprinted products available. It does not imply a product/service endorsement by MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC), nor does it imply an endorsement of MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC) by the respective owners of the marks. By placing an order with MiniSportsBalls.com (Put Your Name On It! LLC), you represent and warrant that you have the right to order, purchase and distribute merchandise containing the names, artwork, designs, logos, trademarks or similar identified in your order. The customer also agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless MiniSportsBalls.com and its parent company (Put Your Name On It! LLC) , from and against all claims, liabilities and expenses (including attorney Fees).

 

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Minimum Orders:

Imprinted Synthetic Leather Footballs, and Synthetic Leather Basketballs have 25 item Minimum.
All other imprinted products have a 50 item Minimum per Item ordered.

Blank/Unimprinted products:
125 Ball Minimum on Blank Order of: Plastic Footballs, Hockey Pucks;

100 Item Minimum on Blanks Order of: Vinyl Footballs, Vinyl Soccer balls, Vinyl Volleyballs, Vinyl Basketballs,
Synthetic Leather Baseballs, All Beach Balls, All Seat Cushions, Make-Some-Noise-Sticks and Baseball Bats.

50 Minimum Order on Blank (not-imprinted) Synthetic Leather Footballs, Synthetic Leather Basketballs, and Basketball Backboards.

 

 




Planning a Party?

Make sure you have the answers to these four simple questions.

1) Do you know how many people are attending ?

2) Did you included yourself ?

3) Your family members ?

4) How many R.S.V.P. did you get back ?


As a general rule 20% of the people that do not R.S.V.P. still show up to the party.

You don't want to be caught short for your party. Please order a few extra, as we can not reprint your order for less than the minimum order
.


IMPORTANT NOTICE:

MiniSportsBalls.com's goal is to ship the exact quantity ordered. There are orders, which may receive up to ten percent more or less of the quantity ordered. Due to MiniSportsBalls.com's quality control inspections after the product is printed. We cannot replace any shortage, you should count the product when they arrive. You will not be charged for any additional product (overruns) shipped to you.

 

 

 



Contact Info:

Contact us at: Request-a-Quote.

Phone: (813) 972-1460 or FAX: 813.972.1461



Mailing Address:

MiniSportsBalls.com
16057 Tampa Palms Blvd, West - Suite 418
Tampa, Florida 33647

 

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