Personalized and Medical ID Alert Jewelry

So, Christmas time has come and gone once again… But don’t worry, I’ve got some good news for you: Sticky Jewelry’s Christmas sale goes on all the way through the end of the year.  That’s right, all of our jewelry is still 20% off until 2011.  Just make sure you use the coupon code PEACEONEARTH during checkout and you’ll receive a 20% discount off of every item in your order.  The next sale probably won’t be until Valentine’s Day or Christmas of next year, so now’s the time to shop.

P.S. If your a really frugal shopper, I suggest taking a look at our clearance page as the coupon works with all our clearance items as well.  And don’t forget to check out the new USB jewelry collection while you’re there.

Personalized Christmas Ornament - Item GG1012

It’s not too late to order a personalized gift that’s guaranteed to arrive in time for Christmas.  If you shop at our store between now and December 23rd, and select ‘Christmas Guaranteed’ as your shipping option, your order will be engraved, packed, shipped, and delivered anywhere in the continental U.S. by December 24th, or your shipping is free. The cost for Christmas Guaranteed shipping is just $17.95.

Plus, you can still receive 20 percent off any jewelry or gift item at Sticky Jewelry by entering PEACEONEARTH in the coupon code field during checkout. Nothing has been excluded, not even our already-discounted clearance Items.

Visit us today at http://www.StickyJ.com/ and save during our special Christmas Holiday event, going on now through December 31st at Sticky Jewelry.  Also, be sure to check out our personalized Christmas gifts page for unique Christmas gift ideas.

Note: Discount code may not be used to purchase a gift certificate, and may not be used in combination with a gift certificate or any other discount offer. Offer is good only for purchases made online at www.StickyJ.com between November 23rd and December 31st, 2010.  Also, the Christmas Guaranteed shipping option may be discontinued prior to December 23rd.

The Christmas Shopping season is here once again; and this year, our sister site, Sticky Jewelry is having a store-wide sale!   Sticky Jewelry is offering  past customers a 20% discount on any jewelry or gift item sold by on their site.  Nothing on the site has been excluded from this sale, not even the already-discounted Clearance Items.  This means you’ll receive an additional 20% off of the clearance price if you use this coupon to purchase items marked for clearance.  Also, there’s no limit to the number of times you can use your discount between now and December 31st.

Because Christmas orders need to ship no later than December 23rd to arrive in time for Christmas, expedited shipping options are offered as well.  Also, please feel free to share this discount code with friends and family members so that everyone can receive a gift that’s been personalized just for them.

The discount code to use for Sticky Jewelry’s 2010 Christmas sale is: PEACEONEARTH

The coupon is good until December 31st, but if you shop soon, you’ll have the best selection from our already-discounted Clearance section, and you’ll avoid the expedited shipping charges often incurred by last-minute shoppers.

Visit http://www.StickyJ.com and save during the special Christmas Holiday sale!

The world of digital Personal Health Records has been growing, creating a need for a good solution.  One of our goals is to offer our customers the most effective way to wear a medical id.  We feel that the best solution is one where the user can depend on the reliability of the traditional medical ID while also reaping the benefits of technological advances.  In an effort to accomplish this we’ve taken some of our most popular traditional medical alert jewelry and trasnformed them into medical USB bracelets, necklaces, keychains and other jewelry with the option to be powered by MedFlash, a leader in the digital Personal Health Records industry. Their software allows for secure online personal health record management that will synchronize with your medical USB bracelet, necklace, keychain or other jewelry as well as providing a 24 hour call center for emergency responders or other medical personnel to contact.

All of our medical USB bracelets, necklaces, keychains and other jewelry come with a 2 gigabyte storage capacity while our non-medical come with a 4 gigabyte. With such a large storage capacity you can save more than just your medical records, from pictures to documents you will be equipped for any occasion.

One of the complaints we frequently hear from people is that their children don’t like to wear their medical ID bracelets.  And who can blame them?  Historically, medical bracelets have typically been bland, boring metal bracelets with metal chain links and a cold metal plaque for engraving.  Kid’s don’t typically want to wear something like that.  However, the purpose of a medical alert bracelet is defeated if it’s not worn all of the time.  I believe that one of the main reasons medical ID’s have always been so limited in style in selection is because their typically produced by medical suppliers, and not by fashion minded jewelry companies.  And I think that’s part of the reason our medical bracelets are so popular.  Since we began selling medical ID’s nearly 6 years ago, they have not ceased to be a staple of our company.  It didn’t take long for us to realize that we should be designing medical bracelets ourselves; and thus, the children’s medical ID lines were born.

Our first medical id bracelet line for children was the Sport Strap Bracelet.  Originally available in just two styles, our sport strap collection has grown to include 21 different strap styles and an always increasing number of plaques to go along with the bracelet.  Something I want to feature in this blog post is one of our newest medical alert bracelet styles for kids.  The leather and hemp ID bracelet line has been such a success with adults that we began making leather and hemp medical ID bracelets for children as well.

However, we realize that [just like adults] not all kids want to wear a bracelet.  Which is why I’d like to also make mention of our medical ID watches for kids.  These water resistant medical emergency watches are made from polyurethane and stainless steel, and are available in four different neon colors as well as black.  In addition the the medical ID watches, we also have medical ID’s available in pendant, charm and dog tag variations for those who don’t like the idea of having to wear a bracelet 24/7.

Sometimes, a person just has too many allergies and/or medical conditions to fit onto a single medical id bracelet.  Other times, a person might simply prefer to wear a medical id that is small and discrete instead of large, with multiple lines of personal medical information engraved.  Either way, it’s helpful if one can abbreviate some of the information.  However, it’s even more important that the medical personnel are able to understand the abbreviations in an emergency.  Below is a list of common medical abbreviations.  Most of these abbreviations are international in scope and acceptance, but not all.  Some things to keep in mind: make sure to pay close attention to the use of upper and lower case letters in the abbreviation.  Also, extraneous words should be left out if possible.  For example, it’s not necessary to engrave ‘Taking Coumadin’.  Just the word ‘Coumadin’ is sufficient.  And, rather than engraving ‘Allergic to Penicillin’, just say ‘No Penicillin’.

• adult respiratory distress syndrome – ARDS
• advanced life support – ALS
• allergic to – no _____
• anterior – ant
• aspirin – aspirin
• atrial fibrillation – A-fib
• blood pressure – BP
• irregular – irreg
• irrigation – irrig
• jejunostomy tube – J-tube
• lateral – lat
• lidocane – lido
• medications – meds
• morphine sulfate – MS
• cardiovascular – CV
• coronary artery disease – CAD
• deep vain thrombosis – DVT
• epinephrine – Epi (EpiPen)
• flexion – flex
• multiple sclerosis – MS
• myocardial infarction – MI
• nasogastric – NG
• nitroglycerin – NTG
• non-insulin-dependant diabetes mellitis – NIDDM
• posterior – post
• respiration – resp
• gastroesophageal – Fx
• gastroesophageal reflux disease – GERD
• gastrointestinal – GI
• gastrostomy tube – G-tube
• hematocrit – Hct
• hemoglobin – Hgb
• hepatitis B Virus – HBV
• hypertension – HTN
• insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus – IDDM
• intravenous – IV
• supraventricular tachycardia – SVT
• tuberculosis – TB
• ventricular fibrillation – V-fib
• ventricular tachycardia – VT/V tach

This is by no means an exhaustive list.  So, if you don’t see your medical condition listed above, if you have questions, or if you still can’t fit all of your medical information onto the id plate that you want to, give us a call at (727) 823-9500.  Our caring customer service department will be more than happy to assist you in placing your medical id order.

One of the things we’re most proud of as a company, is the personal attention that we try to give to every order placed through our site.  From the moment an order is placed through our site until it’s shipped out, the order is being checked and rechecked by everyone who handles your order.  I’d like to use this opportunity to give a brief explanation of our order processing and tracking system.

The first thing that happens after an order is placed through our website is that the packing slip is printed by our warehouse.  The warehouse staff will then take the order and pull all of  the jewelry necessary to fill the it.  At this point, the order is checked for engraving details; if there is engraving that needs to be done on the order, then the order is transfered to our Engraving Department, if the jewelry does not need to be engraved, it is moved directly to our packing department.

Then, the orders that require engraving are processed in the order that they were placed online.  Each piece of jewelry in an order is engraved individually by one of our highly skilled engravers.  After an engraving is tested and manipulated to look its very best, the item is engraved as deeply as it is possible to engrave without damaging the piece.

Engraving a HKW1006C Bracelet

Next, the order is moved to our Quality Checking & Packing Department.  Here, every item in every order is checked again for quality and accuracy in engraving.  This means that in addition to receiving a second quality check (the first check is performed when the jewelry first arrives at our warehouse), the jewelry is also inspected for typos, text orientation, faint engraving, and all other possible engraving errors.  The items are then individually wrapped in tissue paper, and packaged in free satin gift bags.  Everything is loaded into a padded envelope and moved to the shipping department.

Packing a Black Dog Tag

From there, our employees use the order’s unique bar code to print out a shipping label for each order.  All of this takes place within 3 business days of the date that the order was placed.  Customer’s will then receive their orders according to the shipping option that they selected when they placed the order e.g. FedEx Overnight, or First Class Mail (USPS).

End to End Order Tracking means that our customers are notified of their order’s status throughout this whole process.  In addition to receiving a confirmation email when the order is placed and another email to notify them when their order is shipped, our customers can log onto our site at any time, enter their order number, and find out exactly what stage of the process their order is in.

Sport strap shown is the YF1003

1. The Sport Strap ID Bracelet for Kids – Since the creation of the sports strap line, this bracelet hasn’t ceased to be our number one seller.  The sport strap style was designed specifically with the comfort, and aesthetic appeal of children in mind.  But, the great part about these bracelets (aside from the price – $14.95 for a strap and plaque) is the interchangeability.  If a strap wears out, or if you want several different styles or colors to wear for different occasions, the straps are only $6 apiece.  Follow the link to see more styles and learn more about the bracelets.

2. Black Rubber Medical ID with Stainless Plaque – This bracelet is a great alternative to the ‘standard’ medical ID bracelet constructed entirely out of metal.  A lot of people prefer the comfort of this bracelet to that of a stainless or titanium ID.

3. The Diabetes Collection – We process so many orders for medical ID’s with the word “Diabetes” engraved on them, that we’ve started creating pre-engraved ID’s for people with Diabetes….everything from dog tag pendants, to bracelets and charms.  These ID’s are more affordable than purchasing a regular medical ID and paying to have “Diabetes” engraved on it.  Plus, because the engraving is done at the manufacturer, the black laser engraving punches even better than our standard in house engraving.

4. Black Plated Medical Dog Tag Necklace – A great alternative if you don’t want to wear a bracelet.  The black plating looks great and the engraving reveals silver silver metal underneath to give a great contrast that looks amazing.  Personally, I love these dog tags(!);  I own a non medical version that has a custom logo engraved on it.

Black Dog Tag Medical ID

5. 316L Surgical Stainless Steel Dog Tag with Medical Symbol – This is basically the same pendant as the stainless steel dog tag above, stripped down to bare metal and polished to shine.  The dog tag is composed of 316L stainless steel–otherwise known as “surgical stainless”–which is the highest grade of stainless steel available for jewelry.  If you’re looking for a medical ID that can take a beating, this is a great option.

Whether you’re a loving child, someone who just can’t think of a gift, or a person who’s looking to save a little money right now but still wants to get their mother something beautiful, or simply a person who’s waited until the last minute, this post is for you.

In celebration of Mother’s Day (May 9th), our sister site Sticky Jewelry is offering a 20% discount on any of the 2,800 jewelry and gift items sold by on their website. This discount isn’t just for select merchandise; it applies to any product (including clearance items), and any custom engraving service they offer.  Plus, there’s no limit to the number of items you can get, or purchases you make.  Simply enter the coupon code MOM2010 at checkout and you’ll receive your discount.

I mentioned earlier that this blog post was for the, er… punctually challenged.  The good news for you is that, with the ‘FedEx Overnight Expedited’ shipping option that Sticky Jewelry offers, you can place your order all the way up to 2pm EST on May 6th and still receive your order on May 7th, in time for Mother’s Day.  And, Sticky Jewelry will ship directly to your mother if that’s what’s needed (you simply have to enter her shipping information into the order when it’s placed).

Haven’t I convinced you yet?  If you need any further convincing, Sticky Jewelry has put together a Mother’s Day Collection page to assist you in your decision making process.  Shopping for you mother this Mother’s Day couldn’t be easier.

Have you ever seen a medical ID bracelet and thought to yourself “oh, that’s tacky”?  So have we.  We’re constantly in the process of refining and designing our jewelry to meet the needs of real people, with real taste.  Today I’d like to offer a few suggestions for the teenage girl who needs to wear a medical ID.  Again, these are only options, we have many more to choose from, in many different styles.

Plaque Sold Separately

The first medical ID that I’d like to suggest goes along with my last blog post, on creating your own medical ID bracelet.  However, instead of choosing one of our standard chains to accompany the plaque of your medical ID, I suggest choosing a beaded bracelet, such as the Lunar Crystal bracelet pictured here.

If bracelets aren’t your style, we also have medical ID necklaces, charms, and watches as well.  For example, this Pandora Style medical ID charm can help provide a subtle and discrete way of keeping your medical information on you at all times.