Thank God For "Sticker Giant" Because Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock
Written: Mar 22 '06
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I can remember when collecting stickers was a popular hobby. You had to start out with a sticker album and then proceed to try and amass more than all of your friends [and don’t forget those nasty scratch ‘n sniff ones]. This was when Lisa Frank’s stuff was hot, unicorns were cool and wearing a rainbow t-shirt didn’t mean you embraced an alternative lifestyle. Yes, I severely dated myself with that opening. Now there are instant sticker places at the mall, online stores that carry almost anything your filth trap mind can think of and of course, Hot Topic. Lately the goth chain of stores has gotten a bad rap, there’s even a few slam songs out trashing them. Whatever, I am not going to get involved in peoples personal politics. Crap, I can remember when going into Digby’s was like having the walls of Mecca fly open for you. “Yeah, man, we are so freakin’ cool now, we’re in the black light section of Digby’s”. [Digby’s was our version of Spencers] I really need to stop with the flashbacks, I’m feeling old enough these days without memories from my youth slapping me in the face.
Sticker Giant is exactly what the name implies, a mega site that sells pretty much any type of sticker that you might be looking for. I always wanted one of the “Evil Inside” stickers and thanks to the site, I have one. They sell top quality products at ‘reasonable’ price; I only say that with a hint of sarcasm because some of them are a little more than what I’m willing to pay for something that gets slapped on your vehicle, laptop, CD player or notebook. I don’t want to think about what the mark up is on these or what they actually cost to make. Nope, all I want is to place my order, fill in the information and wait for that lovely envelope to arrive. And yes, it’s just that easy to order from the site. If you are one of those people that don’t want to order online or wants to pay with a check or money order you can print up an order sheet and mail it in. So there, now you have no excuse to not order from them!
Some of My Favorites ...
There are thousands of stickers at the site but these are some of my personal favorites. They range in price from $1.99 to $4.99 but be sure to check the sale page to see if you can pick up one free [or .99 cents, that’s almost free]. “Hell Was Full So I Came Back”, “Evil Inside”, “Bad Cop, No Donut”, “Ohio Is A Four Letter Word”, “Put On Your Big Girl Panties And Deal With It” and last but not least, “My Soul Was Removed To Make Room For All This Sarcasm”. Then there are the one word stickers like “Naughty”, “Angry”, “Warped”, “Insane”, “Psycho”, “Demented”, “Lewd” and others. If you can think of a single word that should be on a sticker, chances are Sticker Giant has it in their stock. Then there is the entire page of “F” words, hey, if you can’t say it you might as well get it on a sticker.
Selection
One thing that always impresses me about the site is the wide variety that they have to offer. Sports teams in the NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB, a plethora of military ones that are for and against the war, offensive, sexual, Girlz Rock / Guyz Rock, slang, children’s themes, Happy Bunny and more - and that is a very, very short list. You can make your way around the site using the navigational links on the left side and be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of the page to see if there are multiple pages of stickers. This is the one thing that I would change about the site, sometimes these are way too small and you end up missing sections or pages. I like the Halloween ones and the reward stickers are nice but the brood would smack me silly if I tried to put one of them on their papers, alas, Annabelle is the only one that looks forward to a smiley face or “Great Job” sticker on her papers. There are a good bit of raunchy ones, meaning ones with swear words or suggestive phrases so I can’t recommend this site for the kids. You can let them look around the sections for them but I’d keep a close eye on them when they are surfing at Sticker Giant.
Let’s Not Forget The Kids ...
Wow, talk about a huge assortment for the kids. There’s everything from Barbie to Dora, Scooby-Doo to Rainbow Fish and even The Wiggles. For anime and cartoon fans you can take your pick from shows like Invader Zim, Pokemon, SpongeBob, Dragonball Z, Power Rangers, Hamtaro and Gundam. There’s aren’t a lot of movie themed ones to pick from but you will find The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Harry Potter, Shrek and Shark Tale. Keeping with the “Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock” theme, [that was sarcasm folks] there are the “wow, they are cool again” assortments like H.R. Puffnstuff, My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears. As I said, there are a lot of “adult” stickers so if you are going to let your child visit the site, get to the appropriate page first then let them browse.
Customer Service
Sticker Giant
Post Office Box 301
Hygiene, CO
80533-0301
[866] 744-7900
stickerhelp@stickergiant.com
www.stickergiant.com
Free Stickers!
Yes, that’s right free stickers. Well, if your parents ever said, “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”, you’ll be expecting a few strings to be attached to the “free sticker” deal. You can pick out one freebie per order but you have to pay with a credit card. Some of them are free, others cost .99 cents and before you think these are the crappy ones that didn’t sell, there are some really nice ones to pick from. Be sure to read the fine print when picking one out, you never know when they are going to change the offer.
Shipping Fees
I usually opt for the free shipping, you can qualify for that when you spend over twelve dollars at the site and enter the code into the box. That will get you a savings of $1.99 which seems to be the flat fee for first class shipping. Now, if you spend over $35.00 you can qualify for a $5.00 savings right off the top, no rebate required. The codes are listed at the site; with my luck I would include them in this review and they would change them a few days later. If you are going to mail in your order, just enter the code on the sheet.
Return Policy
Sticker Giant has never let me down with how they package things for shipping. If something arrived banged up or destroyed, they will replace it in lightening fast fashion. If there is a defect with it, they will ask you to send it back to them so they can get on the horn with the respective company that made it. SG doesn’t make any of the stickers they sell but they carry stickers from a lot of different vendors. If you need to make a return you can email them or call them to see if there is a replacement for the one you ordered. Refunds will be made on any new / unused sticker but you can forget about asking them to refund the shipping fees.
The Bottom Line
They process orders quickly, have an extensive stock and customer service is pretty quick to answer emails. You can pay for your order using the usual major credit cards or you can mail in your order with a check or money order. This might delay things a bit so if you are in a hurry, use a credit card at the site. I’ve never had any problems with any of the orders that I have placed at the site and when I’ve ordered things to be delivered to other people, they all arrived perfectly packed and within a few days of the order being placed. Whether you want revenge on someone [slap a naughty one on their bumper, it will take them forever to find out it’s there] or are looking for something with shock value, Sticker Giant is the place to start looking. They also have an affiliate program in place, check the bottom left side of the main page of the site for more details on that offer.
As always, thanks for the read!
~^V^~ Freak ~^V^~
© 2006 Freak369
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Recommended:
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