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Comparison Item
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Self-inking Stamps by
Good Characters™
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Typical Carved Stone
Chops
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Advantages
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• Highly detailed designs with sharp, clear, and even impressions
• Will not chip like the older style stone chop, thanks to its robust, high-impact design
• Guaranteed translations by Andy Chuang and his professional team, specializing in Chinese naming
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• Eye-catching stone shapes and designs from which to select
• Uniquely hand carved
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Disadvantages
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• The stamp is housed in a modern European-crafted stamp casing
• Self-inking stamps cannot be registered by residents of Japan or Taiwan as official seals
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• Special ink for stone chop takes a long time to dry
• Carved by unknown artists, questionable translations and disproportional characters often seen
• Drop it once and it could chip.
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Availability
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Usually ships in 1 to 2 weeks.
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Usually ships in 3 to 7 weeks.
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Guarantee
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Satisfaction guaranteed plus a 10-year replacement program: Receive a new identical stamp for 50% off the list price in the event of any damage sustained to the original stamp, regardless of the reason. Get 25% off for reordering or lost or theft of the original stamp.
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Non-refundable. No product guarantee is offered.
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Bottom Line
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Combining Asian tradition and modern innovation, stamps made by Good Characters™ are authentic yet highly usable. If you are looking for a daily-use, heavy-duty business stamp then this is for you. If you need to stamp 200 invitation cards in a hurry then this is definitely for you, too.
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Difficult to get sharp and clear impressions on today's paper, the stone chop is more for display than actual usage. If you want something that looks attractive but does not need to be practical, this one is for you.
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