We are without a doubt living in strange times. COVID-19 has really put a strain on everything we are normally accustomed to. Families who normally travel to visit relatives have put that on hold. It all sounds grim, and in fact, it is. But there is something you can do to help feel closer to loved ones. The answer is a lifesize cardboard cutout. And we have them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social Distancing:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve become quite aware of the term \u201csocial distancing.\u201d All one has to do is look at the floor in every place that is open for business. Signs are abound telling us to stay 6 feet apart. With the practice of social distancing, people simply aren\u2019t travelling from Florida to Oregon for example, to celebrate a family member\u2019s 75th<\/sup> birthday. They\u2019re not going on planes or trains to celebrate that milestone birthday. A cardboard cut out can be a wonderful substitute for those missing friends and family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What a Cardboard Cutout Is and How it\u2019s Made:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take any two-dimensional image. Anything. Seriously. Send us a high-resolution jpeg file, and we\u2019ll produce a carboard cutout for you within two days. Now is the perfect time to take a picture of you so the cutout can be in the living room for your mom\u2019s birthday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have two types of materials that make up our cutouts: corrugated plastic and cardboard. We utilize carboard as our standard level cardboard standup. There isn\u2019t much to get into regarding this material. If you\u2019ve ever moved, you\u2019ve undoubtedly packed stuff in a cardboard box. Corrugated plastic is a material you might not be familiar with.\u00a0Corrugated plastic, or Coroplast\u2122, is a thin plastic (about 1\/6th of an inch thick). We use this material for our premium cutouts<\/a>. It\u2019s stronger than cardboard, is not susceptible to moisture, and dirt can be easily wiped off. Its lifespan is much longer. Because of all those bonuses, it does cost a little more. But rest assured, our prices on both materials are much less than any of our competitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pricing on our standard cutouts is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n We typically produce ours at a maximum height of 6 feet and a width of 30 inches. We can go bigger and wider, but additional charges would apply. The process is that you would send us an image, then our skilled professional designers will work with the image, then send it to our production department. That part of the staff prints the image, then uses a high-tech machine called a CNC router<\/a> where they cut out said image. It\u2019s really quite a cool process from start to finish. Check out this short video to see how we produce a cardboard cutout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n