Custom Economy Lanyards for Large Badge Programs
When a conference, hospital or warehouse needs hundreds of badge holders around hundreds of necks, the cost per strap matters more than extras. These four lanyards keep that cost low while still carrying your name.
Three are plain polyester straps with a choice of J-hook, swivel bulldog clip or a breakaway lobster clip. The fourth, dyed by sublimation at an overseas plant, is the cheapest strap in the group. Each one is a working lanyard rather than a novelty, built to hold an ID card, a key or a small badge reel through daily use.
Four Ways to Hang a Badge
- J-hook strap: a simple open hook that slips through a punched card or key ring and comes off quickly at the end of a shift.
- Swivel bulldog clip: a 3/4 inch strap with a spring clip that grips a vinyl badge holder and turns so the card faces forward.
- Breakaway lobster clip: the same width with a safety release at the neck, a sensible pick for schools, plants and crowded venues.
- Dye sublimated, made overseas: the color is dyed into the strap itself, and it carries the lowest unit cost of the four styles.
Each style is sold in runs that start at 250 or 300 straps, prices open at $0.98, and the lanyards are produced in 12 to 14 days. If you are outfitting registration for a convention or issuing staff IDs for a new building, tell us your headcount and your brand color, and we will pair a strap and clip with the number of people you need to badge.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The lowest price in this group belongs to the dye sublimated lanyard made overseas, at about $0.98 each. The three other styles sit between $1.29 and $1.39: a polyester lanyard with a J-hook, one with a swivel bulldog clip, and a breakaway style with a swivel lobster clip. All four keep the cost per badge low for large conferences and staff rollouts.
Economy lanyards start at 250 to 300 pieces, depending on the style. That quantity fits conferences, school ID programs and company-wide badge changes, where you would hand them out by the hundred anyway. Check each product page for its exact starting quantity.
Each fitting holds a badge in a slightly different way:
- J-hook: quick to slip a card or key on and off
- Swivel bulldog clip: grips a badge holder or punched card firmly and rotates so the badge faces forward
- Swivel lobster clip: closes fully, so keys and holders do not slide off
For ID badges worn all day, the bulldog or lobster clip is the more secure choice.
Yes. The breakaway lanyard with a swivel lobster clip is 3/4 inch wide and costs about $1.39. A breakaway connector at the neck releases if the lanyard gets caught or pulled, which many hospitals, schools and warehouses ask for. It is the only safety release style in this budget group.
Plan on 12 to 14 days of production once your proof is approved. If you are ordering for a conference, add shipping time and a small buffer so the lanyards arrive before badges need to be assembled.
Three of the four styles are polyester with a screen printed logo, which works best with solid colors and simple shapes. The cheapest option is dye sublimated, as its name says, so the design is dyed into the fabric. A setup charge of $50 to $55 is added per order.