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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
If you have a somewhat generic button for your team, you can always save the extras for next year.
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If you are creating and printing them yourselves, you won't be limited to printing in batches of 50 or 100 so you can make as many or few as you want - make up a bunch of generic ones - they can be handed out at your demos, or to school board members, etc., and reused from year to year. I have some that I've made that say "Ask me about FIRST" and I wear it on my coat. A lot of people do ask, and it gives me an opportunity to spread the word about FIRST to the public. If you are making them for a competition, some teams customize their buttons to match that year's game theme. If you pack them in a suitcase to bring on a plane, you run a great risk of having your suitcase ransacked because airport security cannot tell what they are in the x-ray machine. Don't try to wear them onto a plane. They mess with the metal detectors and may be considered "dangerous". And, they are heavy. If you get them done before ship date send them with your robot crate if you can. When leaving a competition, have a gallon size baggy for each team member to put their "souvenirs" into and pack them in the crate to ship home. A great way to transport them is in the plastic containers that dog biscuits and kitty litter come in - they have handles! (also good for carrying assorted other items).