Alpha Engraving

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Needed a very last minute engraved plaque for a work dinner while visiting for a conference. Spoke with Barry by email and phone who was prompt, helpful, and thorough. The item came out great and was wrapped nicely and waiting for me with the doorman as he had to leave early. The doorman was very friendly. Additionally, I was able to meet Barry briefly as I arrived and he was very polite and kind and took a minute to ensure I was happy with the item. Highly recommend for any custom engraving needs even those on the fly like mine.

I have used them numerous times for medals, glass items and other engraving. They are very responsive, the work is excellent. Highly recommended.

Beautiful craftsmanship had such a positive experience had two wine aerator engraved such a neat job am so happy thanks

The best medal engraving in NYC. Eye in the detail, high quality, reliable, fast, and affordable. 5/5 stars.

I came from far, they honored my appointment time and got it done so fast! They were very helpful and professional. Highly recommend!

I highly recommend this Engraving Company! They accommodated me last minute and turned my simple little gift into a very special and memorable one. I will come here for all of my engraving moving forward! Thank you for helping me make my idea come to life!

Needed to get a small engraving done for a larger framing I was working on, and the framer recommended this place. It was close enough to where my office was at the time in Midtown, so that worked fine. It's kind of a blind-and-you'll miss it kind of place, which led me to the walk past it once. Owner waited on me which was nice. Both pricing and timing were fair, and the final product was good quality. Ended up reframing the same item years later and reused the engraving. Would recommend.

We needed last minute engraving on a pair of leather boots for a gift. Every other engraving place in the city that I called told me it couldn't be done. Barry was so helpful and even completed the work before our deadline. The engravings came out beautifully! Will definitely be returning for any future engraving needs. Thanks Barry!

I emailed Alpha the night before Christmas Eve and asked if there was any chance they could do a last minute engraving on a basketball. I spoke with Barry and he was super helpful. I went in on Christmas Eve and he was able to get it done in an hour and for a reasonable price. Thank you Barry! Would definitely recommend.

Alpha Engraving was a delight to work with, they expedited an item with a 24 hour turn around time. Highly recommend their items and excellent customer service.

I did some research before bringing in a Montblanc pen to be engraved and the team at Alpha engraving did not disappoint! They were very knowledgeable and able to accommodate my small timeline to get this done. I highly recommend!

This business shares the same physical location and has the same owners as Apple Engraving. Because of this, there's lots of overlapping info by reviewers. After corresponding with the business, my understanding is that Alpha Engraving represents the storefront and commercially oriented aspect of the shop, for stuff like athletic trophies, NYPD plaques, and personalized corporate awards and gifts. APPLE Engraving handles the personal stuff, like engraving and filling choice images and original art on jewelry, hairbrushes, what-have-you.and these are the services that I consulted. Therefore, please see my full review on Apple Engraving.

I just wanted to leave something here in case it captures people who get routed to Alpha when they're looking for services covered by Apple. Anyway, you'll end up at the same space with the same good people and incredible work.

Giving them three stars because the shop was very pricey, but the gentleman behind the counter was understanding. I was looking to purchase 9 medals and have them engraved. I asked how much roughly it would cost and I was quoted $10 - $15 per medal, without any engravings on the back, which, according to me, is a lot of cash.

They are really great. Barry and his team have great ideas, execute them very well and meet their time estimates. They have done many jobs for me. Truly first class.

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I placed my order and requested as well as paid for expedited shipping. 5 days after placement I received an email from Barry Shain (sales manager) with questions regarding the specifics of the product I ordered. Which clearly meant not only was my item not shipped, the engraving process has not even started. I personally placed a phone call to clearly answer his inquiries about my order.

Upon questioning him about the expedited shipping (because I now needed the product the next day) he became curt with me stating he was very busy and if I wanted to get the product I can go to his warehouse later that evening at 10pm to pick it up. It took three attempts to obtain my item the next day. I put a hold on the charge on my credit card and disputed the shipping costs.

I turned my case over to my credit card company. I refused to pay shipping for an item I had to pickup in person. A week later Barry Shain contacted me multiple times at my work phone and used personal contact information I provided solely for the purpose of placing my order. He was rude, accusatory, and intrusive. When I told him to stop contacting me he proceeded to harass me by email.

I eventually turned the case over to the BBB. My credit card confirmed he received the cost of the item in full. This is the worst experience I have ever had with any business. I will not recommend alpha engraving to anyone.

The worse ever! I shipped my product to them in advance of my board meeting. It was a gift we were giving to a new board member. I communicated with Barry via the phone and email. After waiting about a week with no back I called Barry. He advised that my product was finished and ready to be picked up. That was on July 20th. On July 28th I went to the store to pick up my product that was a simple laser name engraving.

The woman at the front of the store called for Barry. After waiting about 20 minutes he comes upstairs and says tells me it is not finished. That he thought it was but that it was left by the laser machine and forgotten about! He gave me a half-hearted apology with a shrug of the shoulders and told me I would need to come back. I told him I needed this for my Board meeting on Tuesday and that I was flying out the next morning.

The woman at the counter offered to stay late (as she was about to head out) but he told her No! I stayed calm even though inside I was boiling. I was left with no option but to take my item and leave. I went to my board meeting and apologized for not having it and told them I would follow-up and ship it to the board member. Not the end of the world but when you have an expectation and you do your part (I sent it to him 2 weeks in advance!) and the merchant just does not give a rat's behind worth that he totally messed up your plans it just REALLY SUCKS! Be ware that you will have to babysit them in order to make sure you get your finished product!

I came to alpha engraving two days before Christmas to get my little sisters diary engraved.i came in Sophie greeted with a smile and helped me with picking my font and where to place the engraving.its holiday season and the were so busy, however they still did the job before Christmas day.i went to pick it up and Barry had the finished product and i was totally amazed and satisfied.my little sister loved the personal youch of the engraving best gift she got this year thanks to alpha engraving. Barry and Sophie are profesionals at what they do and are precise with your needs and wants.coming here next year.

Went there with my 2015 TCS Marathon medal and they did a terrific job. Was very inexpensive and professional. It was done while I waited too which was extra convenient. I'm a Team For Kids/NYRR member and would recommend their services to everyone. Thumbs up Alpha!

Truly sterling service. Very very professional, almost from a time gone by. If you want old fashion precise quality, friendly service, please do yourself a favor and make all your sentimental engravings and gift purchases here.

I called from across town to be sure they could engrave while I waited. They assured me they would. 15 minutes later I showed up as promised, and they said It would take all day (to engrave six letters on a frame in their simplest font). No apology, no explanation. No thanks.

Got a pocket watch engraved with my dad's initials. Was beautifully done. And given on time as promised. A "no-fuss, no-mess" experience

I brought a katana here for engraving as a wedding present. As long as you give them enough time, they will give you a high quality product in return. I was very happy with the engraving I received and even more impressed with their ability to adapt to the languages of different alphabets. For example, part of my order we in Hindi and they nailed it PERFECTLY!

Found this place based on all the wonderful reviews and decided to give it a try. The prices seemed high, but it was a gift for my boyfriend's dad, so I didn't mind paying more for quality. He's an avid table tennis player, so I got him a nice paddle and wanted to engrave his last name in Chinese on the handle- something nice, simple, yet personal.

And you know Asian fathers love their surname! I first contacted Barry through email and he was very prompt at responding, even after hours which I appreciated. He needed the character sent in Microsoft Word format, which took me a few tries since I don't usually write in Chinese. But eventually I sent the correct one and he quoted me $55 for rush 2 day service (normal is $32/1 wk), I know the yelp site says credit cards, but it is **CASH ONLY**.

And he will need a deposit so come WITH some cash initially! I don't know how he does it, because he seemed VERY busy, but it was the holidays. I came back after 4p two days later, when he told me to, and was told the "machine was starting up" and to just wait a little. I waited about 45mins, which I wasn't too happy about since I had somewhere to be, and he kept getting interrupted by customers ringing the buzzer. Finally, he came out with the finished product, and it was beautiful.

Great craftsmanship & precision. It was simple, yet elegant- exactly what I wanted. So my advice would be to give a few hours cushion when picking up, and try to plan ahead so it's only $32! Also, Barry reminds me of Christopher Walken, somehow. So his demeanor may put you off as abrupt and impersonal at first, but still professional.

Very positive experience with Alpha Engraving. I came to have pocket watches meant as gifts for my groomsmen to be engraved. It's always hard to decide what will look best for a certain occasion and specific product, but that is where I think Alpha's wealth of experience becomes a huge asset. He was able to knowledgeably guide me through the different fonts and help me choose something that not only suited the "look" I was going for, but also the material that was to be engraved.

When I picked them up a week later (standard, non-rush turn around time), I was marvelously happy with the end result, and I do admit that they looked even better than I had expected. I am tremendously pleased that I happened upon this place, and do plan on returning if I need engraving done in the future because of their obvious experience, expertise, and the fine quality of their work. Thank you, Alpha Engraving!

Couldn't ask for better expertise, service, or pricing! Last year I took a blank leather notebook cover to be laser engraved with a very complex image I had vectorized by some overseas outsourcing joint. There were some technical issues with the file I had been sent and Barry at Alpha Engraving worked patiently with the graphic artists to successfully solve the technical problems.

The final product was stunning- perfectly executed. I continually get compliments on it, and people are surprised that it was a custom job. The price was also shockingly affordable considering the price quotes I'd received elsewhere. Barry was personable and we ended up having a really enjoyable conversation; he even gave me some useful leads for a research project I was working on. I'll definitely be going back to Alpha Engraving.

Hooray! I literally just got home from picking up a humidor I had engraved by Barry at Alpha Engraving and I could not be happier with the outcome. I wanted a very specific monogram engraved on the top of a glass humidor. I had been quoted $250 from another engraver in the city. The reason the price was so high was because they said this monogram could only be done via hand engraving.

I asked if they could use computer engraving and adjust the font size/placement to create the monogram and they said they could, but that would cost $150 for the setup fee and difficulty level. Waaaay over my budget. I ran far, far away from that store and walked into Alpha. Barry, the owner, could not have been nicer. I told him exactly what I wanted and he said it shouldn't be a problem.

He told me to email him the font I wanted (he can use any font that is found in Word, so the possibilities are virtually endless) and a picture of how I wanted the letters placed. I needed the humidor engraved quickly, so he put a rush on it for me. His price? $45! And if I hadn't had a rush put on it, it would have cost a measly $32! If you have something that needs engraving, DEFINITELY take it here. Reliable, quick, and friendly service for cheap! (Also, I've attached a picture of the engraving he did for me so everyone can see how cool it looks!) Thanks, Alpha!