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Unlike traditional stamps which separate the ink pad from the stamp itself, self-inking stamps instead incorporate both parts into one simple mechanism. This makes them perfect for busy office environments.

The intriguing history of rubber stamps

We are certainly proud of the diversity of rubber stamps stocked here at Rubber Stamp King; they range from self-inking and pre-inked to more traditional stamps, with all of them able to be customised. However, spare a thought for your ancestors of several centuries ago, who could not choose from such a large range of useful stamps. How did rubber stamps develop over time?

Why waste money on expensive printing costs?

Chances are that as a Café or Fast Food Restaurant owner, you will know how important branding is too your business. Your company logo is a reflection of your company and communicates to your potential customers what your business stands for and will stay with them subliminally.

A big part of our role in supplying rubber stamps here at Rubber Stamp King is in helping companies to encourage customers to purchase from them time and time again. Our custom rubber stamps make it easier for companies to strengthen their relationships with existing customers and attract new ones.

Chances are that as a business owner, you have read a lot about the benefits of the right business logo - but just in case you haven't, we thought we'd give you a refresher. Your company logo makes  a huge difference to perceptions of your firm and in turn, the revenue that it stands to make. It communicates so much about what your organisation stands for and has a greater influence than you might think on someone's decision on whether to do business with you.

The modern office is one in which there are always machines and other assorted technology 'on the go', and yet, even the most sophisticated of these workplaces often have a rubber stamp or two lying around. Why? The simple answer is that they're just extremely convenient. After all, stamps have existed in some form as far back as any of us can remember - certainly since before the very first office was opened.

Our rubber stamps allow you to be truly creative. They can help you add a magical touch to anything from personalised birthday cards to art projects. Our stamps are easy to use and offer fantastic impressions each time, and you don't have to be a trained and experienced artist to derive real value from them. We offer a range of delightful, fun creative rubber stamps that can serve a variety of purposes.

You only need to hammer 'rubber stamp suppliers' into Google to be immediately presented with loads of options for online stores - so what is it that makes Rubber Stamp King stand out? Well, if you are reading this having performed such a search, you'll already have one clue: we are a well-known and respected brand that people know about and flock to for rubber stamps.

The running of a coffee shop or creative business is tricky at the best of times - overheads like the rent can be hard to pay for each month, you've got the likes of coffee machines, seats, tables and other equipment to invest in and, of course, you also need to ensure the complete and continuing satisfaction of your customers. That's a long list of urgent priorities to tend to, so where do our business rubber stamps here at Rubber Stamp King come in?

Cheques may be a very traditional means of paying people, but they remain widely used here in the United Kingdom, and if you are one of those still using them, you may appreciate one of our cheque stamps as a way of quickly communicating vital information. You may use yours to stamp your company name on the 'payable to' field, stamp the current date or print your authorised signature.

Loyalty stamp cards or customer loyalty cards can help you to drive custom and get people coming through your doors time and time again. More and more businesses are feeling the benefits of investing in loyalty stamps. Loyalty stamp cards can give your firm the marketing boost that it requires, and if you get in touch with the team at Rubber Stamp King, you can obtain personalised rubber stamps.

Organisations and businesses across the UK, as well as in many different sectors, have long benefitted from rubber stamps like the kind that we offer here at Rubber Stamp King. Indeed, our store has built up a strong reputation on account of the sheer range of rubber stamp types and designs that we stock - but if you opt for traditional rubber stamps, you'll also need to invest in one or more rubber stamp pads.

Most medical professionals work in inherently busy, fast-paced environments, so it's no surprise that stamps are widely used in facilities all across the country. Our Trodat Printy Self Inking Rubber Stamps are perfect for use as NHS stamps and have become extremely popular within the industry due to their durability, reliability and ease of use.

If your business isn’t using QR codes, it is missing out on an easy way to reach more customers, build better relationships and increase sales. Start today with a QR code stamp from Rubber Stamp King, and watch your business grow.

Date stamps offer a variety of benefits and aren’t just used in public libraries – they are often seen in offices where documents need to be time-stamped all the time and even in domestic settings. People may use date stamps at home for many reasons – perhaps they have photographs to time-stamp, or wish to mark a utility bill to show that it has been paid off. Whatever the case, you’ll find a vast range of date stamps within the catalogue at Rubber Stamp King.

What would be the best use of you and your organisation's spare time right now? Perhaps looking up the recipe for mince pies for the office Christmas party? What about putting up the tree and all of the associated decorations, or sending out cards to your most valued clients and customers? They're all potentially good ideas.

You don't need to read the news to know just how tough things are for teachers these days - a great many of us have family, friends and/or acquaintances who are teachers, and therefore know first-hand what kind of pressures they are under. Or perhaps you're a teacher yourself? In that case, you are sure to appreciate anything and everything that could possibly be done to lighten your workload... such as our own teacher and education stamps.

If you're anything like so many people, you might have thought to yourself that a rubber stamp is just a rubber stamp - how complicated could it be?

However, when the time comes for you to actually purchase a rubber stamp or seven - whether for crafting or business documentation - you'll realise that your final choice of rubber stamp doesn't merely come down to colour - or even the store that you purchase it from.

Here at Rubber Stamp King, we've been supplying both standard and more specialised rubber stamps for decades, and in that time, have built up a formidable stock of traditional, self-inked and pre-inked stamps.

Today, it seems that we're a more security-conscious society than ever, and with good reason - there also seem to be many more opportunistic burglars than there used to be. In a more individualistic world, it also sadly seems that we are less trusting of each other. We're certainly in a very different era to that of our grandparents, who may talk of having been able to leave their house doors unlocked in those days, with zero consequences.

Identity fraud isn't something that we can afford to take lightly, many people having become victims after long imagining it would never happen to them. People have lost vast sums of money through identity fraud, and more and more of us are reluctant to throw our old paperwork out with the rest of the rubbish in case it falls into the wrong hands.

For all of the predictions that you might have heard about the demise of the rubber stamp - "after all", so the saying goes, "surely one day, absolutely everything will be done via a computer screen" - they remain as common a sight in our homes and workplaces as they have ever been. Indeed, there's still a very broad range of types of stamps that people require for various purposes, from cheque stamps and Christmas stamps to ID fraud protection stamps and loyalty card stamps.