Americans will never forget, nor should they, that on the morning of September 11, 2001, more than 3000 innocent people went to work like all of us did, but instead of working they got annihilated in a vicious and sick terrorist attack, in which many many people had only one decision to make, burn to death or jump to the pavement so far below.

That this fateful day became relevant to a tiny business thousands of miles away from the giants like Morgan-Stanley who were decimated by the attack, is a testament only to the far reaching aspects of the economic impact of that day.

Back then, only two people worked at Rubber Stamp Champ, not the 18 or more we have today, and one of them took a call shortly after 9/11 from Amtrak, where they were in need of 5000 custom self inking rubber stamps to mark passenger tickets with new information coming out of Homeland Security.

Time was of the essence, and the large stamp order would go to whichever company had both the best price and the fastest turnaround time.

We wanted the order for sure so came up with an excellent volume discount on the Ideal 100, and promised delivery of all 5000 in 3 weeks, thereby closing the deal.

How two people discovered a way to produce 5000 self inking stamps in 3 weeks is a pretty good story in itself, so stay tuned and we’ll get to that next.

For now, suffice it to say that great prices, volume discounts and fast turn around times–5000 stamps in less than a week now–are still how we roll at the Champ, all day…every day! Let’s Roll!…in part, to honor those who died from going to work on 9/11.