I well remember the first wind chime that we engraved for a customer. That was probably four years ago and I remember thinking at the time..."Now THAT is a great idea! We should perfect this process and offer it to everyone." But, time quickened and other great ideas kept delaying the Engraved Chime idea.

No more! Last spring, we engraved a select number of very special chimes for Mother's Day to test the idea once again. And again, we discovered the market was there for the idea. An engraved chime makes a true and deeply personal gift, whether it's for a new home, wedding, birth of a child or memorial.

Since the spring, we have partnered with a local (Fairfax, Virginia) engraver that now does all our engraved chimes. We charge $10 for one-sided engraving and folks simply love it! The engraver is happy for the business; and we're happy to offer this to customers. It is offered on Corinthian Bells and Shenandoah Melodies chimes only (because they have such a perfect wind sail for engraving).

Since it is a unique service that we want to get 100% correct, you will not see it as part of the check-out process. Instead, we ask customers to please email or call us. We'd like to discuss all details with you prior to placing the order. We don't mean to complicate things - we simply want to get it right. (And ssshhhh - we'll even surprise you with an emailed picture of the engraved sail if it's going as a gift to someone else. Because we know that you'd love to know exactly how it turned out!)

Over and over again, we hear from customers that one of the main reasons they order from BuyChimes is our personal service. We are simply not a big company with a big warehouse and a big staff - we're small, we're personal and we will absolutely stay that way.

We promise - your order (engraved or not) will not get lost in the shuffle. We work tirelessly to get your order "just right." And of course, we hope you agree!

- Carolyn

BuyChimes, LLC