WHY I edited from ONE star to FOUR stars
EDIT:  Vendor DID make name larger.  While I wish it were even larger, GARDEN is still much larger, it now looks acceptable in size and I will be giving to the family tomorrow.<br /><br />The size of the name was my biggest issue and now you can see the name clearly from more than just a few feet away.<br /><br />I was assured this sign is rust proof and the scratches, marks are meant to be there to look more rustic.<br />If it rusts, I will adjust review, but I am taking vendor's word for that.<br /><br />BOTTOMLINE:<br />IF you are looking for a cute, casual personalized tin sign, MY ONE SUGGESTION is to ASK VENDOR to make name larger, even if you have to pay more.  MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!<br />______________________________________________________________________<br /><br />FIRST, I wasn't expecting a high end sign.  A tin sign was fine.  And that part is as I figured it would be.<br /><br />HOWEVER, I got the BIGGEST of the options because I wanted it to stand out.  A memorial sign for one of the gardens a friend had done because of Covid there was no service and this was my way of honoring him.<br /><br />YOU HAVE NO IDEA how small the name really looks, even the images put up doesn't really bring it home til you see it.  In fact, before I even ordered, I asked if the name could be in CAPS to make it bigger and at that time had no idea just how SMALL it would look.  I said I wanted the sign whether or not could be done in caps.<br /><br />FIRST, it took longer to get here than I was told, but I will add that under vendor comments.<br /><br />SECOND, I got it today and GARDEN is big and the letters in the name are about....ONE THIRD the size, maybe even less, of the letters in GARDEN!  It looks RIDICULOUS.<br /><br />THIRD, the lettering is SCRATCHED, badly.  It's not part of a distressed look or to go with the faux wood grain on the tin sign, it's SCRATCHED.  Which means it can RUST when it rains.  And there are LOTS of scratches.  I have added a zoomed in close up.  I was told it was meant to be this way, but you can FEEL the scratches and it makes the TINY lettering on the name look even worse.<br /><br />FOUR, YES, came in a cardboard box, but not even a light layer of saran wrap around to keep from bumps or bruises, much less any bubble wrap.<br /><br />I have decided NOT to give to family because I'm embarrassed by it.  And embarrassed no one will even be able to READ the name even on the BIGGEST option of sign from the fence it will go on.  You can see GARDEN from yards away, but the SMALL lower case name, you can't be more than feet away to notice and even then it's SO DWARFED by the word GARDEN.<br /><br />BUT BEWARE....just getting the bigger sign doesn't mean you will see the name unless you are pretty close up.<br />I HAVE NO IDEA who thought making the NAME in a sign you obviously want personalized with that person's name, spending the money and time waiting for it, SOOOOO SMALL.
Rating: 4 stars