News

Extended Break
Our store is taking an extended break, here on Shopify, eBay and Etsy stores as well.  All stickers are 'sold out' for the break, so unfortunately no new orders will be accepted. Hopefully we will be back sometime in 2025.  Thank you for you interest and support, Eli Read more...
10 year anniversary!
10 year anniversary!
Oh wow, can't believe it's been just over decade ago, back in 2013 that we launched here on Shopify! Summer is almost done and almost completely forgot about this milestone. ... Read more...
Coupon Codes & Promotions
BUY2GET1FREE - buy 2, get 1 free WELCOME10 - 10% off entire order Etsy: BUY3GET33 - buy 3, get 33% off THANKS21 - 20% off These will also be updated here:  current coupon codes & promotions Read more...
2023
Warm (and sticky) weather is around the corner, we are excited for another season!  New designs coming soon? We have been extremely busy/hectic, at this point in time just fulfilling orders, but hopefully some free time opens up this summer to work on new sticker designs! All the best, Eli. Read more...
Summer 2022 - order processing times
Hi all, Please note that processing orders will take us a bit longer than usual at the moment, and will be 5-7 business days. We'll be trying our best to get orders out as fast as possible, thank you for understanding, enjoy your sticker(s)! Eli Read more...
Flag of Scotland sticker is here!
Flag of Scotland sticker is here!
Get it now on Etsy!  Read more...
New sticker!
New sticker almost ready.. just some shop photos to do.. Read more...
Back from break!
We're back!  Thank you for the orders placed during our break and waiting on longer shipping times.  We are catching up on all orders as fast as possible. Read more...
We are taking a short break...
We're taking a break from orders for a couple of weeks (the store will show 0 products available). Stay tuned for more designs coming this fall, production on them is already underway! Please add us to your favorites and return soon, thank you! -Eli Read more...
Summer '21 updates
We're looking forward to ordering more stickers soon! There were a few designs completed, including flag of Scotland, Ukraine, and a some other good ones! Happy summer! Read more...
Getting spammed!
We had to disable creation of new customer accounts, guest checkout only for the time being, sorry. Also blog comments were being spammed, had to disable those as well.  Hopefully Shopify figures out how to stop so much spam without 3rd party paid apps. Read more...
Sweden is here!
Sweden is here!
The Swedish flag sticker is here and now available, on our Etsy store! (for now) Read more...
Sweden sticker is here!
Just got the flag of Sweden tailribbon sticker!  Now to do some pictures, and in store soon! Eli Read more...
Bulk coupon!
Buy 3 or more stickers, get 33% off entire purchase! Use coupon BUY3GET33OFF On our Etsy store only, coupon ends May 31st! Read more...
Spring '19 Update
New sticker just started printing production! Sorry, 2018 didn't turn out very productive for getting out any new sticker into the store. Trying my best this year to get a few more done! Eli Read more...
England!
England!
The Flag of England car sticker is here!  Finally done design, production, with trimming now underway.  The photo shoot will be done in the next couple of weeks (weather permitting),... Read more...
Our 5 Years!
Our 5 Years!
Woo! It's our 5 year anniversary! The Shopify tailribbons store was launched today back in 2013, and it's been a crazy ride since .  We want to say a big... Read more...
Maintenance
Store was down for a few hours or so.  Sorry, just maintenance. -Eli Read more...
Winter 2018 Updates
Sigh, sorry haven't updated this blog in awhilte.  Well time flies and 2017 didn't turn out super productive in us getting any new sticker designs added into the store.  We were extremely busy with many projects, and only had time to fulfill the tailribbons orders. But, 2018 is looking more promising for new designs! -Eli   Read more...
Back from vacation!
Back from our break.  Stores opening on all platforms, and we're working on new sticker designs as well. Eli Read more...
Vacation Break
Vacation Break
Our store is taking a vacation break (I guess it's tired)!  Anyway, we're back around middle of August.  All stickers are 'sold out' for the break, so new orders will... Read more...
Summer Updates '17
So what's new? We'll be taking a break in a couple of weeks or so. All store platforms (Shopify/Etsy/eBay) will be closed or on vacation mode!  The popular "learning manual" decal is out of stock, we're out of white vinyl to make more. Will reorder soon. Out Etsy store now does guest checkouts! Not sure why that took so long to do...but Etsy is awesome. Lots of new sticker designs have been finalized, need to find the time to start manufacturing them. Thanks, -Eli Read more...
Winter Updates '17
Winter news: About 3-4 new sticker designs are scheduled to start manufacturing very soon.  Three of them are country flags, and one is a special tailribbon we've never done before.  These should be in store about spring 2017. Ability to add product reviews is finally added to our store! Have a safe and happy winter, Eli Read more...
More stickers!
New stickers are finally here! We've added 5 more tailribbons: Germany Coat of Arms Flag of the Netherlands Flag of South Africa Flag of the United Kingdom (large) Flag of the USA (large) Hopefully more photos for each tailribbons will be done soon as well! -Eli   Read more...
Flag of Greece is here!
We are launching a 2" x 2.5” Flag of Greece first on eBay! More pictures of the Greek Flag tailribbon are coming soon, as we didn't yet have time to do a proper photoshoot with car. First? Yes, we've got more designs coming this summer! Standby! Canada Post updates: looks like the strike averted for now! That's great news, all orders are shipping as usual! Eli Read more...
More Canada Post Updates
It's not exactly clear whether Canada Post will strike in the coming week or so. It appears that the postal works are refusing to work overtime in certain provinces, so in general the normal mail delivery continues as usual, therefore we are still keeping our store open. Please be aware that shipments may be delayed if further actions are taken by Canada Post employees.  Thank you for your understanding, and we hope the negotiations between Canada Post and their employees are resolved soon. Eli Read more...
New stickers!
Just picked up a shipment of new sticker designs! Unboxing the new designs! There's a few new different designs, stay tuned for updates! -Eli   Read more...
Canada Post Updates
We are back up and running! Negotiations between Canada Post and their Union are still ongoing. If it comes to worst, a 72-hour notice is required to be issued by either party in the event of a pending strike or lockout. If such notice is issued we would be forced to temporarily close the store again :( Thank you for your patience, we apologize for any inconvenience.  - Eli Read more...
Canada Post Strike!
There's a possibility of Canada Post going on strike early next week! Unfortunately this means that we will not be taking any orders at all here on Shopify, on eBay and on Etsy as well. Canada Post is our go-to carrier, but we will explore other shipping options this week. The last strike Canada Post went on a few years ago it was only lasted about 3 weeks, hopefully there won't be a strike this year, or a very short one! Eli Read more...
More flags are coming!
We've just ordered some more tailribbons designs from our manufacturer. Stay tuned for updates! Read more...
HTTPS!
We've just added a new layer of security, a 256-bit encryption to our entire online storefront by using HTTPS instead of HTTP!  Though our checkout was always secured before with SSL, now the entire storefront is secured!  Thanks to our ecommerce provider Shopify! Read more...
Spring Updates
Large tailribbons stickers (2" x 2.5") are now for sale on Ebay! Flag of Italy Canada Maple Leaf Flag of Canada We also just got brand new CorelDraw X8 to work on more sticker designs!  Read more...
New Style: Large
The most popular request we get from our customers is that the sticker size needs to be bigger. Well, we've listened and are now happy to introduce new large tailribbons! The large size is 2.0" x 2.5". The large style has uniform fills throughout the design, instead of gradient fills used on original tailribbons. Original Large Size 1 3/8" x 1 3/4" 2.0" x 2.5" Fill Style Gradient Solid/uniform   The large tailribbons are coming in Spring/Summer 2016: Flag of Canada Flag of Italy Canada Maple Leaf - Tailribbons Team Read more...
Fall Updates
Super excited. After a bit of delay getting every detail worked out, yesterday we finally got the very unusual tailribbon design from our manufacturer. And it looks fantastic. It's unlike all the other designs we've had in the store. Hint: the car we're using for the photos, needs to be big. Now trim, get a photo shoot ready, and hopefully store launch is soon. Read more...
Summer Updates
It has been a really busy summer this year, like really swamped. Over the last couple of months, the big project that we've been working on has unfortunately been delayed due to some manufacturing difficulties (we take our time and don't settle for less than perfect). We are sorting it out the best we can, and expect the finished product very soon! After that, some photo-shoots, and an exciting new tailribbon design (first of it's kind) should be live in the store! -Eli Read more...
Spring Upgrades
We're excited to be upgrading our software to from CorelDRAW X6 to X7! Just got it a few days ago, can't wait to try it out. One of it's main awesome features is the ability to support high-resolution monitors, kind of preparing for the Windows 10 release later this year! - Eli Read more...
January Update
It's winter and it's cold. So we here at tailribbons try to stay indoors, drink hot chocolate, and think about what new products we can release for the next summer season. We've been working very hard on something. And it's something big. Stay tuned. - Eli   Read more...
October Updates
Long time no blog! Some quick updates on what's been going on at tailribbons, We got approved by the BestoftheWeb certification team! BestoftheWeb.com has been around for over 20 years online, basically they are a third party that independently verifies our privacy, security, URL, phone#, address, and email information. A shiny green trust badge is now posted on our home page! Tailribbons passed 500 likes on facebook! Thank You! Unfortunately, the blog comments have been disabled due to overwhelming spam. I'm going to wait and hope that Shopify makes better... Read more...
Flag of Australia tailribbon now in store!
After a busy summer, the long overdue Flag of Australia tailribbon is finally here! We've actually received the shipment from the manufacturer a few months ago, but due to our busy schedules we were only able to keep up with fulfilling customers' orders. The Australia tailribbons had to be trimmed, and packaged, and then a photo-shoot needed to scheduled to get some store photos done, and then a re-shoot too. But after all that, they are finally ready to be shipped and look freakin' awesome! Posted by: Eli Read more...
Wet photo shoot!
Another photo shoot with a VW Jetta! This time I'm trying out a new lens, a borrowed Sigma 10 - 20mm. The lens has great widescreen to capture those awesome close ups! It was a nice sunny day, but I used an external flash to hopefully light up the car's surface and therefore block out the reflection of the camera, it helped a bit. Spray bottle with plain water was used to add a nice 'wet' effect too....   Pictures turned out great!...and had a delicious Starbucks Refreshers drink ;)... Read more...
Advertising photo shoot!
A mini photo shoot for the new advertising we've added to a Volvo! Really hot this afternoon today, didn't get a lot of pictures done. You can spot this Volvo bumbling around Ottawa, if you do, ask us and we may have free stickers to give away! Posted by: Eli Read more...
How Silkscreen Printing Works
In it's simplest terms, the silkscreen printing process can also be refereed to as stenciling or serigraphy. Stenciling dates back thousands of years ago, some of the earliest examples can be found in the caves of France and Spain. Later on it was perfected to use silk for various designs in Japan and China. More recently it's been used to make Hawaiian shirts, and even playing cars in USA! The first patent for a screen printing process was awarded to Samuel Simon of England, in 1907. Later, John Pilsworth of... Read more...
Top 25 Most Patriotic Countries
Which are the most patriotic nations on earth? In 1995/96, and 2003/04 research was conducted by the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) in 33 countries. It looked into national pride, or the positive affect that people feel towards their countries, closely related to patriotism and nationalism (1). The results varied considerably across different nations. From that data, here are the first 25 most patriotic countries: Country Rank Tailribbon United States 1 (tie) Flag of USA car sticker Venezuela 1 (tie) Australia 3 Austria 4 South Africa 5 Flag of South... Read more...
Stickers with borders vs borderless tailribbons
Which sticker do you think looks better? Daytime, clean. Frost, some dirt build up. A lot of frost, dirt! Wet dirt buildup. What's the difference anyway? Notice that most other car stickers have a small border around them, it can be white, transparent, or another color. This is done because modern cutting machines cannot trim with enough precision around a particular design. Some "slack space" is left around the intended design to give the cutting machine room for error. I'm not happy about this "slack space", because: The border spoils... Read more...
Tailribbons + Bitcoin
Bitcoins are now accepted at checkout! That is all. Short, but sweet, blog post yet. Read more...
Thermal Shock of Car Stickers [video clip]
Another freezing day in Ottawa! A perfect time for more winter testing, so let's THERMAL SHOCK some car stickers! Thermal shock occurs when the temperature of an object is changed quickly. Most materials shrink in the cold and expand in the heat. For example, it's possible for a bathroom window (assume just normal glass) to experience thermal shock. When you take a really hot shower, and it's -40°C outside, the glass might experience a temperature gradient. The inside surface will expand slightly due to heat from the hot shower. The... Read more...
Cold weather testing
A deep freeze is blanketing North America's east coast!! You can read more about it at these great links: BBC News, and here. This past weekend morning, here in Ottawa, my car's thermometer registered a chilling -25C! So how do tailribbons stand up to the test of cold? Just fine, have a look at the photo taken that morning: My two tailribbons are completely covered in frost, and a bit of dirt! Aside from that, they look good! Posted by: Eli Read more...
TailRibbons on a bluray player? Yes!
Apparently the new "smart" Samsung Bluray players come with an "internet browser" app! It's pretty sweet to browse the web from you couch, but a bit frustrating to use the mouse though. To move the mouse you have to press 'up/down/left/right' buttons on your TV remote :O what? Our old bluray player wouldn't play half of our blurays, and also sounded like it needed an oil change! More blog posts coming soon! Will write about winter testing tailribbons, and comparing bordered stickers vs. borderless tailribbons! Happy Holidays, and Happy 2014!... Read more...
Jeep Liberty photo shoot!
It's a 2012 Jeep Liberty, and with so many horizontal lines, it's a perfect car for tailribbons! It was a bit cold, cloudy day, but I think the pictures turned out great! My hands were absolutely freezing though holding the camera! Winter is coming. Posted by: Eli Read more...
Borderless explained
This is what uncut tailribbons look like. Afterwards the white border around the flags is cut and trimmed by hand, but why? Because modern cutting machines cannot trim with enough precision around a certain design. A border ("safety") is left around the design to give the cutting machine room for error. This border is not part of original tailribbon design. We here at TailRibbons hate it, so it must be removed, leaving nothing but the true artwork. Posted by: Eli Read more...