How do you contact the Waterbury Button Company?

[josepidal]

On a recommendation from this forum, I tried contacting the Waterbury Button Company for a set of Harvard University traditional brass buttons for a blazer. They haven't replied in two weeks and I think their email is busted. Anyone know how to inquire about special orders from them?

I really feel for this Harvard grad stint, I guess.

 

[Tomasso]

Try calling them at 1-800-928-1812 x319.

 

[josepidal]

Thanks. I was hoping to avoid the long distance call though.

 

[Cantabrigian]

Why did you opt of them over, say, Ben Silver?

 

[josepidal]

What's Ben Silver? Does it sell buttons?

 

[Roger]

Josepidal, there's Tender Buttons in NYC. Don't know whether they have a website and don't have their phone number, but they're reputed to be phenomenal.

 

[GreyFlannelMan]

Originally Posted by josepidal

What's Ben Silver? Does it sell buttons?

You've been on both SF and AAAC for how long? And you don't know about Ben Silver???

www.bensilver.com

 

[Cantabrigian]

Ben Silver is a relatively famous maker of school blazer buttons.

I believe that they have some sort of relationship with Benson & Clegg who does something similar in the UK. Not sure if they have a common supplier...

 

[edmorel]

If it is simply harvard brass blazer buttons you want, then you should try:

http://www.ivysport.com/

they are the official outfitters of the ivy league and if you click on harvard and then gifts, you'll see blazer buttons among other Harvard stuff

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Tomasso

Try calling them at 1-800-928-1812 x319.
jose wont be able to call that number anyhow, cant call 800 numbers from overseas. jose, get yourself some skype credit. you have a lot of IDD to look forward to (trust me, Ive been there), will save you a fortune.

 

[thinman]

Tender Buttons (bottom of the article has telephone numbers):

http://www.urbanstyle.net/localScene...er/default.htm

Ben Silver reportedly sources its buttons from Waterbury Button (I don't know this firsthand; read it on the forum).

 

[Cantabrigian]

Interesting... anyone have Waterbury buttons to compare then to the Ben Silver ones?

 

[josepidal]

m@t, you're right, I have to figure out all this voip stuff.

The last time I asked, no one mentioned anything but waterbury. Okay, which is the best bet for a blazer I'd plan to use for a while?

 

[Cantabrigian]

If thinman is correct, there may be no difference at all.

 

[LabelKing]

I'm sure when you get to Harvard they will have them.