About Us
We fabricate custom acrylic (Lucite) furniture, accessories and displays. We offer high-end manufacturing for everything from one-of-a-kind items up to large-scale production. We are experts at machining, bubble-free gluing and polishing acrylic.
How We Got Started
Patrick Pease founded the business approximately 40 years ago. We've grown slowly and steadily ever since!
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (26)
"Pease Plastics does exceptional work at the highest quality. They are the first place we go to..."
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"Pease Plastics does exceptional work at the highest quality. They are the first place we go to for anything plexiglass we need made. "
"Projects are done correctly and on time"
Products & Services
We manufacture custom acrylic furniture - tables, chairs, consoles, ottomans, vanity chairs, bar stools, benches, display cases, shelves, art bases...
We custom cut parts from acrylic using computerized routers, including rotary machining.
We manufacture pedestals with available features including lights and motors to display your products or sculpture. Custom sizes available.
Recommendations Given (45)
"Mark is fantastic to work with - always friendly and helpful. Mark Vend is an excellent company..."
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"Mark is fantastic to work with - always friendly and helpful. Mark Vend is an excellent company offering great products and service."
"Fantastic needlepoint shop! Emily is great to work with!"
Recent Activity
All I can say is that my experience with Chase does not reflect the views of this article. I have a small manufacturing business with 17 employees and I received a PPP loan through Chase in the first round. Sure, there were problems with the application process, but I kept checking the website...
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All I can say is that my experience with Chase does not reflect the views of this article. I have a small manufacturing business with 17 employees and I received a PPP loan through Chase in the first round. Sure, there were problems with the application process, but I kept checking the website and submitted my application promptly once it was up and working. I was prepared with all my information and documents knowing that the money would run out early.
We make custom acrylic (Lucite) furniture, and spend a LOT of time educating our new customers about the benefits we offer - acrylic as a material for furniture, buying custom-made vs. mass produced, and "made in America" vs. "made in China." We're not educating them on "new products" as much as...
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We make custom acrylic (Lucite) furniture, and spend a LOT of time educating our new customers about the benefits we offer - acrylic as a material for furniture, buying custom-made vs. mass produced, and "made in America" vs. "made in China." We're not educating them on "new products" as much as "new to THEM" products. On the flip side, we don't do any direct "selling" and don't believe that it's an effective way to generate sales. We simply help our customers with their design problems if needed, and provide the best products we can at the best prices we can. The rest takes care of itself.
I say this as a manufacturer of furniture and home accessories - making and selling anything that is part "art" or a "craft" can be a tough business. You aren't just competing with other manufacturers. You're competing with hobbyists and part-timers, many of whom are quite talented but don't have...
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I say this as a manufacturer of furniture and home accessories - making and selling anything that is part "art" or a "craft" can be a tough business. You aren't just competing with other manufacturers. You're competing with hobbyists and part-timers, many of whom are quite talented but don't have the expense of supporting a business. You also have to deal with customers who see similar items coming out of factories in China and not understanding the differences in costs. Most of the items that we make sell for two to three times what you would pay for a similar-functioning item from a budget source. We differentiate ourselves by 1) offering a far superior level of service and 2) offering custom, made-to-order goods. We don't even try to compete with the mass offerings because we would lose. My sister once asked me to make a bookcase similar to one that she saw at CB2, and my material costs exceeded the retail price from CB2! I forgot to mention that I also use the best materials and that increases costs too, but is worth it to my customers. Oh, and that bookcase from CB2 would break if you actually filled it with books (on the website, it's shown holding about 20% of what there's room for, and I doubt it could hold much more). My point is - differentiate yourself, and find customers who are willing to pay for that differentiation. They are out there.
In general I look for a decent return on my investment including time spent. The exception would be for a charity in which I'm choosing to make a donation. It's usually difficult to evaluate the ROI - you have to determine the size and appropriateness of the event patrons along with your level of...
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In general I look for a decent return on my investment including time spent. The exception would be for a charity in which I'm choosing to make a donation. It's usually difficult to evaluate the ROI - you have to determine the size and appropriateness of the event patrons along with your level of exposure to them, conversion rates, etc.
We fabricate custom acrylic furniture, acrylic components such as table legs, and other items made from acrylic.
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We fabricate custom acrylic furniture, acrylic components such as table legs, and other items made from acrylic.
Rather than single out one business, for me it's the disappearance of individual, family-owned businesses in general - typically being replaced by same publicly-owned brand stores that you find in every shopping mall in America.
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Rather than single out one business, for me it's the disappearance of individual, family-owned businesses in general - typically being replaced by same publicly-owned brand stores that you find in every shopping mall in America.
Social media is extremely powerful and relatively inexpensive to dabble in. Are you on Instagram and Facebook? If not, you should be. It costs nothing to post a photo or two every day to Instagram and Facebook
featuring an interesting project along with hashtags that broaden your reach way...
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Social media is extremely powerful and relatively inexpensive to dabble in. Are you on Instagram and Facebook? If not, you should be. It costs nothing to post a photo or two every day to Instagram and Facebook
featuring an interesting project along with hashtags that broaden your reach way beyond your personal contacts. Beyond that the answer depends on the size and scale of your business, your
marketing budget, and the type of clients you're trying to attract. You'll want to find the best way to deliver your message for the lowest cost per acquired customer, and that's different for every business. There are also many ways to market for free, or for very low cost. You could 1) host an event at your shop - perhaps for charity - and very often get free press coverage. Send out press releases! You can also 2) donate to a charity auction and leverage off of their marketing. Or 3) put yourself out there - write an article, post a blog, get yourself a guest spot on a Home Decor or Home Accessories TV or radio show, etc. Back to social media for a last word - if I google "custom lampshade" on the internet, does your business show up? Are you near the top? If the answer to either of those is "no", then you should fix that.
I'm beginning to dislike these Alignable questions, which mostly focus on convincing reluctant customers to close a deal. Instead, I focus on providing great products and making the customer experience the absolute best that it can be. Result? No need for aggressive selling and "closing lines." I...
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I'm beginning to dislike these Alignable questions, which mostly focus on convincing reluctant customers to close a deal. Instead, I focus on providing great products and making the customer experience the absolute best that it can be. Result? No need for aggressive selling and "closing lines." I don't have any reluctant customers. I simply state the prices and lead times, and leave it up to them to decide if they want to make a purchase. The less I "sell" the better I seem to do.
We are fortunate enough to have a strong customer base that grows on its own. We do almost no advertising and have no salespeople. We welcome sales of course, but so far we haven't "looked" for them.
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We are fortunate enough to have a strong customer base that grows on its own. We do almost no advertising and have no salespeople. We welcome sales of course, but so far we haven't "looked" for them.
