Cathedral Products 12-in-1 Self Inking Date Stamp - Date Stamp Plus 12 Phrases - 3.8mm Character Height, Black

This Cathedral Products 12-in-1 date stamp is a fantastic little tool! It's incredibly convenient to have both the date and a selection of common phrases all in one compact stamp. The ink is clear and crisp, and the mechanism is smooth. A real time-saver!

Good quality product - wish it started at 2025 though, and not earlier - feel like we have been charged for a wasted year!

Good for classification marking of documents. Easy to set and use. Prints very clearly.

Previously, I've used the Trodat 4817 date stamp for a number of years, which I had no problems with, and this was a replacement at half the price of a new Trodat. The Cathedral / Shiny date stamp is slightly smaller than the Trodat and appears to have a similar build quality, however, the grip wheels that change date and text are very small by comparrison to the Trodat and therefore make it harder to change without getting your fingers covered with ink. I never had this problem with the Trodat because the wheels are bigger and easier to manage. I'm still undecided whether I will keep the Cathedral / Shiny one as I plan to see how it goes. The dates appear to last ten years and I'm not sure if daily inky fingers over the next ten years is something I have patience for. I will see if there is a work-around that doesn't involve gloves but so far using the edge of a credit/debit card to spin the wheels seems to work, however, it is an irritating design flaw that Shiny needs to fix. If it wasn't for the small wheels and inky fingers then I would have been quite pleased with it as the text options are, for me, better than the Trodat ones, and price and build quality is ok too. It is disappointing though.

Great product price and speedy delivery