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Homeschool Diploma.com Review by Tina Rice
A division of Cornerstone Graduate Supply, Inc.508 Campus Street, Ste. 5
Milton, WI 53563
877-466-2563 (toll free)
608-868-2450 (local)
http://www.homeschooldiploma.com/
Prepare to be impressed with the products from Homeschool Diploma! They sell many different graduation products, but this review covers only diplomas and announcements.
Homeschool Diploma offers customers many options when it comes to a diploma. They are not an accrediting agency; hence, they do not issue a diploma. Rather, they provide a diploma for parents to issue to their graduate. The have two paper options for their diplomas (both 80-pound text weight) and 4 wording options. All of their homeschool diplomas are 8.5 by 11 inches.
I found their website easy to navigate and online ordering to be simple. My daughter Katie and I chose an Exclusive Diploma and had it customized with the first letter of our school name illuminated in 23k gold-leaf gilding. Katie also chose a Bible verse (they have many stock verses to choose from) to be printed on her diploma (this is optional) and cream-colored stock paper. We filled in the order form in just nine minutes.
Our diploma came with a standard padded cover. We had it personalized with Katie's name, which added a nice touch. The cover is lined with white silk moiré, and the corners have gold corner ribbons to hold the diploma in place.
Katie chose the Christian Education Seal for her diploma, and when it arrived we were very impressed with its elegance. The photographs on the website do not do it justice!
When we compared her high school diploma to the diploma my husband received for his doctorate, we both thought hers was much nicer (although a bit smaller). We are both very impressed with the quality and speed of Homeschool Diploma.
Our next choice was which of the numerous graduation announcements to order. We had 31 styles of announcements to choose from, and most offered numerous customizing options--an almost limitless number of possibilities. Prices ranged from budget to exclusive.
It took us about two hours to go through all of the different announcement combinations, and after we had chosen our favorite design all we had to do was fill in an easy-to-use online order form. It took us about 20 minutes to place our announcement order.
Our announcements arrived about a week after we ordered them. (November orders are processed much faster than spring orders.) The announcements arrived flat and ready to fold with inner and outer envelopes. As with the diploma, we were all highly impressed with the quality of the product. It was much nicer than the public school graduation announcements we have received in years past, and cost much less than the announcements our public school friends purchased.
For both the diploma and the announcements, we chose to place our order online and then call in our payment. You can also pay online with a credit card, or place your order online and send in a money order.
The Rice family is very impressed with Homeschool Diploma and will recommend them to all of our homeschooling friends. Customer service was top notch, shipping was speedy, online ordering was simple, and quality was first rate. I cannot think of one thing we would change about our products or the service we received.
