Shape-Cut Standees
Cut Out Standees To Attract Customer Attention at POS Locations
Self-standing displays cut to the shape of your product, logo or mascot
- Display stands in the shape of products, company logos and celebrities
- Ideal for shops, parties, events and selfie booths
- Made of lightweight 5 mm sunboard (a rigid plastic foam sheet)
- An unusual outline that stands out from rectangular ads
- ₹200 per sq ft + 18% GST; minimum order ₹3,000 + GST
Delivery: Free in Pune; outside Pune, shipping is extra
Pricing: Shape-cut standees ₹200 per sq ft + GST
Shape-Cut Standee – Detailed Description
A person standing in a commercial space is surrounded by ads and marketing messages. And all of these advertisement visuals are, without exception, either square or rectangular in shape. Also, with so many ads thrown at the customer, most of them do not even register in the customers’ consciousness. So what’s needed urgently is a solution that will make your message stand out and grab customer attention. Orchid Digitals provides Shape Cut Standees, a product perfectly positioned to take care of the above problem.
Grabbing customer attention is perhaps the most important function of an effective ad campaign. And a custom cardboard cutout does this at places that matter most viz. modern retail stores, supermarkets, and other Point-of-Sale locations. As the name suggests, this stand is fabricated in the custom shape of a cartoon, a celebrity, a logo, or even a product. People even use shape cut displays for selfie booths in parties. Place life-sized cardboard celebrity cutouts in the middle of the supermarket aisle, and you have implemented a sure-fire method to generate client interest.
Note: While the solution may be commonly referred to as a ‘cardboard display stand’, the product we offer is made using a more robust material called sunboard. Hence, we refer to this product as a ‘sunboard cut-out standee’.
How Are Cut-Out Standees Made?
These custom / life-size cut-out standees are primarily manufactured in the following three steps…
Photo Print on Sunboard
We print your artwork at a very high resolution on self-adhesive vinyl on our wide-format inkjet printers, laminate it for protection from dust, scratches and water damage, and mount it on 5 mm sunboard. Sunboard prints are smooth, rigid and extremely light in weight. They are also strong and difficult to break.
Shape Cutting
The printed sunboard sheet is square or rectangular, so we now cut it to the shape you want. This is done on our CNC router. The router is equipped with heavy-duty bits that cut not only sunboard but also acrylic, wood, MDF and aluminium composite panels (ACP) in almost any shape or contour. All you have to do is define the outline of the shape you want: a model, a product, a logo or any other non-linear shape. Take a look at the videos below to see our cutting router in action and how a selfie booth is made.
Back Support for the Cut Out Standee
Finally, the cut-out standee is given a support at the back so that it stands upright on its own. There are three options:
- Foldable sunboard flaps (standard, included in the price), very much like the flap stand on the back of a tabletop photo frame. The flaps open out at right angles to the back of the board to make it self-supporting, and fold flat again after your event, which makes storage and transport easier.
- A slotted sunboard base (on request, priced on request): the board slots into sunboard base pieces, as in the photos below.
- A strong metal frame (on request, priced on request), fabricated in the shape of the stand and fixed behind the print.
Metal-framed stands are strong, but heavier and harder to move from place to place. Sunboard flaps keep the standee light and easy to carry. Go for a metal frame if you need a sturdy, long-lasting stand; choose the flaps for a lighter, simpler option.
Benefits of Shape-Cut Standees
- Attractive & Eye-catching: Shape-cut standees grab more customer attention and interest than a regular rectangular display.
- Cutting Included: The same ₹200 per sq ft + GST, whatever the shape.
- Custom Shape: The biggest win is that the shape can be anything you like. The only extra step is at the design stage, when you define the cutting outline.
- Portable: Shape-cut standees are light in weight and easy to transport. They can also be stored for later use.
- Easy to Set Up: No expertise is needed. Any shop floor manager can set up the stand in less than a minute.
- Indoors and Short-term Outdoors: Laminated cut-outs work indoors and at outdoor events or temporary displays.
- Varying Applications: Apart from shops and promotions, shape-cut stands are also used at weddings, birthday parties and other fun events.
Selfie Booths
Marketing agencies are increasingly using shape cut standees to create selfie booths. Everybody has seen life-sized cut-outs of a bodybuilder or a princess with a hollow space in place of the face. Guests at the party stand behind these cut-outs for photos. Shown above are pictures of a similar job done for Siemens India.
Put up a life-size cut-out of a rock star, and guests will line up to take selfies with it and share them. If that star is your brand ambassador, every photo promotes your brand. For a bigger selfie point, pair the cut-outs with a collapsible stage backdrop.
Life-Size Silhouettes for a Themed Party
Cut-outs don’t have to be photos. These life-size silhouettes for a themed party were printed in solid black, mounted on sunboard and cut to their outline on our CNC router.
Client Story: Eureka Forbes
It was Diwali season, and Eureka Forbes wanted shoppers in crowded electronics stores to notice their new vacuum cleaner and all eight of its accessories. Their marketing team compared a plain rectangular standee with a shape-cut one: the vacuum cleaner in the centre, with round “bulbs” around it, each showing one accessory.
We printed the stand on laminated vinyl, mounted it on sunboard, cut the bulbs on our CNC router and fixed hinged flaps at the back. The shape-cut version won, and we made more than 800 stands for electronics stores across Maharashtra and Goa. Read the full Eureka Forbes story.
Recent Work: A Temple Frontage for Ganesh Chaturthi
For Ganesh Chaturthi, a client wanted a temple frontage for the home shrine. We printed it on lightweight sunboard and cut it to its own outline, an arch with an elephant-head crown, plus a separate full-moon cut-out. Sunboard is light enough for one person to carry the whole piece and set it up at home.
FAQs | Frequently Asked Questions
Our standard sizes are 2 ft wide x 3 ft high, 3 ft x 4 ft, 3 ft x 6 ft and 4 ft x 6 ft. We can also cut any custom size you need; it is billed by the area of the rectangle the cut-out fits into.
Yes. These standees are pretty light in weight and can be easily carried.
No. The board is rigid and can’t be rolled or folded. The support flaps at the back do fold flat, which makes the standee easier to store and carry.
As standard, we fix foldable sunboard flaps at the back that prop the cut-out up. A slotted sunboard base or a metal frame is also available on request, priced on request.
Yes, for a short time. Laminated sunboard cut-outs work indoors and at outdoor events or temporary displays. For a display that has to stay outdoors for a long time, ask us about sturdier boards such as ACP or WPC.
Yes. ₹200 per sq ft + 18% GST covers the print, lamination, 5 mm sunboard, cutting to shape and the foldable support flaps. A slotted sunboard base or a metal frame is priced on request.
We can make cut-outs from sturdier boards such as ACP (aluminium composite panel) or WPC (high-density sunboard), cut to shape on our CNC router. These are quoted per job; connect with us for details.
Take a look at our other standee options:
Yes, we can. Just share the artwork, and we’ll cut the face holes or frame window to your outline. Face cut-outs and selfie frames are popular at parties and events.
We don’t offer design as a service, and we don’t have an in-house designer. The artwork comes from you: we check it and prepare it so that it prints perfectly. If you need a designer, we can recommend designers in Pune.
The minimum order is ₹3,000 + GST. There’s no minimum size for a single cut-out: each piece is billed at ₹200 per sq ft for the rectangle it fits into, as long as the whole order reaches ₹3,000 + GST. For example, three 2 x 3 ft cut-outs (18 sq ft) come to ₹3,600 + GST.
Yes. Different designs and sizes, or cut-outs and other prints, can be combined in one order to reach the ₹3,000 + GST minimum.
Any high-resolution file format works for us: .jpg, .tiff, .cdr, .eps, .pdf or .png. Show us the outline you want cut, or we’ll confirm the cutting outline with you before we start.
Yes. Payment is 100% in advance, by UPI, NEFT/RTGS or cash. In fact, we try to finish the entire job online. Email us your artwork with the size, quantity and delivery location.
After understanding your requirement, we send you an estimate in the form of a proforma invoice. It carries an online payment link encoded in a QR code.
Scan the QR code to make the payment.
Once the funds are transferred, we process the job and deliver it to you.
Yes. Delivery is free in Pune on orders of ₹3,000 + GST. Cut-outs are bulky, so outside Pune the shipping is charged extra and we confirm the cost before dispatch. For orders below ₹10,000 + GST, shipping can cost more than the cut-out itself, so please check the shipping quote first.
What Is the Cost of Shape-Cut Standees?
Their material specifications for the stand are as follows…
- Photo print on vinyl
- Matte / gloss lamination
- 5 mm thick sunboard base
- Cut into shape
- Sunboard flap on the back for support
Given below are the prices of some standard-sized cut-out display stands…
2 feet width X 3 feet height
Display stand cut in the shape of your artwork
- High resolution photo print
- On smooth inkjet printed vinyl
- Top coat of lamination to protect from dust, scratches and water
- lightweight, and rigid panel
- Above sunboard poster cut along the edges / contours of your artwork
- To create a print in the shape of your product, logo, cartoon or a person’s photograph
- Flap stand or hand hold on the back to support the structure
- Eye-catching visual, ideal for sales promotion, product placement, brand awareness, etc.
- Ideal for creating selfie-booth or selfie-point
- Recommended for events, parties, point of sale locations, etc.
- Minimum order ₹3,000 + GST: order 3 pieces, or combine with other prints
3 feet width X 4 feet height
Print / stand cut in the shape of your artwork
- High resolution photo print
- On smooth inkjet printed vinyl
- Top coat of lamination to protect from dust, scratches and water
- lightweight, and rigid panel
- Above sunboard poster cut along the edges / contours of your artwork
- To create a print in the shape of your product, logo, cartoon or a person’s photograph
- Flap stand or hand hold on the back to support the structure
- Eye-catching visual, ideal for sales promotion, product placement, brand awareness, etc.
- Ideal for creating selfie-booth or selfie-point
- Recommended for events, parties, point of sale locations, etc.
- Minimum order ₹3,000 + GST: order 2 pieces, or combine with other prints
3 feet width X 6 feet height
Life size cut out standee
- High resolution photo print
- On smooth inkjet printed vinyl
- Top coat of lamination to protect from dust, scratches and water
- lightweight, and rigid panel
- Above sunboard poster cut along the edges / contours of your artwork
- To create a print in the shape of your product, logo, cartoon or a person’s photograph
- Flap stand or hand hold on the back to support the structure
- Eye-catching visual, ideal for sales promotion, product placement, brand awareness, etc.
- Ideal for creating selfie-booth or selfie-point
- Recommended for events, parties, point of sale locations, etc.
4 feet width X 6 feet height
Life sized shape cut stand
- High resolution photo print
- On smooth inkjet printed vinyl
- Top coat of lamination to protect from dust, scratches and water
- lightweight, and rigid panel
- Above sunboard poster cut along the edges / contours of your artwork
- To create a print in the shape of your product, logo, cartoon or a person’s photograph
- Flap stand or hand hold on the back to support the structure
- Eye-catching visual, ideal for sales promotion, product placement, brand awareness, etc.
- Ideal for creating selfie-booth or selfie-point
- Recommended for events, parties, point of sale locations, etc.
Print cut out in the shape of your artwork in the dimensions you desire
Display stand cut in the shape of your artwork
- High resolution photo print
- On smooth inkjet printed vinyl
- Top coat of lamination to protect from dust, scratches and water
- Mounted on 5mm thick sunboard
- lightweight, and rigid panel
- Above sunboard poster cut along the edges / contours of your artwork
- Print can be cut in any size you desire*
- To create a display in the shape of your product, logo, cartoon or a person’s photograph
- Flap stand or hand hold on the back to support the structure
- Eye-catching visual, ideal for sales promotion, product placement, brand awareness, etc.
- Ideal for creating selfie-booth or selfie-point
- Recommended for events, parties, point of sale locations, etc.
* Please Note:
- The rates quoted above attract 18% GST.
- The minimum order is ₹3,000 + GST. Several cut-outs, or cut-outs and other prints, can be combined to reach it.
- A slotted sunboard base or a metal-framed stand costs extra. We share the price once we’ve seen the shape it has to be made in.
- Shape-cut stands cost ₹200.00 per square foot plus taxes, billed on the rectangle the cut-out fits into. This means that if your stand is 6 feet high and 3 feet wide, the cost is calculated as follows…
3 feet (width) X 6 feet (height) X ₹ 200 (rate per sq ft)
= ₹ 3,600.00 (+ 18% GST)
Shipping and Delivery
- Delivery in Pune is free on orders of ₹3,000 + GST and above.
- Cut-outs are bulky, so outside Pune the shipping is charged extra; our team confirms the cost before dispatch. For orders below ₹10,000 + GST, shipping can cost more than the product itself, so please check the shipping quote first.
- We don’t offer express or air delivery. For an urgent job, you can collect it from our shop.
Typical Turnaround
Cut-outs typically take 2-3 days after artwork approval and payment, plus delivery time. We move urgent jobs up when the schedule allows, but we don’t promise a date.
How to Order
Send us your artwork with the outline you want cut, the height you need, the quantity, your delivery location and your event date. Call or WhatsApp +91 98232 39793, email [email protected], or fill in the form below.
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