Need a gift for someone special… someone who already seems to have “everything?” When I’m in a bind, I head to Tom Terrific’s, a charming print shop on the corner of East Manoa Road and Lowrey Avenue. Tom Terrific’s is owned and run by a sweet woman, Ms. Carolyn Borges, who is dedicated to providing “kinder, gentler” service for all of your printing needs. I can personally attest to the warm and personal service, for in all of my experiences with Ms. Borges, she has taken her time to ensure that I get just what I am looking for.

The little shop is more than a printing place, although its printing options are extensive (everything from simple copies to greeting and postcards, posters, banners, labels, and book binding). I urge you to visit the store for its unique specialty items, which make fantastic gifts. There are many specialty items, from the more common calendars, magnets, buttons, mugs, and bookmarks, to the more unique basketball nets, baby bibs and blankets, jewelry, and wall clocks (all very reasonably priced). What makes each and every item wonderful is that you can personalize it with your own photo or graphic! Your photos will turn ordinary items into priceless keepsakes!

If you live in Manoa, you’ve probably passed this shop many times! It’s just a bit past Manoa Marketplace, so convenient for those of us in the valley!

Here’s Ms. Borges, showcasing some of the items that can be personalized!

My husband and I gave my grandfather three special shirts (made at Tom Terrific’s) for his last birthday. He absolutely loves wearing the shirts, one with him in his old Korean War uniform, one with his sweetheart of 60+ years, and one with his whole family

Here’s a book of “chicken soup” personal stories written by Noelani fourth graders. We had the three books printed and bound at Tom Terrific’s to be sold at our Silent Auction for last week’s Mayfair. The books were a hit!

We also printed and bound three of these Big Island books, which contained photos from our recent trip and captions written by the students, to sell at Silent Auction. Ms. Borges stayed at her store until 7pm (two hours after closing) the day before the silent auction to finish the books for us (our fourth grade team was so grateful, as we had been completely scrambling to get the books done in time!)

Tom Terrific’s
2961 E Manoa Road Ste. D
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808)988-1556
Mon & Thurs: 7am-5pm
Tues, Wed, Fri: 7am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: Closed

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