{"id":1789,"date":"2020-01-17T19:58:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T19:58:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-08-03T16:33:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:33:38","slug":"its-all-in-the-name-shinola-shares-their-nicknames-and-engravings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourstories.shinola.com\/our-stories\/its-all-in-the-name-shinola-shares-their-nicknames-and-engravings\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s All In The Name: Shinola Shares Their Nicknames And Engravings"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Valentine\u2019s Day, we\u2019re celebrating personalization with our collection of gifts<\/a> that were meant to be monogrammed or engraved. Because what you call the important people in your life\u2014your partner, your sister, or yourself\u2014is important. It\u2019s a unique expression of love and affection that no one else can claim. And it\u2019s a way to turn a good gift into an unforgettable one. <\/p>\n

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On the back of any Vinton timepiece, you can engrave up to 24 characters with 2 lines of text containing up to 12 characters each. You can also engrave a set of initials, an important date or a symbol. Because the engraving is on the caseback, the message can be as personal and intimate as you want\u2014your weird nickname for your partner won\u2019t be on display for the world to see. <\/p>\n

To get some personalization inspiration for Valentine\u2019s Day, we decided to ask the Shinola team about their own personal nicknames and engravings. <\/p>\n

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Langosta De Amor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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They say lobsters mate for life… Whether or not that\u2019s true, it\u2019s been an important symbol for Katie, Shinola\u2019s head of watch manufacturing, and her husband.<\/p>\n

It was an unfortunate sunburn during their honeymoon in the Dominican Republic and a menu in Spanish that led to her nickname, \u201clangosta de amor,\u201d which means \u201clove lobster.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cLobster was on the menu that night and Scott decided that he was going to start calling me his langosta,\u201d Katie said. <\/p>\n

Her initial reaction was laughter. \u201cI was sad about my sunburn, but I couldn\u2019t stop myself from laughing,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

And the name stuck. \u201cWe even bought a lobster magnet on our honeymoon, too. It\u2019s still on our fridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do lobsters actually mate for life? Who knows? But these high school sweethearts have been together for a total of 12 years and just recently celebrated their five-year wedding anniversary. And to celebrate, Katie’s husband gave her a ring engraved with \u201clangosta.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI just laughed. When he gave it to me in December, he said, \u2018check out the inside,\u2019 and we both laughed because it was such a good memory. It took us back to such a special time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jomeo<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo retoucher for Shinola, Rachel, has always been the \u201cgirl next door.\u201d It just took a while for her to find the \u201cboy next door.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Rachel\u2019s significant other, Joe, lives only fifteen minutes from her now, it wasn\u2019t until they met in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that they realized they were meant to be. Her family\u2019s cabin up north was right next door to Joe\u2019s family cabin. A path through the trees made walking back and forth between the houses come naturally, though their own paths didn\u2019t cross until 2018. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve both gone up north since we were young, but never met until the summer\/fall of 2018 because he and his family would mostly go up north in the winter while my family and I would mostly go up in the summer,\u201d Rachel said. <\/p>\n

But once they finally met, it was like love at first sight and have been together since December of 2018. <\/p>\n

And although Rachel hasn\u2019t engraved anything for Joe, yet, she likes the idea of \u201cgood neighbor.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s my \u2018Boy Next Door\u2019 and I\u2019m his \u2018Girl Next Door,\u2019\u201d Rachel said. But she mostly just calls him Jomeo. It\u2019s a nickname that she just thought of one day as a joke, and it stuck.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a spin on Romeo. Together we\u2019re RachJoe . . . yes, we\u2019re one of those cheesy couples,\u201d Rachel laughed.<\/p>\n

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The Dirlies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sisters know that the bonds they share with each other is just as special and unique as any kind of love. And Shinola\u2019s wholesale training manager, Allie, knows all about that. <\/p>\n

\u201cSisters are really special. It\u2019s like having a best friend who knows you better than anybody,\u201d Allie said. \u201cWe all live in different places\u2014Chicago, New York, Detroit\u2014but I still feel like they\u2019re my closest friends. Anytime I\u2019m upset I\u2019ll always call my big sister and she\u2019s never judgmental if I\u2019m being ridiculous. They know everything about you and know how to make you feel better. It\u2019s almost like a special language.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of that special language is a unique name that Allie and her two sisters share with each other: The Dirlies. <\/p>\n

\u201cBefore my younger sister was born, my aunt asked me if I thought my mom was having a boy or girl,\u201d Allie said. She was three at the time and replied, \u201cWe only like dirls.\u201d <\/p>\n

It was a phonetic flub that was anything but short-lived. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy extended family has always referred to us three sisters as \u2018The Dirlies,\u2019\u201d Allie said. \u201cIt was cute when we were little; it\u2019s kind of silly now, but we love to gift each other things that say this.\u201d<\/p>\n

A mug with \u201cThe Dirls\u201d printed on it in Barbie writing is just one example of these personalized gifts. Allie also wears a special necklace that says, \u201cThe Dirlies\u201d in her sister\u2019s handwriting. <\/p>\n

The Dirlies are always sending each other gifts for \u201csilly random things,\u201d Allie said. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my sister and I lived together in Chicago we did a special Valentine\u2019s Day dinner together because we were both single,\u201d Allie added. \u201cBut we usually just send really good cards to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

No matter the gift though, if it\u2019s from the Dirlies, they know it\u2019ll be a home run. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cool because we are all girls, so it\u2019s really special,\u201d Allie said.  <\/p>\n

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