Reliable Place to Get ID Bracelets? Alternatives?

[llqool]

Both my daughters are allergic to forms of penicillin (Augmentin/Amoxycillin). They are also both "wild" toddlers who have the potential for running off into a crowd. So I was thinking of getting one of those old-fashioned, stainless-steel medical alert bracelets for them to wear on our trip in Sept/Oct. We probably would even keep it on afterwards, b/c it's a good idea for little ones to have identification, esp if there are allergies involved.

Anyway, does anyone know of a good place to buy these online? Does anyone know of a better alternative to these? I looked at some that were velcro, but they seem like they would be too easily removed by an active 4yr old or 18 month old. I also looked at some "bracelet style" ones, but they were very expensive and seemed like they would break easily (altho' they were a lot more attractive!)

 

[MissMagnolia]

We didn't do this for allergies...just for ID last time at WDW. I had the "dog tag" style ones done at Walmart. I put on it:

Our last name
resort we were staying at with dates
cell phone #

You could attach many ways. Some loop it through shoe strings or put on a chain for a necklace, pin it to the child, etc.

 

[POOH&PIGLET]

Check out www.whosshoesid.com
We use them.
Good luck.

 

[WantToGoNow]

My ds5 is allergic to latex and wears one of the stainless steel bracelets. I don't remember the site I ordered from, but just do a search for "medical ID jewelry" - there are lots of choices. He's been wearing his for 2 years now and it still looks brand new. I will soon have to order him a new one as his is starting to get a little tight. I ordered one from a company called IDONME and did not like it -- he wore it for one week before I took it off. It would be great for general identification purposes but not for medical purposes. I asked several people to see how long it would take them to get to the information and it was well longer than I liked - one was an EMT technician. Since his has a latex allergy, paramedics would be handling him all over with latex gloves while they were looking for the information. Here's a picture of him with the bracelet -- it's on his left arm -- I like it because it's small and he doesn't seem to be bothered by it at all.

 

[badblackpug]

www.medicalert.org