iPod Engraving is offered by Apple when purchasing from the company site. Third party custom engraving and laser etching are also growing trends.

The free iPod engraving offered by the Apple Store allows customers to engrave messages up to 2 lines with 29 characters each, including punctuation and spaces. The Apple Store will engrave the iPod classic, iPod Nano and iPod Touch.http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/ipod/editorial/engraving_giftwrap

To order the free iPod engraving through the official Apple website store, at Store.Apple.com, be sure to check off the selection and enter your personalize message. The store also allows iPhone buyers to gift wrap their item and include a gift message with the packing slip. The Apple gift wrap service, which includes a signature Apple gift box costs $5.http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/ipod/editorial/engraving_giftwrap

If you need some fresh ideas on what to engrave into an iPod intended to be given as a gift, the Apple website suggests sayings that meet the space requirements on their website under the "Engravings Gallery." The sayings are divided by categories like "Congrats & Thanks", "Birthdays" and "Make It Yours."

If you've already purchased an iPod, then decide you want to have it engraved, be sure to look around and compare the prices. iPod's can be engraved at Apple Stores or at local jewelers, be aware that prices will vary. After you've decided on a message, triple check that everything is spelled correctly. If you happen to be engraving an iPhone, be sure to turn it off. If you forget and the phone vibrates, it can ruin the engraving process. If you've already purchased an iPod, then decide you want to have it engraved, be sure to look around and compare the prices. iPod's can be engraved at Apple Stores or at local jewelers, be aware that prices will vary. After you've decided on a message, triple check that everything is spelled correctly. If you happen to be engraving an iPhone, be sure to turn it off. If you forget and the phone vibrates, it can ruin the engraving process. http://www.engravingmadeeasy.com/iphone.php

Wedding

• Wedding date & couples name
• Lyrics to the couples 'song' or wedding song
• To my one and only love... signed
• Line of a romantic poem
• Biblical verse (Corinthians)
• "Its only the the beginning"

Birthday

• "Happy Birthday"
• "Over the Hill"
• Actual Birth date