# Where can I get a talking button?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 13, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-talking-button/634633 "2012-09-13T21:42:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-talking-button/634633/1 "2012-09-13T21:42:04Z")

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Where can I get a button (badge) that reads, and says when you push a button on it, [Never fear, Smith is here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBt6aQwceg)?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-talking-button/634633/2 "2012-09-13T21:47:09Z")

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There is a patent for such a button but I don’t see any sold anywhere. One idea is to buy a recordable greeting card that has this functionality, remove the talking mechanism and attach it to the back of the button of your choice.

[http://www.hallmark.com/online/in-stores/greeting-cards/recordable-cards.aspx](http://www.hallmark.com/online/in-stores/greeting-cards/recordable-cards.aspx)

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-talking-button/634633/3 "2012-09-13T21:50:43Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion. That might work.

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**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-a-talking-button/634633/4 "2012-09-13T22:03:41Z")

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> [@Shagnasty](#):
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> There is a patent for such a button but I don’t see any sold anywhere. One idea is to buy a recordable greeting card that has this functionality, remove the talking mechanism and attach it to the back of the button of your choice.
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> [http://www.hallmark.com/online/in-stores/greeting-cards/recordable-cards.aspx](http://www.hallmark.com/online/in-stores/greeting-cards/recordable-cards.aspx)

The Hallmark cards I’ve received and disassembled use a tab of paper which is pulled when you open the card. So it wouldn’t work for a push activation, but would work if someone pulled (gently!) on the tab.