Got my stamp seal

My sister wanted a traditional seal with her name on it for Christmas. I wanted one too and I actually ordered them a week ago at this store and I got them tonight :) The owners were extremely nice but I think it's because I had a big order. They were really patient with my Chinese and they have dealt with many foreigners before. So a nice quick tutorial about the usage of seals...

Chinese/Taiwanese people would use seals to show that the document/paper is their possession. It's a red square box and inside would have the Chinese name but there are other variations like circles and rectangles. The seal itself is also significant because the design of the stamp itself would bring luck or fortune. The stamp seal is basically like their signature and it's very common for people to stamp things to prove that it's real. For example, some of the books that I use in my English classes have a stamped seal on each page. At the bank especially, it's common for people to stamp on the piece of paper to verify that the transaction can be processed. Back in the day, poets and famous officials would have seals on their pieces of work. You would see especially on calligraphy posters the red square ink with their Chinese name inside which shows that it's real and not a fake. Although I won't be using my seal a lot since I need to get the ink and I don't really need to seal anything, it's just exciting to have one and have it in my own Chinese name too :)

-Chihchat