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Exhibit 12.1


VISANT HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (UNAUDITED)

 
  (Successor)
  Jostens, Inc.
(Predecessor)

 
 
  Three Months
April 1, 2006

  Three Months
April 2, 2005

  2005
  2004
  Five Months
2003

  Seven Months
2003

  2002
  2001
 
 
  Dollars in thousands

 
Earnings                                                  
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes   $ (2,964 ) $ (17,975 ) $ 62,345   $ (153,469 ) $ (70,351 ) $ 11,750   $ 64,483   $ 45,115  
Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest)     31,070     30,568     125,144     160,985     68,423     32,528     68,435     79,035  
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor     823     747     3,072     2,980     978     3,219     1,312     1,164  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total earnings (loss)   $ 28,929   $ 13,340   $ 190,561   $ 10,496   $ (950 ) $ 47,497   $ 134,230   $ 125,314  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges                                                  
Interest expense (including capitalized interest)   $ 31,070   $ 30,568   $ 125,144   $ 160,985   $ 68,423   $ 32,528   $ 68,435   $ 79,035  
Portion of rent expense under long-term operating leases representative of an interest factor     823     747     3,072     2,980     978     3,219     1,312     1,164  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total fixed charges   $ 31,893   $ 31,315   $ 128,216   $ 163,965   $ 69,401   $ 35,747   $ 69,747   $ 80,199  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)             1.5 x           1.3 x   1.9 x   1.6 x

(1)
For the three month period ended April 1, 2006 and April 2, 2005, earnings did not cover fixed charges by $3.0 million and $18.0 million, respectively. For 2004 and the successor period in 2003, earnings did not cover fixed charges by $153.5 million and $70.4 million, respectively.



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VISANT HOLDING CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES (UNAUDITED)