Company Logo Gifts

[pylon]

Originally Posted by Sliver

I'm surprised pens are popular as I won't use just any random pen. I'm very particular about the kind of pens I use (old school four-colour bic) and won't use anything else. Maybe I'm abnormal.

That's like saying "I am very particular about the beef I consume, I only eat at Mcdonalds."

If you are gonna rock disposable pens, there is nothing better than these, and they are only 3 bucks a piece. The guy that introduced me to them is a 7 figure CEO of one of the largest insurance companies in the country, and he swears by a cheapie disposable pen.



Here is a incredible in depth review..... of a 3 dollar pen.

http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/the-best-pen/

I have more customers ask me for my pens, than they do for free floor mats, or free oil changes.

/derail

[Titan]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Maybe I'm abnormal.

Understatement of the century?

[burn_this_city]

I hate rollerball, for me the Pilot Fineliner is the only good pen.

[Titan]

I like golf shirts but with subtle branding.
My wife uses pens but she gets ones she likes more than to give them out, although they do get given out a lot.

Reusable grocery bags is a pretty good idea and you could put a pretty large logo on it as people wont care if it is a good bag.

If you give a car charger, usb or bag, don't bother if it is a cheapy. I have some of each and they piss me off everytime I see them because they are so cheap.

[HockeyIlliterate]

Originally Posted by pylon

If you are gonna rock disposable pens, there is nothing better than these, and they are only 3 bucks a piece.

Agreed. They are very nice pens.

The manufacturer was giving them out for free several years ago, and was advertising them as being the pen to use to combat check fraud (because the ink was difficult, if not impossible, to wash out of a check). Mine is still going strong...

[troutman]

We had an IT company that gave out panties with their logo on them.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by pylon

That's like saying "I am very particular about the beef I consume, I only eat at Mcdonalds."

If you are gonna rock disposable pens, there is nothing better than these, and they are only 3 bucks a piece. The guy that introduced me to them is a 7 figure CEO of one of the largest insurance companies in the country, and he swears by a cheapie disposable pen.

Next time I stop by your dealership for free pizza on a Saturday I'll drop off one of these for you. They're the most underrated pen in the world.



Mind you, I draw a lot of diagrams in my work (we make custom stuff) and the multiple colours come in handy for keeping my pictures clear. But I also like having different colours in my notebook. Blue is my main colour. Red to check off completed items. Green if there is something different/odd that needs to be highlighted. Etc. I get all that versatility in something the same size as a normal poor-man's one-colour pen. Actually, I guess it's slightly bigger than a normal pen, but since I have big hands it's a win-win.

[fundmark19]

Since I am a client I am going to say golf bags! I need a new one and a nice branded golf bag will stay around for a while!

[Canehdianman]

USB keys were handy in 2008. Nowadays, I just keep everything in Dropbox or Google Drive.

I'd keep a decent quality pen.

[Rathji]

USB Keys or Gym Bags.

edit: Just to clarify on the USB key, make sure you are giving something that is reasonable in size. You give them a 2GB Key and it will be in the garbage before you even walk out the door.

[To Be Quite Honest]

For her: Sweat pants with your face on the butt cheeks.
For him: Socks.

[vtec260]

I use letter opener almost everyday I got from my insurance broker many years ago. I wish I had more...one in the office, kitchen and work.

Looks something like this.


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[cam_wmh]

At one of Samsung's events, I got one of their Pens with a USB Stick in it. I love it.

Might be pricier, but indeed worth it.

[mykalberta]

I always wonder why companies spend money on golf balls. They do get used but the logo is rarely looked at. Admittedly its one of the better gifts you can get since it saves you from buying them but from a benefit POV Ive always wondered if you get your moneys worth.

[sureLoss]

I like the calendars that you can magnetically stick to your fridge.

I look at it multiple times throughout the day.

Only downside from your point of view is that people only need one, and if they already have one, they aren't likely to use yours.

[HockeyIlliterate]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

I like the calendars that you can magnetically stick to your fridge.

I look at it multiple times throughout the day.

Only downside from your point of view is that people only need one, and if they already have one, they aren't likely to use yours.

Your post just made me think of a possible company logo gift:

Oven thermometers.

Or a refrigerator/freezed thermometer.

Both are very useful, both belong in a home (or an RV, I suppose), which ties well into the home business, and I don't think that I've ever seen one logo'd before.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Next time I stop by your dealership for free pizza on a Saturday I'll drop off one of these for you. They're the most underrated pen in the world.



Mind you, I draw a lot of diagrams in my work (we make custom stuff) and the multiple colours come in handy for keeping my pictures clear. But I also like having different colours in my notebook. Blue is my main colour. Red to check off completed items. Green if there is something different/odd that needs to be highlighted. Etc. I get all that versatility in something the same size as a normal poor-man's one-colour pen. Actually, I guess it's slightly bigger than a normal pen, but since I have big hands it's a win-win.

Those are the worst pens ever, cannot stand writing with them. These are 100x better if we're talking about bic pens

[pylon]

I found a golf ball once with a Kokanee Gold label on it.

I birdied two holes with it, and subsequently bought a case of Kokanee Gold on my way home.

It was still awful beer.

[bossy22]

http://www.condomdepot.com/logo-condoms.cfm

[Hack&Lube]

I'd go with branded flashlights (decent quality metal ones that take an AAA battery).

Nobody throws out metal flash lights. They at least stash them in a drawer.