But….. back when I was a kid I drank sodas, Tang, Kool-aid, and milk (but only when it was left over in the bowl from my sugar cereal)! Water was the most boring beverage and never a top pick. A few years back when I got into surfing, I began bringing a huge water jug to the beach with me. My plastic water bottle went everywhere with me – school, beach, camping, work, and especially the gym. Then the big announcement came out about the dangerous BPA chemicals that can seep out of the plastic and into your beverage. Yikes! I made a big switch to a handy little stainless steel water bottle, and again, it became my trusty beverage side kick…. Nowadays plastic water bottles and aluminum bottles are safe and transport great. But today, I discovered my latest, greatest new side-kick!

Introducing my new friend, h2go Glass!

h2go Glass Comes in 3 Awesome Sizes

10oz Glass Container

16oz Glass Container

18oz Glass Container

And check out this cool lid imprint too:

Lid for Glass Container

I’m all about versatility, and the h2go Glass is the antidote to keeping an organized and healthy life. h2go Glass containers can be used to savor any beverage you like – get this… they come in single wall and double walled for awesome insulation that’ll keep your drink warm all day.  And when you’re not using it to sip tea, coffee, or a hot chocolate, why not store nuts, jelly beans, cotton balls, anything and everything.  Your cold drinks will stay chilled too, without that telltale condensation ring on your desk.

Come to think of it, these would make clever gift items too – put your imprint on the classy glass container (why not do a custom wrap-around imprint and really make an impact), fill it with something delectable and once the goodies are gone, you’ve still got a lovely glass container  - one even comes with a tea strainer that you can use for loose leaf teas!

I’ll keep you posted about my blast with glass, my glass-tastic voyage, my jug journey, and beverage blog. I’d love to hear your replies to this post about other novel uses for this cylindrical dream come true!

Fun Snorkel Head!

For your summer camp….
Kids, teachers, and camp counselors alike will love to clip these fun hand sanitizers to their lanyard, belt, or backpack. What a fun and convenient way to transport hand sanitizer. Comes with handy clip and fun little character head with cute snorkel and mask.

Fun Kid Head!

For your sports team….
What a great promotional product for your soccer, baseball, or football team! Or how about getting your summer camp’s logo imprinted on these memorable hand sanitizers! Any logo will look great on the 2″ x 1.5″ imprint area.

Funny Lady Hand Sanitizer

For hotel guests, resort patrons, spa lovers….
A clever way to get your logo recognized is to have it emblazoned on the side of this funny and silly hand sanitizer – perfect for summer! A destined conversation piece.

Golf Head Hand Sanitizer

For your golf event, fundraiser, or light-hearted corporate gift….
Any fun loving golfer would love the chance to clip this hand sanitizer to their gold bag and get a few laughs. Boost your company’s brand by making people laugh and get the functionality of a cool hand sanitizer on the go.

PolyPro Mammoth Shopper Tote 2150-05 by Leeds

We have all heard for years now that plastic bags are not bio-degradable and stay in landfills for decades.  Or that using paper bags at the rate that we make purchases ends up devastating rain-forests, etc.   Although a lot more people are starting to use reusable grocery bags there are still a lot of us who do as we always did, and rely on the store to provide disposable bags for our purchases.  However, now many stores are either giving customers money back for each reusable bag they use during each visit, or they are charging customers extra for using the store’s disposable bags.  This is providing a more immediate incentive for customers to start changing their long time habits.  Everyday people, not just “tree huggers”,  are now more likely to have reusable bags in the trunk of their cars.  It is now mainstream and more comfortable for people to be seen bringing their own bags.  This has opened a huge market for companies to advertise on these bags that people collect and are seen in public over and over again.  They also make for great promotional gifts!  The environment is benefiting from this trend more than ever, and people can feel good about doing their small part.  Go karma!

Go Green & Make a Difference!

These Jotters are perfect Earth Day gifts for your employees and customers, as well as spreading an eco-friendly image for your business.  They are  made from 50% post-consumer recycled materials that would have filled landfills.  These notebook & pen sets make fun promotional items because they come in colorful graphics of Red, Orange and Lime, and prints such as Lady bugs, Geometric shapes,  or Leaves.  They are spiral bound with a hard  cover, lined pages,  an elastic band closure, and a free pen!  If you need it fast it qualifies  for free rush delivery. You can even increase your name or message exposure  with a coordinating Jute-Shopper with leaves and lady bug patterns.

Fund-raising campaign must fulfill the following objectives:

1. raise funds for the chosen cause
2. inspire the community to participate
3. educate the students and the community
4. promote environmental sustainability

You’ve become aware that there is a movement to reduce the amount of plastic shopping bags being consumed in grocery stores these days. Thinking to yourself that there has to be some kind of eco tote bag on the market that is inexpensive, made with recycled material, potentially biodegradable, and that has a great imprint surface, you contact your favorite promotional products distributor who shows you a large variety of tote bag solutions.

In a school assembly, you advise the student body that you are using an eco-friendly grocery bag as a fundraising vehicle. The key is to arm each student in the school with 1 grocery bag that has the school logo on it along with an eco message. The students will be told that they are raising money by selling tote bags. Most importantly, the students will have to be educated on the perils of plastic shopping bags and non-reusable bags. Their goal will be to “educate” their parents, grand-parents, friends, and neighbors about why using eco-conscious/re-useable bags is so important. They will use the sample given by the school to show the effectiveness of the bags and talk about its eco-properties. By educating prospective buyers, the parents, grand-parents, friends, and neighbors will support the fundraising while at the same time helping to conserve and enrich our planet.

• If each student sold a mere 5 reusable grocery bags, that’s 4000 advertising impressions on a reusable product that will be seen thousands of times!
• If each student sold 10 reusable grocery bags, that’s 8000 advertising impressions on a reusable product that will be seen thousands of times!

Once all of the orders are tallied, the school places one master order (cost savings are incurred with higher volume orders) and the goods are delivered by the students. Your school message is forevermore advertised in the community and the fundraising campaign can be repeated yearly.

How to boost your sales:

To significantly boost student participation and sales, try providing incentive prizes for “all-star performers.” You can give away drawstring knapsacks to students who meet a pre-determined objective.

The result:

If done effectively, we have seen success stories in excess of 20,000 bags for one school!!!!!!

Good luck with the sales pitch!! Remember – we’ve all purchased chocolate coated almonds for at least $3 a package. It’s definitely not a far stretch to support a community school and the environment by purchasing a $4 or $5 reusable grocery bag!!!

This hand sanitizer pen combination is the perfect promotional item for fighting the spread of the H1N1 virus at schools, gyms, and conventions. The FDA approved sanitizer spray kills germs and helps prevent infecting people with the flu virus. For people constantly on the go, hand sanitizer is a must have product to reduce the amount of bacteria that comes in contact with your hands.

The Crown Products hand sanitizer pen combo is a great way to promote your organization, stay healthy, and have a pen handy. The compact size of Hand Sanitizer Pen Combo, 5-1/8 inches, allows you to store it virtually anywhere making it perfect for travel. The pen portion of this product is a refillable blue ball point pen; ideal for trade shows, conferences, and conventions. This product is also available in four translucent colors; including blue, red, green, and frost.  Imprinting your company logo on the sanitizer pen combination creates a promotional item that people are sure to use and appreciate.

2oz Bottles for only $0.97 also available! Check out all of our hand sanitizer specials.