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Old 1st June 2008, 01:07 PM   #1
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For anyone looking for promo items, I've found a good site. Epromos.com has a quite a selection of promo items. I've ordered some keychains and other things from them and had success, so if you need some swag I'd recommend checking them out.

Has anyone had luck with other sites? I'm always on the lookout for a good deal.

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Old 1st June 2008, 02:49 PM   #2
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Default Promos

I had great luck with bentleypromotions. I had prices from a couple other companies but they beat all the other prices hands down and they were great to work with too.

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Old 1st June 2008, 06:35 PM   #3
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Well, I'm a little biased because I developed this website, but www.staplespromotionalproducts.com is a solid site for getting anything you need.

Please excuse the shameless plug...

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Old 1st June 2008, 06:56 PM   #4
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<self promotion by new users will not be allowed in this thread, but for established members we will be more flexible. a few other long time members may also have some other suggestions of their own - mktgbiz, dbeavers are two off the top of my head.>

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Old 1st June 2008, 07:22 PM   #5
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Thank Logan...I should also mention that I did a lot of competitor research before developing the staples site, and two of the better promotional products websites out there are www.branders.com and www.customink.com. Customink.com is especially cool because of their "design lab" that allows you to upload your logo, place it where you want it on your promo item and size it how you like.

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Old 3rd June 2008, 12:36 AM   #6
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<self promotion by new users will not be allowed in this thread, but for established members we will be more flexible. a few other long time members may also have some other suggestions of their own - mktgbiz, dbeavers are two off the top of my head.>
Since you asked - I've been selling promotional advertising for nearly 24 years, and have been very pleased with how competitive the prices are with Kaeser & Blair. I've been affiliated with them for the past 15 years of my career.

In my pre-internet days, I sold 99% of my orders face-to-face, but have been selling approximately 15% online over the past decade, so can work with both local and out-of-state customers to help them get what they need, on-time, on-budget, without cutting quality.

Feel free to check out my website - link in signature below.

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Old 23rd June 2008, 05:30 PM   #7
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Best prices can be got from Tirupur in India or from Thiland. Of course, the MOQs have to be much higher to justify importing.

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Old 13th July 2008, 06:40 AM   #8
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Yeah, gotta agree with Dennis.................cept I've only been selling promos for 11 years.

Our company site is KBBestBuys.com . As Dennis said we do have some very good prices.


And yes, I believe custom printed promotional items can be used to effectively connect you with your customers nd prospects.

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