Drinkware

Starbucks is testing a new reusable cup program in Seattle this spring. The Borrow a Cup program started at five stores on March 30 and will last through May 31. For an extra dollar, Starbucks customers can get their beverage in a reusable cup, and then return it next time they come in by scanning it at a kiosk or through a local Seattle pickup service...

After a few celebrities like Dakota Johnson were spotted with gallon-sized water bottles, people started taking their hydration a little more seriously. And now, much like S’well bottles and Nalgene bottles before it, the gallon-sized water bottle is getting write-ups from pop culture sites like Pop Sugar ranking the best ones...

This batch of products covers everything we love about spring: blossoming trees and flowers, eating outside without needing to sit under a heat lamp, playing games with friends, and sports. Hopefully these products give you the same boost that you get from a sunny day after a long winter...

The year is 2021 and, sadly, the Skypad apartments and robot housekeepers that the Jetsons promised…

The pandemic is wreaking havoc on the global supply chain, with real consequences for print and promo businesses. Shipping delays and price increases are happening now, but other impacts will take time to play out—and last long after the pandemic ends. Here's what distributors should know and what actions they can take...

Assisted living facilities, primary care doctors, dental offices—all have had to learn and adapt as they balance staff and patient safety with business and operational needs. Distributors have had to adapt, too, as they look to keep providing health care customers with the best and most critical print and promotional products—PPE and otherwise...

How are everyone’s New Year’s Resolutions going? It’s tough, we know. Regardless of whether you’ve been sticking to your plan every day or lapsing a little here and there, every day is a chance to keep working toward a goal. And promotional products, like the five we’ve highlighted here today, can help. This Mario clock, for example, helps you start waking up on time...

Zing Manufacturing and S’well have announced an exclusive partnership. Starting immediately, Zing Manufacturing is the exclusive promotional products provider for the brand’s vast selection of premium, vacuum-insulated, reusable products. As part of this move, S’well will no longer sell direct, to further demonstrate its commitment to the industry. "The promotional products category has always been a…

One of the primary concerns distributors have with suppliers is the overabundance of setup and decoration charges, along with artwork fees, complicated rush order requirements and varied shipping charges. Too often, distributors have to make a choice: "Do I pass along all these extra fees to my customer potentially upsetting them, or do I absorb the extra costs and just take the hit?”...

Everyone just assumes that, because we do this for a living, these intros are easy to write. Sure, we make it look easy because we’re super cool, but it’s not as easy as you might think. Now, when it comes to spotting good promos, that's always easy. And you’re in luck, because we have a nice batch here for you this week...