Paper Products

Thanks to heteronyms, homographs, homonyms and homophones, English can prove a head-scratching language that leads to numerous typos. Who among us, for example, has typed “form” when meaning “from”? Well, it appears that Irish can be equally troublesome, especially when it comes to proofreading, as two stamps that commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon…

When you hold the title as the keepers of the Doomsday Clock, the general public could surmise that you might be just a tad, uh, tightly wound. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, however, is proving that presumption wrong, thanks to the organization's annual fund drive, through which it wants supporters to help "save the…

A new study focusing on chocolate packaging has some encouraging results for promo companies looking to provide custom packaging as an upsell for clients. Researchers published a report that found that people had different reactions to the same chocolate depending on its packaging...

Dorney Park, an amusement park in Allentown, Pa., was on the receiving end of customer complaints after visitors found that a park gift shop was selling personalized bullet cartridge keychains. The item, a rifle bullet in an embossed leather holder with a keychain, had on its packaging the words "The Right to Keep and Bear…

For a long time, themed kids' fast food meals were dominated by the Happy Meal. It became a catch-all term for neatly packaged meals that kids liked. Other restaurants tried, but nothing had the longevity or brand awareness domination of the Happy Meal. Burger King is trying its best, though, to face off against the…

A week from today, the excitement emanating from children (and quite a few adults) all over the world will be irrepressible as they receive their Christmas gifts. To enjoy the seasonal endowments, most consumers will end up tearing away ample amounts of wrapping paper, with the act of opening often regarded as being as much…

The list of new tariffs includes a good amount of products that directly relate to the promotional products space, such as headwear, cotton and sport bags, and items tangentially related to the industry, like fruit, leather goods and machinery.

The newest rounds of retaliatory tariffs from Canada announced yesterday point directly at a few items with direct ties to the promotional industry, like ballpoint pens.

Buenos Aires police reported that armed men went into a printing business and took about $360,000 worth of Panini World Cup stickers, collectibles kind of like baseball cards. Local officials said that the business' security cameras were unable to get a clear view of the robbers' faces, and they are still at large...

The purpose of the venture will be to design and develop a fully recyclable and compostable cup for use in Starbucks’ 28,000 locations around the world. Each year, 600 billion paper and plastic cups are distributed globally, and despite reportedly accounting for only 1 percent of this total, Starbucks has decided to take initiative with the hope that other corporations will follow suit...