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Personalised Promo Material

Hi All,

I run a small business and am looking to buy some promo materials for a demo i'm doing. Looking for simple things like pens, keyrings etc small but does the job. Where is the best place to get these items from? There seem to be quite a few comapnies out there but once you've paid the screening fee the bill starts to mount up. Vista I know doesn't have a screening fee but they are then more expensive on an indivdual item. I don't make a lot of profit in my business at all so the budget needs to keep low as I can. I'm on the verge of giving up and looking for other alternatives but thought i;d ask here first just incase anyone had any thoughts :)

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  • WLM21
    WLM21 Posts: 1,659 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 23 May 2011 at 12:59PM
    I think Nationalpen are quite cheap .. I used them many years ago.

    For example pens can have up to 5 lines of text .. which was good for name, address and phone number. Website details could be added too.

    http://www.nationalpen.co.uk/uk/default.asp?UID=225112849233&q=promotional-pens&BAC-BANNERAD&partner=NationalPen

    i recently wanted some clothing printed, but after getting some great advice, decided to have names etc embroidered on, instead.

    I used this company ... which is located in the town I live, but they do a great job and deliver all over the country.

    http://www.anne-thomas.co.uk/
  • steve1980
    steve1980 Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    Try www.zazzle.co.uk. I found them recently and they are really good quality.

    They have probably everything you could need.
    Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!
  • easyhost
    easyhost Posts: 424 Forumite
    dmbw wrote: »
    Hi All,

    I run a small business and am looking to buy some promo materials for a demo i'm doing. Looking for simple things like pens, keyrings etc small but does the job. Where is the best place to get these items from? There seem to be quite a few comapnies out there but once you've paid the screening fee the bill starts to mount up. Vista I know doesn't have a screening fee but they are then more expensive on an indivdual item. I don't make a lot of profit in my business at all so the budget needs to keep low as I can. I'm on the verge of giving up and looking for other alternatives but thought i;d ask here first just incase anyone had any thoughts :)

    if you want keyrings have you thought of doing these yourself. on ebay you can get blanks for keyrings/fridge magnets etc, get these and then get some glossy paper and print your own as required.
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    Have a word with Jody Fletcher of Chilli Promotions https://www.chillipromotions.co.uk - she actually listens to her customers (something that some promotions companies don't do), I bought some heart shaped stress balls from her last year and she managed to get them for a really good price, far cheaper than other suppliers I had tried. They were fab and just what I needed at the time.

    She is quite reasonable with her pricing too.
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