This one is for the developers of promotional items. If you have a laser engraver, here are some ideas for a few really nice low cost promotional items your clients will love! They provide a much greater “value impact” than their low cost might otherwise lead you to believe.
By the way, the fastest way to etch or engrave all of these small promotional items is with a template. I’ll describe the process for cutting one after the examples below. It will help you pick up promotional jobs you might have otherwise run screaming from in the past.
Super Cheap “Executive” Promotional Items - Wooden Golf Tees:
To be more specific extra long wooden golf tees make nice promotional items and corporate gifts. You can buy them by the bag (of 250) for about $5 at WalMart. Since they are extra long (3 ¼”) they are specialized and meant for hitting a “longer ball”, typically with popular oversized drivers. As a specialized tee it is one not all golfers have in their bag and comes in very handy when needed. If you gave them a small envelope (or pillow box – see below) containing a dozen tees your cost should be well under a dollar. In fact, I put 12 custom tees in a nicely labeles “kraft paper” pillow box for less than fifty cents!
Promotional Items for Anyone at Any Age - Real Wood Pencils:
Many pencils are not made of real, (non chemically treated) wood. But there are some out there. And if you find the right ones, they are a bargain and a half! You can find plenty online but if you have a CVS pharmacy in you area just go to their school supplies section and you can buy a box of 18 for about $3. They are made of real wood that is a light color and engraves a pleasant shade of earthy brown. Use that same template idea shown below and you can engrave 100 promotional pens or pencils in about 10 minutes!
Etching Promotional Items in Seconds with Templates:
Engraving these simple wooden promotional items is a snap. You just make a single outline of a tee (or pencil) as a vector image. Then copy it multiple times and have the laser cut the patterns into 1/8” hardboard (the stuff peg board is made of without all the holes.) Once the shapes are cut it takes only a few minutes to place all the tees in their grooves and begin engraving. I use a 12” x 24” hardboard sheet (that I buy from LaserBits.com) with six dozen cutouts. Each batch of 72 tees takes me only 15 minutes to place, engrave and remove, ready to begin again.
Upgrade Your Executive Gift with a Pillow Box:
Instead of a “bank” type envelope, consider using a small “pillow” gift box. It’s envelope like qualities make it perfect for keeping in a pocket (or zippered pocket in a golf bag.) It is also doubled-over on each end so is very sturdy.
I have laser engraved each of these in the past and they delivered a lot more value than other items of equivalent cost.
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