4
2010
What’s in a Sports Bottle?
Sports bottles are a nifty item for an active lifestyle. From athletes to working moms, an on the go sports bottle comes in really handy for movers and shakers. Their easier on the Eco-system and easier on the wallet. Sports bottles come in all shapes and sizes but I am here to tell you about three of the exciting ones we have here at DiscountMugs.com.
First there is the B.P.A free aluminum sports bottles. These are great for insulating hot and cold beverages. B.P.A is known to be hazardous to humans but is still used in many aluminum and plastic products by manufacturers. Not at DiscountMugs.com. We offer a plethora of B.P.A free sports bottles. The aluminum sports bottles are made tough to handle most weather conditions. They come with convenient handle features which makes them easier to carry.
Next we have the B.P.A free polycarbonate water bottles. These are great for kids! They come in all a bunch of wacky shapes and sizes. You have the option of so many different colors that you are sure to find one that your kid or even you will love. Just like the aluminum bottles the handles are made strong and tough. Some even comes with the option of a carabineer for easy attachment to a bicycle or back pack. Most of our sports bottles are outfitted with rubber tops.
Last but certainly not least is our stainless steel sports bottle. These have a nice smooth finish and come in plenty of bright beautiful colors. Stainless steel is not only silver you know! Like our other sports bottles, our stainless steel bottles come with great options for caps. You can even get a cap that turns into a little cup for sharing or whatever purpose it serves for you.
All of our sports bottles are made tough with high standards. With our vast inventory you will definitely find bottles that match with your company logo or whatever personalization you require. It’s not late to start your new year’s resolution. Go and jog that mile but don’t forget to stay hydrated with one of DiscountMugs.com fantastic Sports Bottle!
10
2009
Holiday Gifts for the Office

The holiday season is a great time to show your friends and family how much you appreciate them. But it’s also a time to show your appreciation for employees, employers and other people for which you have professional relationships. If you’re a manager, owner or involved in the inner-workings of a company, customizable products are great gift ideas for the office. If you’re an owner or manager, chances are you’ll get gifts from many if not all of your employees and co-workers, an easy way to return the favor is to get customizable products at Discount Mugs.com and give them to all of your employees. Discount Mugs.com has high quality and affordable items that are truly perfect for holiday gift giving in a professional setting. Here’s a list of some of the most popular holiday gifts for the office:
The 16oz Executive Stainless Steel with Heat Adapter – This high-tech customizable travel mug is one of the most impressive personalized items available. The 16oz Executive Stainless Steel with Heat Adapter is self heating and come with quality features like double wall steel insulation, plastic lid with spill prevention slide lock, easy grab and go handles and a twelve-volt car lighter travel mug heater. Of all the features the last was certainly the most exciting; this mug has an attachable adapter that keeps coffee heated while you drive. This means that your coffee will be just as hot when you arrive at your destination as it was when you first poured it.
Laser Engraved Sports Bottles – Aluminum sports bottles with custom printing have always been popular promotional products to give to employees or at events, but the latest trend has been laser engraved aluminum sports bottles. These laser engraved sports bottles not only allow for precise logo engraving, but also offer the option of individually customized products. For instance, if you have twenty employees and would like to get an aluminum sports bottle for each person you’d just send in a list of they’ll receive quality aluminum sports bottles with their name laser engraved it.
Laser Engraved Executive Pens – Executive pens are high-end writing utensils made out of stainless steel or wood and have quality designs and features. These products can be ballpoint pens, twist top pens, or just regular top pens but have the unique option of custom laser engraving. It’s truly amazing how great logos look when custom laser engraved. The finest promotional pen available at Discount Mugs.com is the Margate Silver Net Barrel Pen, instead of traditional rubber or leather grip this pen has interwoven metal material that is quite aesthetically pleasing. Laser engraving also provides the option of personalizing these pens for your employees. Each pen could have the name of an employee and the company logo making it more of a personal gift.
8
2009
Customized Christmas Gifts
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If you’re like a majority of Americans, you have yet to get all the Christmas presents for your friends, family and co-workers. It really is difficult to find the right gift for those who bring so much joy to your lives. The complicated criteria for Christmas presents look something like this: something personal but very useful, high-quality but low-cost and modern but timeless – no wonder holiday shopping so stressful. Consider customized Christmas gifts for this holiday season. A customized Christmas gift is one that has custom designs and logos on a useful product like a coffee mug or key chain. Here’s a list of gifts to get your friends family and coworkers.
Friends – DiscountMugs.com has a variety of customizable products that would be perfect for your friends no matter what sort of activities they enjoy. If your friends are very social get them custom beer mugs or beer glasses, these items customized with their name, nickname or funny slogan will certainly be memorable. If your friends are more into the fitness and physical activity scene, personalized sports bottles would be appreciated especially if they are into biking and running.
Family – Customizable products are great gifts for family members because they add a personal touch a beloved family member deserves. Certain items like custom printed coffee mugs and commemorative plates can be given as gifts while personalized key chains and customizable pens are probably best as stocking stuffers. T-shirts are also a great gift to give family members to commemorate a memorable Christmas occasion.
Co-workers – Whether you’re getting customizable Christmas presents for co-workers, employees or clients certain items really go over well in office settings. Travel mugs are particularly popular and with DiscountMugs.com’s vast inventory of products you’re bound to find a product that fits your recipients. Other custom office supplies like notebooks, portfolios, personalized pens and mouse pads are also universally accepted in the workplace.
Whether you’re getting Christmas presents for your most beloved family members or acquaintances, everyone appreciates the personal thought that goes into customized product gifts. Use these customized Christmas gifts to create new and build old relationships in a way that is both thoughtful and affordable.
27
2009
Top Five Promotional Products for Kids
Promotional marketing toward children is a classic marketing strategy that hopes to build a relationship with a family and not just a single person. Since children themselves aren’t part of the consumer market, it’s important to take into consideration the people who are purchasing products for them. Children’s TV shows and Movies are designed to be both entertaining for kids and their parents. Kids promotional products must be items they will enjoy and their parents will find practical. Here’s a list of five great promotional product ideas for children:
1. Youth t-shirts – Parents know that children require more and more apparel items as they get older and bigger. Providing youth t-shirts as a promotional gift is a nice way to help parents save on the cost of clothing. This gesture will certainly be appreciated by the parents and t-shirts are items that children really enjoy. When customizing a youth t-shirt, one must remember to reflect the playful and jubilant attitude of children in the design and custom printed logo.
2. Lunch Bags – Whether the child is going to school or a day camp, custom lunch bags definitely come in handy. Modern lunch bags are made of polyester and have zipper or Velcro insulation. Any parent or child will appreciate a quality lunch bag as they are extremely practical and can be used for several years and beyond.
3. Sports Bottles – Parents sign their children up for sports as a way to teach them about health and sportsmanship; sports teams also serve as a great place for children to socialize and meet friends. Custom sports bottles are ideal environmentally friendly gifts that serve the important purpose of keeping a child hydrated during physical activity. Personalized sports bottles can have fun designs and the added benefit of having child’s name custom printed on this promotional product.
4. Backpacks – Every child needs a backpack for school. They can also be used for sleepovers, hiking and many other scenarios which require transporting items. A quality backpack is important as an aid to help children stay organized in school. Many children are also fashion conscious and request stylish backpacks that meet modern requirements for features and design. Backpacks being used as promotional products must adhere to all of these standards to provide effective children’s promotional gifts.
5. Calculators – Okay, so calculators aren’t all that fun. But children need them for school and they can have designs which liven them up. Get colorful custom calculators with unique features like automatic flip-top or multi-functioning calculators, a particular favorite at DiscountMugs.com is the Flexible Big-Key Calculators which are almost completely made of rubber and can bend, twist or fold. Parents will appreciate these practical promotional gifts and kids will love having unique items to show off to their friends.
13
2009
New Line of Engraved Products at DiscountMugs.com
From the number one distributors of drinkware in the United States comes cutting-edge customization in the form of laser engraving for a wide range of products. Sure DiscountMugs.com has custom printing on promotional products with high resolution pictures, but for those who want to “go the extra mile” with their aluminum sports bottles or add a more personal touch to their ceramic coffee mugs, laser engraving provides your promotional product an edge on the competition. Aluminum sports bottles are growing in popularity as society becomes more active and fitness oriented which makes engraved sports bottles ideal gifts for anyone who leads an active lifestyle. Custom engraving also goes perfectly with ceramic coffee mugs and brings thoughtfulness to personalization.
Laser engraving is ideal when it comes to customizing promotional products; it’s precise and looks great on metallic or ceramic items. Along with its precision, laser engraving also allows for further customization in the form of individual names on bottles. Anyone who orders these products can send in a list of names to go with the bottles and they will be engraved to fit individual names which take up a large space on the side of each bottle.
The popularity of sports bottles in the US and Canada is a great sign that society is taking a more serious look at staying fit. With more people running marathons, bike racing and hiking, there is a serious need for hydration. Aluminum water bottles serve as durable bottles for holding large amount of water. They have a thin steel shell which makes them both incredibly strong while still being light enough to comfortably carry. Aluminum water bottles come in relatively small sizes like the 17 oz. Laser Engraved Aluminum Sports Bottle as well as larger sized like the 26 oz. Laser Engraved Twister Sports Bottle.
People like their coffee mugs to have character. Whether it’s a colorful design or amusing saying, coffee mugs are canvases for the creative mind. Laser engraving on customizable coffee mugs doesn’t just allow people to express themselves through custom designs, but also lets them carve their name into the mug itself. Though aesthetically pleasing, laser engraved names on coffee mugs also allows people to claim their mug at the office or at home.
When using customization for a promotional product, you really want that promotional item to stand out. Laser engraving provides the “wow factor” that makes marketing through promotional products so extraordinary. People are attracted to unique items and laser engraved mugs and sports bottles fulfill that desire in people to acquire the best possible items. With custom laser engraved names on high quality coffee mugs and aluminum sports bottles, these promotional products are sure to please any client, employee or friend.
8
2009
Get Sporty with Promotional Sports Bottles!
One of the more positive trends in modern society is the active lifestyles being adopted by hundreds of thousands of people around the country. Some estimates claim that nearly 500,000 people in the United States bike regularly and quadruple that number enjoy running. Additionally, marathons, bike racing and other recreational sports are gaining in popularity. People are grabbing their running shoes, bicycles, roller blades and most importantly their sports bottles and heading out for weekly and even daily exercise. In order to hydrate an exercise oriented nation, sports bottle technology has advanced and now supplies incredibly useful features that helps keep people get the most out of their exercise.
DiscountMugs.com has a great supply of standard plastic sports bottles like their 27 oz. Colorado Sports Bottle which has a screw-off lid for easy filling and cleaning as well as a pop-up sip top for easy access while staying active. Plastic sports bottles at DiscountMugs.com are extremely portable and can have an array of feature like grip areas, key chain holders, screw-tops and pop-up sip tops. These customizable sports bottles also come in a variety of styles and sizes from 22 oz. sports bottles to 34 oz. bottles.
DiscountMugs.com also has a line of high-tech personalized sports bottles that come in aluminum or stainless steel and have incredibly convenient features. While plastic sports bottles offer custom printing, aluminum and stainless steel sports bottles offer high-tech laser engraving. These custom engraved sports bottles have imprinted areas for custom logos and a personal name to be engraved along the side of the bottle. They also have features like screw-tops, pop-tops, rubber gripping, key chain clip and tight lids for great insulation.
Custom sports bottles work well as promotional items because they have large surface areas for logo imprinting and they promote healthy lifestyles. These items promote health consciousness and can be used in any scenario that requires hydration. These promotional items are often used in corporate events located outside or involving physical activity. They are also widely used as promotional items at marathons, bike races and public sporting events.
6
2009
Custom Water Bottles for Marathon Runners
With so many people trying to stay fit, custom water bottles would be the perfect promotional gift or employee gift.? Today?s society is more health conscientious than ever.? People are running, walking, biking, swimming, and more.? Many people have gotten into such great shape that they now run in marathons?to challenge themselves and push themselves to the their own personal limits.? Most of these people run for their favorite charities and some take on this endeavor through the companies that they work for.
If you are a business owner and your employees are entered in a marathon as a team, why not give them something to show your appreciation?? Printed water bottles would be the perfect employee gift in this situation.? The water bottles will help keep your employees hydrated during the marathon and whenever they practice.? This will give your business the advertising you are looking for.? Each time your employees use the customized water bottles, especially during their marathons, they will be advertising your business for you.? You don?t need to do a thing.? Let the personalized water bottles do all the work for you.
What?s more, by giving these water bottles to your health conscientious employees, you will be instilling employee loyalty and will motivate them to work even harder for you.? How could they not work hard after you?ve given them such a wonderful gift?? Although you are thanking them with the gift, they will be thanking you as well.
Custom water bottles come in a wide range of styles.? The best water bottles to get are the BPA free ones.? These BPA free water bottles do not contain the estrogen mimicking chemical that is thought to cause prostrate cancer.? Let your employees know that you are giving them BPA free water bottles.? They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Printed water bottles come in plastic, aluminum, and stainless steel.? Plastic is the cheapest and aluminum and stainless steel is a bit more expensive.? One plus for the plastic water bottles is that you can squeeze them to get the water out.? You can?t squeeze aluminum or stainless steel.
Custom printed water bottles make excellent gifts for marathon runners.? Have your company logo printed on the side and they will do all the advertising you need.? Not that your employees would mind, but they won?t even realize that they are advertising for your company because the water bottles are so beautiful.? They will only appreciate the thought that went into the printed water bottles and will use them as often as they can.
15
2009
Sports Bottles: #1 Promotional Products Seller for the Summer
Summer is the time of year for backyard barbecues, beach days, and spending time outdoors.? It?s also the time of year for sports bottles.? Because the weather is so hot, everyone carries around these bottles filled with ice cold water.? People need to stay hydrated and cool, so their best bet is to have these bottles always on hand.
Now is the time to take advantage of this.? Sports bottles are the #1 promotional products seller in the summer.? There?s no doubt that people will use them.? They use them when they are exercising, such as running, walking, and bike riding.? They use them at the beach.? Everywhere you look people are carrying these trusty water bottles.
As promotional products, sports bottles are great.? You can print your company logo on the side of them and have them advertise your business for you.? If people are using them when they are out and about, other people will surely see them and your logo.? In time, branding will occur and people will begin to associate your company with these water bottles.? And, that?s what you want your promotional products to do for you.? You want them to call out to your customers and potential customers.? You want people to remember you as a company that gives out free promotional gifts and one that cares about its customers.
The best promotional products are ones that people will use all the time.? And, that?s what will happen when you give away these magnificent sports bottles.? People will use them and use them often.? With these water bottles, all they have to do is wash them thoroughly, fill them with water, and put them in the refrigerator for them to cool.? These bottles are a lot safer than the plastic bottles you get at the gas station or grocery store.? They are BPA free, which means they do not contain the chemical that is estrogen mimicking and do not cause prostate cancer.? For these reasons alone, people will want to use these sports bottles and that?s a plus for you.
Promotional products are the best way to advertise to the consumer.? Nowadays, it is far to expensive to try to advertise on television or the radio.? Plus, these mediums are not as effective as promotional items.? A 30 second commercial is far less effective than a sports that can last for many years.? And, newspapers are not effective at all.? People wind up just throwing them away and never really look at the advertisements.? So, promotional products are the way to go if you want to advertise your business effectively.
If you want to advertise your business, choose what is high in demand?sports bottles.? They are the #1 promotional products on the market today.? They will certainly work for your business and you can trust that people will use them for many years to come.
10
2009
Personalized T-Shirts and Custom Printed Sports Bottles Unify a Team
Are your company employees running in a marathon for charity? Do you want to do something for them that will instill a strong motivation and commitment to the cause? I have a couple of ideas that are just perfect for this type of event: personalized t-shirts and custom printed sports bottles.
Personalized t-shirts and custom printed sports bottles are just the right things to foster unity, motivation, and dedication in your team. You will want to print the t-shirts and sports bottles with your company’s logo. Choose colors for the t-shirts and sports bottles that represent your company or that really stand out. You want to give personalized items that your employees will be proud to use. You want items that show your employees’ strong commitment to not only the cause, but to your company as well.
Imagine having, let’s say, 30 of your employees at the marathon all wearing your personalized t-shirts and carrying your custom printed sports bottles. They will all be wearing the same colors and drinking from the same sports bottles. Hopefully, they will stick together and run in the marathon all together. This will not only give them the opportunity to bond as a team, it will really show off your promotional items to the public! Just imagine?a huge group of people wearing the same bright t-shirts and carrying matching sports bottles running down the road together. How impressive is that in regards to promoting your company?
The really nice thing about giving your team personalized t-shirts and custom printed sports bottles is not only does it foster unity in your team, it also serves as a promotional campaign for your company. When your employees are at the marathon, there will be a lot of other people there, people from different companies and from all over the community. This is your audience for potential new customers. And, you will reach them with your logo strewn all over those t-shirts and sports bottles that you gave to your employees. The people at the marathon will see your promotional, and if you’ve gone with a good promotions company, will take notice of how nice your items are. They may even inquire about where your employees got them. So, make sure your employees know which promotions company you used to get their personalized t-shirts and custom printed sports bottles. Let those items work for you in ways you can’t even imagine.
Personalized t-shirts and custom printed sports bottles are the most logical promotional items to get your employees for a marathon. The t-shirts will your employees covered and protected from the sun and the sports bottles will help keep them hydrated. No other promotional items could be more fitting for an event like this. After all, you wouldn’t want to give them pens or champagne glasses for a marathon. That wouldn’t make sense. But, personalized t-shirts and custom printed sports bottles make sense?they make perfect sense!
26
2009
Custom Printed Sports Bottles are Sizzling Summer Promotional Items
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This summer, why not change it up a bit with your promotional items and get some high quality custom printed sports bottles. Sports bottles are all the rage during the summer. People are out and about, soaking up the rays, enjoying sports and exercise, picnicking, going to the beach or pool, and trying to stay cool. Why not help them stay cool by giving them a custom printed sports bottle complete with your logo on the side
Sports bottles help people stay cool and hydrated throughout hot summer days. They keep the water or other beverage cold so that your thirst is quenched. People love to carry them around all day, filling them up two or three times. Sports bottles certainly do get used a lot during the summer months.
That’s why custom printed sports bottles would be the perfect promotional item for your business. You know they will be used again and again by the people you give them to. That means your business information, your logo will get out and into the eyes of potential customers. The more people see your logo, the more they will be aware of your business and recognize you as a reputable company that they want to do business with.
Custom printed sports bottles are recognized as high sellers during the summer. If people aren’t getting them for free from you, they will definitely buy them on their own because they need them. These sports bottles are in high demand. Why not give your customers what they want and need and at the same time get some very valuable advertising in?
Custom printed sports bottles can be given away at marathons, trade shows, schools, corporate events, fund raisers, and summer camps. Marathons and summer camps are especially unique places to give away the sports bottles because they don’t happen very often and you can reach a wide audience of people that will really use them. You could even match up your sports bottles with custom printed t-shirts for these events. Make them the same colors. Give them pizazz.
Custom printed sports bottles are great promotional items. That’s why they are sizzling summer promotional products. They are products that are useful and valuable. They will never just sit on someone’s shelf and they will never be thrown away. You can count on the fact that they will be used again and again for many years to come.













