I have the last dance of the school year coming up soon, so I wanted to add a little something to it. I wanted to give out stuff to the students. Not like hats & sunglasses, more like something with my company name on it.
What have you guys used, and did you think it was successful/helpful?

Yeah prmotional stuff is great. Pens, stickers, keychains. Check out www.stellar-apparel.com

We do T's....

I generally get most of my bulk giveaways from oriental trading co. Odd necklaces and the like. I think they can do some print work on some stuff.

I'm not sure of the cost, but here's an idea - hacky sack balls with your promo info.. Just google it and you'll find where you can get them made up. (Of course they'll be flying around immediately, so maybe more as a parting gift!).

Thanks for the replies! I like the hackey sack idea, although I can see them being a problem, since these are Jr. High kids... I do have a whole bunch of pens with my name on it, but I am hesitant to give them out for the same reason. The last thing I want is some kid going to the hospital with my pen sticking out of his eye!

I'm probably going to to T-shirts. I found a website that will do "on-demand" shirts for like $9 each, no setup charge (I think, need to read a little more), no minimum. It's called www.cafepress.com. Anyone have any dealings with them? I only want like 5-10 shirts to try this out, and money is kinda tight right now.

hey bill can u get me one of these

oh i forgot.... ok how about one of these

Sure thing, fobster, as long as you don't mind being a roadie for my next couple of gigs.
Of course, you'll have to pay for your own travel expenses.

hhhhmmm.... dont tempt me now

I went with some custom T-shirts. Nothing fancy, just a graphic on the front (cheaper than 2 sided). When I'm not feeling lazy, I'll upload the design for all to see.

Lazy bum.