Corporate gifts, any suggestions?

[Ari]

We're trying to find something nice that we can give to our best clients as a gift. For example, I have a really nice pen, feels substantial and it has a stitched leather wrap around where you hold it. It's the only pen on my desk and I use it all the time and that is a gift from a company that I was involved in some while ago.

What makes it particularly difficult is that our company logo is circular, so what I'd really like is a high quality pen that has our logo on the end of it, not the side (since pens are round, it seems the obvious place and it's a bit less obvious that having it written on the side of the pen). Absolutely cannot find anyone who does this though, although years ago I had a pen from a company that had this.

Any suggestions? Either for pens or indeed for any other useful gift we could give. Most of our clients (at least the people we actually deal with) are management types, which is why I figured we can't go too far wrong with pens but am open to other suggestions.

Many thanks in advance.

[Ari]

Just Googled it as I couldn't quite work it out, it looks neat.

Probably not quite the thing for us, but great suggestion, thanks.

[Ari]

Good advice, but I think with pens worth about a tenner each, we will hopefully duck beneath the FBI's radar.

[Ari]

sinbaddio said:

I like stuff that’s useful but not run of the mill. For example one of those credit card sized multi tools that you can brand and the customer can use.

That's not a bad idea.

[Ari]

adamfawsitt said:

We did Camelbak water bottles with a high quality logo print - very well received (and frequently used) by staff and customers alike.

Good one, but we need something small.

[Ari]

Eric Mc said:

Ari said:

Good advice, but I think with pens worth about a tenner each, we will hopefully duck beneath the FBI's radar.

The type of Corporate Gift that nobody wants to get

I suspect the pen I referred to in my OP probably cost about a tenner and I love it.

But I forget this is Pistonheads, where powerfully built directors throw anything less than a Montblanc straight in the bin.

[Ari]

Starfighter said:

Make them flight safe. I have been offered a variety of stuff and you would be surprised how much gets turned down due to it not being able to hand carry home.

Years ago on a company jolly to Turkey I was given a 250ml bottle of olive oil as a gift. I did say that there was no way I'd get it on the plane (was hand luggage only). They insisted and said it'd be fine.

I re-gifted it to the taxi driver rather than throw it away.

[Ari]

Louis Balfour said:

Ari said:

I re-gifted it to the taxi driver rather than throw it away.

Is re-gifted a euphemism for paying the fare with it?

No, it's a euphemism for a tip!

He seemed pleased with it though, it was apparently quite an expensive one (do you get expensive olive oil?)

[Ari]

Hmmm...

https://www.totalmerchandise.co.uk/branded-product...