All consumer products eventually get a little worn over time. Shirts can fade with multiple washes whilst products like stationary will get a little stained in time. The same happens to promotional items too. With certain products some tend to age a bit more quicker than others. If you select merchandise with care though you can prolong your merchandise and have them look in top shape for longer. Here are some tips on what colour and product combinations work best to ensure that your team and your marketing products stay in good shape over time.

Corporate Clothing:
- Cool dry clothing tends to retain its colour very well compared to cotton. The softer "floppier,"nature of cool dry material also means that its overall shape and structure is kept better than cotton shirts.
- Avoid Black colors if possible unless your event is only over a couple of days. Black fades very quickly in the wash making it look old very quickly.
- White Shirts will get underarm stains over time! Unfortunately its just the way it is and is unavoidable.
- Our most popular selling colour is blue and is a great colour as its simple corporate and is more fade resistant
- Opting for a mid priced cotton Polo with Elastane is a good idea as the stretch feel that it provides helps keep the shape of a shirt a lot better over time than budget 100% cotton shirts.

Other Promotional Items:
Custom Branded Mousepads - For a short term quick marketing campaign the most basic and cheapest mouse. If you were looking to store the mousepads or hope they will be kept by a customer for longer opt for a mid priced or a premium mousepad. A basic mouse pad will start showing deterioration around the edges after 6 months of use. Pricier mousepads will be more resistant to fraying edges and will maintain their aesthetic looks longer.

Promotional Pens - All ink dries out. More so for click pens as their open ended nibs make evaporation and drying quicker. So if you need pens and want them to stay looking new with flowing ink opt for pens with a cap.

Custom Highlighters - Dries our really really quickly! Be very cautious because when they dry out there is no turning back.

Stress balls - Avoid white! They go yellow over time and dont look new when that happens

Promotional torches & mini lights - These nifty keyring lights are one of our best selling products. They along with any other product we sell with batteries will keep for 2 years. The battery is isolated from the connectors when delivered via a small piece of plastic to ensure longer storage time.

Products that stay good over time provided they are stored in room temperature with average humidity include: Mugs / Post Its / Umbrellas / Promotional USB keys / Lanyards / Bottles.

Hope these hints and tips help. Preserving and having promotional products that not only look great but function as they should will not only save you money but make you presentable to your customers too all the time!