Monday, December 15, 2008

Interesting Wooden Promotional Mugs

By Matthew Calvin

If you are looking for a change from the usual porcelain or glass promotional mugs, you can't go wrong with traditional wooden mugs. The very fact that they're wood lends to their desirability as a replacement for the others. These days of heightened environmental consciousness offer a perfect opportunity to revisit the possibilities of wooden mugs. Engraving them is especially economical as well. Given that the engraving process is very expensive these days, it is often bypassed because of budget concerns. If you like things natural, then wooden mugs would be your best choice.

This type of promotional mug is especially beneficial for those companies that are endorsing any product or are working on a campaign that involves the environment. Being a natural material, wooden mugs add to the go green topic, impressing your patrons. It adds a personalised feel to the product and that your company is working toward an eco-friendly environment.

While producing wooden promotional mugs, the company can either directly hire a wood worker to carve the desired shapes and styles (which is comparatively cheaper overall in case of large orders because the margin being paid to the wood dealer in between is easily avoided) or buy plain wooden promotional mugs in bulk, and then get them customised according to their needs. While using the process that includes buying the wood and starting from scratch, you have the advantage of deciding the kind of wood you want, its colour, and whether you need a base coating over it or not.

Although, it is one of the most attractive materials for making promotional mugs, it might not be the best option for all companies. Companies dealing with metallic products cannot distribute wooden mugs as it is in direct contrast with the nature of their product.

The beauty of wooden promotional mugs has added to their desirability since they came into the industry. But with the advent of newer technologies and flashier plastic and metallic mug offerings, the wooden mug took a back seat. But no more. The public awareness of things green and eco-friendly has brought wooden promotional mugs back in vogue. With all the new styles and choices available, I'm sure you'll be ordering them more often. - 16069

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