Great Gift Ideas ($25 and up)

Feeling a little stumped about this year's gift for staff, clients or volunteers? Here are a few of our favourites for you to consider:

Winter Emergency Kit

Give them the gift you hope they never have to use! This vehicle emergency kit contains 20 high quality pieces, including booster cables, a collapsible shovel, a rubberized flashlight, flares, candles, hand warmers and a blanket! Also includes a one year emergency roadside assistance program. All contained in a rugged reflective polyester safety bag with velro bottom so it stays put in your trunk! $69.25 each includes 1-colour imprint on bag. Min. 16.

Evo Wood Swiss Army Knife

These beautiful 14-piece knives are created from eco-friendly Swiss walnut pieces that would have otherwise been discarded. Each knife handle is unique. Packaged in official Swiss Army metal gift boxes. Regular price $72, on special until Dec. 31, 2011 for $57.50 each (min. 25). Price includes laser engraved logo.

Kanata Home Throw

These cozy blankets from Kanata replicate the softness of Alpaca wool with affordable polyester. You won't believe how soft these are! Available in four colours including Mocha (shown above). $46.00 each. No minimums!

OGIO Crunch Duffle Bag

We are completely nuts about these duffle bags. OGIO is one of the most popular sport bag brands on the market today, and this bag is both practical and stylish. The Crunch Duffle comes in five great colours, including Wasabi (shown above). $35.00 each. Add your logo to the front pocket! No minimums! Ask about the other bags from OGIO that are available!

Slate Cutting Board with Cheese Knife from Swissmar

This slate cutting board comes packaged with the cheese knife. Swissmar is a high quality retail kitchen brand available at culinary stores like Williams-Sonoma. $51.00 includes your logo laser engraved on the slate board. Min. 25.

Stormtech Aeronaut Bonded Soft Shell Jacket

A high quality winter jacket makes a great gift for staff members. This is one of our favourites because it has a wide colour selection, including Navy/Granite (shown above), is available in both men's and ladies sizes, is water resistant and breathable, and it has a detachable hood to please everyone! Also includes a waterproof chest pocket for your MP3 player. Sharp-looking without being too flashy, and rugged enough to withstand whatever winter wants to throw at it, this is the perfect jacket for everyone on your team. No minimums!

Swiss Military Regiment Watch

Watches make great gifts and the Swiss Military Regiment watch is a classic. Available in both men's and ladies, this watch comes with a 3-year warranty. Until December 31 take advantage of an amazing deal: every Regiment watch you buy will come with a FREE Swiss Army Knife! These come packaged together in a beautiful metal Swiss Military gift box. $153.92 each. Price includes a 1-colour imprint on dial or laser engraved logo on clasp. Min. 10.

American Apparel Flex Fleece Hoody

Why just give someone a piece of clothing when you can give them their favourite piece of clothing? The American Apparel Flex Fleece hoody is popular for a reason: super soft, stylish slim unisex cut, and it comes in an insane amount of colours. Plus, like all American Apparel, it's made sweatshop-free in North America. $34.40 each. Can be embroidered or screen printed. No minimums!

Rabbit Aerating Wine Pourer

We are very excited to now be offering this popular retail brand. Rabbit makes high quality wine accessories, including this handy and elegant aerating wine pourer. This little device takes all the complication out of aerating your reds; simply insert it into the top as you would any pourer and it does the work! Compact and easy to clean, this comes packaged exactly as you see it on store shelves. $27.59 includes your 1-colour logo imprint. Also availble, the economical Houdini aerating pourer for only $15.09 each! min. 50.

Checkpoint-Friendly Compu-Attache

This is simply a very well thought out travel bag for today's tech-saavy business traveller. Includes designated laptop-only section that unfolds to lay flat on the X-ray belt to increase your speed through security. Back zippered compartment holds up to 17" laptops and has separate zippered pocket. Comes with a Tech Trap for handheld devices and USB drives:

Main zippered compartment for file dividers and mesh pocket organization. Front zippered pocket holds the removable Tech Trap elastic organizer panel, media pocket with earbud port and deluxe organization. Front lower and hidden pockets for valuables. Elastic shock cord on exterior side pocket for additional storage. Molded handle and padded, detachable, adjustable shoulder strap. Back panel designed to slip over trolley handles. $68.87 each, includes one-colour imprint. Can also be embroidered (may cost extra). Min. 12.

You're Invited to our Open House!

We are having our annual open house and yard sale on Wednesday, November 2 from 10am-2pm! This is always very popular because we sell off our discontinued samples for next to nothing! That means you get amazing deals on jackets, golf shirts, bags, watches, hats and more! There's a reason we hold this at the beginning of the holiday shopping season! There will also be lots of freebies, and a chance to win this OGIO duffle bag:

To further entice you the event will be catered by Halifax's own Feisty Chef, Renée Lavallée, and Two if By Sea Café!

Whether you are a longtime customer, or have never done business with us before, this is a great opportunity to meet us and check out our amazing showroom! Of course anyone is welcome to stop by our showroom any time, but there won't always be delicious food.

This is also a great opportunity to pick up our brand new, first-ever Power Promotional Concepts Idea Book! We worked really hard on this, and we are thrilled with the final product. We wanted to show off some of our favourite promotional products, and we hope it gives you lots of great ideas. Look for an interactive online version coming soon!

As we are now a donation drop off location for Dress for Success Halifax, we also welcome any donations you have of gently used professional women's clothing, shoes, and accessories.

Please contact us with any questions about this event at 468-1236 or rachelle@powerpromo.ns.ca

Hope to see you there!

Our Favourite Light Jackets

In Atlantic Canada, "jacket weather" is a thing to be celebrated. It's a welcome break from "parka weather", "rain suit weather" or "just don't go outside weather." In recent years our suppliers have made great strides when it comes to providing fashionable outerwear, and we would like to share some of our favourite current styles. Many of these are brand new, and we're pretty excited about them. All are available in men's and ladies sizes, and most are available in several colours.

Click to read more ...

QR Codes: What They Are and How to Use Them

QR codes are popping up everywhere, from billboards to magazines to the sides of vehicles. They are also fast becoming the latest trend in promotional products. Here is a quick explanation of what they are and how to use them effectively.

Click to read more ...

Our Favourite Golf Shirts

Golf season is upon us, and that means our clients are looking for polos instead of parkas! We have access to roughly a zillion different styles of golf shirts in every colour imaginable, so finding the right golf shirt for the right person can be daunting. For this reason we have compiled this list of some of our favourite styles of golf shirts available right now. Some are brand new styles, some are reliable classics. All of these shirts are moisture-wicking performance golf shirts, perfect for the course or the office. They make great staff uniforms too! All styles are also available in men's and ladies, because we hate golf shirts that aren't.

Click to read more ...