Reusable Bags, all the Rage in D.C.

We could have done it Seattle. We could have pioneered the bag tax and forced our progressive selves to move forward even further, but we let D.C. beat us to the punch.

You know what I say, “If DC is doing it, oh damn…”

But hey, Seattle doesn’t need no stinkin’ bag  tax to make them bring their own bags, and that is exactly how progressive we are! But now that you have all those bags, what to do with them? Here is a handy new product that takes the hassle out of the “Bringing my own bags to the store is such a hassle”.

Custom iPhone and iPod Covers

These cases will protect the device from scratches, bumps and bruises, but allow for full control of device and full access to all ports. Your  logo or message is screen printed on a PMS matched silicone case where it is displayed loud and clear.

Rollabana - Look for them at Superbowl XLIV!!!!

If you have been watching any football you have to have noticed those new nifty hand held banners that everyone is holding up. They’re called Rollbanas, and we’ve got ‘em. If you hate football and want to protest it, these are a good way to go too. Multi-functional. 

Eco Pens

If you like the pens we have been handing out lately, now is the time to snatch them up for your very own. Until March they are on special (buy 200+, get the 10,000 piece price of $0.44 each). No set-ups either.

Made from recycled cardboard, with a bamboo clip. 

We Already knew that...

Back in the beginning of November we fore-casted a new trend that is now hitting main stream media. Personalized Hand Sanitizer. So Tons Creative for the “W”!

All About the Junk Mail

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Archie McPhees Moves to So Tons Creative!!!

Sometimes you need a gag gift. If you live in Seattle, you know exactly where in Wallingford to get it.

But sometimes you need 400 of them.  That is where So Tons Creative comes in.

Let’s say you are having a New Years Ball and it is extremely fancy. Two hundred of your favorite people will be in attendance. You need something to say “ThankyouforcomingIloveyousomuch.”

I think Corn Dog Lip Balm says just that. 11965

And to be quite honest, I might make it mandatory around here that we only use Napkin Sketchbooks for taking notes. It basically ensures that we are most creative at all times. 11988Here are a few more items that we deem our favorites, but really there are no favorites. Or, actually, they are all our favorites. We can’t decide. Here are some we think YOU might like.

Handerpants. We all know what happens if you DON’T use them.

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Tis the season for Fruit Cake Mints! Because not every family is lucky enough to have a crazy aunt to make ‘em the real thing. 12000

Crazy Cat Lady Scented Soap… It’s never to early to start preparing for the worst. 12010
What is YOUR favorite Archie McPhees gag gift?

Last Minute Holiday Gifts!!!

The holidays are quickly approaching, and you may feel like the timer has run out for you on getting client or employee gifts. Not true! Here are a couple items that can have as quick as a 48 hour turn around time (once in production)!!!! Call us for more information.

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Hotel Indigo's Branding is Pure Poetry

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Many travelers feel that all hotels begin to look exactly the same after a while. This isn’t the case at the chain of boutique Hotel Indigo properties. The hotel design uses the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Mean. These are mathematical principles found throughout nature in the growth spiral of sunflowers, pine cones and the nautilus shell (which happens to be the chain’s logo).

Such attention to detail is applied to nearly every aspect of the chain, which encourages its guests to “Relax. Recharge. Be Inspired.” To help with the inspiration, the chain offers haikus written on its menus, room advertisements, key cards, do-not-disturb door hangers, bar coasters and napkins.

One of the haikus reads, “Elegant Delight. Distinctive Flavors Linger. Rejoice in a Glass.” This is a description of Clos Du Bois wine, which the hotel offers. Another reads, “Warm and Inviting. Soulful Melodies Delight. Download and Unwind.” This haiku invites patrons to download Hotel Indigo’s complimentary “Music for You” winter podcast featuring Ingrid Michaelson at www.hotelindigo.com/podcast.

These fun little messages, written in three lines that usually consist of five, seven and then five syllables, are impossible to miss. They also appear on the in-room hotel directory and tabletop tent cards in the Phi Bar and Bistro/Phi Café area. With the exception of the last two items, guests are invited to take home the items as souvenirs, according to a company rep.
There are 29 Hotel Indigo properties; 60 more are under development. The chain is owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group.

Catalog Overflow!!!!

So Tons Creative is going catalogless!

There, I said it. Most promotional product distributors have entire rooms devoted to all the catalogs that their vendors send them over the year. We were lucky to keep it to a minimal bookshelf full. And as I am slowly trying to go through and purge the catalogs that have or are about to expire in December, I realize one thing.

What a bitch.overloaded

I don’t have one client who has asked me to schlep ANY catalogs over to them. Why? Who needs them!? Everything is on the internet now. You can pop onto our website and look at any product you need. And if it isn’t there, I know where to find it. And it certainly isn’t green to produce all of these useless piles of wasted paper.

So that is it. I have had it! No more catalogs for So Tons Creative. Which also means we are not going to be bulking up your desk with them either. You know where to find us. And we will make sure to keep in touch to remind you from time to time. (Hey, speaking of that, sign up for our e-newsletter —–>