Since the beginning of quarantine, we’ve seen communities share how thankful they are for essential workers fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. People have been creating homemade signs and leaving them in windows, donating masks or PPE products, or even doing food and beverage donations. And it doesn’t stop there. If you have a family member, friend, neighbor, maybe yourself, or even know anyone that’s an essential worker, here are some great merch and gift ideas from Etsy, Amazon and Redbubble.
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Apparel suppliers with the technical capability to do so have added face masks and other personal protective equipment to their offerings. And while those items might be seeing the bulk of interest and orders right now, other branded apparel still has a role to play. That’s especially true of T-shirts, which have played a critical role in…
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In Texas, iTRI365 is looking to keep Lone Star State residents hopeful through its CoRUNa Race Series, an initiative that while worthy of applause in the pun game also deserves credit for its support of local businesses through promotional products giveaways for registrants…
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Supreme partnered with artist Takashi Murakami for a T-shirt, and is donating all profits of the collaboration to HELP USA, an organization battling homelessness during COVID-19. But, since Supreme is also the biggest name in the streetwear resale world right now, the items ostensibly created to battle a real issue are being sold on resale sites…
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Is today Wednesday? Honestly, it’s hard to keep the days straight sometimes. Since the calendar has reminded us that it is indeed Wednesday, it’s time for our weekly dose of promotional products fun. This week’s edition of the Fave Five includes face masks, parody T-shirts and more…
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DiscountMugs.com, Medley, Fla., has donated 11,000 surgical masks to low-income seniors in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida. The company partnered with IMC Health Medical Centers to help assist seniors in having the necessary masks to follow coronavirus-related protection guidelines. The average age of the recipients is 74, with most not having the means to…
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Mike Durkee, owner of Proforma Durkee in Charlotte, N.C., announced the acquisition of a $2 million promotional products distributor that is focused exclusively on the medical market. Durkee is a member of Proforma’s 5 Million Dollar Club with 2019 sales of more than $6 million…
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The U.S. Postal Service is facing funding shortfalls and fearful workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Thanks to a former employee, the agency is receiving a boost through T-shirts and hoodie sales, with her family’s print shop creating and shipping the garments…
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Live sports remain on an indefinite hiatus, and there’s no real definitive light at the end of the tunnel quite yet. One competition has thrived under the COVID-19 lockdown, though: e-sports. Since this is basically the extent of team sports right now, experts believe that the demand for e-sports merchandise, like apparel, is growing…
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On Thursday, the Las Vegas Raiders made headlines way ahead of the start of their first campaign outside of Oakland, drafting wide receiver Henry Ruggs III. Ruggs, of course, was rocking an Old Spice branded bathrobe as a part of his big night, which quickly became the talk of the internet…
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