The Biden campaign’s latest product is a 2 oz. branded hand sanitizer bottle, with a (slightly verbose) label that looks a bit like the Dr. Bronner’s label. The words aren’t just empty placeholder text, though. It’s all detailed information about Biden’s proposed plan to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic if elected…
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‘It’s a Very Confusing Process’: The Payroll Tax Deferral, Explained
President Trump’s payroll tax deferral executive order went into effect on Sept. 1, meaning that employers can now temporarily suspend collection of the 6.2 percent federal tax for employees that goes toward social security. The suspension would last through the end of 2020. The details, though, are a bit unclear.
Read MoreApple Designed Its Own Specialized Face Mask for Corporate Staff, Store Employees
Apple’s latest launch isn’t an upgraded operating system or a splashy new iPhone with, like, six cameras this time. It’s the Apple Face Mask. The company designed and created the mask in-house and will begin rolling it out to corporate and retail staff. In typical Apple fashion, the mask has a few specialized features…
Read MoreAlabama Couple Invents Face Mask That Prevents Foggy Glasses
Foggy glasses while wearing a mask is a problem a Birmingham, Ala., company wanted to put a stop to, so its founders invented a new type of facial covering called SLEEVZ. Basically, it’s just a regular face covering like you’ve seen before, only it uses magnets to prevent eyeglass fog…
Read MoreT-shirt Company Owner Allegedly Fakes Identity, Baits Buyers With Nonprofit Donation, Fails to Deliver 38K Worth of Orders
A Kalamazoo, Mich., screen printing company is being accused of failing to deliver $38,000 worth of T-shirt orders. He’s also being accused of faking his identity, pretending to be a single mother, and using the promise of profit donation to boost sales.
Read MoreU.S. Considering Action on Chinese Textiles and Apparel That Would Affect Tens of Billions of Dollars in Imports
Should U.S. Customs and Border Protection make the call, the sources claim that it could affect tens of billions of dollars worth of imported textile and clothing. This would cover cotton, yarn and fabric made in facilities in the Xinjian Uighur Autonomous Region, which has been the subject of scrutiny for a while now over slave labor allegations…
Read MoreHow One Distributor Turned Three Iconic Cup Brands Into Can’t-Miss Branded Merchandise
When it comes to branding, it doesn’t get more iconic than the Solo Cup. The secret lies in its simplicity. Sure, nowadays there’s an embossed logo on there, but it’s pretty much just a plain red cup. And yet, it’s instantly recognizable. How do you turn that kind of design perfection into branded merchandise that does justice to the original?…
Read MoreCPSC Recalls Aflac Branded Plush Toy for Lead Content After 15 Years of Distribution
The CPSC announced a recall of a small branded plush duck used by Aflac Insurance, after it was discovered that the buttons on “Doctor Duck’s” lab coat contained levels of lead that exceeded the government’s lead content standards. More than 630,000 plush ducks were given out between January 2005 and July 2020…
Read MoreWilliam Shatner’s Star Trek Merch Comes With ‘Crypto-Authentication’ (Whatever That Means)
The official William Shatner store is using a “crypto process” to authenticate its “Star Trek” Shatner action figures. It turns out, due to the huge merchandise value of “Star Trek,” Shatner had always been keen on finding a way to authenticate products since they were so big in the re-sale game…
Read MoreZoom Shirts and More: What’s Trending in Women’s Promotional Apparel
While things are different right now, the entire universe hasn’t been upended to the point where we’re all going to start wearing drab jumpsuits. Fashion is still fashion, and thanks to the internet and TV, we can still keep track of the newest looks. We can use that as our primary yardstick for what people want…
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