There's a growing concern worldwide about the huge number of disposable plastic water bottles being thrown away every year, and more people are carrying a personal water bottle than ever before. As a swag idea, having your company logo on that bottle is huge! It gives your excellent, repeated logo exposure, in a way that is also promoting health and environmental stewardship.

Until recently, plastic water bottles were king in the promotional products industry. Marketers were buying a ton of them, prices came down and what began with the plain-jane Nalgene bottle spawned hundreds of new bottle designs. That changed virtually overnight earlier this year when the media picked up a story about Bisphenol A (an ingredient in many plastic bottles) and it's possible link to carcinogens.

As a precaution, many companies are now avoiding plastic promotional bottles and turning to metal bottles instead. The popularity of the Sigg bottle at retail has helped drive this trend, much like the Nalgene bottle started the plastic promo bottle craze. Suppliers in our industry are scrambling to adjust to this new trend, as the offerings of metal bottles have been pretty slim pickings with few style variations... until now.

One of our favorite suppliers in California is coming out with 2 new styles of stainless H2O bottles, and my blog readers are among the VERY FIRST to find out about them. This one is called "The Balance". It's got a curvy, sexy shape that's easier to grip, and it holds a generous 24 ounces. The threaded screw-top lid is leakproof and it comes in a smashing array of cool colors. This bottle will be available on July 18th (but we are taking orders now).

For the 3rd quarter only, our supplier is offering special pricing and a low minimum order of 36 pieces (higher pricing and 72 piece minimum go into effect 10/1/08). Priced between $6.99-$8.99 depending on quantity, this is a great business gift, employee incentive, safety reward or gift-with-purchase premium for companies of all types.

For more details, breakpoint pricing or to order online, you'll find this item at http://www.swagconnection.com/, our searchable website. Click COLLECTIONS to see the items featured on our blog.

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