Nothing softens the blow of a Monday than having just returned from a 5 day cruise to Bermuda! It had been about two years or so and my fiance and I decided it was time to take a little break. So we decided to take that break on the beatiful and luxurious Norwegian Gem. Even better, it left out of Manhattan! It couldn't have been any easier. It was a 5 day cruise to Bermuda, I had never been before. It is fantastic there, the water is crystal blue and the beaches are as pink as the pastel houses. Of course one of the best parts of any cruise though, is the food and the drink. The food because it is plentiful and unlimited. Room service, buffetts and restaurants availible to you 24 hours a day at no additional costs. The drinks, not unlimited but still fantastic.  All sorts of creative and interesting tasty and tropical drinks were availible, most of them in customized drinkware. Enjoy your drink and take a memory home with you. Of course not everyone on the cruise are old enough for these tasty tropical drinks, so for them they had the unlimited soda program. Not to be outdone, when you purchase the program, you get a free custom tumbler. Another way Norwegian helps you bring the memories of your cruise home with you. Great job branding Norwegian, keep up the good work!

Two weeks ago, I wrote about how I have been trying to overcome my coffee addiction by substituting it with herbal teas. This week, I realized one more thing - ever since I have been carrying around my little packets of promotional teas, I have come across another dilemma. Should I drink out of a ceramic  promotional mug or a plastic / metal promotional tumbler? What is the difference, you may ask. Well, they are both great promotional giveaways, that's for sure, but herbal teas are better brewed in ceramic (or glass) pots and cups. Ceramic helps savor the flavor of the teas, whereas, plastic or metal-coated teapots and tumblers actually change the flavor of your teas making it not so pleasant. So next time you are making a cup of tea in the office, instead of grabbing your insulated tumbler that you would normally use for your coffee and teas, grab your promotional mug instead - to make sure that you bring out the best flavor and ENJOY!

How many times has this happened? You buy flowers for that special someone on Valentine's Day only to realize that there's not one vase at home or in the office. Next thing you know, you're scouring around for something to put your new bouquet. A few minutes later, you find yourself using your favorite promotional mug or custom imprinted tumbler as a vase. Gross.

Did you know that Motivators carries several different types of promotional vases? These vases are very unique and trendy because they are stored flat and expand when filled with water. They really do work - and make a great gift for anyone who might get flowers this Valentine's Day.

Want something a little more romantic? There's the custom imprinted Westgate Crystal Wilfire Vase. (item #12858) This item is made of very elegant crystal and has etching options. Best of all, there is no minimum on it. 

There are only five days left until Valentine's Day and while the time can be pretty stressful, you're sure to get your Valentine's attention with flowers and a promotional vase from Motivators. 

This past Thursday January 26th, Ken, Laura, Samantha and myself attended the SAAGNY winter showcase 2012.  The plethora of trade show items were amazing.  Any promotional product you could think of was there.  Any item you may want imprinted they had on display.  It really makes you think about how many of these items you come in contact with every single day.  We all had a great time walking the show and are looking forward to selling many of these item to our customers!

The other night a few friends and I were sitting around trying to remember the restaurant that catered our previous years super bowl party.  We were a second from giving up as one of my friends raised his glass and said "uhhh I think I remember the name"!  Along with the hero, wings and keg we ordered, they gave us plenty of promotional items to remember there name, address and phone number.  The one in particular that solved our issue was the Logo beer glass.  Without this promotional product some other restaurant would of gotten our business!  It makes you wonder how much more business would your company of done, with a promotional item of any sort.

This past weekend, my friend Amanda and I took a road trip to PA, to suprise our friend Sema who recently moved there. We confirmed our decision late Friday afternoon and went on the road around 9:00 pm Friday night (wanted to make sure we did not get stuck in any traffic). I packed my promotional duffel bag with everything I will need for the 2 days, grabbed my promotional tumbler filled with coffee, picked up Amanda and went our merry way! We got to Sema's around 12:00 am and even though we were so ready for bed (of course girl talks last hours) we ended up falling asleep around 3:00am. The next morning we woke up, ate our breakfast, and decided to be lazy. I still in pijamas, grabbed Sema's promotional fleece blanket and took the couch right in front of the tv. Sema suggested we watch American Horror Story and once we got started, it was one episode after another. Before we knew it, hours had passed byand it was dinner time. Pretty much my weekend consisted of eating, tv, and sleep. No complaints! It was a very relaxing and cozy weekend I spent with two of my best friends.