Temperature rise and heat builds up inside a parked car.  There are a couple things you can do to try to avoid your car becoming like an oven.  When possible park in the shade or try to park in the direction where the sun will be shining on the rear window or passenger side for most of the time that it will be parked.  Eliminate some of the heat by placing a windshield sunshade on the inside of the windshield when you leave your car.  This will prevent the sun from beating on the dashboard and steering wheel.  Purchase removable side window screens to offer rear seat passengers a little relief from the sun on long road trips.

Promotional Side Window Shade - as low as $4.98

Promotional car Sunshade - as low as $8.39

It only takes minutes for the temperature inside a car to get high enough to kill your child or pet.  Do not ever leave children or pets inside your vehicle in the heat.  Not even with the windows cracked.  NEVER!  Not for even a single minute.

Don’t Drive During Rush Hours.  Check with your boss or company to find out if it’s possible to go into work a little earlier or later or leave earlier or stay later to avoid the peak travel times.  Plan your route to avoid traffic jams. When you do drive it’s best to avoid excessive idling, braking and acceleration while in traffic, traffic is usually responsible for consuming most of your gas.  You can also avoid jams by paying attention to traffic patterns in and around your area and try to use them to your advantage.

Optimize your route. The less distance you drive, the less gas you use.  If you have several stops to make, see how you can route your trip to have the minimum number of miles driven.

Items such as cell phone chargers that can be charged using the cigarette outlet are convenient and can come in very handy in emergency situations.
Auto Cigarette Outlet/Charger Rechargeable Flashlight

If you’re like so many others you’re car is probably stuffed full of just about anything and everything but the kitchen sink.  Why is it that it seems like it’s so much easier to get things into the car than it is to get things back out of it?

Clean out to get better gas mileage!  While you’re at it clean up to get better organized!

To help you get better gas mileage, remove any unnecessary items from your back seat and trunk - anything that will help to lighten the load.  While you’re at it put things back where they are supposed to be so the next time you need to find them you’ll know right where to look for them.

Foam Auto Cup Organizer

This handy item converts any standard size auto cup holder into a convenient storage space for a cell phone, MP3 player or audio device, 2 pens, and a memo pad.  There is also an opening in bottom for cell a phone charger cable.

Foam Auto Cup Organizer - as low as $3.25

Picture Frame Visor Clip
Provides convenient storage for glasses and also incorporates a picture frame!

Picture Frame Visor Clip - as low as $3.39

There are lots of productive uses for Webcams.  If there is something you would like to monitor remotely, a webcam makes it easy.

For example:
You can monitor your baby’s room or you can even keep an eye on your house while you are away.

You can record a video message and e-mail it to a client, or talk in real time, and in person, over the Internet.  Plug it into your computer and it can be positioned in a convenient location on your desktop.

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Keep your kids safe and healthy this summer season by learning about water safety, sun safety and avoiding insect bites.

Nationally, drowning is the fourth leading cause of death to children under five.
In some states such as California, Florida and Arizona, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death to children under the age of five.

PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT A DROWNING.  WATCH YOUR CHILD CLOSELY AT ALL TIMES.  MAKE SURE DOORS AND WINDOWS LEADING TO THE POOL AREA ARE CLOSED AND LOCKED.

Install a door and window alarm to help prevent unfortunate accidents.

Promotional Door Alert - as low as $2.48

Be sure to teach your children about the importance of water safety and never leave a child unsupervised near a pool.

Educate caretakers about potential hazards to young children in and around swimming pools.  Stress the need for constant supervision.

Learn CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and keep rescue equipment by the pool.
Completely fence the pool area.  Install self-closing and self-latching gate and be sure to position latches out of reach of young children.  Chain and lock the entrance whenever the pool is going to be unattended.

Do you have a hot logo or cool design that everyone loves to get their hands on?

If you do, this is a great promotional idea that’s made just for you!

Adwrap is a custom designed protective skin.  Sporting your logo or creative design it can be made to fit various sizes of MP3 players including the nano and shuffle.  It’s removable and will not damage the device.

Promotional Adwrap - as low as $2.29

Ions play a significant role in our environment and everyday life.  There are two kinds of ions, positive and negative.  Positive ions are produced by cars, factories, heavy machinery, smoke, dust, soot and other pollutants. 
Positive ions are harmful to our health as well as the environment.
Air ionizers (negative ion generators) for the home are commonly used.  They can help improve air quality, create wellness, and reduce airborne bacteria.  Air ionizers increase the concentration of negative ions in the air, refreshing the air by removing mildew dust, and smoke.

Check out our liquid USB 6 pc white LED lamp air ionizer with 3 port hub.  The LED light is always-on and cycles between colors changing the color of the liquid inside.

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Reach out to your customers. Movie tickets, music or ringtone downloads, photo prints, or phone cards are not only useful but will attract every demographic.  Use these products to capture information from your target audience and track the effectiveness of your promotion.  If you don't know who your customers are, you can't stay in touch with them.  Always make the effort to gather names and contact information any way you can!

Promotional Movie Cards - as low as $9.85

Stay in touch with your customers.  If possible, call your customers.  Sometimes just asking for repeat business will do the trick.

Make sure customer service is your top priority.  You only get one chance to make a first impression.  There is no substitute for the brand experience and if it’s not well received, often times you won’t get a second chance.  If you can't follow through on claims of on time delivery or guaranteed satisfaction, you’ll soon find yourself fighting a losing battle.

Here's a new promotional idea that is definitely far from boring - The Speaker Cooler!  It's a lunch or picnic cooler that keeps food fresh, and has speakers that plug into your CD player or MP3 player.  Just think, a picnic lunch no longer has to involve taking both a cooler and a stereo separately.  Your clients and customers can take this 2-in-1 set with them to the beach, the park, or just to enjoy on their lunch break at work.  This promotional cooler is sure to make your clients feel appreciated.  It makes a great gift and will ensure future business from a recipient.  Furthermore, this product is meant to travel, where it's sure to get noticed by others.  With your company's name on a speaker cooler, it's a great way to attract more business wherever its owner takes it.  You'll find the perfect promotional speaker coolers waiting for you at Farfromboring.com.

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Feel like being a little more environmentally conscious this spring? A few easy, earth-friendly household cleaning recipes can help. Make an all purpose cleaner by dissolving 4 tablespoons of baking soda with 1 quart warm water. Apply with a sponge or a spray bottle to clean and deodorize kitchen and bathroom surfaces. Rinse with clear water. To clean your oven sprinkle water on oven surface, apply some baking soda and rub using a very fine steel wool then wipe off then rinse and dry the surface.

While you’re in the cleaning groove, now is also a good time to take care of your home and office equipment.

Promotional Computer Cleaning Kit - As low as $9.83

This handy computer cleaning kit includes a carrying case, CD Cleaner, computer vacuum with two attachments and a monitor cleaner that will help rid your computers and equipment of crumbs, dust and other debris.

We all know that traditional promotional items are great and always effective but here’s an item a little off the straight and narrow. The Essentials Incense Kit includes 2 tea light candles, 7 apple scented incense cones, 7 apple scented incense sticks and an incense holder. Your logo gets laser engraved onto a metal plate which is affixed to the paperboard box. A great gift for employees after a busy month or a great gift for client’s this is sure to please all recipients. Contact us today for more information.

Promotional Incense Kit - low as $4.83

This brand new product is sure to be a crowd pleaser! This double wall acrylic tumbler has heat changing sensors to make the globe appear when hot liquids are poured inside. If your company is international or looking to promote a global initiative this is a great option for you. Available in green, red, blue and black, contact us today for more info!

Eclipse Tumbler - As low as $12.85

Let your promo items do the talking!
Farfromboring.com will help you apply a fun approach to serious business.These items definitely fall under the fun category!

This fun yet functional item will continue thanking your customers and reminding them of you and your business long after your company meetings or trade shows.

These talking pens are sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face while attracting attention by literally talking to your customers!

The addition of a sound chip makes it possible for you to customize your message, include your slogan, company theme tunes or personalized sound effects that best characterize your business.

Laughing Pen

We add hundreds of the newest promotional product every week to farfromboring.com. We have a team of highly skilled promotional products specialists looking for the newest and most innovative promotional products on the market, so you don’t have to. This week we put up some really FarFromBoring customized flash drives.

Why are customized usb flash drives a great Promotional item?

1. Extremely useful

2. High perceived value

3. Portable

4. Continuous viewing of Logo and message

5. Highly functional product

6. Easy to include in mailings

Here is a idea for you. Next time you send out a proposal to a client why not put it on a customized flash drive with your other marketing material. This will easily make you stand out from the crowd.

USB Flash drive with compass

USB Flash drive with lock

USB Flash drive with biometric fingerprint reader

USB Flash drive camo style

Robot USB Drive

Call FarFromBoring for the perfect customized USB flash drive 866-751-7766

Simple, cost effective marketing techniques to better promote your business!

High-tech products are extremely effective promotional products.

A Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive also known as pen drive, flash drive, thumb drive, USB key and pocket drive.

USB flash drives convey a high-value, cutting-edge image!

As memory prices have fallen in recent years, USB flash drives and flash pen drives have become an affordable marketing tool.  The cost of a custom USB drives goes up as memory increases, but 256MB and 512MB USB flash drives can still be had for less than $20. Some drives have as little as 64MB of memory or can have up to 8GB. Vista (Microsoft's newest operating system) allows you to increase your system performance through the use of ReadyBoost which allows you to plug in a high-performance USB flash drive and Vista can use the memory on the drive for a system cache to improve performance.

This portable storage device can be used to replace CDs, floppy and zip drive disks. A USB retains data for unlimited periods of time and maintains the information even when unplugged from the computer or if left in when the computer is powered down.

Give them something they will use!

What makes imprinted USB flash drives a great promotional product is that most importantly they will get used and continuously bolster your brand identity at the same time! They are convenient, distribute content, files, software and more with available data upload.

Consider using it to reward customers who made a purchase, as a tradeshow or grand opening give away, or hand them out at any corporate event, convention or conference.

Maximize your advertising investment utilizing this extremely popular item. USB flash drives come in a wide variety of styles, shapes and sizes that can be customized to best suit every promotional need. There are literally thousands of different shapes and designs to choose from and just about any custom shape can be created.

Promotional usb memory at FarFromBoring.com

Farfromboring.com is very proud to feature the new and exciting Desk Top Waterfall.

These products are not only innovative and handsome, but according to It’s Time Online Magazine (http://www.itstime.com/nov99.htm), “Having plants in the company, waterfalls, nature walks or trees around the physical workplace add immeasurable ability to harmonize the company's energy with powerful ability of nature to help us feel balanced.”

An indoor waterfall will instantly bring elegance to your home or office. It can serve as an art piece, stylishly accenting any décor and waterfalls may reduce unpleasant noise from the surrounding environment, so it can be especially useful for busy offices or areas of high traffic. The sound of moving water promotes a sense of calm and covers the detrimental effects of noise pollution.

Not only are these items attractive and pleasant, but they are also practical, they are also business card and pen holders. Promote style, comfort, and your business with these lovely items. Reach out to a Farfromboring.com representative today to learn more about them.

Amazon Desktop Waterfall

Here at farfromboring.com we like to think out of the box. Show your customers your lighter side with some of these entertaining products. Do you think your cause or company is the greatest thing since sliced bread? Getting people out of a pickle? Was your last event a touchdown? Let’s work together to bring a smile to the faces of your promotional product recipient and keep them wanting more….

Cake Stress Reliever

Tired of limiting your multi-color logo to one color? Worry no more! We can keep you logo as it was meant to be with a whole new line of dome impint products. Check out this great gift set that includes one easy grip sports bottle, a mini key light and a hang tag that doubles as a keychain. All items feature the “N-Dome” process which includes up to 4 standard imprint colors and a background color. Finding the right product for your logo is essential for proper branding. Contact us today to see the entire line!

Adventurous Gift Set - $7.99

When the post-in note came out, it was praised as the greatest thing since sliced bread. Years later, these handy little sticky-notes are still a staple in nearly every office in the world. But, just as plain old sliced bread soon became replaced with vitamin-packed, whole-grain and designer breads, now the post-it note is getting a run for its money. Enter, the Morph Pad! These designer sticky-notes come in a variety of colors, and can be twisted, shaped and “morphed” into nearly any shape you can imagine. With over 1000 sheets of paper, these striped wonders will last a long time. They can be shaped and molded into twisting towers, leaning high-rises, and nearly anything you can think of. They can be customized with the logos and colors of your company or organization. What a neat, memorable gift! Of course, you can choose plain white, and make some post-modern sticky-note sculpture of your own, but you can also choose your own custom colors like black-and-white, yellow and green, or anything else your heart desires. You can order runs of 250 and up, which means you can outfit your entire office or organization, or use them as memorable promotional products. And just like the shapes you can make with the morph pads, the possibilities are endless.

The Morph Pad - as low as $5.42

Over the years, the digital camera became the mainstay for photo-lovers in America, while the old 35mm film cameras slowly went by the wayside. Sure, they are still around, and if you want, you can still buy film, take the pictures, pay for developing, hope they turn out good, and then pay for a frame to showcase them. But now, with digital cameras and promotional digital picture frames, you have more freedom and a wider selection of photos, but also a neat and inexpensive way to display them to friends and family. Digital picture frames allow you to upload a single picture, or a variety of pictures and display them in a slowly revolving slide-show. FarFromBoring.com offers a wide selection of digital picture frames that are perfect for a great promotional gift, or that holiday gift you want your employees to remember. And of course, all of our digital picture frames are customizable with your logo and slogan. We offer the Photo Gallery Digital Photo Frame, which holds nearly 40 photos for a slideshow that will personalize a workspace. Download pictures to these frames using a USB cord, which is supplied with our models. We also have the Reve Digital Photo Travel Clock, which holds 60 photos, and displays the time. What a perfect gift for those who travel! And for a digital picture frame that fits in their pockets, check out the Chairman Digital Photo Frame, which olds 60 pictures. No more fumbling through a wallet for pictures of the family, these handy numbers can scroll through a library of photos.

Promotional Digital Photo Frames

Uniball 207 Gel Pen - On Sale $1.86

In the world of promotional products, its sometimes hard to find a gift that is unique, useful, and will please the entire spectrum of clients, volunteers or employees. So what does everyone like? Well, one thing is for sure, nearly everyone has a cell phone, nearly everyone likes movies, and nearly everyone loves music. So, Farfromboring.com has introduced the media card promotional products, a collection of music, movies, ringtones and more that will please all demographics.

Who doesn’t like pictures? Giving a photo print download card will allow your clients or employees to capture their memories digitally, and print a high-quality picture for their albums or frames. Who doesn’t use the telephone? Distributing a free phone download card will allow your recipients to save money on long-distance calls so they can stay in touch with friends and family. And who doesn’t like movies? Of course, we all do, but with ticket prices skyrocketing each year not all of us can go as often as we’d like. So, give the gift of a free movie ticket download and treat your customers to a night on the town. No matter what the event, or who the recipients are, a media card promotional product from Farfromboring.com will be sure to please.

Farfromboring.com has a great selection of promotional electronic games! Give someone’s mind a good workout with sudoku or chess! Whether traveling, or just killing some time, little battery-operated games can be a nice way for people to keep themselves occupied. Simply put, these items are great promotional products! Use them as corporate stocking-stuffers this holiday season, or just reward a valued employee with a little fun. Surprise a new client with a nifty portable game. Electronic games are not just for kids. Many adults love to play hand-held virtual poker, black jack, and a number of other games. It’s a good way for an employee to unwind during a lunch break or relieve some tension on the bus or subway. So when you’re thinking of promotional products, think of Farfromboring.com’s electronic fun & games.

Promotional Electronic BlackJack

In some previous blog entries, we've been praising the check fraud pen. Hasn't Farfromboring.com touted on this item enough? Of course not! We love this item! The implications of this pen go beyond stopping check washing. This pen is very advantageous for the medical profession as well. As I'm sure you're already aware, anything written with this pen cannot be washed off or erased with the use of certain chemicals as other inks can. Prescriptions written with an ordinary pen can be easily washed clean and re-written by someone with the intent of abusing prescription drugs. Wth this pen, doctors, hospitals, and pharmacies will never have to worry about prescriptions being erased and re-written. People who run medical practices should definitely look into using only check fraud pens. Again, pens are an ideal promotional product for every profession, and the check fraud pen from Farfromboring.com is the best choice!

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The days of summer are gradually coming to an end. Soon it will be the holiday season, and that means it will be time for gift shopping! Traditionally, gifts given during the holiday season are a gesture of goodwill and peace. What better way for businesses to grow healthy, prosperous relationships with customers and other businesses, than to give holiday gifts? Farfromboring.com is pleased to announce the addition of our new online holiday store (located on left navigation Bar). Here you will find promotional gifts that range in price and variety. We offer everything from simple pen sets and games to the finest luggage and Swiss-made watches. Every item can be customed printed, engraved, or embroidered with your own company name or logo. Give a gift that will ensure the recipient never forgets who gave it to them. Whether the gifts are for customers or for the company staff to enjoy, Farfromboring.com's holiday store has many excellent gift items that are sure to make everyone smile. This holiday season, build good relationships with prospective clients. Gain a generous reputation with business associates, and boost morale in your work place with promotional products from Farfromboring.com's holiday gift store. Promote the spirit of giving while promoting your business!