Tee It Up

Now that everyone's favorite philanderer/ golf superstar is headed back to the links for next weeks Masters, America is hungry for golf again. Gimmees.com is a great place to start to gear up for your company's golf outings. This Eco-Friendly Golf Tee will make you feel good about taking care of the environment and will also display your company logo for everyone to see. A big Golf Umbrella will keep you dry when Mother Nature won't cooperate. Order some Top Flite XL Distance golf balls; with your custom designed imprint, it won't be hard to find in the scrub when you shank it off the first tee! We carry hundreds of great imprintable Golf Products that you can choose from to fit any budget. So get out in the fresh air and sunshine... FORE!

Keeping It Fresh -- Your Corporate Brand

There are so many terrific promotional items to hand out to clients, partners, customers, and employees to get your corporate brand out to the public. But you don’t have to always opt for pricey items. Sometimes a small token gift that is quite inexpensive will go a much longer way. I personally love a tin of mints because it’s something small and simple that I can keep in my pocket, purse, or a tote bag, and can easily grab after a meal when I need a little freshening. Gimmees offers various shaped tins like the mortar and pestle design slim mints, the arrow design, and the push button valet, among others to hold those minty morsels. And consider this. You’ll hand out these nifty tins of mints to clients who will pocket them. But then, the next time they are out to dinner, those handy tins will emerge with the familiar phrase, “Would anyone like a mint?” The next thing you know, your clients’ clients are getting a dose of minty fresh breath AND seeing your name and logo on that little tin. It sure beats a humongous billboard when you can get the same advertising out of a tin of mints – for a whole lot less greenbacks.

Feeling A Little Queasy?

Now that the health care reform bill has finally passed, everyone is wondering how the changes will affect them. Is my coverage going to change, will I have to pay more, et cetera, et cetera. Your best bet is taking better care of yourself, and Gimmees.com is here to help! The Sani-Mist Pocket Sanitizer is a great item to have for everyday germ control; a couple of schpritzes and you're good to go! The Seven Day Pillbox can help you keep tabs on your daily meds... don't forget your vitamins. An Express First Aid Kit will take care of minor cuts and scrapes and can help you advertise your business as well! So do the right thing and help yourself stay healthy; better yet, order a bunch of stuff from our Health, First Aid and Beauty section. Spread the word!

Must Haves for Your PC

If you have a computer – and in today’s world, who doesn’t – you need more than just a simple keyboard and mouse to keep your PC or laptop in happy shape. First of all, nothing annoys me more than a dirty, dusty monitor. But don’t just swipe a paper towel across it. You could cause serious damage to the screen! Instead, keep a world screen sweep handy for when the dust and grime accumulate. Next up, you can’t be without a computer memo holder to keep your notes and pages at eye level. Got a cute picture of your kids? Your dog? Your mom? Your boyfriend? Keep your favorite inspirational person with your computer at all times with a cyber frame. It attaches right to your monitor. Another one of my favorites is the cyber mirror. I kept this handy dandy mirror on my PC at one of my many earlier job positions to watch my back when I needed to know when my boss (who happened to make Saddam Hussein look like a kind-hearted individual) was sneaking up behind me. Just consider all of these great items “toys” for your computer. Even your laptop likes to come out to play!

Show Mother Earth How Much You Care on March 27

Earth Hour 2010 will be celebrated around the world for 60 minutes at 8:30 PM local time on March 27. This special hour is dedicated to bringing awareness to the environment and all things related to it by turning off lights, lowering the thermostat, and using as little energy as possible. My family and I enjoyed this last year and we plan to partake in it on the last Saturday in March. Last year, we shut all the lights and spent the hour taking turns reading by candlelight. We had such a great time that we actually exceeded the hour and made it to close to 90 minutes without a single complaint. My suggestions for making this hour long event fun and memorable is to light a few candle mugs, make some hot chocolate, snuggle up with a pillow stress reliever, turn off your cell phone, and enjoy 60 minutes with a few close friends or loved ones. Feel free to share your recycling tips and what ways you’ve gone green with the others. But most of all cherish these few moments without the TV, computer, and phone. Sometimes the simplest things in life – just sitting around chatting – are worth more than diamonds and gold.

Hey Blarney and Erin -- It's That Bloody Holiday Again!

St. Patrick’s Day will arrive next week, although this holiday seems to stretch much longer than the requisite 24 hours. Many like to turn the day into a weekend event so that they can enjoy the luck of the Irish for much longer than just on March 17. Are you getting green with envy at the idea of a pint of stout and a pot of gold at the end of that lucky rainbow? I suggest you wear the clover blinking light and your St. Patrick’s Day top hat to show the masses that you are celebrating shamrocks, green beer, and leprechauns. Grab your 12 ½ ounce beer mug and kick back with a pint and some good friends. The ladies can get dolled up with pardi beads with the four leaf clover medallion for a little Irish luck, too. If beer isn’t your cup of tea so to speak, take out your Irish coffee mug for a hot beverage. Just make sure you spike it with whiskey to make it Irish, of course. The good thing to know about March 17 is that you don’t have to have Irish blood in your veins to celebrate St. Patrick. The Irishmen and women, too, will welcome you no matter what your pedigree.

The Fields Are Teaming Once Again... with Teams

March has left February in the dust so in the next few weeks countless parents will be shivering in their cars or huddled together on icy cold bleachers while their offspring take to the fields to play an array of sports from baseball to soccer to softball. Sure, spring isn’t far away and the kids suited up in pinstripes and cleats are signs that milder temperatures and more hours of daylight will soon join us like a long lost friend. I’ll be with the likes of you parents as well, so to make my (and your) life easier, I’ve compiled a list of must-haves to survive this time of transition before the real games of spring begin:

· Stadium Cushion to protect my rump from those wicked cold bleachers.
· Evolve 16 oz Roadster Mug for that massive amount of caffeine I’ll need to survive soccer practice – from my car.
· Leather Look Notebook with Calculator and Pen so that I can jot down practice schedules and which date I’m the snack mom.
· Yoga 19” Duffel Bag that carries all of my stuff along with the kids’ junk, too.
· Sports Injury First Aid Kit to keep me prepared just in case someone falls down and skins a knee.

Where's the Best Beach?

I know it's only March, but it's time again to vote for New Jersey's Best Beaches. Go to njtoptenbeaches.org to put your two cents in for the best strand in the wonderful Garden State. And then go to gimmees.com to gear up for the sun and the sand... after all, spring's only three weeks away! Grab some Beach Totes to load up all of your towels and sunblock, and some Beach Balls for the kids. A Six Pack Kooler will keep all of your liquid refreshments cold, while a personalized Flyer will keep Dad busy. After the insanely snowy winter we've had in our area, just thinking of the beach and boardwalk is bound to bring some joy to those of us lacking in the sun department. Surfs up... and vote for Ocean City!