I love gadgets. And I love having useful, but small, items in my bag. I carry with me at all times a tide stick, small foldable scissors, tissues, gum, etc. That is why I love the trade show giveaways item Stainless Steel Knife 8 - Function Item# 15050!It includes a stainless steel knife, nail file, scissors, can opener, bottle opener/flat head screwdriver, Phillips head screwdriver, corkscrew and a mini split ring. What else could you ask for or need? Plus who doesn't love getting a toy?

Keeping on the theme of trade show giveaways, I love trade show apparel! Our team always wears matching Motivators embriodered shirts when we go to a show. It makes us look like a uniformed team, and no one needs to ask who we are or where we are from. We look professional and are still comfortable. I really believe that vendors and suppliers both profit from trade show apparel! My personal favorite is the Cutter & Buck Ladies' Luxury Pima Classic

I have only been to one tradeshow in NYC but I LOVED it! Seeing all of the vendors, meeting people that I have talked to but have never seen face to face, and of course scoping new and different items! The first and most important thing I received at the show was a bag for all of my items that I would collect that day. Being that there are a ton of trade show giveaways it is a necessity to have a large sturdy bag! So be smart and be the first booth that gives out a bag!

I love wrapping presents! I plug in the tree, turn on my Christmas music, and wrap everything in one sitting. This year I hit a glitch. Our little plastic tape dispenser was broken. The tape kept falling out of one side of the holder...such a pain. Then I remembered how my Mom always had a solid tape dispenser at home that made wrapping MUCH easier. I plan on buying myself the Suction Cup Tape Dispenser Item# 28648! I love the fun colors it offers and that there is suction on the bottom! I highly suggest everyone purchase one before wrapping presents! 

Over the past weekend, our friends Johnny and Alex (just recently married in July) had a wonderful dinner party.  In addition to their fresh Christmas tree and newly acquired Mets stadium chairs, they also had an apron with their picture on it. I thought to myself, "WE SELL APRONS! What a fun gift to receive! I wish I had an apron to cook with!"  Alex (the hostess) made the most amazing Ribs and Penne Ala Vodka for us while wearing her apron. Needless to say she didn't have a drop of sauce on her after all of that cooking!

Look how happy they are!

It is finally COLD here in NY. There was ice on the car and snow on the ground this weekend. However the office was FREEZING this morning. Luckily for me I have my Charles River Apparel Evolux™ Fleece Jacket Item# 31597 on the back of my chair. It is comfortable, warm and a GREAT price! I also think that a Fleece is a GREAT Holiday Gift for anyone! Who doesn't like being warm and comfortable?!

Recently we received a Charging Station. We didn't set it up until yesterday after having it for a month. I always thought they were kinda silly but I have changed my tune 100%! I love it! It looks nice, organizes our phones and accessories and clears up a lot of space! Instead of just dumping our stuff around a table or random area we put in all in the station. I suggest the Cutter & Buck Amer Classic Desktop Charger Display Item# 29100. It looks great and serves a purpose! 

Tis the season for yummy foods! I love the cakes and cookies, but I am not that much a of a chocolate fan...until now. Recently we received a huge box of the Rockwell Square Chocolate Pieces Item# 29398 and they are AMAZING. I have to stop myself from having them everyday. I can honestly say they are tasty and have a secure wrapper (lets face it a gross wrapper is unappealing). I would suggest ordering a batch for your next Holiday Party!

You probably will not believe me but on Thursdays episode (11/13/08) of The Office, the first skit has Dwight taking down notes on the Leeds Windsor Reflections Jotter Item# 3059! I must admit I got a little too excited about it and rewound just to make sure. It gave me a strange sense of excitement that an item we sell is on one of my favorite TV shows. As a result I suggest two things. One, watch The Office, and two, buy a jotter! They are extremely useful! 

 

Here at Motivators I use an array of office supplies. I have my trusy pen, various notepads, Coffee Mug, and MOST important my Calendar! I look at my calendar at least 50 times a day. It is vital for me to know exactly how long an order will take to get to a customer. And being that I am at my desk from 9-5:30 I also use it for remembering appointments, birthdays, and holidays on a day to day basis for myself. I would be lost without it!