iAudio Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hi there people of blueroom, Where do you reckon is the best place to get good crew swag such as good work pants, hoodies and most importantly good jackets. I quite fancy some new stuff for up and coming gigs and get fed up ruining a decent pair of jeans. Trying to find some decent stuff embroidered with manufactures like XTA etc just to make it clear that I am a noiseboy! Cheers Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChazHS Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Trade shows mate! Although I think if you delve into the Crown website they have a few bits on there under company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul_R Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 get fed up ruining a decent pair of jeans. Tesco Value Jeans £3 a pair ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 get fed up ruining a decent pair of jeans. Tesco Value Jeans £3 a pair ! Or cargo trousers from Primark - Black, dark blue or dark grey - £7 each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Give the companies a reason. This might be through purchase, hire, help or even just being a user - it's all publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Agreed. If you work with a company, purchase and hire, or even just talk with them in depth about a product then they use it as a gesture to say thankyou and for additional advertising. I have my Martin Jacket (audio that is) Some turbo stuff. A Sennheiser fleece, countless t shirts from lots of companies. Some even fit. My D&B one didn't though.... Large, come on I can't even get my arm in that. However, don't take the p*ss with it. Contrary to popular belief, these companies aren't stupid. A tip to all the 14 year old on the forum. Funktion One know you haven't got £50,000 to spend and can you have a jacket..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAudio Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Thanks for the advice, Suppose its true what you say Rob the more you spend with the companies the more swag you are entitled to, and they may even fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Perhaps someone could explain to me the attraction of wearing 'swag'? Over the years I've been given loads of the stuff... Tee shirts that are very ungenerous in their size claims.Tee shirts made of so thin a material that your nipples show.Polo shirts that look like sacks once you've washed them.Fleece that look like crap the first time you wash them.Hats, one size fits all, that don't.Pens that work for about 30 seconds.Lanyards. Sigh! How many of the things do you need? ...shall I go on? And these were swag given to someone who used to spend around £1million a year on kit. What exactly does wearing the stuff say about the wearer...I'm a cheapskate and won't spend £3 on a decent tee shirt? (Hint -you are)I'm trying to impress girls by pretending I'm important. (Hint - they're not)I think wearing it makes me look like I know what I'm doing. (Hint - it doesn't)I think it looks cool. (Hint - you're not) Seriously, I am interested in why people want the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Beats me. My Leather jacket is a little bit more special I'd admit, but it confuses me why people want a t shirt that stretches, isn't really XL, is WHITE, or YELLOW, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffa Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I agree with Brian, I have loads of t-shirts & sweats from various places, (Most of them live in the bottom of my wardrobe) The only ones that I wore were relevent to the tour / show I was working on, afterfinishing theygot washed and shoved into the wardrobe. Occasionally I might dig out a shirt to wear as a casual under something else. As for promotional swag, the last jacket I had, I paid for and that was from Celco (I used to like their boards). And as Rob says about leathers, I get more intrest show in my tatty old (Ex NASA) leather bomber jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Hope-Streeter Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yes indeed. What these silly kids don't realise is that wearing the stuff proudly proclaims to all of us "I'm not a pro, I'm a wanna-be" D'oh ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 For reference I was talking about my jacket with Martin Audio on it rather than any old jacket, but the principle is still the same. There are a FEW things that are nice. Lanyards, t shirts and pens aren't them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 One of the best bits of swag I've had recently is half a dozen pencils from a Temp agency we use for holiday cover for the cleaners. They are soft enough to make a good mark on the page without being so soft you're constantly sharpening them, they have a built-in eraser, they are big enough to be easy to find. Perfect for "back of a fag packet" rig plans, doing sketches on a scale plan, marking bits of timber for cutting, penciling in meetings in the diary and a host of other uses. Beats the cr@p out of a thin T-shirt that's the wrong size and loses its colour at the first wash! :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieR Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I have countless t-shirts, jumpers, lanyards and all sorts of stuff from various companies I've dealth with / ended up meeting at tradeshows etc...the t-shirts come in handy at times for doing "dirty" work and under shirts/jumpers/whatnot, thats about it I've had some good stuff (actually good quality, useful stuff) from IT related tradeshows / companies tho... If you're looking for proper "work gear", then Snickers Workwear might be a company worth looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.calder Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 The only piece of swag I wear are my martin T-shirts, because they are well made, generous in their sizing and yes, I am too cheap to go out any buy t-shirts for slumming round the place (that said, I try not to turn up to gigs wearing swag). There are however 2 different types of swag - "Trade show swag" and "Good customer swag" - quality is miles appart - my Martin T-shirts are the latter... Look at the numbers: Tradeshow stuff is bought in huge bulk - thousands - and of the thousands that get distributed, maybe 1% result in purchase.... Good customers though, especially in this industry, they have already purchased, and there is a good chance they will buy spares from you and come back for more... Generally you can afford to pay for semi-decent stuff in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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