Giveaway coming soon, what should we give away?

[ultrarunner]

You guys that wear caps already have a new cap every time you buy a new tractor, so lets figure out a better way to spend Muhammed's advertising money!
I like drinking out of a ceramic cup, much more than a travel cup, but I realize that travel mugs do have their place.
Now if Muhammed could get on the phone and start calling every dealership in the world and getting each one to agree to donate the cost of a hat, we might be able to add all those up to get the Kubota or tractor that everyone wishes he was going to use as a grand prize! Course the chances of him doing that are pretty much nonexistent!
David from jax

No caps with 3 Kubota new buys and 1 Deere.

I went to pick up my Stihl saw and the dealer gave mom a Stihl cap and she wore it and really liked it and wanted to pay for it… the guys were really very nice and she told them that.

My first aluminum LED flashlight back when they came with a high price point was a website gift for a post I made explaining how the Section 8 Voucher program worked… it got many good post flags.

 

[RjCorazza]

My vote goes for the shirts, and if they are sweat wicking material, then I really like it!
David from jax

I definitely agree with the wicking material. Even on the rare occasion I have to dress up, there is a white Hanes Cool Dri underneath! The rest of the time it's either lime green, orange, or gray Cool Dri's

 

[D&D]

Free lifetime TBN membership

 

[bdhsfz6]

How about gift certificates to Messicks, Tractor Supply, Lowes or Home Depot?

 

[Muhammad]

We did embroidered TBN Carhartt jackets wayyyyy back in the day.

For giveaways we can do small run items. If we try to sell those they get really expensive since we're not making thousands at a time. So we wind up having to charge way more than retail.

The hats we have in storage are cotton twill, I believe. Not the cheap trucker style mesh caps, but those are good for the summer too.

The mugs are a pain to ship and they break easier than hats.

T shirts are incredibly easy to get done.

Thanks for the suggestions...

 

[ultrarunner]

I remember the jackets… high quality and something really appreciated…

 

[old and tired]

I remember the jackets… high quality and something really appreciated…

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I have the jacket and the hat... hat didn't fit well...

 

[Muhammad]

Did you guys buy them or were they giveaways? My memory is foggy since it's been so long.

Was the hat too big or small @old and tired

 

[sandman2234]

Now the jacket I could use! I have one in that beige color, plus another in a black coat. The black coat has Catscale emblem on it along with my first name.
Do you have any more of the jackets? Winter is coming, lol!
David from jax

 

[sandman2234]

Did you guys buy them or were they giveaways? My memory is foggy since it's been so long.

Was the hat too big or small @old and tired

Or just not fit his pointy head as a friend of my always says!
David from jax

 

[caltrider]

I've become a big fan of bags as swag. We always need some sort of bag for some reason -- tote the groceries home from the store, plop stuff in to haul out to work, stuff things in to wonder where we stashed it later. Tote bags, duffel bags, those little pencil case size bags that are great for putting all those little bits and pieces we need to have around some day. Bags are great swag -- easy to ship, not too costly, and we can all use a bag.

 

[ruffdog]

Winter use items like gloves or warm hat. Tools like tire pressure gauge, grease gun. Items like lifting sling, brush grubber, magnetic wireless trailer light kit, trail camera.

 

[JeepHead]

I think an LED sign would be neat.

Tractor Sign

 

[scootr]

Be innovative - don't giveaway your product promotion paraphernalia. Nobody needs another mug or ballcap.
Do give away practical items like cellphone holders or multitool pocketknives. Tools in general are a good gift for men with tractors. GL

 

[gstrom99]

TBN coolers or coozies.

I'm still using the first place trophy I rec'd from my sports car racing days, "a few" years ago...

 

[not2old]

Make it something I don't want. Then I won't be disappointed when I don't get one. I've been on here for at least fifteen years and don't remember any previous giveaways. How did I miss it?

 

[ultrarunner]

I’m cautious buying garments online because unless a true tall size it just goes in the closet…

Received a company recognition jacket that tagged tall and my size and so small can’t zip it or bring my arms together… imported and customized… so it is what it is…

 

[Cycledude]

I remember the jackets… high quality and something really appreciated…

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Wow that looks like a very nice jacket ! Would love to get lucky enough to win one.

 

[Engineer42]

I'm not a fan of hats, T shirts or bumper stickers. They all wear out, fade away and sort of disappear over time.

I think a metal sign that could go on the wall in the barn and be there forever would have more meaning.

Good idea, Eddie.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Everyone already has too many ceramic mugs, we seem to be filling a trash can with more free company-sponsored mugs every few years, just to get them out of the cupboard. The only mugs that don't seem to end up getting tossed unused are good travel mugs, we usually wear those out or lose a critical piece before tossing... but good TBN-imprinted travel mugs might not be cheap in small quantity.

Most "tractor guys" appreciate a nice baseball cap, but loathe a poor one, and everyone has a different idea of what makes a "good" hat. Everyone likes a tee shirt, but obviously then you have the issue of matching sizes...

Of course, being a tractor forum, you could go with TBN-imprinted gas cans, hydraulic coupler tools, or other such small tractoring tool.

Good travel mug w top + insulated ---
Good hat w cardboard/absorbent/compliant brim, strap and buckle size adjust, non synthetic iot resist instant holing from cinders, no patch/TBN imprint ON hat ---
Small tools w "some" personal choice ---
Seat cover / sizes w incidental storage? --- ...