Even if you’d prefer to spend less than ?0.50 per item, it’s easy to find some effective promotional gifts that will achieve the same effect as the big budget items when used the right way. With plastic pens starting at around ?0.10 per item, promotional gifts are definitely not out of your reach if you have a smaller budget. Office supplies in general tend to be very inexpensive—as well as pens, you can find sticky notes and note pads, erasers, rulers, paper clips and other items for well under ?0.20 each.



Other inexpensive and effective promotional gifts include items such as mouse mats, buttons and badges, and key rings. All of these items are very affordable, with badges and fridge magnets available for less than ?0.20 per item. Key rings and mouse mats are slightly more expensive, but it’s still very easy to find a wide range of choices for well under ?1.00.

Inexpensive promotional gifts need not be confined to the office, of course. Novelty and leisure items such as noisemakers, boomerangs, Frisbees and yo-yos can all be purchased for less than ?0.50 per item, and are ideal gifts to use for any leisure related promotion.

If your budget is larger or you want to keep a supply of more expensive items on hand for suitable occasions, you have plenty of choices. For the most part, these more expensive items are for use only on certain specific types of occasions, rather than for casual every-day gift giving.

Items such as conference folders and bags make ideal gift items, for any employee who is attending a conference, for when you’re sponsoring a conference, or when you simply want to give a practical gift that a variety of people will find useful. These items are available for between ?2.00 and ?10.00 or more, so whatever your budget, you’re able to choose items that will suit your preferences. Other promotional gifts in this price range include items such as personal radios, desk top clocks and radios, travel kits, and clothing.

For the really big budget, executive-style promotional gifts provide plenty of choice. For employees or clients who have celebrated an important personal event such as a wedding anniversary, a bottle of wine with your own custom designed label including your company logo is a great gift.

For work-related occasions such as the promotion of a valued member of your staff, consider giving an item that they’ll use in their new position. For new executive-level employees, items such as a pen set, or items made from marble or crystal are excellent choices that will show your employees how much you value their hard work. With prices for such items ranging around the ?20.00 mark, these are ideal for very special occasions, but are definitely not every-day promotional gifts.