Contest gifts for teenagers?
February 2, 2012 11:30 AM
What would be a good participant gift for a high school or college-aged student?
My school holds an annual contest for high school and college students to design a web page. We usually get about 100-125 participants, and we like to give them each some kind of small-ish gift for participating. In the past we've done personalized t-shirts, baseball caps, water bottles, coffee mugs, windbreakers, hoodies, tote bags, and the like. But we're bored with all of that, and we're looking for some new ideas. We' like to keep the cost of each item under $10 or even (preferably) cheaper. I've already checked places like cafepress and thinkgeek, but as I am no longer a teen-aged nerd, I don't really know what's cool. We'd like to be able to put the contest logo on it, so personalization is important, but not an absolute must if there's something perfect out there.
So what would the kids these days like in a goody bag from a college? We usually include a flash drive regardless, so that is a given.
(Winners of the contest get cash prizes, and we also have a raffle for one larger electronic item, like an iPod or an external hard drive.)
My school holds an annual contest for high school and college students to design a web page. We usually get about 100-125 participants, and we like to give them each some kind of small-ish gift for participating. In the past we've done personalized t-shirts, baseball caps, water bottles, coffee mugs, windbreakers, hoodies, tote bags, and the like. But we're bored with all of that, and we're looking for some new ideas. We' like to keep the cost of each item under $10 or even (preferably) cheaper. I've already checked places like cafepress and thinkgeek, but as I am no longer a teen-aged nerd, I don't really know what's cool. We'd like to be able to put the contest logo on it, so personalization is important, but not an absolute must if there's something perfect out there.
So what would the kids these days like in a goody bag from a college? We usually include a flash drive regardless, so that is a given.
(Winners of the contest get cash prizes, and we also have a raffle for one larger electronic item, like an iPod or an external hard drive.)
Here are some of the "hotter" items* that I've seen recently:
- Insulated acrylic tumblers (they sell ones like this at Starbucks)
- Tervis Tumblers (there are various sizes and styles, and I think you can find them cheaper than this site)
- Insulated travel coffee mugs (also Starbucks-y)
- Beach towels
- Insulated lunch totes
- Insulated coolers
- Picnic/stadium blanket
- Laundry bag (for the record, I got one at my high school's grad night, and I used that sucker all the way through college)
- Fleece blanket (come to think of it, also used my fleece from grad night for a long time too!)
- Toiletry kit (college kids travel a lot!)
- Pint glass, rocks glass, beer stein (I mean "root beer"...)
Oh and I've said it before and I'll say it again - always get a sample first!
(No preference for any particular vendors I'm linking to, but if you do need vendor suggestions please MeMail me)
posted by radioamy at 11:48 AM on February 2, 2012
- Insulated acrylic tumblers (they sell ones like this at Starbucks)
- Tervis Tumblers (there are various sizes and styles, and I think you can find them cheaper than this site)
- Insulated travel coffee mugs (also Starbucks-y)
- Beach towels
- Insulated lunch totes
- Insulated coolers
- Picnic/stadium blanket
- Laundry bag (for the record, I got one at my high school's grad night, and I used that sucker all the way through college)
- Fleece blanket (come to think of it, also used my fleece from grad night for a long time too!)
- Toiletry kit (college kids travel a lot!)
- Pint glass, rocks glass, beer stein (I mean "root beer"...)
Oh and I've said it before and I'll say it again - always get a sample first!
(No preference for any particular vendors I'm linking to, but if you do need vendor suggestions please MeMail me)
posted by radioamy at 11:48 AM on February 2, 2012
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posted by HeyAllie at 11:42 AM on February 2, 2012