It’s simple… If you want to find the best prices on promotional stress balls, you need to find companies that deal directly with the Far East manufacturers. That is unless you care to have a go dealing directly with the Chinese factories yourself. Most marketers will find it much easier and cost effective to find a company who can deal with the factories for them.
Don’t purchase from just any promotional gift supplier. Most promotional gifts suppliers will not specialise in stress toys and will order their stock from wholesalers. They then add on their margin before selling them on to you.
This is a very expensive chain of supply. One that, if you are not careful, could cost you an additional 50%. We are not talking small time savings here especially if you are looking at purchasing large quantities of stress relievers.
The good news is you are not limited to purchasing from a supplier in the country you do business. Search online for companies that claim to work closely with the manufacturers and then compare prices.
You should know that when having your stress balls manufactured and shipped from the source, you are looking at a four week lead-time. That said, you will be able to choose the colours your stress toys are manufactured in right down to exact Pantone matches.
Just because a promotional products supplier has a fancy stress balls website does not mean they deal directly with the manufacturer. They probably do but it never hurts to ask.
Can you see why it makes no difference where your supplier is? You could have a business in Turlock, California and purchase your stress relievers from a supplier in the North East of England and save a lot of money. If the English company has a good relationship with a top quality stress reliever manufacturer who is able to send the goods directly to you, then the savings will be there.
If you are exhibiting in a country other than your own and you want promotional stress balls, it is a good idea to look for a supplier in the county you are exhibiting. There is no point having the stress relievers sent from China to you, just to be packed up again, put on a plane and flown to some other destination.
Try to find an importer who will import the stress relievers for you and hold them for you until you arrive for your event.
By Dan Toombs
