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Why We Love Promotional Maglites (And You Should, Too!)

Why We Love Promotional Maglites
Why We Love Promotional Maglites

The flashlights that are popular around the world, Promotional Maglites, occupy a special place in our hearts. Here are our best reasons:

  • When we walk in the neighborhood at night, they protect us from dangers like traffic, uneven sidewalks, and randomly placed dog waste.
  • Maglites advertise our business to our customers.
  • They carry our logo almost forever.
  • Their fine quality reflects the quality of our business services and products.
  • Our customers appreciate us because we care enough to give the best flashlight made.
  • Maglites are made in the USA.

Why Are Maglite Flashlights The Best Christmas Presents?

Maglite Flashlights for Christmas
Maglite Flashlights for Christmas

Be the best Santa this year, and give the best Christmas present to all your employees! Why choose to put your company logo on Maglite Flashlights? Here are the key answers:

  • They are perfectly suitable for any age, and either sex.
  • Maglites last forever, even though the warranty says 10 years.
  • If the Maglite® is still around, so is your logo, which is permanently laser engraved on the barrel.
  • They are extremely useful gifts.
  • Your employees recognize the quality of a Maglite flashlight.
  • They are made in the USA.
  • A Maglite® gift will make you a super Santa, and a super hero!

Who Makes Diameter Tape Measures?

Lufkin Pipe Diameter Measuring Tape
Lufkin Pipe Diameter Measuring Tape

There are 4 main manufacturers of diameter tape measures.

  1. Lufkin® has a world-wide reputation for making high quality tape measures. They used to make them in the USA, but they have shifted the production facilities to Mexico. Some of the tapes are made out of a cast case, which is highly polished and chrome plated, like the w906pd. Others, like the w606pd have a stamped case, which is shiny and chrome plated.  A third type of case is black plastic, like the asw616pd. However, the tape blade inside is the same in all 3 types of cases. It is capable of measuring diameters up to 23 inches.
  2. Pi-Cobra is a brand name for diameter tapes made with

    Pi-Cobra Diameter Tape, Metric Pi-Cobra Diameter Tape, Metric

    a cast case which is chrome plated. It can hold a longer tape blade, capable of measuring diameters up to 38 inches. The case is very durable. These are manufactured in China.

  3. 24inch-od-tape
    24inch-od-tape

    Various other Chinese manufacturers make versatile OD tapes like the 416-04-024-P. The back side of the tape measures diameter up to 24″ in 100ths of an inch or 610 mm. The case is plastic, and has a key ring attached to it.

  4. The UT-56675 is made in the USA. It is capable of
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    diameter-tapes-com UT-56675

    measuring pipes up to 45 inches in diameter. This is a belt tape, not a pocket tape. The calibrations are in tenths of an inch diameter.

 

The Next Surprise in Promotional Maglites®

What will the next surprise be in Promotional Maglites®?

Maglite-Paul Rizzo-Dave Navoyosky
Maglite-Paul Rizzo-Dave Navoyosky

Here are some possibilities. (Simply our light-hearted uneducated guesses)

  1. Made in the USA out of US and foreign parts (Other great manufacturers have gone this route. Could we see it with these famous flashlights?)
  2. Made in Taiwan
  3. Warranty reduced to 90 days. Optional extended warranty available for $29 per year.
  4. Don’t want to buy one? Rent one by the month.
  5. Free batteries for 5 years.
  6. Need one for just a day? Pick one up at a Torch Kiosk. Return it to any Torch Kiosk. Only $1 per hour. If you don’t return it for a week, your credit card will be charged $200.
  7. $15 discount when you trade in any other brand flashlight for a real Maglite®.
  8. Do you need one delivered? Just call Yuber, and they will bring you one to purchase. $37 delivery and processing charge.

Let us know what your guess is, by adding a comment to this blog.

 

How Tally Books Are Constructed

Oilfield Tally Books
Oilfield Tally Books

Tally Books are used by workers and inspectors in the oil and gas industries. These books are made rugged for outdoor use. Here is how they are constructed:

  • For stiffness, we start with chipboard. This is the solid gray “cardboard” material that cereal boxes are made out of.
  • The 2 pieces of chipboard (front and back of the tally book) are covered with a colored vinyl for protection from the elements. Vinyl comes in a variety of colors. The inside layer is usually the same color as the outside layer.
  • To hold the paper pad (or stone pad), we add a front and back clear pocket. So the first and last page of the pad are slid into those two pockets. For durability, the first and last page are made of heavier paper. This pad is held in place just like the check register in your vinyl checkbook.
  • Not in this order, the imprinting is done on the outside cover and the inside pockets.
  • Printing is done in 3 different ways: Screen printing, Hotstamping, Full-color imprinting.
  • Sometimes we add a clear vinyl pen loop on the side. We can also add an insert. It has 3 clear vinyl pockets so that you can add papers and cards of your choosing.

Tally Books are made and printed in the USA.

 

Why You Need Custom Tally Books

Why? The top 5 answers to this question are:

Tally Books…

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  1. Are needed by your employees if they need to make notes continually in the field. They are essential to the oil and gas industries. Oilfield and gas field workers and inspectors need to have durable pipe tally books to keep their records current and safe.
  2. Give your employees a sense of pride. Seeing your company logo on the books tells them that they are team members.
  3. advertise your company to everyone who has one of your custom tally books.
  4. Help your employees by keeping valuable tables and conversion formulas at their fingertips. You design the table that best suits your needs, and it will appear on the book.
  5. Support American workers. Pipe tally books are made and printed in the USA.