Adrienne Barker unboxes promotional products from a 2020 Halo sales meeting: reusable water bottles including an upcycled option and a USA-made spill-proof model, plus a spray bottle of SoluGuard cleaner that costs under $3. She highlights features like thermal insulation and American manufacturing throughout.
Hi everyone, it is Friday, September 11th, and it is a sad day. And I'm— I feel bad now smiling and starting with a smile. My heart and head and soul are with everyone that lost a family member and all of us together that went through September 11th. And but in life we must go on and You know, I, I feel guilty coming on here actually to go live, but I know that we have to continue our lives and to move on. And part of what I do actually after September 11th, our promotional products industry came out with a lot of spirit items for and to represent freedom and America and proud to be American. And so buttons and bumper stickers and flags and signage, all of that became very, very important to all of us as we wanted to show that we were proud to be American and that we would overcome. So with that said, I want to acknowledge it, and my heart's with everyone today. The other side, I've got another box. What's in the box? And I have to laugh because I love promotional products. It's what I do for a living. So if I love it, imagine how your clients or customers would feel. So I've got my handy dandy scissors because I will share, I'm afraid of knives. I really am. I'm afraid of knives because I'll cut myself. So scissors. Scissors, even though they could cut my hair. I won't do it, though. You know my bangs. I— okay, so I've got my box. Now what, what's the first thing you see on the box? A nice label. So something as simple as a label on a box— so this label is Mark Connected, and it's a logo for our sales meeting with Halo, and it's got the Halo 2020, as you can see. So consider, if you're going to be shipping something out, don't just ship it out in a box. Put a label on it. It really makes a difference. It's exciting. Okay, now with that said, I'm gonna open it with my handy-dandy scissors. Don't tell anyone I'm afraid of knives. All right, we're gonna go like this. We're gonna open it. We're gonna open it again. We're gonna open it. I'm so strong, aren't I? Okay, we're gonna open it again. And very lovely packaging. Does anyone know why they put cardboard in the box? Well, in case you don't know, when you ship something out, always protect the merchandise with something because a lot of people don't use a child safety scissors like I was using, and they will actually use a knife, which I'm afraid of, but it could cut through everything. So what do I have? Oh, exciting! Oh, some information. So face shields, some information on face shields, water bottle information, bringing your own bottle, how important it is nowadays. And look at this new bottle with the spray, so you could put your spray cleaner on it. I love SoluGuard. That's what I use at my home. Everything I use is this from the SoluGuard. So I love that. And just a thought that really is important to put something in there so people know what it's from. For us, this is exciting so we could see and just the difference in the things. Oh, so what do I have in here? So I actually have in here— look how lovely this— I have this, and this is upcycling. The single-use bottles are given a second life of reusable and refillable sports bottle. So how cool is this? So I've got a nice bottle. I love the fact that it's USA made, so I don't have to worry about anything, any, any regulations, any compliance issues that there would be something in here that wouldn't be correct. So USA made is fantastic. Great bottle. Don't forget bottles because you never have enough bottles. And then, ooh, this is nice. Look at this one. Look at this beautiful bottle. What I love about it, see how I had to see the seal here, how important that seal is. I've gotta lift it up nice. So it's thermal lined. And then I've got a nice top. This is nice because it's a spill-proof. So see, cover closes nicely. Beautiful bottle. Beautiful color. This color is just as pretty as you see on my computer. I got a lot of new computers, so I'm actually testing this computer out. I hope that it seems better than what I had before. So here it is. Love it. And that was in— that's it. But that's okay, right? That's good. So thank you all for joining me. I just want to show you, look how cool this spray bottle is. What a great gift item to have. Very, very fair. Wow. Under $3. So if you're looking for a really special gift, especially if you're like me and you use a brand that you add water to it and it's perfectly safe. So I use a full line of SoluGuard, if you know what that is, from an excellent company that, um, so I could spray it around Pickles, my little doggie, and my daughter. All right. And then, um, so I will let you guys go. Thank you so much for joining me and what's in the box today, and I look forward to talking with you next time I get what's in the box. Have a great Friday, have a great weekend, stay safe.
