Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Eco Friendly Bags and Promotional Items

Factory Direct Promotional Items
Factory Direct Promos offers greener solutions for your promotional needs.
Factory Direct Promos is a top manufacturer of customized, Eco-friendly reusable bags and promotional items.  This company provides Eco-friendly solution to cover traditional promotional products that offer a solution to the now-mass produced crap promo items that pose threat and harm our environment.

Perhaps you've been somewhere where a company has been handing out useless freebies, (you know the kind - things you will never, ever use wrapped in plastic wrappers ) and these type things quickly end up in our landfills.  Well that doesn't have to be the case.

Recycled Eco Friendly Bags

Factory Direct Promos offers a whole line of products with more eco-impact on the environment.  Take for instance their reusable bags.  With a minimum order of 250 and quick production time (instock 1-2 weeks, and overseas only 60-90 days), with prices as low as .44 cents each, this can be a earth friendly solution to offering your customers great GREENER products they can use again and again.  Some are made of from 85% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles, others from jute, recycled plastics and more.  You won't just find the regular old grocery bags here but also lunch totes, messenger bags, and stylish tote bags. The ones above are 100% recyclable. What's not to love?

This company has done their research on what to do to provide solutions for our environmental needs. Look at the research done below, and the solution to avoid all this waste:


Reusable Water Bottles
They offer a large selection of eco drinkware and reusable water bottles.


What can you do with promotional items such as bags or bottles?

  • Use them to give your customers at trade shows. 
  • Use them as a gift-with-purchase in your boutique or online store. 
  • Use them as gifts for the holidays to your family and friends (and promote your business at the same time!)
  • Use them as a thank you for spending so much in your Etsy shop!
  • Use them as employee giveaways at the holidays.
The possiblities are endless but we are glad to see one company, Factory Direct Promos is leading the way to a greener future.

Check them out now! FactoryDirectPromos.com

Friday, July 27, 2012

Best Mineral Makeup Returns

Best Mineral Makeup
Christina Sanchez runs the Mineral Makeup N Jewelry Site.
I am not sure if you read the Mineral Makeup article I wrote before, but I was just checking back with Christina to see what she was up to. Her eco friendly all natural makeup products really impress me. I have to say I think this is the best mineral makeup ever.  You will find anything from concealers, lipliners, blush, bronzers, eye shadows, and even wholesale cosmetics.
Best Mineral Makeup

I use the Mineral Lipstick, it's free of dyes and stays a long time.

Imagine my suruprise when her whole Mineral Makeup site went a new redo!  New products, more information and even starter bundles are some of the items you will find here.  I really enjoy the bundle idea since I'm always so clueless of what to buy. Here is an announcement video from Christina:





The thing is, this site is very personalized. You can call Christina and she will explain to you the best products for your needs. I even saw something about free makeup bags wow--so you better go and see what they have to say.

Jump to site here:  Best Mineral Makeup ever!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Reduce Energy Costs Air Purifier Source

air purifier
Appliance Shopping may seem overwhelming but not at companies that care like Air Purifier Source.
Summer is here and the East Coast has already suffered energy issues thanks to mother nature being not so friendly.  Strange weather patterns and droughts can impact your wallet and your life. There are ways to cut back and go greener on the amount of energy you use by taking small steps to do so.

1. Try doing laundry during off peak times. This may include late night clothes washing. 
2. Clean or run your vacuum during off peak times.
3. Run your AC on energy saver or invest in a new quality AC unit.  Newer units may be a small investment for the amount of money you will save on the back end.
4. Upgrade current items to energy efficient and consult with companies for the best eco friendly models.  You can apply this to appliances, cars, just about everything in your home.

Air Purifier Example

For instance, let's take air purifiers. No joke you can improve your indoor air quality inside your home (essential for hot summers these days) by using an air purifier. When doing so, make sure to opt for the best and most efficient models. On this page about energy consumption, you'll see that the company who offers tons of air purifiers ( Air Purifier Source) talks about the blueair eco 10.  

Best Air Purifier
Companies like Air Purifier Source are taking green steps to hep protect the environment and the wallet.


You can even price our your energy costs for the air purifier you need here on the Energy Cost Calculator page.
So remember, when dealing with any company, to make sure to have one that does their homework and cares about you, going greener, and helping you make the right decision. Choosing an air purifier could be horrible with so many models, but not if you are using a company like airpurifiersource.com.