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This time the movement to organic and recycled items and materials in the corporate marketplace has serious momentum.  Unlike past attemps this years round of products has wide appeal and are actually quite good looking.   Stock levels continue to be a problem for some vendors but that appears to be improving.  With all this said we have added several new totally certified items at fantastic prices.

The Promotional Organic Cap and all of the products listed here are certified by what was previously known as Skal International.   This means these items are guaranteed to be the real deal, are made from organic cotton and use nature friendly vegetable based dyes.  The cap comes in at under $5 and ends up just under $4 in larger quantities.  It is quite comfortable and offers a Velcro brand closure.  It is slightly more expensive than comparable non-organic hats but most companies will appreciate the perceived value in going organic.   The V-Natural Organic Colored Gusseted Tote can be purchased for as low as $3.99 and is a rather large tote available in multiple soft colors.  This is also a pretty new development with most organic products still coming in only the natural coloration like the twin V-Natural Organic Gusseted Tote which is slightly less expensive.  There is obviously a cost advantage in going with the products not dyed if the organic look works for your organization.  The same price principles hold true for the V-Natural Organic Cotton Colored Flat Tote which is available in the same soft hues but is slightly more costly than the V-Natural Organic Flat Tote but with some flexibility in coloration.  The flat totes are the least expensive of this entire line and are now on par with most regular totes.  Last but not least is the V-Natural Organic Cotton Grocery Tote which crosses into the reusable department as an item that will have a long life.   Please keep in mind when purchasing an item like this that most of your customers will request multiple items.  Buy accordingly and plan on dispensing 2 or 3 of these per customer and have enough on hand to keep the masses happy.   I think of all the items listed here today I like the last one the most as it really does have the potential to reduce long term environmental impacts.  Just think of how many grocery bags you go through in an average year and now picture reducing that to perhaps five of these.  There has been talk of retailers offering slight discounts to those that bring in recycled bags but we have yet to see it locally.  Hopefully that will help to spur some conservation as well.

All of these products are reasonable alternatives to existing products.  List prices tend to be higher but we are making a commitment to provide these products at prices clients can reasonably afford and budget.  Especially in this existing economy price will play an important factor in most buying decisions.  By reducing our margins on environmentally friendly items we hope to promote their use.  We believe over the long term the greater good is served if these products succeed.