Wooden Rugby Balls – Don’t Expect These At The Rugby World Cup 2011
To support their “Don’t Bet On It” initiative The Rugby Players Association commissioned some Ruby Ball lookalike USB flash drives emblazoned with their strap line across them.
The finished USB flash drives look fantastic. They’re made from a lightweight wood (from sustainable sources) and the cap is held in place by a couple of discretely positioned magnets.
USB Rugby Balls
The product used to give the impression of a Rugby Ball was our Leaf USB Flash Drive which is just about rugby ball shaped but as you can see from the other examples shown here it works for all sorts of companies and not only those who want to push a rugby theme.
Typically, when we’re approached by customers who want flash drives supplied in the shape of a particular product or object we’d suggest a custom design simply because this way the customer gets something unique to them and they get a flash drive that exactly matches their product but in the case of the Rugby Ball the current leaf product was such a close match it wasn’t necessary.
Leaf Style USB Flash Drives - Rugby Ball Shaped
Custom USB flash drives as these examples with a sporting influence show can be incredibly detailed and pretty much anything is possible. The only drawback with custom models is that you need to allow a couple of extra weeks because we have to produce a custom mould for each design and typically this goes through a couple of iterations before final approval. So, the typical lead-time of a custom drive is around 3-4 weeks compared to around 7-10 days for a standard drive that is merely printed or engraved.
A few years ago you’d expect to pay a hefty design and mould set-up cost for any custom job but manufacturing techniques have improved so much over the last couple of years that these have all but disappeared. Of course increased competition in the market amongst USB flash drive suppliers has also helped to keep prices down.
The unit cost of the finished custom USB drives will be marginally higher than an equivalent “standard factory” model but this small extra cost is well worth it because of the significantly greater impact that Custom drives make when they are handed out.
Custom USB Flash Drives - Sports Themed
One of the primary objectives of any USB sticks that is given out is to raise the awareness of the brand or product its promoting so what better way to do this than to give out a flash drive in the actual shape of the product or brand being promoted.
If you’re interested in getting a quote for Custom USB flash drives for your business then just give us a call on our Freephone number (0800 008 7079).