Our Top 5 tips for buying Promotional Bottled Water may cover some areas that you might not have considered. Like all Promotional Items as long as you follow a few simple rules all will be well.

1. Give yourself and your Promotional Merchandise Supplier enough time to deliver.

Bottled promotional water does not sit on a shelf like a printed pen or a T-shirt, it takes time to produce and deliver so you must plan ahead. The second most common reason for late deliveries is caused by dishonest suppliers who are happy to risk your reputation by making promises they may not be ab le to fulfil. Clients can be excused leaving things to the last minute because they often have last minute requirements thrust upon them. However the second reason is unforgivable and should you ever come across such a Promotional Merchandise supplier then I suggest you get rid of them fast before they cause you to have a heart attack or get the sack.

If you don't agree proper time-lines for artwork, production and delivery your Promotional Bottled Water supplier may well fail despite his best efforts.

2. Sparkling or Still Bottled Water, make the right choice?

It is very important to consider the options of both types of water and the choice is often made for you.If the event is centered around young children or it involves a lot of travel or movement then sparkling bottled water could be a disaster. Bottled sparkling water is very volatile and the last thing you need at your event is exploding bottles of water with your logo all over it. If you are unsure then always take the easy option and settle for the still version.

3. Prepare your artwork for the label

Artwork can be the easiest or the most difficult part of the order and once again the best way to approach this task is for your Promotional Merchandise supplier to provide you with a template of the label. Your art studio can then layout the design in the full knowledge that there will be no problem with sizing or the placement of logos. Unlike flat promotional items such as conference folders, plastic keyrings, or even printed T'shirts the cylindrical shape of the bottle brings some visual challenges. The bottled water manufacturer should be able to provide lots of examples of how your artwork will appear and it is essential that a full proof of the label is shown to you before the main run is commenced.

4. Organize the delivery professionally

In many cases the final product will not be going to your office or warehouse but rather it will be going direct to the event venue. Water, unlike printed pens or promotional clothing is very heavy and therefore transporting it more than once is very expensive. It is essential that if your event is in a hotel or exhibition center you make contact with the event organizer to be sure that it is stored safely and securely before your arrival.

5. Whoever said "If you fail to plan then you plan to fail" could well have been a promotional merchandise supplier. You must give yourself enough time to allow your supplier to organize the production of the promotional bottled water, the printed label and the delivery. If you don't you could find yourself and your clients very thirsty!

In conclusion there really is not much difference between buying most promotional items but promotional bottled water does have a couple of areas where you need to pay a little more attention. I hope that these areas have been covered off here and that when you next purchase such an item this article will have been of some assistance.