As I go more and more in hackathons, I see very often bas swag, stuff that I will never use after, or completely useless. Sponsors are throwing their money.
I'm organizing a hackathon in the next weeks , I wonder if HN knows some specific swag that are good for developers. (not the classic "stress ball" or "branded pen", you see what I mean)that I could share with my sponsors to provide the best for hackers that will attend. Any ideas?
Ask HN: What is good swag in Hackathons?
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Re: Ask HN: What is good swag in Hackathons?
#21) Gift cards for AWS (top of the list ...by far)
2) Ebook Coupons (e.g. OReilly)
3) Mugs (have dozens of MongoDB cups but can always use more :) )
4) People love laptop stickers ... I don't get it but anyways
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#3little moleskin notebooks?
http://www.moleskineus.com/mbxs717-moleskine-extra-small-pla...
iTunes gift cards?
Re: Ask HN: What is good swag in Hackathons?
#4Toothbrush and mouthpaste for the 2nd day morning
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#5My favorite swag to get at hackathons have always been the credits to use a service. I also enjoy t-shirts, especially if they are quality and a service/company that I like as I actually wear the shirt.
Example: Last hackathon I was at, Amazon was giving away $100 credits for AWS. I never used Amazon but I am more inclined to keep my projects up there after the credit runs out.
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#6I'd definitely say a t-shirt if you can afford them. I have t-shirts from multiple hackathons and wear them all the time. They get far more mileage than any sticker or pen I've received.
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#7Bottle opener keychains
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#8I'd definitely say a t-shirt if you can afford them. I have t-shirts from multiple hackathons and wear them all the time. They get far more mileage than any sticker or pen I've received.
They need to be good t-shirts though, which means a decent design, good fabric, light-on-dark, well fitting (hint: female attendees have different body shapes to male attendees).
All of which can push the expense up quite a bit.
Re: Ask HN: What is good swag in Hackathons?
#9Favorites:
Credits (AWS)
T-Shirts
Water bottles (this one surprised me, but I got a couple from Palantir and I use them every day)
Maybe it's a geographical thing but I've never seen a stressball at a hackathon as swag (based in DC)
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#10Linode/AWS coupouns