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So my son likes to pick up random things he finds on the ground (I know…)
He came back with a nice Airbnb pen. I need pens anyway. Is there any place to buy these sort of things? Maybe a notepad to write the welcome message on, or other little branded doodads? Where do they come from?
Do they give them out at conferences?
We give our guests free pens and 25-page notepads with our contact information.
I designed and ordered these guest souvenirs through cheap online printing companies. The cost per-pen is 19-cents, and each 25-page notepad is $1.10.
Because our rental unit is in a mountain community, I chose a mountain-forest background for the pens. However, it is difficult to read the text against the busy background image.
Pen company: https://www.pens.com/
Notepad company: https://www.captainnotepad.com/
We have used VistaPrint.com to cheaply print 4-inch x 8-inch rack-cards.
We give these advertising cards to our guests and display them at local wine tasting rooms, gift shops and tourist information centers.
Also, our double-sided business cards have six color photos of our rental unit.
Back of our business card:
Guests do love a welcome gift or a little freebie to make them feel special! Pens and notepads are cute, and here are a few more ideas for the pot!
Get some labels printed with a photo / details of your rental on, get a load of plain notepads and fashion your own bespoke giveaways.
Use the best photo you have and create your own postcards - leave a few out for your guests (suggest they keep one as a reminder of their stay maybe leave a couple of stamps too so they can post those out).
Use your bespoke labels to decorate a bag of homemade treats e.g. cookies, or source local goodies e.g. a great local cheese or wine - affix a postcard to the packaging and wish your guests a pleasant stay (this is also a good way to promote local businesses - maybe they can do the same for you)?
Have fun being creative and happy hosting!
when I had my pet shop, I loved personalised things, but managed to lift myself to business cards, bags, and pens. I chose quite nice pens, grey and chrome, I think they were 50p each if I ordered 100. They were so nice, I didn’t give any out.
And after that order, the company would try and get repeat sales off me, and would occasionally send a personalised pen of a different style, which I also loved.
I don’t want to advertise Airbnb when I can advertise our rentals 
We have pens, pads, mugs, a printed manual, postcards, business cards etc. with our own rental name and phone number from various online sources.
Apparently everything is sold on Amazon EXCEPT Airbnb logo-ed pens.
I think the Airbnb is copyrighted so logo promotional product producers like Vistaprint may not create and sell them.
I’m liking the idea of creating a promotional product for your rental instead of an Airbnb logo product.
Best wishes and have fun!!
@GardenGnome On the only local meeting I attended for Airbnb hosts, pens and t-shirts with the company’s logo were given out (free) to attendees. However, I never mention or make reference to Airbnb when dealing with guests…
Perhaps I should rename my listing to Pet Pet Pet, and give out some bloody pens
