Beach Items
Choosing Custom Beach Products for Summer
Beach towels make up the biggest share of these custom beach products, with soft cotton towels sitting alongside lighter, quick-drying ones that soak up plenty of water and roll down compact enough for a day bag. For sun protection there are straw hats, cotton twill brim hats and mesh hats, plus sunglasses in plastic, polycarbonate and bamboo frames, many of them fitted with UV400 lenses that block UVA and UVB rays. Beach balls arrive supplied flat, while dry bags, microfibre pouches and carabiner sunscreen keep valuables and sun cream close at hand. It's the gear people actually pack for a day on the sand, so most of it gets plenty of use once the weather warms up.
Promotional beach products cover a few different jobs, so it helps to know what you're after before you start. Sun protection sits across sun hats and straw hats, custom sunglasses and sunscreen, which helps schools keep kids covered over summer and outdoor crews protected on site. For gear that gets used season after season, custom beach towels give your logo plenty of room, while beach balls and beach games and toys bring some fun to family days and club events. Beach accessories round things out with dry bags, pouches and other handy extras.
Beach gear sees its heaviest use over the long summer break, from Christmas until school goes back, and towels and hats often come back out for lake trips and camping well into autumn.
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Towels and hats are the pieces people hang onto longest, which makes them a strong choice for keeping your name around for more than one summer. Cotton towels feel soft and substantial, while the faster-drying towels are easier to carry around, which means they work just as well in gym bags and travel luggage as at the beach. Hats are mostly about style and airflow, with straw hats giving a relaxed holiday look and cotton twill or mesh hats leaning sportier for staff and club wear.
Sunglasses earn their place when you're after a giveaway people put on straight away, and the frame material changes the feel quite a bit. Polycarbonate frames are light and tough, plastic keeps things simple and colourful, and bamboo gives a more natural finish that suits outdoor and eco-minded brands. Beach balls go the other way entirely, giving you a cheerful giveaway that's easy to store until the day and gets plenty of use at school galas and summer events.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are the sunglasses tough enough for kids?
Some have impact-resistant frames and lenses that meet CE requirements, which suits school groups and junior sports clubs. If they're likely to be dropped in the sand or sat on, look for those features first rather than choosing on frame colour alone.
Can the beach balls match our club colours?
Yes, the panels can be mixed and matched from nine colours, so you can build a ball around your club or company colours. The one rule is that both round end panels have to be the same colour.
What's good for keeping phones dry at the beach?
Dry bags are the go-to, and they're handy for surf clubs and boating as well as a day on the sand. Microfibre pouches suit sunglasses and small items, though they're there to stop scratches rather than keep water out.
Which custom beach products work best as event giveaways?
Beach balls and carabiner sunscreen are the simplest printed beach products to give away, since they're light and get used straight away. Some items also come in their own OPP bag, which keeps things tidier on an event stand and stops sand getting in before they're handed over.
Do you have anything that's less plastic-heavy?
Bamboo sunglasses and straw hats are the obvious picks if you're after branded beach products with a more natural feel. Cotton towels and cotton twill hats also make sense if you're steering away from plastic for your next promotion.
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Catherine from our sales team says: "Beach balls get played with on the day, while towels, hats and sunglasses go home and come back out every summer. To keep your logo seen for longer, put more of your order into those and keep the beach balls for quick event giveaways."
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