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at Nj 102 was handing out mini screwdriver sets that were key chains, too. very cool. i so have 612s bracelet and one team handed out cups, useful and different. And i think my fav by far was the team (sry, the number rubbed off) was the team that handed out bubbles in a bottle shaped like a space man!

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Our Team (1726) passed out metal keychains. A friend of the team had a plasma cutter, so he cut out "NERDS 1726" for us out of 1/8" steel. Unfortunately because of how expensive and the amount of work involved, we were only able to give out one to each team. But we had pleanty of teams coming back and asking for more!

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As usual 862 will be giving several diffrent button designs, including our PS2 Buttons

As well as our Orange Leis like the one Paul is wearing here

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Team 1538 gave out Holy Cows tshirts, saying The Holy Cows 1583 High Tech High San Diego on back and GOT FIRST? on the front.

Frankly after team 79's Pirate Rubber Ducky I like tshirts. Any team that gives out a tshirt as long as it isn't a ridiculous color or say something really cheesy I will wear it as a normal shirt. (To school) I am wearing the Holy Cows one now. I will wear it during thursday no matter what the shirt is. (I have limits)

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The anonobots (1190) passed out yellow wristbands with '1190 Anonobots' in blue, arial black font. I liked team 1777's poof ball earrings and team 1666's ducky. :D

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As a mentor, I don't really collect the knick-knacks as much as most do. However, I've got to start taking pictures of some of the places the two pair of fuzzy dice that Team 885 gave me have been (various military cockpits and flight simulators).

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The Mini tools were awesome, and the buttons were fun to collect. Someone at Wisconsin was giving out business cards. 93 gave out carabiners. 930 gave out extrusions on a keychain. 1103 gave out collectible coins. One team (I don't know who) gave out smiley face bouncy balls.

Argos 1756 was giving out a blue wristband (livestrong-style) at chicago, which I am still wearing and will continue to wear until it breaks (I have lost two similar bands this way). Wristbands are fun to give out because you can wear them all the time, and promote FIRST all the time.

At the midwest regional, my team was giving out hats, t-shirts, and water bottles(nalgene-style). Though one team kept "helping themselves" to the water bottles and t-shirts, so we couldn't keep them on display, and had to hand them out personally. :mad:

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We will be attending Championships this year. If anyone is interested in getting a 'Got FIRST?' shirt we should have at least 300 of them with us in Atlanta, we may bring 600, so supplies are limited. We won't be giving them out until Friday though.

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i love the mini measuring tape, level, mini tool sets.. .as well as the mini sharpies on a string. . all very usefull!

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MARS is attending Championships for the 1st time. Do most teams pass out their buttons or give-aways from their pit or in the stands? Are certain days better for this? On our shoestring budget we don't have many items.

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Pat,
Buttons are your #1 priority. Don't worry about all the other trinkets. Most teams divvy-up their buttons between a bagful in the pit and a bagfull in the stands. A few of your spirit-leaders should also keep some on-hand in their pockets (just watch out for sharp pins!)

Search the Internet for badge-making materials and BORROW a badge machine from a nearby team.

Also, make-up some cute fun trophies to give-out to teams you befriend in the pits. That is worth a LOT in making long-term relationships.....Come to Team 1511 and ask for "Lorien" and she may give you one of our cut-up TETRA trophies from last year!

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From the sounds of things, you went to the Milwaukee regional. So did we! I liked the mini tools and Frostbytes coins too, but I thought the coolest thing was what we were handing out. Little limit switches on a chain with a thin piece of metal with an Mh for Metalheads laserd on it! (did you get one? I thought I got the whole pit!)

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4 years(2002) ago at nationals our team gave out soap ( i think it offended some people, but every one got a good laugh)

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This is probably a little random but I would LOVE to see a team give out little nalgene bottles with their team name on it.

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ATTENTION CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

I would like to have any or all of your team giveways. Stop by Team 204's pit and I may have something to give to you.