Thursday, December 05, 2024

the SEMA schwag haul!


6 micro fiber cloths, 5 t shirts, 3 samples of Simple Green, 2 pairs of rearview mirror dice, some samples of wax and detailing spray, 3 various notebooks, 2 headbands (Rotary), container of cleaning goop, microfiber glove, and (in blue) very strange stress reliever bubble popping thing, I won a Sock Monkey from ShopMonkey, a kneeling pad to save a knee, 3 eyeglass cleaner cloths, 2 ceramic discs (for putting in your cupholders, a "cooling cloth" to put around your neck to get the water evaporation cooling, and the real prize of the above group, a paracord bracelet that has a magnesium striker for making sparks/fire, rescue whistle, and a compass, and you can get them on Amazon for 7 bucks. The paracord is 3 meters long, and can carry 550 pounds.


a bunch of squeeze ball stuff, 3 ducks, the latest cow from Katzkin (astronaut) 2 samples of Kroil, 2 drink coasters, 2 mouse pads, 6 magazines, 2 snap coozies, 4 various squeeze footballs, a cowbell, flashlight, USB stick in wood, a tapemeasure/level, a couple samples of wax-detail spray, two cell phone holders, an ice scraper, a keyring emergency 10mm socket! about 30 pens, 4 beer bottle openers, a yoyo, 4 airfreshners, a nail file emory board, 2 tire pressure gauges, a mini screwdriver (bits inside) 2 sets of golf ball tees, one golf ball, a telescoping magnet, a pair of rare earth super strong magnets, a toolbox magnet with clip for paperwork (or chip bag!), a mini Clif Bar, a small cup, a collapsible frisbee, and the real prize of this group, a small swiss army type knife

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  1. Bit concerned over those blue tabs in the first pic. !

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    1. not sure what you are describing... I think you're talking about the ceramic discs, white with a blue logo

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    2. I think Rob is talking about the blue thing between the bubble popping thing and the bottles of Simple Green. At first I thought it was a bag of pills, but maybe its a car wash mitt?

      I have one of those small knife tools and it is pretty handy. It's interesting to see what the companies give out at trade shows. The stress balls never seem to go away, but I don't know if anyone actually uses them.

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  2. I see Christmas and birthday gifts for friends and family for several years. Did you make trps on everyday and double dip?

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    1. I still have all the bags of previous years of stuff too, I don't know anyone who wants the stuff. Except pens. Sure, there's some stuff I want, and will use, but mostly this is simply a way to make a game of trying to get the coolest free stuff, and also serves to make sure I look in every booth for cool stuff, not just cars. There are lots of posts I've made of the things I saw in booths that were not vehicles, but instead, booth draws, booth magnets, new or cool products, or something they put in the booth that tells a story. Even one Italian paint booth company had the history of the founder, and the bicycle he used back when he was commuting back and forth to work in a factory... lemme share the link here, and keep in mind, Kleenex may be needed when reading the story or watching the video. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2019/11/with-great-pleasure-and-respect-i.html

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