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Don’t Panic We’re The 4th Emergency Service For Branded USB Memory Sticks

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

We’ve all been there and its not pleasant. It’s that sinking, horrible feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when it suddenly dawns on you that your job or career is on the line because of things that are often outside of your personal control.

If you’re working on a project or activity and you’re working against a hard deadline then the last thing you need is to be told by your supplier that they can’t deliver your goods on time. Equally you don’t need unexpected requirements being foisted upon you at the last minute with little or no time to plan and schedule them in let alone source products if they are needed. But in the real world it happens and unfortunately it happens more often than we’d all prefer.

All the planning and preparation in the world can’t accommodate these little “bombs” when they happen but what you can do is try and factor in a little contingency in your plans. Its not always easy and contingency has a nasty habit of just being “absorbed” in the project.

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If find yourself in a tight spot and needing branded USB memory sticks in a hurry then don’t panic. At USB2U we pride ourselves on being the “4th Emergency Service” of the branded USB memory stick world. We hold lots of plain, unprinted stock in the UK which we can get printed and delivered to you within 48hrs of a firm order and the supply of artwork to us.

You won’t have lots of choice in terms of models or memory size because we tend to hold stock of the most popular models and sizes we sell but if you are up against it or you’ve been let down by another supplier we can normally help.

For an idea of what we can offer and what stock we have in at any point in time its best to call us and speak to one of the team. They can talk you through the options and work with you to get your project back on track.

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Branded Memory Sticks – Waiting For The Dust To Settle

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Whilst the UK’s Met Office describe the eruption of the Eyjafjallajoekull volcano in Iceland as “weakening” its impacts are still being felt in the most unlikely of ways. The vast majority of branded memory sticks are air freighted into the UK from China on a “just in time” basis using carriers like DHL, TNT and Fedex. Whilst many of these carriers have their own fleet of aircraft they are affected in just the same way that commercial carriers are impacted – they are unable to fly their planes into and out of the UK.

Even when the restrictions are lifted there likely to be days if not weeks of delays as the networks and carriers struggle to return to normality. During this period of uncertainty its going to be incredibly difficult to give any firm commitment on delivery dates for branded USB memory sticks – at least those that are being manufactured and printed by the factories in China. The “normal” lead times of 10-14 days are likely to go out of the window in the short term but at least customers placing now can, to a degree, plan for this.

The bigger issue is for companies that have already ordered branded USB memory sticks in good faith with an expected delivery date of any time now. Many of these companies will have placed their orders to coincide with a show, a press event or media event and the non-delivery is likely to throw their plans into chaos.  It’s of course difficult to anticipate these events and no one is really to blame but are there any options to deal with the issue.

At USB2U we are fortunate to hold a significant amount of blank stock of USB flash drives and we are able to get these printed and delivered within 48hrs of an order. We don’t have all of the models shown on our website but we do have quite a few in different colours and memory sizes. So, if you are in desperate need of branded flash drives give us a call and talk to us about our “rush” service.

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Iceland Volcano Delays Branded Flash Drive Orders

Friday, April 16th, 2010

It not just passengers that are being impacted by the activities of the Icelandic Volcano, anyone waiting for the delivery of branded USB flash drives over the next few days could be let down as well.

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The Air Traffic Control Body for the UK, Nats, has just announced an extension of the restrictions into and out of UK airspace until Saturday 0100BST at the earliest. With conditions deteriorating today its anyones guess when the restrictions will be lifted and “normal service” resumes.

Realistically even when the restrictions are lifted it will be days, if not weeks, before things return to normal.

The majority of branded flash drives are manufactured and printed in China and then air freighted into the UK with carriers like TNT, DHL and UPS.  The operations of these carriers are all severely impacted by the suspension of flights in and out of the UK and as such there will be many customers anxiously waiting for news on their branded USB flash drive orders.

If you have got an event, show, activity which the USB flash drives were ordered for and it looks like they are not going to arrive in time you could consider getting some printed in the UK.

At USB2U we hold significant quantities of blank (un-printed) USB memory sticks that we can get printed up and delivered to you within 48hrs. Even if we don’t have exactly the same model or size of the ones you’ve ordered we will have something that will get you out of trouble.

We can’t suggest that we anticipated the eruption of the Volcano but we do always carry UK stock to allow us to provide a “Rush” service to our customers. Whether you been let down by a Volcano, another supplier or you just need branded flash drives in a hurry we can help so pick up the phone and give us a ring to talk through you requirements.

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