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UK Supplies of Branded USB Flash Drives

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Branded USB Flash Drives are forecast to be one of the most popular promotional products of 2011. Their growing popularity is underpinned by falling prices, repeat usage of the product, high perceived value and with USB flash drives, you have the ability, unlike any other promotional product, to pre-load the drive with your marketing material, sales brochures and press releases etc.

By pre-loading the USB flash drives with your sales material you transform an inert promotional product into an active sales tool that can deliver a wide range of messages (presentation slides, media files, audio clips, PDF’s). Compared to other similar priced promotional products USB flash drives “punch above their weight” and deliver a range of benefits to the giver and the receiver that are difficult if not impossible to match.

Such is the demand for branded USB flash drives that there are times during the year when they are difficult to source or at least source with a reasonable lead time. Part of the reason is that all USB flash drives are manufactured in China and China’s National Holidays can play havoc with lead times. The worst period is in the run up to, during and shortly after Chinese New Year. This is a period that typically spans three weeks although it can take longer for the factories and the international carriers to get back up to speed and for typical lead times or 7 to 10 days to be restored.

If you need branded USB flash drives in a hurry then you’ll need to track down the relatively few suppliers that carry blank stock in the UK and can offer an express printing service. Typically only the larger, more established and more professional suppliers carry UK stock of Flash Drives because they tie up cash and there is no certainty of demand for the models/styles held in stock.

Branded USB Flash Drives

Branded USB Flash Drives

One such supplier is USB2U. USB2U have been around since 2002, they typically carry a wide range of UK stock across various models, memory sizes and colours and because they are used to the challenges presented by Chinese New Year they stock up in advance. So, if you are looking for a UK supplier of branded USB flash drives and you need them in a hurry then give the team at USB2U a call.

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USB Drives In A Flash – 48Hrs No Less

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

It’s a notoriously difficult time of the year for anyone wanting to order USB flash drives printed with a logo on to get them delivered quickly. The simple reason is that most USB flash drives are manufactured and printed for customers in China and then air freighted into the UK for onward delivery. Surprisingly this is not normally a problem because this whole process takes just a matter of days from time of order but at the moment China is effectively “closed” because of the convergence of two National Holidays.

This year the Mid-Autumn Festival will run from 22nd Sept to 24th Sept shortly followed by Chinese National Day holidays that run from 1st Oct to 7th Oct. Some factories and courier firms will be operating during the few days between these two holidays but many won’t. Some businesses are expected to remain closed from the 18th September to the 10th October!

Urgent USB Flash Drives

Chinese Holidays - USB Flash Drives in 48Hrs

The consequence of these holidays is that the lead-time for USB flash drives manufactured and printed in China will extend to several weeks rather than days. So, if you have not placed your order by today and been given a confirmed delivery date then you may be looking at mid-October as a realistic delivery date.

At USB2U we plan for these holidays every year and we stock up with blank USB flash drives that we print in the UK and turnaround in 48hrs or less. We don’t carry our full portfolio of USB flash drives but we do have a reasonable selection of both USB sticks and memory sizes.

If you find yourself needing USB flash drives printed with your logo on anytime during the next couple of weeks just give us a call and we’ll talk you through the options. Don’t leave it too late though because it seems that no matter how much stock we buy in we always struggle to fulfil all the orders we have.

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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.

emergency USB flash drive

emergency USB flash Drive

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.

Red Hot Branded Flash Drives

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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