Hit Refresh: 16 Trending Swag Ideas for Your New Hire Pack

When we think of situations where swag would be appropriate, a few immediately come to mind. Onboarding is one such occasion and for obvious reasons, one of our most popular swag pack scenarios. 

We’ve even put together a holistic guide on why you need an onboarding process, how to go about strategizing one and how swag can help enhance the onboarding process. You might want to give it a run-though before you dive into the refresher swag list. Here it is:

How to Win at Smart, Painless Onboarding with Swag in 2021

Every year, we put out a list of what we believe to be great choices for an onboarding swag pack. As we step into 2022, here’s an updated list of a few brilliant products which we believe will augment your new hire’s already brilliant welcome. 

Ready? Let’s dive in.

Featured Swag Items:

Drinkware

Cupanion Sustainable Bottle, 18 oz

THE CREW SAYS:

The Cupanion Sustainable Bottle does a lot of things. For starters, it’s sleek and sustainable. It’s tied to the Fill it Forward app that helps you monitor your carbon offset, landfill reduction and the environmental projects you're helping fund with each refill. You can take this even further as a brand by setting up a custom QR code to track company wide sustainability metrics. That’s a win for onboarding, your culture and the planet.

Oh, and while this leak proof, dishwasher safer, recyclable bottle looks like glass, it’s unbreakable. Thanks to the Tritan® it’s made from.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Drinkware Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Sustainable Swag

Sustainable new hire swag this way

Miir Insulated Travel Tumbler

THE CREW SAYS:

Miir designed this tumbler to seamlessly fit into both your cup holder and your daily routine. It’ll keep your coffee hot for hours and cold for longer. The Miir Insulated Travel Tumbler comes with a few tricks such as Thermo 3D ™ Double Wall Vacuum Insulation Technology for best in class beverage guarding insulation, a leak free design to prevent leaks, an insulated lid to prevent spills, 18/8 medical grade stainless steel that doesn’t transfer metal aftertaste into your beverage, BPA free construction and a lifetime warranty to show that Miir means business. This one’s a tumbler swag winner.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Drinkware Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Travel Swag, Unique Swag

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Opal Stoneware Cup 

THE CREW SAYS:

When it comes to drinkware for gifting, nothing leaves a statement like stoneware. This 12oz stoneware mug features a glossy finish and comes with a silicon sleeve, packed ready to go in a gift box. It’s classic, durable and customizable. Plus, it works splendidly well for when simple is the way you want to go.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Drinkware Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Classic Swag

Add the Opal to your pack!

Perka® Kerstin 16 oz. 304 Double Wall Stainless Steel Mug

THE CREW SAYS:

If you’re someone who forgets to use coasters (don’t we all?), the Perka® Kerstin should be incredibly appealing. The cork base protects your surfaces and provides some much needed grip to your beverages while the vacuum insulation keeps your hot drinks hot for 10 hours and cold drinks cold for 18 hours. All this, and the Kerstin is a tall, ergonomic mug to easily sip out of. Gift this, and you’re gifting convenient, enjoyable productivity. 

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Drinkware Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Travel Swag, Unique Swag

Check out our customizable mugs

Apparel

Recycled Unisex Triblend Tee

THE CREW SAYS:

Often, simple is great. It’s greater when you’ve got a simple, classy tee that’s made from the equivalent of 6 recycled plastic water bottles. Available in 10 different colours and fully customizable with your branding, this unisex tee also makes for splendid uniform swag. 

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Uniform Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Swag Apparel

Start customizing here!

Sock Fancy High Top Beanie

THE CREW SAYS:

It’s soft, fits well and is incredibly cute! Sock Fancy’s products offer top-of-the-line comfort with clean lines and bright threads. Keep your team warm and looking cool with a pop-topped beanie custom-knit just for them 💆!

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Swag Apparel, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Fun Swag, Cute Swag

Create your team’s custom beanie

Independent Trading Co. Loopback Terry Crewneck

THE CREW SAYS:

It’s soft to touch, really comfortable and designed to keep you warm. Like most sweatshirts, it features a cotton/polyester blend that provides the right balance of structure and utility. The cuffs and waistbands feature a ribbed design and the unisex fit means that you don’t have to think twice before adding it to your swag pack. With an extensive selection of colors and multiple imprint locations, creating custom apparel that amplifies your brand is easier than ever. 

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Seasonal Swag, Swag Essentials, Uniform Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Swag Apparel

Start with this swag pick

Sock Club Custom Knit Socks

THE CREW SAYS:

Socks are (in our opinion) the perfect gift. Useful, colorful, and fun. They’re a perennial client favorite, and we totally concur.  If your brand fosters an easygoing, friendly and embracing culture, these classic knit socks are the way to go!

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Unique Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Swag Apparel

Start customizing!

Stationery & Luggage

Customizable Post-It Cube

THE CREW SAYS:

Sticky notes are an absolute productivity staple, and this customizable cube is the perfect (home) office accessory for jotting down all of those onboarding notes and after-work to-dos.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Productivity Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Stationery Swag, Inventory Swag, Functional Swag

More customizable office essentials

Port Authority Access Rucksack

THE CREW SAYS:

This rucksack from Port Authority is the perfect lightweight solution for commuting new hires. The main compartment’s got a padded laptop panel and several organization pockets. Across the exterior, rucksack detailing abounds, from the zippered flap with hook closure, functional side pocket,and padded air mesh shoulder straps. For maximum functionality, check out the luggage trolley pass-through, the perfect way to carry multiple bags through crowded airports or trains, with ease.  

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Luggage Swag, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Travel Swag, Functional Swag, Unique Swag

Add this pick to your swag pack

Westport Customizable Journal With Custom Insert

THE CREW SAYS:

Considering how many notes your teams take throughout their workday, journals make for fantastic onboarding swag. To further back this up, journals have forever been one of our most popular swag products. This journal from Westport features perfect binding, an elastic closure and a customizable insert which you can use to include a fantastic welcome note. Talk about surprises inside surprises!

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Stationery Swag, Swag Essentials, Day One Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Productivity Swag, Writing Swag

Check out our suite of customizable journals!

Circuit Expandable Tech Organizer

THE CREW SAYS:

We live in an age dominated by cables. Whether it’s to charge our devices, hook up peripherals or simply transfer data, we need cables. Period. Hence, it’s imperative that to succeed in a world dominated by cables, we must dominate them instead. And that’s exactly what the Circuit Expandable Tech Organizer is designed to do. It helps you organize your myriad of cables and it expands. Because let’s face it, we’ll only be adding more cables to our lives. So, organize them!

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Productivity Swag, Swag Essentials, Functional Swag, Custom Branded, Luggage Swag, Unique Swag

Start with this pick 

Tech

Ring Light

THE CREW SAYS:

Everyone loves to see themselves in the best light. So gift them a ring light! Whether it’s to look bright for the daily Zoom meeting or make the next viral reel on Instagram, a ring light is a surprisingly versatile piece of swag. Plus, if there’s ever a power cut, this battery operated ring light can be used to brighten up theirs, and the lives of those around them. Or, just imagine all the photos that they can now click in perfect lighting. Yup, you’re gifting confidence here.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Functional Swag, Swag Essentials, Tech Swag, Custom Branded, Unique Swag, Fun Swag

Put your best face forward

Bluetooth Tracker 

THE CREW SAYS:

As humans, we’re prone to misplacing things. Thankfully, some smart humans have come up with tech that helps us lose less.  Bluetooth trackers are a helpful and unobtrusive way to help locate and remember important personal items. It’s simple - tag an item, and link the tag to your tracker, and prepare to never misplace your keys (or anything else again.  With this super functional piece of swag, you’re saving your new hires from themselves. Now that’s a company that looks after their people 😉

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Functional Swag, Swag Essentials, Tech Swag, Custom Branded, Inventory Swag, Unique Swag

Customize Apple, Spot, and Chipolo trackers

Gravitis Wireless Car Charger

THE CREW SAYS:

Origaudio makes the coolest stuff and this wireless car charger is no different. Further helping our cause against world cable domination, the Gravitis uses wireless charging technology to wirelessly juice up your phone. And like the name suggests, this peripheral uses Gravity to hold your phone in place while on the road. It’s so good that it was awarded The Best Tech Accessory Award by the Counselor Product Design Awards in 2019.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Functional Swag, Swag Essentials, Tech Swag, Custom Branded, Travel Swag, Cool Swag

Start customizing!

JBL Live 660NC 

THE CREW SAYS:

Often, you want the noise cut. But sometimes, you want the noise tuned in. Regardless of what you want to hear, the JBL Live 660NC delivers, and it does so brilliantly across the board. You can control these headphones with your voice, enjoy upto 50 hours of wireless audio playback, seamlessly switch between multiple devices they’re connected to and enjoy JBL’s signature sound, while customizing it to your exact preferences. Choosing what to hear never felt more liberating.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Welcome Swag, Company Culture, Team Culture, Productivity Swag, Swag Essentials, Audio Swag, Custom Branded, Travel Swag, Unique Swag

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Summary

And that’s a wrap! You’ve got 16 different swag items you can mix and match to create a winning swag pack. Everyone loves a good welcome and the items featured here are proven swag winners, meaning you can’t go wrong with any of them. Introduce your brand in the best way possible with these incredible swag picks! 🚀

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