Find the Best Deals on Shaped Cake Pans

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At one point, you could find shaped cake pans everywhere. They were at your local grocery store, big box retailers, and even the drug store. Baking fell from the graces of popularity in the mid nineties, and so did the pans availability. Now, baking is becoming popular once again, but the availability of the pans isn't growing nearly as fast. So we're currently facing a double dilemma, the pans are hard to find and when you can find them they're very expensive. So what to do? Read on to learn!

If you live in an area that is very food-centric, there will be large stores that are dedicated kitchen and restaurant supplies. Here you will find every size cake pan imaginable at a great price. The problem with these places is that many of them are wholesalers, and you may need a license or be associated with a restaurant to shop there. This obviously won't work if you don't have either of those qualifications. If you know a local restauranteur, you may be able to get in with them (and not pay any sales tax!) but if you don't this won't be an available option for you.

The other place to turn to get great deals on cake pans is the internet. When browsing, you're going to come across a lot of sites that look like they haven't been updated since 1997, but many of them are worthwhile places to shop. If you are looking for something that is a bit more up to date, check out Amazon. They have almost every cake pan around, and everything is a great price. Most orders will qualify for free shipping if they are over the amount threshold, and you'll get everything fast. If you're looking for a great deal on out of print cake pans, turn to eBay. You can expect to pay anywhere between $20 and $100 for these old school pans, but they're there. This is especially true for the hard to find Star Wars cake pans.

A few of the manufacturers will sell directly from their websites. Nordic Pro has a great shopping side of their site, as does Wilton. If you come across a pan that doesn't have the instructions for decorating, the manufacturer's website will usually have them there for download.

Finding a great deal on a shaped pan is a bit trickier than it used to be, but deals are still out there. You either have to know where to look, or know someone that can get you in, but it can certainly be done.

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Horse Shaped Stress Balls - An in Depth Look at These Popular Promotional Gifts

Horse shaped stressballs are among the most requested farm animal shapes. These popular stress toys are often seen at tourist locations, dude ranches, and as gifts in horse related publications of which there are many. In some countries such as France, where horse meat is eaten regularly and sold at village markets, they are also big in the food industry. Restaurants specialising in the meat also give these gifts away printed with their logo and details.

Here in the UK,where we would rather ride our horses than eat them, they are more often used simply to promote a business or organisation in a fun and different way.

There are several popular horse shapes but the most popular is a standing horse which is seen on almost every stress ball website on the net. It is 150mm x 47mm x 100mm and is normally printed on the back where your logo and details are easily visible. The print area is 30mm x 25mm is ample space for most logos and contact details.

The standard colour for this horse is dark brown with a black mane. Suppliers who purchase these stress products in bulk will have these in stock. I have found, however, that many people prefer to have the horses manufactured in another lighter colour so that their logo stands out better. This is completely up to you as special colours are rarely a problem though you should expect to wait for at least 4 weeks for delivery. Like all stress balls, the horse shape can be manufactured in your company colours if you feel like being brave.

As mentioned earlier, there are several fun horse related shapes. Some are lying down while others are kicking back smiling and wearing sunglasses. There are even a few horse stressballs that are available in the popular keyring size.

There are negatives and positives to going the keyring route. Key rings have always been quite popular promotional gifts because they are very handy. Almost everyone needs a keyring for their home, car and work keys. These popular stress reliever keyrings serve that purpose but they are also fun to squeeze. Your customers will probably find that they are reaching for their keys and squishing their horse keyring often. Each time they do, they could be looking at your logo and details.

The only problem with these fun keyrings is that they have a small print area due to the size of the product. You will need to consider this when you are considering what you want to print.

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Promotional Turkey Shaped Stress Balls - An In-Depth Look at These Fun Promotional Gifts

So when do you think these promotional turkey shaped stress balls are most popular? You guessed it, in the weeks before Thanksgiving in the US and around the same time for many other countries in the countdown to Christmas. Turkey is big business and these stress balls are very seasonal. That is not to say that they are not sold year round but October and November is when they are most needed. Restaurants specialising in big turkey dinners love them to hand out to their customers year round. They are also very popular with fertiliser companies, turkey organisation and farm shops.

Turkey meat is used in many different ways other than the tradition turkey roast and these shapes can help promote them all. This could be particularly of interest to food suppliers and transportation companies specialising in poultry. You may also find the chicken and hen shapes of interest.

The turkey shaped stress ball that is most often seen is 100mm x 35mm x 48mm. Its tail feathers are all spread out leaving a very nice 35mm x 35mm print area for your logo and promotional message. This is a very large print area for a stress ball of this size.

Turkey stress balls are normally supplied white with red and yellow trim on the head. These are kept in stock by the major stress ball suppliers. If you require another coloured turkey such as black, this can easily be done. The lead-time may be slightly longer but you can order your stress turkeys in any colour you like. I have even seen bright purple turkeys. The choice is yours.

It is worth noting that if you choose to purchase white turkeys, they will not stay white indefinitely. The PU used to manufacture the stress balls reacts to light over time and will eventually turn a very pale yellow. It is therefore best to keep your stress turkeys in the boxes you receive them in until you are ready to use them. The white colour should last for quite a long time but they will eventually turn yellow. If this is a problem, consider asking for your stress balls to be manufactured in another darker colour.

Stress balls are excellent gifts for promotion because they are in the shape of the product or message you are trying to promote. Your target customers have already started to pick up your message before they even read what is printed on the promotional stress ball.