Come on, Staples, put up your dukes...put'em up

I know this is like poking the 800lb. gorilla but come on...I was driving back from lunch and on the radio comes this low price ad from Staples®. The man says "what is your price on pens?" and the lady says "low". Then he says "what is your price on folders?" and again she says "low". Then he says..."blah, blah, blah" and everything is "low, low, low".

Now, they did not specifically mention promo stuff but they are clearly giving the inference that they are a place for low prices. And to be honest, I don't buy our office supplies and it may well be that they do have low prices on the unimprinted basics.

But when it comes to promotional products, little old David (that'd be MARCO) whips up pretty good on old Goliath (that would be Staples®, in this case).

Here are three popular items I checked quickly on their web site:

Sure, sometimes bigger is better, but sometimes bigger just means more overhead which can lead to bigger prices.

Oh, and I think bigger might mean slower too because quick ship production for Goliath was a whopping 5 days! David (that'd again be MARCO) has over 250 items that can ship in 24-hours with no rush charges!

So when you need something at the best price and you need it fast, think of little old David!

Cheers.