“Define ‘roughing it,’” Harold asks as he tries to keep 34 cans of soda (fun soda… wink) icy cold and the cold cut sandwiches with cheese from melting, all while keeping his hands completely free so he can carry the rest of his gear and manage four kids and one dog. “What is the honest definition of disappointment?” Rose asked as they trudged into a President's Club retreat with the gift of a boxed notebook/pen set and a power bank, praying this suffices as a rewarding gift f

Listen, today is the day your life changes for the better. This is your activewear apparel intervention. NorthPoint wants to let you know you are valued and loved in your choices of activewear apparel pieces and brands, but there is more to life than the Lululemons of the world. We hear the cries for quality, we see the pleas for performance, and we understand the wants for unique styles that help your brand stand out in a sea of the same on the trade-show floor. NorthPoint w

Close your eyes (hypothetically, because we still need you to read this blog with both eyes open) and imagine you’re doing your best to navigate a YEEHAW day filled with a trade show, running back-to-back client demos, and pulling an all-nighter at a venue where every wall outlet is already staked out. Your group chat is firing off coordinates to the "meet up" location, while your phone simultaneously is being smacked with an endless stream of emails, calendar alerts, and you

AI would tell me to write, “Let’s up your beach bag game. It’s a chaotic world of beach bags, and a cotton tote shouldn’t be one of them.” While we agree that the population needs a great option for a sunny, sandy (dare we say wet) kind of day… maybe we’ll just share in our own wording what we have up our sleeve... Have you ever seen a sopping-wet pancake drenched in butter and syrup? It looks strikingly similar to some of the beach bag choices you’ve made in your past life (

When it comes to gathering people around a good flame, nobody does it quite like Solo Stove. Known for revolutionary, nearly smokeless designs that turn outdoor setups into cozy, hassle-free hangouts, Solo Stove has rightfully earned its spot as our featured brand of the week. And while their entire lineup is built to upgrade how you hang out, we couldn't resist shining a spotlight on our absolute top pick first (because S'mores are BEST this time of year, duh!): the Solo St

FOURRRRR… is not the number of boyfriends you should have at once! You need five to really feel complete. (KIDDING!) In all seriousness, that word ("fore") is something yelled while on (or off) a golf course. It’s the universal signal for “GET THE F&%$ OUT OF THE WAY!” because Uncle Bob didn’t have the Caddy Splash Golf Brush to clean the crevices of the club! If you’ve ever stepped foot on a course or had a golfing experience, you know that agonizing quiet that follows a sho

Between endless brand choices, styles, and capacities ranging from quick-sips to mega-hydrators... drinkware fatigue is a very real thing. How are you supposed to know which cup, tumbler, or bottle actually fits your day when there are SO many to choose from?? Don't worry...we’ve got you covered. We sampled every brand of drinkware that's had its moment of fame this year so that we could see them, test them, and use them firsthand to give you our real, honest opinions. We'll

Suddenly, all my woes vanish into the clear blue skies the second the bright rays touch my skin. You feel like a flower blossoming away in the blissfulness of summer. Ahh, yes—with that beautiful picture in mind, what’s not so fun is if you forget one tasty ingredient while you’re outside enjoying some vitamin D and a UV index of 10. A burn looms on the distant horizon if you go unprotected. Let’s face it: a burn after a beautiful beach day is almost an insult to your humanit

If there is one thing we can all aggressively relate to, it's this: the human race has a collective and toxic obsession with bringing our thousand-dollar pocket rectangles into places where they absolutely do not belong. Denise, we see you with that bag of rice... third one this month, by the way. Whether you’re on a Grady-White catching a massive striper (which is actually just your lure trapped in rock & weed) or you somehow lost control of your Owala while trying to type a

Is it just use, or does the entire business world suddenly pivot to the golf course the second the thermostat hits 75 degrees? Suddenly, "let’s hop on a Zoom" magically transforms into "let’s chat over nine holes," but honestly, we are absolutely here for it. Peak golf season is officially in full swing, and we've got the swag to make it a success. If your summer corporate event calendar is looking a little lackluster, don't panic. We brought in the heavy artillery this week.

Do you feel that in the air?! My beautiful people, step outside, feel the sun’s rays kiss the baby hairs on your forearms and face, embrace the gentle warm breeze all over your body, and taste the vanilla twisted ice cream cone dipped in chocolate on your tongue (and probably from your fingers, because, Charlene, it's melting on your white polo!!). Summer is peeking its stunning face around the corner… we can feel it, and now so can you Now buckle up, beach bums and luxury h

“I like turtles.” Anyone remember that meme?! No? Just us? That’s okay, we thought that might be a niche thing to have mentioned in the opener of this blog, but it got your attention, right? That’s what matters. Turtles are incredible reptiles that not only win hypothetical races against the fast and furious hares, but are also great to admire from afar, sunbathing on a rock (the turtles, not you, Cynthia!). However you choose to love and yearn for a turtle, we want you to lo

If we were writing a love letter (this blog), this one goes out to hats. The backbone of a bad hair day, the piece that pulls the outfit together by adjusting the back strap a few notches, the protector from the sun to the delicate facial skin, the knight for the eyes against some hefty winds/debris, and the keeper of some incredible trending brand opportunities. Shoutout to the bald baddies out there too, we know a hat is essential for keeping you warm and all those beautifu

Let’s just get RIGHT into it. Marketing team, gather please, sit down, all eyes on me. An amazing swag connoisseur once said, “Great swag is born from great minds and creative thinkers, and that’s what we have here tonight, marketers. That’s what you have earned here tonight. One piece of great swag. If we did 10 giveaways, 9 might be subpar. But not this piece of swag, not this event. Tonight we give great swag.” If we are being honest, the line is hazy on whether that was a

Don’t look outside, don’t make eye contact or any sudden movements, and most importantly, don’t even bring it up. Because we know, we live it, we feel it—it haunts us every day… THE SNOW. The winter has not been very nice to New England this year... like, WHY are we getting bullied so bad right now?! What did we do?! Honestly, we might start blaming New York for no reason. Your sports teams SUCK. Sorry (we take it back). NY just caught a stray for no reason. Get up and dust y

RINGO. It sounds like the name of a very majestic, colorful, vibrant, loud, tropical bird or your absolutely unhinged and poppin’-off emu (if you don’t know what those are, I highly recommend you get to googling this fantastic creature right now) that your neighbor owns as a pet that gets out at the crack A$$ of dawn far too often. At this point, your neighbor’s scream, “RINGOOOO!” from their farmer’s porch before you even have time to open your eyelids, and it now has become

Hey, you. Don’t think we didn’t just see you reach into the abyss of those pant pockets only to pull out the most disappointing, flimsy, lifeless-looking wallet we have ever laid our eyes on. Our thoughts are as follows: “It’s such a shame we cannot unsee that.” (KIDDING… well, sort of.) And HEY YOU, with the scary silicone phone wallet that looks like it couldn’t hold up against a mild gust of wind… yeah, you aren’t safe either. We are going to hold your hand when we tell yo

Dear Diary, As we write this passage, it is December 3rd, 2025. We had our first snowfall here in New England, and while some of you might be thinking “awe, how magical!” …it wasn’t. Staying true to honest New England weather, it down poured shortly after the snowfall, making the roads slushy, icy, and, well …miserable to drive on. All this to say – we are day one into what feels like is about to be the LONGEST WINTER EVER. " Waaa", they cry, as they bundle up and place a ver

You know it and we know it…there are two types of people in this world: those who might think they have their sh*t together and those who have been introduced to the brand Timbuk2 . Founded in the sunny, bright, and lively city of San Francisco by a bike messenger who probably had thighs of concrete and steel, as well as zero patience for flimsy/suck-y bags. Timbuk2 has spent years (decades…that’s a lot of years) engineering gear that survives an “on-the-move” type of life in

Good GOD… we know you’ve all been there. You’re on the road, juggling 3000 different devices, searching for a charger like your life depends on it, and praying to the lord in heaven your laptop can hang on for dear life for “just one more email” to your boss letting him know you missed your flight (for the second time today), there is no availability at any of the local hotels so it’s looking like the airport floor tonight, every electronic you own is on E, and you made a pit