| Bar coasters are generally seen as away to brand a | | | | sometimes. It is a good idea to ask the beer |
| bar or restaurant business. The idea is that your | | | | company if they have any free before you pay for |
| customers are drinking off of coasters that have | | | | them. |
| your establishment's name on it. This is especially | | | | The same goes for any of the drink or soda pop |
| good for customers that you have sitting at an old | | | | companies. Ask them if they are giving away any |
| long wooden bar. The bar coasters can help protect | | | | free cocktail coasters as part of a promotion. This |
| the wood from moisture which can mar it with ugly | | | | could save you a few hundred bucks so that you |
| white markings. | | | | don't have to purchase them. |
| There are a number of great ways you can put drink | | | | Studies have shown that bar coasters can definitely |
| coasters to work for you. They are a great way to | | | | increase your sales. Brand awareness is where it is at |
| advertise your products and services including things | | | | with these promotional items. They are also a very |
| like special drinks, upcoming events, bands that are | | | | affordable way to advertise as one coaster can go a |
| playing, holiday specials and all kinds of things. They | | | | long way per penny spent. For instance 400 dollars |
| are very effective at creating brand awareness | | | | can get you a tiny advertisement in a newspaper for |
| which is why beer companies have been using them | | | | one week or even just a weekend but the same |
| for ages. | | | | amount of money can buy you these useful |
| Bar coasters tend to be the same no matter who | | | | "business cards" called beverage coasters. |
| you buy them from. They are usually four inch circles | | | | There are also some companies online that specialize |
| or squares with round corners and they tend to be | | | | specifically in getting you bar coasters at a cut rate |
| printed in four colors. Some coasters have printing on | | | | price directly from breweries. The smaller breweries |
| both sides. Most companies take about two weeks | | | | who specialize in making more exotic beers especially |
| to print and deliver a standard order of about 1200 | | | | like these coasters. |
| coasters. You can expect to pay between $300 and | | | | If you don't like advertisements you can also get |
| $500 for about 1200 orders and roughly around $400 | | | | permanent drink coasters in different styles and sizes. |
| to $500 for 2500 coasters. | | | | These are usually made out of a natural wood like |
| Beer coasters make great bar coasters and they can | | | | red wood. The red wood is usually and 3 ½ |
| help raise the revenues of your alcohol. Almost every | | | | inch square and inside there is a rubber circle upon |
| brand of beer makes a beer coaster of one kind or | | | | which you set the drink. The nicest of these |
| another and they come in interesting shapes and | | | | coasters are not lacquered that heavily so you can |
| sizes. You can get these as promotional items | | | | see the beautiful natural grains in the wood. |
