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Step 1
Look around the checkout register at commonly frequented stores. Most retail shops will have a cup sitting by the register full of advertising pens for patrons to use and keep. Banks are also known for giving out promotional pens at the teller windows.
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Step 2
Purchase a new car, take out a loan or buy more insurance. Along with the paperwork, a free pen is generally left to advertise the provider of the service.
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Step 3
Check the incoming mail carefully. Promotional companies send samples of pens to prospective customers. Some of the freebie samples are higher-end quality pens, making for an even better collectible.
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Step 4
Visit the local fair or community celebration. Companies who set up booths to drum up new business will have a variety of plastic stick pens to hand out to prospective clients.
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Step 5
Attend trade shows and conferences. Most booths will have a variety of pens to offer customers. Presenters at trade shows try to offer memorable promotional items, making it possible to collect an assortment of distinctive pens
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Step 6
Buy promotional pens from tourist attractions as a remembrance of a vacation or trip. A typical promotional pen is plastic with a 3-D scene enclosed in the upper barrel.
