Did you get a chance to watch the NBA finals? That was edge-of-your seat excitement wasn’t it? My favorite part about watching sports events today is seeing all the different spectators and players wearing different silicone wristbands.

Ok, ok, yes we are located in Texas and it could be said that we may have wanted Dallas to win the NBA finals, but this is not a sports column and we are not here to talk about sports although it may sound that way from the start of this story.

I just want to talk about the tremendous popularity of wristbands and share evidence with you and the world that silicone bracelets are no longer in the “fad” stage. We have said it before and we will say it again, “Wristbands are everywhere and here to stay for awhile.”

Once a person is made consciously aware of anything, he/she will start to notice it wherever the object appears. In this case, wristbands are the objects and I see them everywhere and wonder if we made them. The picture below shows several of the Miami Heat team members reaching for and holding the NBA Finals Championship trophy.

Alonzo Mourning’s yellow and green silicone wristbands are probably the most noticeable in this picture, but if you look carefully, you will see five players are wearing one or more wristbands. If there was one big enough for Shaq, maybe he would have worn one too.

All kidding aside, we really just wanted to share a very current photo of a group of people who are held quite highly; who are in the public eye; who wear wristbands for different causes or reminders. Contrary to the misinformed belief of a handful of skeptics, silicone wristbands are not a fad and their popularity is bursting at the seams of the negative suit made by the pessimistic tailors.
How will your next order of custom silicone wristbands be used? Are you on a team who will use them for an important sporting event? What about using wristbands as great souvenirs, an entry ticket, or a simple every day inspirational item? Of course, many of our sports organization customers have used their bands for many successful fundraisers as well, and continually reorder for new fundraisers too.
A marketing company in Dallas almost bought 500,000 custom silicone wristbands from us to give away in the controversial “Victory Parade” that we heard was planned for the Mavericks without the team’s knowledge. It’s a good thing for them that they didn’t make the purchase, but even with the short notice we were given; we already had four manufactures ready to meet the demand. Are wristbands a fad? We cannot answer any more clearly, “NO WAY!” Keep bringing your ideas to us and we’ll keep making them for you.

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