"A 12-gauge Beretta semi-auto shotgun at a weekend event held at a shooting club in West Virginia. It was expensive at about $850 each, but it was for a small, select group of C-level executives."
Brin Lewis, partner, Thrīv: The Event Marketing Group, Washington
"Louis Vuitton Monogram V.I.P. Chopsticks set at a Louis Vuitton store event."
Stephanie Infantino, independent global event marketing manager, San Francisco
"At an AT&T party we serviced, everyone got bags that included mobile USB battery packs and Incipio's iPhone battery case."
Lynae Cook, director of events, All Smiles Photo Booths, San Francisco
"At our shows, sometimes we will have 3-D printers, and the makers will hand out the 3-D printer product at the end. Major cool factor there. I still have a bracelet from one of the printers."
Cindy Zane McMillan, event planner, O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, Calif.
"We did a huge tech venture showcase years ago in Palm Springs with an evening outdoor social event, and since the nights were cold we had given people the most cozy, soft black branded blankets to wrap in. I still have two of them that I use all the time."
Alexandra Sokol, conference strategist, Green Leaders Summit and Green World City Organisation, Los Angeles
"Best event gift: South Florida M.P.I. gifted a donation to Clean the World in my name when I spoke on green meetings."
Katherine Manfredi, senior director of strategic event management and CSR, Conference Partners, West Palm Beach, Fla.
"Best gift, surprisingly, was a Nebo flashlight. Attendees went crazy for it!"
Kristin Canterbury, event coordinator, HarbourVest Partners, Boston
"Best take-home gift was a pen with a removable USB stick containing an e-book from the speaker."
Elaine Parisi, partner, Tabletop Trends, Columbus, Ohio
"A case of Crest Whitestrips."
Sean Finnegan, founder and principal, Liquid Events Worldwide, Miami Beach
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