Spare Some Change
Make a fun, kitschy statement with the gift of a shiny bowling pin replica that’s actually a coin bank. For a memento, have your teammates sign the pin with felt-tipped pens. The metallic-tone plastic pin comes in silver, gold, or purple from Bowling Concepts for $14.95.
Get Guests’ Minds Out of the Gutter
To explore the history and nostalgia of the game, take your pick of books. Let’s Go Bowling from MBI Publishing features a detailed history of the game, a glossary of bowling terms, and photos of vintage advertisements and bowlers (the Laverne and Shirley crew and even Bogey); the book costs $19.95. Bowled Over: A Roll Down Memory Lane from Chronicle Books is a smaller volume chock-full of photos of classic alleys, bowling leagues, and fashions; the book costs $15.95.
Strike a Pose
Take guests beyond the 10th frame in classic two-tone shirts from BowlingShirt.com. The lightweight, cotton-polyester garments come in a range of colors, and you can add a personalized touch with an embroidered name on the front and custom screen printing on the back. Prices start at $25.95 plus $4.95 per chain-stitched word.
Go Retro
Hit the lanes sporting an old-school style bowling bag. Available through Corporate Edge, the Blondy vinyl bag has a zippered main compartment and metal feet. The bags come in various colors and can be silk-screened with a logo. Prices start at $28.01 each for orders of 25 bags and decrease with greater quantities.
Get a Grip
So your guests may not be professional bowlers, but players of any ability can strengthen their hands, wrists, and forearms with the Gripmaster. The device—which could double as a stress reliever after the next three hour meeting—comes in four different tensions for all strength levels and costs $15.
—Dana FitzGerald & Mark Mavrigian
Posted 09.18.06
Make a fun, kitschy statement with the gift of a shiny bowling pin replica that’s actually a coin bank. For a memento, have your teammates sign the pin with felt-tipped pens. The metallic-tone plastic pin comes in silver, gold, or purple from Bowling Concepts for $14.95.
Get Guests’ Minds Out of the Gutter
To explore the history and nostalgia of the game, take your pick of books. Let’s Go Bowling from MBI Publishing features a detailed history of the game, a glossary of bowling terms, and photos of vintage advertisements and bowlers (the Laverne and Shirley crew and even Bogey); the book costs $19.95. Bowled Over: A Roll Down Memory Lane from Chronicle Books is a smaller volume chock-full of photos of classic alleys, bowling leagues, and fashions; the book costs $15.95.
Strike a Pose
Take guests beyond the 10th frame in classic two-tone shirts from BowlingShirt.com. The lightweight, cotton-polyester garments come in a range of colors, and you can add a personalized touch with an embroidered name on the front and custom screen printing on the back. Prices start at $25.95 plus $4.95 per chain-stitched word.
Go Retro
Hit the lanes sporting an old-school style bowling bag. Available through Corporate Edge, the Blondy vinyl bag has a zippered main compartment and metal feet. The bags come in various colors and can be silk-screened with a logo. Prices start at $28.01 each for orders of 25 bags and decrease with greater quantities.
Get a Grip
So your guests may not be professional bowlers, but players of any ability can strengthen their hands, wrists, and forearms with the Gripmaster. The device—which could double as a stress reliever after the next three hour meeting—comes in four different tensions for all strength levels and costs $15.
—Dana FitzGerald & Mark Mavrigian
Posted 09.18.06
Bowling Concepts' bowling pin coin bank.
MBI Publishing's Let's Go Bowling and Chronicle Books' Bowled Over: A Roll Down Memory Lane.
A personalized shirt from BowlingShirt.com.
A bowling bag from CorporateEdge.
A strengthening tool from Gripmaster.
