Is there a special common name for goods sold at public events, such as T-shirts, cups, stationery, etc. being sold at conferences, concerts.
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I don't know if there is an associated word for the merchandise, but the outlets that sell these goods are called concessions.– GetzelRCommented Jul 26, 2013 at 15:41
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I always thought that "concessions" were sold at concession stands, but this is apparently not the case. Interesting.– Brian KoserCommented Jul 26, 2013 at 21:12
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Not sure, but I have heard people referring to such items as goodies.– Nagarajan ShanmuganathanCommented Sep 2, 2016 at 13:38
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At music concerts, such items are often collectively called merch (short for merchandise). It might be appropriate to use the word by extension to refer to similar items sold at other large public gatherings, although I don't know whether merch is sufficiently widely known that the average person would know what you're talking about without explanation. Either way, the word merch should be considered slang or informal, and therefore not appropriate for formal communication.
When branded items are given away at such events, they are typically (in the United States at least) called swag collectively, which is also slang/informal.
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I would say that ‘merch’ is common enough for an average person to understand, but ‘swag’ might not be. I had never heard of it in this sense, for example—if someone were to mention such trinkets as swag, I would probably have assumed that they were in fact referring to stolen goods. Commented Jul 26, 2013 at 17:29
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The terms also depend on your country. In my country, swag refers to stolen goods, and I have not heard merch before. Commented Jul 26, 2013 at 17:37
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@PaddyLandau - "Swag" in this sense is meant to be a play on the "stolen goods" meaning (stolen goods are the best kind!) but it's also a backronym for Stuff We All Get. The most visible giveaway items at conventions are usually the "swag bags" - tote bags to hold the swag you collect at other booths.– MT_HeadCommented Jul 27, 2013 at 8:32
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I should have said: "Stuff We All Get" is a backronym for "swag".– MT_HeadCommented Jul 27, 2013 at 19:20
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Another informal name for free items given away (at least at computer conferences) is goodies.– Law29Commented May 23, 2016 at 14:21
The word I hear a lot for these types of things (especially if they carry a brand logo) is "merch." Short for "merchandise."
answered Jul 26, 2013 at 14:24
Sometimes these items are also referred to as souvenirs.
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1That is not a special name for "goods sold at public events". Souvenirs are more generally available in tourist shops worldwide as mementos of holidays/vacations.– TrevorDCommented Jul 26, 2013 at 16:28
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I qualified my answer by including "sometimes" and "also" :-)– Frank H.Commented Jul 26, 2013 at 16:53
Perhaps commemorative material
produced for an important event to help you remember it a commemorative stamp
They also could be calenter link description hereled
- promotional merchandise
- promotional items
- promotional products
- promotional gifts
- advertising gifts
In the UK, especially in a student context, this could be called 'stash'.
stash
Items of clothing, usually aquired whilst at University, baring the name of a club to which the wearer belongs and usually a obscure nickname picked up in Freshers' Week. Every club or team likes to believe that they have the best stash. Highly desirable at universities like Durham, UK.
Tarquin: "Shall we do a Bailey bar crawl in our Tennis Stash?"
Rupert: "Oh golly! That would be delightful!"
