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Weeelll, here's my personal take.

I like event t-shirts, if the event is atleast 2-3 days long, and I could wear the t-shirt at the event and afterwards. I like polo shirts, but they are more pricy then t-shirts, so don't necessarily want them at all events, just the major ones.

I do like small mementos of the event. I have several glassware items and the like. I really don't care for coffee mugs, as I don't drink coffee. I do have a few plastic drink mugs (both insulated and not), and these get used.

I like bags that I can re-use. A briefcase style bag or knapsack style bag may be fine at the event, but probably won't reuse it. A canvas style shopping bag style WILL be reused by me.

Give away items can be nice. I've gotten pens and pencils. They get used. Food items can be nice. I've gotten notepads, which get used. thumbdrives are also getting popular. Lanyards, while nice, will ususally only get used at the event for the event id. But I'll keep that as a memento.

I do like pins and patches for events, but that's me.