January 09, 2009 06:41 PM Eastern Time 

Wristbandfactory.com Bids on Seattle P-I Newspaper Globe

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seattle’s Wristbandfactory.com has sent correspondence to the Seattle Post Intelligencer newspaper offering to buy the Seattle P-I newspaper globe. Steve Hall, President, Wristbandfactory.com, wrote P-I Managing Editor David McCumber asking to buy the Seattle P-I globe as soon as possible.

“We need a landmark to promote our Wristbandfactory.com personalized wristband business nationally and internationally”

On Thursday, Seattle’s King-TV named an unknown source that the Seattle P-I was going up for sale and today it was confirmed by the Seattle Times that Hearst Corporation has put the Seattle P-I up for sale.

Wristbandfactory.com’s Hall said that if the Seattle P-I went up for sale, it could be sold in as little as 60 days. Hall said that gives Wristbandbandfactory.com plenty of time to plan the purchase of the Seattle P-I globe, a familiar Seattle landmark.

“We need a landmark to promote our Wristbandfactory.com personalized wristband business nationally and internationally,” said Hall. “If we could buy the Space Needle and wrap it with a wristband it would serve our purpose well, but a big banner would probably jam the Space Needle’s elevators, so buying the Seattle P-I globe is the next best thing to get attention, and in this recession, for less money.”

Based in Seattle, Wristbandfactory.com makes sheets of waterproof wristbands that you can print yourself. Wristbandfactory.com also prints wristbands for customers from its website that has a wizard that allows customers to personalize wristbands using their own words. Over 500,000 wristbands have been sold in the first year of sales.

Hall said, “If someone is going to have an event, and wants to promote it, selling Wristbandfactory.com wristbands is the best way to go. If it’s a ticket, it’s in your pocket. If it’s a Wristbandfactory.com wristband, it’s on your wrist and everyone can see it. It gives the event better exposure because people can see who has paid and who has not.”

Wristbandfactory.com wristbands are for events from a 26-person birthday party to a 12,000-person charity event.

More information about Wristbandfactory.com can be found at www.wristbandfactory.com.