{"id":13987,"date":"2022-05-04T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/blog\/?p=13987"},"modified":"2022-05-02T12:41:51","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T17:41:51","slug":"may-the-4th-be-with-you-the-12-coolest-star-wars-promotional-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sageworld.com\/resources\/index.php\/2022\/05\/04\/may-the-4th-be-with-you-the-12-coolest-star-wars-promotional-products\/","title":{"rendered":"May the 4th Be With You: The 12 Coolest Star Wars Promotional Products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Almost 45 years ago on May 25th, 1977, a small movie about an orphan boy, a princess, a scoundrel, a walking carpet, a pair of droids, and an old man against insurmountable odds debuted in movie theaters across the United States, changing cinematic history forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, the Star Wars fandom was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploding overnight, the movie became a multibillion-dollar franchise with 10 more movies on the way (we won’t discuss the Ewok movies), one holiday special, five animated tv shows, three live-action shows (and more in the works), dozens of comic books, novels, video games, two theme parks, a hotel, and it’s own fan convention. The Force was strong with George Lucas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Star Wars is easily one of the most divisive fandoms globally – the running joke is that no one hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans – but it’s also one of the greatest. There’s an unmatched camaraderie among the fans, and frankly, I wouldn’t have met some of my closest friends if it wasn’t for The Mandalorian or Star Wars as a whole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several years ago, I worked at a Star Wars-only toy store and was surrounded by these toys daily, from retro to modern, I saw it all! I once sold a Darth Vader collector’s item worth $20,000 and I was even able to see animation cells from the Ewoks TV show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That little bit of red plastic was what made this Darth Vader so valuable.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But the products I loved the most were the promotional ones. I guess you could say Star Wars might have even sparked my passion for promotional products! So, in celebration of May 4th (Star Wars Day), the 45th anniversary of A New Hope’s release, and the 20th anniversary of the Attack of the Clones, I’ve compiled just some of the most popular Star Wars promotional products to share here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Pepsi R2 cooler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A staple in nearly every retro collectibles store across the U.S., this R2 cooler was sent to gas stations by Pepsi to promote the release of the Special Edition films in theaters in 1996 (which also sparked the Han Shot First<\/a> controversy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. The Early Bird Set <\/h3>\n\n\n\n