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Who doesn't like free stuff? Everyone does, including us! That's why we love hosting giveaways for our awesome customers. We are especially excited to announce our latest giveaway called #FlashDrivesInAction. This giveaway isn't like any other that we have had in the past, but rather an ongoing contest that all of our customers who have ordered flash drives from us can partake in. If you have a custom flash drive made by USB Memory Direct, we can ensure that you are the perfect fit for the opportunity to score a 100 free custom flash drives of your choice.

Well, it's October and the official start of HALLOWEEN! To celebrate one of the best holidays of the year, we created a spook-tacular giveaway that's open to anyone who loves Halloween as much as we do. Find out how you can enter to win a gift box featuring a brand new 32 GB Ubie Ninja flash drive!

Today marks our ten year anniversary of using Open Source software. We have learned so many things about Open Source throughout the years, most significant of all is how important it has been to the success of our business. Without our accidental discovery of Ubuntu a decade ago and our brazen disregard for industry IT norms we might not be the company we are now.

Let's be honest, large events such as trade shows can be overwhelming and intimidating. However, with the right team, plan, and boldness, a trade show can be extraordinarily rewarding. USB Memory Direct did just that at ExhibitorLive 2018 in Mandalay, Las Vegas.

We will be at ExhibitorLive next week Monday through Wednesday showcasing some of our coolest custom shaped USB drives and some new products. Don't forget to bring us your preview pack card to exchange for a new 32GB nano flash drive!

Most people look at flash drives as simple little electronics products. In reality Flash drives are a commodity much like wheat, gold, and gasoline. Like those things USB flash drives are not exempt from the volatile world of supply and demand. As the global stock of flash drives dwindles so the cost of those flash drives rises. However, it is not exactly true to call a USB Flash Drive a commodity. The flash drive itself isn't the commodity, but what they are made of is. So what exactly is inside a flash drive?