As you get ready to welcome your new students for a few weeks of  fun, we are here to help you easily manage their experience.  Most welcome weeks are what all new students look forward to when starting university. The thrill of being independent, making new friends, exploring the campus, and experiencing a few themed parties ? As organisers you are interested in how can you control access, reduce queues, protect venue revenue and maintain everyone’s enjoyment. Freshers Wristbands, especially fabric wristbands have become a popular choice for Student Unions, Clubs and Universities alike, all wanting to manage their ticketed events. We are asking the question that all organisers and students want to know “Are freshers wristbands worth it?”

Advantage of Fabric Wristbands

Fabric bands can be Printed satin, Woven with up to 8 colours including neon and UV threads or an Recycled PET Material. All can come with a range of different locks making them secure and non-transferable. They can be fully customised with various designs to differentiate between groups, for example standard entry & VIP entry or week 1 & week 2, allowing several tickets with varied access or dates to be available.

Freshers Wristbands

Digital Tickets for freshers’ event which are sold in advance can be exchanged for a fabric wristband when students arrive on site. This fabric band can then be worn throughout giving access to all events. Students do not have to worry about losing or remembering their band or paying for entry as it is all secured on their wristband.

Efficient access control is a huge benefit of fabric wristbands. They are clearly visible on the wrist allowing easy entry to venues and helps reduce long queues. Different designs can allow VIP access, early entry, or free drinks.

To enhance fabric bands further, why not add an RFID card or drinks token to the wristband. The user then loads the wristband with money and it can be used through their time. This increases revenue and interactions by up to 35%.

Whatever choice of design or material may be students love to wear their fabric wristbands, joining the fresher’s community and bringing them all together. They are a kept by many students as a keepsake which they remind them of the fun start they had to university.

One off Event Wristbands

Some events during freshers may need an extra ticket for entry. These only need to be used for one evening, so our paper style or vinyl wristbands work well. They have a quick turnaround, are low cost and can be customised to your branding for the evening.  They also are excellent free drink or cloakroom bands. Available in bright catching colours these bands work not only for freshers, but are a popular choice by events, clubs and parties throughout the year.

So are freshers wristbands really worth it? Yes they’re worth it! Their ability to simplify access control through ticket-less entry, reducing queues and limiting numbers alone makes them invaluable. Add the fact that their unique designs allow freshers to feel part of the community, while organisers can clearly differentiate between different groups, makes fabric wristbands an excellent solution for your freshers not only for 2022 but for years to come!

Have you thought about ordering our personalised lanyards? these can be customised to match your wristband branding. Design these online now.

Order online now for delivery before your freshers arrive. – Add the code FRESHERS2022 for a discount online.

If you're looking for a custom wristband design, view our wristband designer today!