Conference season is here. And, with it comes a barrage of swag just waiting to find its way to bottom of our bags or a pile on the top of our desks.

But we love our swag, don't we? We redistribute it later to friends and collegues we think could really use another sticker for their laptop or another T-shirt for their T-shirt drawer. Maybe another water bottle for all those hot summer days ahead or an umbrella shant we get caught in the rain! Oh, and the beloved collector's item, the lanyard. How they grow and heave wherever they might collect year over year of our attendance to conferences far and wide.

"I was there!" they all shout.

#swagstories

Which conferences are you going to this year? What conference swag do you look forward to snagging the most? Tell us about a funny story, or which swag is your favorite, or how a piece of swag led to a cool experience or changed your mind on something... Share with us on Twitter using hashgtag #swagstories, and we'll retweet and share our favorite #swagstories that we hear from you.