Yay! Valleyschwag (no relation) arrived! The first packages from Rubyred Labs' "schwagazine" (announced on Valleywag in March) arrived on geeky doorsteps this weekend. Including the Valleywag doorstep. So I took some schwag porn:

It's wrapped in burlap. Like a really rough Hustler.

Triple-wrapped — remember, guys, always bag your schwag!

Ahhhh, sweet sweet schwagload.

Verdict: Worth every penny. The stickers will cover the rest of this Compaq lid, and the tees will cover my nakedness. The Yelp chapstick (seriously) will serve as protection from the harsh chill of a San Francisco summer.

Since I'm an early subscriber (subscriber #1, uncomped), Rubyred threw in goodies like a Channel 9 foamhead from the Microsoft Developers Network. Cool. It's so...so...practical.

Got an extra bag from the Maker Faire (a schwag bag, actually), so I made a Schwag Schwap Wiki for schwag trading.

After the jump, other people rave about Valleyschwag.

Other subscribers blogged testimonials:

I'm such a believer in Schwag, I've even made VentureBlog stickers. Track me down at a conference and I'll be happy to give you one. Or maybe you'll get lucky and get one in Valleyschwag one of these days.
— VC David Hornik, VentureBlog

Web 2.0 is totally the new indie rock.
— Web developer David Demaree, Practicalmadness

More happy schwagsters:
Valleyschwag Reviews [Laughing Squid]
Photos tagged "Valleyschwag" [Flickr]

From the makers of Valleyschwag:
The Chronicles of Valleyschwag [Valleyschwag]
Behind the scenes at Valleyschwag... [theory.isthereason]
Valleyschwag Boinged [Jonathan Grubb]

Earlier: Valleyschwag: Monthly schwag bag, delivered to your door [Valleywag]