[Theforum] RE: fundraising/hosting

[Ron Dorman]

OK, I was the one that arranged the last batch of shirts.

".jeff" wrote:

> djc,
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> > From: Daniel J. Cody
> >
> > there are other things than t-shirts too. chris also
> > mentioned mugs, mousepads, etc..
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> agreed and you'll notice i only made a comment about shirts.

we have about 50 options of quality, not to mention style and color.  we went
with a middle of the road quality last batch.

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> > various people have shot for perfection and the highest
> > quality merchandise for nearly two years. maybe we
> > should stop worrying about making it perfect and just
> > start selling some things?
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> i don't think anybody is looking for perfection, dan.  i think we're all
> just concerned with the overall quality.  if it's not high enough quality,
> then it won't be a good value for the buyer.
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> > btw, cafepress does offer the exact same t-shirts that
> > some of us have already(the hanes 'beefy' brand), so i
> > don't see how people can keep saying they have shitty
> > quality.
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> i also said the quality was an issue last time i checked.  i don't know what
> it is at this time.  they could very well have made some improvements.  if
> they offer what we're looking for now, then i don't have a problem pursuing
> something with them.
>
> again, the only major roadblock is whether or not we can do some of the
> other things to the shirts that we want to do like logos on sleeves,
> printing on the front and back, printing is large enough, etc.

already been done and waiting for more orders.  we can make adjustments to
printing size anytime we want to, we have the embrodiery tape for the logo which
was designed to be on sleeves, caps, etc.  all we have to do is order.

supplier that did the last batch for us will handle credit cards, handling and
shipping (they did all that last time), all we have to do is submit an order.

> this isn't meant to be an obstacle to moving forward.  i just want to make
> sure that we pursue whatever solution we find with all the parameters in
> place for getting what we want.

we pretty well did that last time, but I know things change and I am always open
to a better supplier if we can turn one up.  until we turn one up, lets go with
what we have in place.

Ron D.