Re: [AGA SC] T-shirts

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

The old T shirts were cool, Erik is doing video tape stuff in the last 2 
days and saw Charlene in one of the AGA shirts.  They were cool, I thought 
it would be nice to do some again.  (Maybe not on a white shirt)  :)

K

On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Karen Randall wrote:

> I took this to the SC list, because I didn't think it was something to be
> decided in public.  But actually, I don't think it's a bad idea at all.  The
> reason we haven't done T-shirts or pins again is not because people didn't
> like/want them, but because no one wanted to handle the production, sales,
> inventory and shipping.  The one time we did t-shirts, I did all the
> production work, and still have the last few remaining "collectors item"<g>
> shirts.  Dorothy did the pins, and likewise, I think if there are any left,
> she has them.  When I looked at the prices this place was charging, they
> were just about the same as what we needed to charge whn we did them, simply
> because we had a relatively small order, and needed to be sure to get our
> money back out of them.
> 
> I don't see any harm in doing this, and it might bring in a little money.
> Between Cheryl and me, we have the "design team" in place already.  If we
> did a new design annually, people could keep buying updates. Even if we
> didn't sell THAT many, if there is no up-front cost, it seems to me that
> ANYTHING that adds to the bottom line might be a good idea.  In this case,
> it's also something that people enjoy, and promote a sense of community.
> T-shirts are a big part of the "aquarium hobby culture" here in the U.S.
> 
> Any thoughts from the rest of you?
> 
> Karen
> 
> > Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:22:42 -0800 (PST)
> > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [AGA Member] AGA t-shirts and other stuff
> >
> > Thanks, Shireen.
> >
> > We already have an AGA store on the AGA website. Products
> > are limited to those items of special interest to aquatic
> > gardeners that might not be so easy to get elsewhere.
> >
> > I don't think AGA has been in the T-shirt biz for a while.
> > But I suppose that if we did sell non-gardening products,
> > we'd do it right off the AGA website.
> >
> > There are a few reasons for this, one of them being the
> > markup on some items when using an intermediary for the
> > sales and fullfillment processes.
> >
> > Scott H.
> 
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