Re: [GSAS-board] How about some club shirts?

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

You don't get club shirts to make a profit.  You get them because it's a 
fun thing and helps advertise the club, and you can use them as gifts for 
speakers, etc.  Cafe Press is not the best way to go for shirts, because 
it's way too pricey and is based on doing single shirts.  People want to 
pay ten bucks for a shirt.  Also, if I remember right, Kate's artwork 
wasn't necessarily something that translated well to limited color screen 
printing.

The downside of doing runs of T-shirts is always having to house the 
leftover shirts.  I recall the early '90s shirt supply never seemed to 
quite disappear.  So keep the run reasonable.  I second Shango's opinion 
on white shirts.

Thing is, the treasury is in good enough shape to do some of these things 
that require a bit of cash up front.  My personal feelings on the 
auctions aside, you guys (especially Phil) earned a certain right to spend 
some cash on fun things for the club this year.

  - Erik

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009, Paul M. Wallace wrote:

> As a proud owner of a GSAS coffee cup, I love the idea of shirts and pens.  
>  Last time around I think there was some friction in the
> board when they failed to make a profit.  Just make sure to order sizes other 
> that M and L and have a free shirt for the artist.
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> From: gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com [mailto:gsas-board-bounces@thekrib.com] On 
> Behalf Of Shango Los
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 8:27 AM
> To: GSAS board members and alumni
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-board] How about some club shirts?
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> I would be pretty sure that the cost and quality of CafePress can be beaten quite 
> easily.  It is Phil's field of expertise.
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> I bet that club shirts would be a big hit so long as a nice cross appealing 
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> I suggest we stay away from white shirts.
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> On Nov 23, 2009, at 7:33 AM, Susan Welenofsky wrote:
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> Hi Phil:
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> We tried to do the t-shrit thing through Cafe Press a few years ago, which was 
> a bit expensive. It would be great if we could get
> something going again.
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> Susan
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> On Nov 22, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Phil Lacefield Jr. wrote:
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> After seeing the vast numbers of VAHC and Vanc killie club members wearing club 
> logo shirts at their auction, it seems to me that maybe
> we could do some of the same.  I'm more than happy to work up some designs - which will 
> then almost certainly be rejected as "colorful"
> and "modern", I'm sure  :-)  The guy we sell shirts for can print us up regular 
> t-shirts for about $7 or $8 each (a couple more dollars
> each for bigger than XL), and embroidery is also not out of the question, as he 
> does that too.
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>       This is something that we don't even have to keep in stock, but could be 
> made on-demand, or a batch run made ever couple of
>       months if demand existed.  Otherwise, I'd come up with a few pre-order 
> options, the club can set a price and orders/money
>       can be collected at that time.  Thoughts?
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