Re: Merchandising, merchandising.. on the postgresql.eu site

On Monday, November 16, 2009, Thom Brown <thombrown(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> 2009/11/13 Thom Brown <thombrown(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>> 2009/11/13 Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>:
>>> No. Spreadshirt does look good, but the one thing that marks them down
>>> for me is their lack of non-clothing items. All I could see in a quick
>>> glance of your list was mug, sticker and umbrella. Basic stuff like
>>> mouse mats is missing, as well as some of the other more unusual, yet
>>> interesting swag.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, Spreadshirt don't seem to list such things on their site.  I've
>> fired an email their way to see if they'll also do items such as
>> mousemats, calendars, clocks, notepads, postcards and keychains.  You
>> never know, maybe they do and just haven't listed it.
>>
>> Thom
>>
>
> I'm still in the process of exchanging emails with Spreadshirt about
> items they don't list on their site.  I'm now talking to their bulk
> orders department as apparently they might be able to produce products
> not listed in their range yet.  I've asked if there's an option to buy
> in bulk in advance, but still have them manage the stock and dispatch.
>
> If it turns out they can't provide the other kinds of items at this
> time, is that a deal-breaker?  It would be a shame as I get the
> feeling they're the best of the 3 I've looked at, particularly because
> of their pan-European-friendly services.

I wouldn't consider it a deal breaker. Negative point, yes. But if the
positives outweigh it, we can find a way. The first being that things
we need in bulk for conference etc we can easily get elsewhere...

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