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

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 15:13, Thom Brown <thombrown(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> 2009/11/24 Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 15:37, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>> > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Thom Brown <thombrown(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> >> 2009/11/17 Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Thom Brown <thombrown(at)gmail(dot)com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> > Okay, Spreadshirt's bulk ordering department have come back saying
>> >>> > they can make exceptions to their rules depending on anticipated
>> >>> > volumes.  Is there a way for us to gauge demand for particular
>> >>> > items?
>> >>> > If we knew certain items would sell well, I'm sure they'd be able to
>> >>> > accommodate us.
>> >>>
>> >>> I don't think we have any real way of telling how popular an item
>> >>> might
>> >>> be.
>> >>>
>> >>> > In any case, where do we go from here?  Is someone able to make a
>> >>> > decision at this point, or is more information required?  Do you
>> >>> > want
>> >>> > me to look into more online stores for options (please suggest some
>> >>> > if
>> >>> > so), or find out any more information before deciding?
>> >>>
>> >>> Well, aside from the couple of items they don't have, it seems to me
>> >>> like Spreadshirt offer the best option for us. Anyone disagree?
>> >>
>> >> *ping*
>> >>
>> >
>> > OK to go ahead Magnus?
>>
>> Sounds like a go for me.
>>
>> A quick check makes it look like we need to create a single pgeu
>> account with them, to run the store from. As in, it's not possible to
>> create a store and have multiple accounts manage it. In that case, it
>> seems like we should create an @postgresql.eu address for it, and
>> register that, from the beginning - and then just hand out the
>> password to someone interested in doing the grunt work :-) Can someone
>> confirm that this would be the way to do it?
>>
>
> I've fired off a couple emails to Spreadshirt.  One was to see if we could
> get a discount for choosing them (as there appear to be affiliates who offer
> discounts for joining Spreadshirt anyway) and the other to see if there is
> any way of managing a shop with more than one account.  If they can't move
> on that 2nd one, I can't see a problem with it being managed from a single
> account.

Nope, not really. It's just easier to delegate and remove delegations
if they're off separate accounts, but it's certainly not a
dealbreaker.

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