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> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:17:20 +0100<BR>> From: pasky@ucw.cz<BR>> To: discuss@lists.hackerspaces.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Speaking of shwag exchange...<BR>> <BR>> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 01:39:27PM +0100, Koen Martens wrote:<BR>> > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 01:21:53PM +0100, astera wrote:<BR>> > > > Coincidentally, I am currently setting up a hackerspace shirts webshop.<BR>> > > <BR>> > > Something like this? ;)<BR>> > > http://hackerspaces.spreadshirt.net/<BR>> > <BR>> > Well, not really actually :)<BR>> > <BR>> > The idea is to be much more flexible. Most hackerspaces probably source their<BR>> > shirts locally. I know we do, because we're on very good terms with a tshirt<BR>> > printer shop who make really high-quality shirts that will survive a lifetime<BR>> > of machine washing. Not like the el-cheapo mass shirt producers.<BR>> > <BR>> > Anyway, the point is, such a hackerspace could have their own shirts, to give<BR>> > away to their members, but in addition sell them on the webshop. Either by<BR>> > handling shipping themselves or let that be handled by the webshop or even let<BR>> > the webshop produce the shirts (which is more like spreadshirt indeed).<BR>> > <BR>> > Also, the webshop will have surplus shirts from events, such as HAR2009 :)<BR>> <BR>> That sounds pretty cool! In brmlab, we have a large stock of t-shirts<BR>> now and I think we would be happy to sell some over the net (most likely<BR>> handling the shipping ourselves at first since that really is the most<BR>> flexible, and if demand would be large, letting the webshop do it).<BR>> <BR>> Petr "Pasky" Baudis<BR><BR>
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Ditto for Noisebridgde.<BR>
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Mitch.<BR>
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