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Subject: 
Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:13:27 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Richard Franks writes:
I was wondering if it was someone trying to do a LUGNET on CD for eBay, or
something similar. Then I wondered if it were even possible for LUGNET to
do that if they wanted to - as some sort of merchandising thing, "The
LUGNET Archives Vol 1" etc :) Does LUGNET hold the copyright on the
messages, or are those still held by the people that posted them?

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On the subject of LUGNET merchandising.. are there any secret or not so
secret plans?

I guess you could say there are some "secret" plans, yeah, but I shouldn't
really call them "secret" plans.  Here's what we're thinking...  Now that
membership fundage is starting to trickle in, we'll use a portion of that
to fund the creation and sale of merchandising-type things, for example...

   - T-shirts
   - Pin-on buttons
   - Mousepads
   - Coffee mugs

...and (who knows) possibly also...

   - Hats/caps
   - Posters
   - Notepad cubes (those 4" cubes of 500 sheets of notepad paper)
   - Heavy-duty refrigerator magnets
   - Bumper stickers (ha ;-)

There are so many companies on the net nowadays that can print your name or
logo on just about anything if you pay them enough, so there are quite a few
options.


<http://www.camouflagetee.com/page2b.html> Offer fairly
decent (?) prices on bulk embroidered t-shirts - possibly longer-lasting
than a print for the LUGNET logo.

Thanks for the tip above...will have a look!


I'm asking because I know that I'd buy 2-3 LUGNET t-shirts, and I'm sure
that a lot of other people would too!

Little embroidered logos on t-shirts would certainly be fun!  I'd like one
on a white button-down 100% thick cotton oxford shirt too.  :-)

--Todd

p.s.  Here's a low-res version of the design likely to be used for the
round mousepads:  http://www.lugnet.com/admin/logo/mousepads.html



Message has 5 Replies:
  Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
 
(...) Ooh Ooh! Coffee mugs.... mmm coffee...A Lugnet coffee mug would supplant the LLC mug I have at work. (...) Other suggestions: (not necessarily merchandise, just in the 'put your logo on' catagory) banners (for various LUGs to display at shows) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
  Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
 
(...) I'd vote for caps. Something that I could where all the time and attract attention to the Lego community (and help me start a local LUG!) Steve Martin (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
  Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
 
(...) It's mostly a random site I plucked from yahoo after 5 mins search, so it's not really a recommendation as I have no idea how good they are! There's probably a better deal somewhere. But if you do go then: (URL) possibly better as that's the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
  Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
 
Todd Lehman: I wouldn't mind a Lugnet tie. Like my Tux tie [1], but with lots of small Lugnet logos in stead of all the penguins. Play well, Jacob 1) <URL: (URL) > ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 4-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
  Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
 
(...) square works, though. Oh, and make sure you get the mousepads that are fabric glued onto the thick rubbery substrate, rather than those awful hard-plastic-topped ones. I'm not entirely sure if I'm the majority opinion here, though. But I could (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)

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  Re: Any one know these email addresses?
 
(...) I was wondering if it was someone trying to do a LUGNET on CD for eBay, or something similar. Then I wondered if it were even possible for LUGNET to do that if they wanted to - as some sort of merchandising thing, "The LUGNET Archives Vol 1" (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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