Post by Erika on Aug 7, 2016 18:35:03 GMT -5
So we have been wanting to do these shirts for awhile, but it's become obvious that we just can't handle the upfront cost. You see, in order to get a good price per shirt, you typically have to order a boatload of them. So we would have to do some sort of pre-order system to guarantee that enough of the batch would sell to justify the cost. Hence, the kickstarter. Our goal here is to gauge possible interest before we put the legwork into exactly what shirt(s) we would be getting from what company, and how we would structure the kickstarter and its rewards.
The shirts would be solid colors, red and/or blue, with white lettering across the chest. They might, if we can afford to do it, have sidekickgirl.net in small font across the upper back.
The ideal situation would be if we could split up one order into different designs and have all four. If that's not possible, we would try to do two (probably sidekick and henchman.) And if THAT's not possible, we would want to do one, whichever is the most popular. Probably Henchman. If we found that we could only do one design and the numbers seem close, we could possibly do a second poll before we decide for sure.
Yes, most of these shirt printing places will do up to a 2X or 3X.
Yes, we would have some options beyond just "buy the shirt" on the kickstarter, involving more swag for larger contributions. It would likely be similar to our current donation swag.
Yes, we would have whatever shirts are not purchased during the kickstarter available in our store and at conventions, although if we're really lucky and sell out, there probably wouldn't be more until we decided to do pre-orders for another batch, so the best bet for everyone is to buy when the kickstarter goes up.
If we don't get enough info from this poll, we may decide to hold off for now on if this is a good idea or not.
Any other questions, feel free to ask below.
The shirts would be solid colors, red and/or blue, with white lettering across the chest. They might, if we can afford to do it, have sidekickgirl.net in small font across the upper back.
The ideal situation would be if we could split up one order into different designs and have all four. If that's not possible, we would try to do two (probably sidekick and henchman.) And if THAT's not possible, we would want to do one, whichever is the most popular. Probably Henchman. If we found that we could only do one design and the numbers seem close, we could possibly do a second poll before we decide for sure.
Yes, most of these shirt printing places will do up to a 2X or 3X.
Yes, we would have some options beyond just "buy the shirt" on the kickstarter, involving more swag for larger contributions. It would likely be similar to our current donation swag.
Yes, we would have whatever shirts are not purchased during the kickstarter available in our store and at conventions, although if we're really lucky and sell out, there probably wouldn't be more until we decided to do pre-orders for another batch, so the best bet for everyone is to buy when the kickstarter goes up.
If we don't get enough info from this poll, we may decide to hold off for now on if this is a good idea or not.
Any other questions, feel free to ask below.
