GNHLUG promotional items

[David J Berube]

I'd buy GNHLUG swag.

David Berube
Berube Consulting
djberube at berubeconsulting.com
(603)-485-9622
http://www.berubeconsulting.com/

Ted Roche wrote:
> One of the ways GNHLUG could make a few bucks is to sell promotional
> items such as coffee mugs, T-shirts and solar-powered-propeller beanies.
> (I suspect LUG coordinators who want to give something away at the
> meeting might be customers). md had suggested a while ago that we take
> the image down to his local shop, and they could scan it in for a fee
> and make available any number of items.
> 
> Has anyone done something similar or have some suggestions. A couple of
> random and conflicting thoughts from me:
> 
> 1. Locally embroidered swag keeps the money in the local community.
> 
> 2. An online web store would be kinda nice too. Online web stores take a
> large margin of the sale. However, doing it ourselves is a Bad Idea. I
> know of Cafe Press. Bill McGonigle mentioned Zazzle.com as a group he's
> worked with. Has anyone worked with similar places they'd recommend?
> 
> 3. Years ago in a previous life I helped a friend who sold computer
> stuff at the back of UG meetings during the 8-bit computer days, so it
> was Epson printer ribbons, Centronics printer cables, software, cleaning
> equipment, etc. Buying a bunch of similar schwag and selling it off at
> the back end of the meeting hall might be a way to raise a little money
> for the LUG, although margins are usually slim. Ignoring for a moment
> the question of how we might finance the initial inventory, do folks
> think people would buy stuff? Would it be worthwhile? Or should we just
> let ThinkGeek do this on the web?
> 
> Discuss.
>