Hi Guys,
On Tuesday 21 April 2020 16:48:02 Michael wrote:
On Tuesday 21 April 2020 09:26:20 am Thierry de Coulon wrote:
I like wearing polo shirts (they make T-shirts too actually) with something about Linux and I have found good, embroidered shirts from a Hungarian maker (he does the embroidering, not the shirts actually). I'm not putting the address here because I don't want that you believe I would be making business, I am just a customer there.
The point is he asked for suggestions, so I suggested TDE shirts
- and he answered "I was a big fan of KDE3, so Trinity is close
to my heart. I'm ready to make Trinity Desktop shirts, if the project can help me to promote them on the official website. Without the reach of the users, we won't send a piece for sure."
Well, so the question is to know if there would be any interrest and if "promoting" shirts on the website would be desired/possible. I don't suppose it would, but I just told him i'd ask.
Hi Thierry,
Can't answer you about the website (although I can't see why you personally couldn't add a wiki page, just make it ‘vendor’ neutral, e.g. these people sell TDE goods and give x% of sales to TDE, blah, blah).
From a business standpoint these are the things I suspect need to be answered first:
- What does the product look like?
- What’s the price structure?
- What percentage does TDE get off the sale?
- How long has the business been in operation?
- What’s the background (reputation really) of the business?
From a personal standpoint I’d want to know your experience with the polo shirts:
- How many have your bought from him?
- How long do they last?
- Need some pics!
Would I buy?
Yes? Everyone varies on what they deem reasonable, I tend to buy new (with tags) Polo by Ralph Lauren shirts in the 20 - 25 USD range, their t-shirts in the 7 - 10 range. Which takes a while to find. But Ralph Lauren has pretty good quality so they tend to last 5 to 10 years, so I only need to buy 3 or 4 shirts per year...
Best, Michael
I need a couple of new Polo shirts ! My Fisher island ones are on their last legs. Not bad for nearly 20 years ! And they still fit me. Only too happy to support TDE...