Обсуждение: Cafepress, or?
Folks, Now that we have an official place to collect money, and some t-shirt designs, I wanted to set up something like a CafePress site for PG paraphenalia. However, I've heard some grumbles about CafePress quality. Are there real complaints? If so, are there alternatives? -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
> Now that we have an official place to collect money, and some t-shirt designs, > I wanted to set up something like a CafePress site for PG paraphenalia. > > However, I've heard some grumbles about CafePress quality. Are there real > complaints? If so, are there alternatives? CP seems to be very US-centric, so it's hard to get sth. here in EU. A project I'm involved is switching to Spreadshirt [1]. They are originally based in Leipzig/Germany, but they have also shops in the US, Japan and NZ/Aus so it's easy to get shirts from almost all over the world[2]. We had no problems with the accounting, they offer a wide range of products and have IMO a very good quality. We have several tricots for our Judo-Club ordered there, and they are still looking good ;-) [1] http://www.spreadshirt.net/ [2] http://www.spreadshirt.net/index.php?id=67&backPID=66&faq_i18n_cat=14#5
Stefan, > A project I'm involved is switching to Spreadshirt [1]. They are > originally based in Leipzig/Germany, but they have also shops in the US, > Japan and NZ/Aus so it's easy to get shirts from almost all over the > world[2]. They seem to be very good for Europe, but I can't find options for the US. -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
Also sprach Josh Berkus (josh@agliodbs.com) > > A project I'm involved is switching to Spreadshirt [1]. They are > > originally based in Leipzig/Germany, but they have also shops in > > the US, > > Japan and NZ/Aus so it's easy to get shirts from almost all over > > the > > world[2]. > > They seem to be very good for Europe, but I can't find options for > the US. They seem to have some kind of browser redirection based on your localization. However, they have spreadshirt.net, which seems to be .co.uk but there is .com. which offers shops for US and CA: http://www.spreadshirt.com/?lang=us&locale=US http://www.spreadshirt.com/?lang=us&locale=CA http://www.spreadshirt.com/?lang=fr&locale=CA Hope that helps, Stefan -- PGP FPR: CF74 D5F2 4871 3E5C FFFE 0130 11F4 C41E B3FB AE33 -- http://www.net-tex.de http://www.cryptomancer.de
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On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 10:23:48PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > Folks, > > Now that we have an official place to collect money, and some t-shirt designs, > I wanted to set up something like a CafePress site for PG paraphenalia. > > However, I've heard some grumbles about CafePress quality. Are there real > complaints? If so, are there alternatives? I've had issues with cafepress quality. The shirts tend to fade pretty quickly. I've got http://lnk.nu/spreadshirt.com/9ul.php and it's held up well. One issue is there's some glitch where the front graphic shows up wrong in the detail section (the inside is actually white, not red). Also, the process used is more like an iron-on, whereas cafepress uses some kind of screen printing process. The upside is a lot more color options; the downside is the shirt doesn't breath through the graphic. There's also http://hackerthreads.com; I'm not sure, but I think that they might use a regular screen printing process, which would probably be ideal (at least for shirts). -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461
On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 05:57:00PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote: > On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 10:23:48PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > > Folks, > > > > Now that we have an official place to collect money, and some t-shirt designs, > > I wanted to set up something like a CafePress site for PG paraphenalia. > > > > However, I've heard some grumbles about CafePress quality. Are there real > > complaints? If so, are there alternatives? > > I've had issues with cafepress quality. The shirts tend to fade pretty > quickly. > > I've got http://lnk.nu/spreadshirt.com/9ul.php and it's held up well. > One issue is there's some glitch where the front graphic shows up wrong > in the detail section (the inside is actually white, not red). Also, the > process used is more like an iron-on, whereas cafepress uses some kind > of screen printing process. The upside is a lot more color options; the > downside is the shirt doesn't breath through the graphic. Iron-ons also are tacky and get cracked and wrinkled in the wash. Screen printing is better. I have no opinions on cafepress, etc.--just on the iron-ons. Ugh! --elein elein@varlena.com > > There's also http://hackerthreads.com; I'm not sure, but I think that > they might use a regular screen printing process, which would probably > be ideal (at least for shirts). > -- > Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com > Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 > vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match >
Jim C. Nasby wrote: > Also, the process used is more like an iron-on, whereas cafepress > uses some kind of screen printing process. The upside is a lot more > color options; the downside is the shirt doesn't breath through the > graphic. http://www.spreadshirt.com/Print_Quality.5.0.html -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
On Jun 8, 2006, at 1:06 PM, elein wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 05:57:00PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 10:23:48PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: >>> Folks, >>> >>> Now that we have an official place to collect money, and some t- >>> shirt designs, >>> I wanted to set up something like a CafePress site for PG >>> paraphenalia. >>> >>> However, I've heard some grumbles about CafePress quality. Are >>> there real >>> complaints? If so, are there alternatives? >> >> I've had issues with cafepress quality. The shirts tend to fade >> pretty >> quickly. >> >> I've got http://lnk.nu/spreadshirt.com/9ul.php and it's held up well. >> One issue is there's some glitch where the front graphic shows up >> wrong >> in the detail section (the inside is actually white, not red). >> Also, the >> process used is more like an iron-on, whereas cafepress uses some >> kind >> of screen printing process. The upside is a lot more color >> options; the >> downside is the shirt doesn't breath through the graphic. > > Iron-ons also are tacky and get cracked and wrinkled in the wash. > Screen > printing is better. I have no opinions on cafepress, etc.--just on > the > iron-ons. Ugh! Well, it's not actually an iron-on. They call it 'flex print', whatever exactly that means. It's kind-of a step between an iron-on and screen printing. If anyone's curious about it, I can bring the shirt to the anniversary. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461
elein wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 05:57:00PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 10:23:48PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: >>> Folks, >>> >>> Now that we have an official place to collect money, and some t-shirt designs, >>> I wanted to set up something like a CafePress site for PG paraphenalia. >>> >>> However, I've heard some grumbles about CafePress quality. Are there real >>> complaints? If so, are there alternatives? >> I've had issues with cafepress quality. The shirts tend to fade pretty >> quickly. >> >> I've got http://lnk.nu/spreadshirt.com/9ul.php and it's held up well. >> One issue is there's some glitch where the front graphic shows up wrong >> in the detail section (the inside is actually white, not red). Also, the >> process used is more like an iron-on, whereas cafepress uses some kind >> of screen printing process. The upside is a lot more color options; the >> downside is the shirt doesn't breath through the graphic. > > Iron-ons also are tacky and get cracked and wrinkled in the wash. Screen > printing is better. I have no opinions on cafepress, etc.--just on the > iron-ons. Ugh! > I have used cafe press for years. I have never gotten a t-shirt but I can say that the tote bags and coffee mugs were very good. Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/
On Jun 8, 2006, at 1:50 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > elein wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 05:57:00PM -0500, Jim C. Nasby wrote: >>> On Tue, Jun 06, 2006 at 10:23:48PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: >>>> Folks, >>>> >>>> Now that we have an official place to collect money, and some t- >>>> shirt designs, I wanted to set up something like a CafePress >>>> site for PG paraphenalia. >>>> However, I've heard some grumbles about CafePress quality. Are >>>> there real complaints? If so, are there alternatives? >>> I've had issues with cafepress quality. The shirts tend to fade >>> pretty >>> quickly. >>> >>> I've got http://lnk.nu/spreadshirt.com/9ul.php and it's held up >>> well. >>> One issue is there's some glitch where the front graphic shows up >>> wrong >>> in the detail section (the inside is actually white, not red). >>> Also, the >>> process used is more like an iron-on, whereas cafepress uses some >>> kind >>> of screen printing process. The upside is a lot more color >>> options; the >>> downside is the shirt doesn't breath through the graphic. >> Iron-ons also are tacky and get cracked and wrinkled in the wash. >> Screen >> printing is better. I have no opinions on cafepress, etc.--just >> on the >> iron-ons. Ugh! > > I have used cafe press for years. I have never gotten a t-shirt but > I can say that the tote bags and coffee mugs were very good. Yeah, the problem is that the shirts just don't hold up very well in the wash; they start out looking great, but after 10 washings... Anyway, I'll bring both shirts to the anniversary so folks can see for themselves. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > I have used cafe press for years. I have never gotten a t-shirt but I > can say that the tote bags and coffee mugs were very good. I've got t-shirts from cafepress and been very happy with them. One of my favorite shirts (for turnstep.com naturally!) I ordered from cafepress in 2001 is still in great condition after repeated washings and wearings. My only complain with them is that you are limited to a single graphic in a single area. Not a big deal for our shirts however, unless we want a front/back or "gold shirt" type design. - -- Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200606081510 http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFEiHZGvJuQZxSWSsgRAjfYAJ41n/42XgrX/2YxLenue4SK7HXUPgCgxOUy keQVbIc4pWnjELKpMD3hGw4= =yoM6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
All, I think I'm going to go wth SpreadShirt initially, because CafePress is pretty much US-only -- which doesn't suit our project. Of course, it's quite possible that eventually we'll use both. -- --Josh Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco
On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 12:15:42PM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > All, > > I think I'm going to go wth SpreadShirt initially, because CafePress is > pretty much US-only -- which doesn't suit our project. Of course, it's > quite possible that eventually we'll use both. You might want to get samples of both printing processes before launching to the public to see what each one is like. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461