User:Red/FADEMEA2008/MerchandisingStore
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FAD EMEA 2008 - Proposal: Public Fedora merchandising store for Europe (and NA)
- Problems
- There's no way for end users to buy Fedora merchandise except for events or if they create their own
- We can't offer too many different products at an event (because of space at the event, space and money for the stock)
- We can't offer merchandise at all events
- Not all end users who'd like some merchandise have the possibility to visit on of our events
- We don't have the man power to send merchandise everywhere and deal with service requests
- We can't create e.g. a single t-shirt for a customer - we'd need to order bigger volumes but that takes time
- Proposals
- Create an online store at spreadshirt.net for Europe
- (Create an online store at spreadshirt.com for NA)
- Create store.fp.o with the links to all 3 shops (EU, NA, FR) as the Store SIG intended to do
- Advantages
- End users finally get their merchandise
- We get some $ for each item sold
- Spreadshirt deals with the stock, money, delivery and service
- Spreadshirt reportedly offers higher quality products than other such shops
- Fedora-FR already has a spreadshirt shop
- Disadvantages
- Prices are a bit high for e.g. a t-shirt, but fair (for merchandise) - shipping costs are very fair
- Someone would have to take care of new items and the money flow
- Because we earn money with this, a NPO must stand behind this (no problem in Europe, but in NA?)
