Post #174390 by MakeDaMug on Sun, Jul 24, 2005 1:53 PM

Here's what I can relay...
Prior to the Whaler's launch of these mugs, we provided their p.r. group with Whaler's logo'd 4-pack mugs. The project was small but successful. Later on, we were contacted again by Keller Crescent on Whaler's behalf to conceive and develop shot mugs for a gift set project. I worked with our artists on designs, submitted the new designs and pricing and did the required follow-up work and price negotiations.

It all looked like a go and when it was coming down to the timeline wire, I contacted Keller Crescent and they let me know that they had found an alternative source for a lower price. About 6 months or so later, what came to be were unauthorized reproductions of our original designs supplied to Keller Crescent of our original mugs delivered.

I put an easy 10 hours into this project as there was a fair amount of layers/negotiations/design time involved. It was a pretty sad ending for the Farm when the ultimate end-product made it to market.
Mahaloz,
Holden