Custom Tiki Farm mug to raise money for TC members in New Orleans - Feedback Needed! - General Tiki

M MakeDaMug Member behind a cluttered desk Joined: Mar 28, 2002 Posts: 1183	M MakeDaMug Posted posted on Thu, Sep 22, 2005 4:54 PM Hi, I wanted to update everybody on the project and throw-out the proposed roll-out. PJ's design is finalized and Squid is doing the sculpting. He's nearly done with the sculpt and we should have a wax preview by this weekend or no later than early next week. There are a lot of great suggestions on how to make this happen and I really appreciate them all. Ultimately, we want to get the largest check possible to PJ but we need to keep the sale somewhat straightforward as we've got a lot going on currently at Tiki Farm and I need to keep steering the boat forward. There are a lot of great ideas for ways to add on to the sales and other sideline things to do to raise money. What would work the best for us (and PJ) is to do a pre-book online sale of the mugs. This way, we could get the funds to PJ immediately. I am going to pay for all costs associated with the project in advance of the project's completion. This will incent my factory to give this project priority. That's especially important as we're coming into the Holiday season and this is my California kiln's busies time of the year. I'm proposing producing 500 mugs and selling the mugs for $40 each with 100% of the profits going directly to PJ. I've got a detailed cost breakdown on the project and I propose that I share that privately with a few key TC people so that everybody is comfortable with this project. I'm even contemplating bringing in a licensed disinterersted 3rd party specializing in such matters to review this. I want everybody to feel confident that 100% of the profit goes to PJ. I'd like some help in spreading the word wherever possible. 500 mugs is our largest limited launch and at $40 each, the good will nature of the project may take a back seat for some who are on a restricted budget. I will likely announce the sale both online and through our opt-in email list once I've received glazed 1st article samples that must first be approved by PJ. I can tell you that this will be a 3-tone mug with the colors being green, purple & gold (Mardi Gras themed colors). As for the design itself, instead of discussing it, please wait for the wax sculpt photos. After receiving the 1st article samples, it will take us a few days to build the web promotion and at that point, I'll post back to TC and through our opt-in email. I'll give the sale a solid 1 week pre-notification to make sure we capture as many possible TC'ers and non-TC collectors as possible. The production of the mugs will take approximately 60-75 days to complete after the close of the sale. We can then discuss future projects (Ohana artist customized one-of-a-kinds, different collaborations, ongoing relief mugs, value added tiered sales, etc.) but for now, this is what I have to offer. Your feedback is greatly appreciated on this. Mahaloz, Holden

Hi,

I wanted to update everybody on the project and throw-out the proposed roll-out. PJ's design is finalized and Squid is doing the sculpting. He's nearly done with the sculpt and we should have a wax preview by this weekend or no later than early next week.

There are a lot of great suggestions on how to make this happen and I really appreciate them all. Ultimately, we want to get the largest check possible to PJ but we need to keep the sale somewhat straightforward as we've got a lot going on currently at Tiki Farm and I need to keep steering the boat forward. There are a lot of great ideas for ways to add on to the sales and other sideline things to do to raise money.

What would work the best for us (and PJ) is to do a pre-book online sale of the mugs. This way, we could get the funds to PJ immediately. I am going to pay for all costs associated with the project in advance of the project's completion. This will incent my factory to give this project priority. That's especially important as we're coming into the Holiday season and this is my California kiln's busies time of the year.

I'm proposing producing 500 mugs and selling the mugs for $40 each with 100% of the profits going directly to PJ. I've got a detailed cost breakdown on the project and I propose that I share that privately with a few key TC people so that everybody is comfortable with this project. I'm even contemplating bringing in a licensed disinterersted 3rd party specializing in such matters to review this. I want everybody to feel confident that 100% of the profit goes to PJ.

I'd like some help in spreading the word wherever possible. 500 mugs is our largest limited launch and at $40 each, the good will nature of the project may take a back seat for some who are on a restricted budget. I will likely announce the sale both online and through our opt-in email list once I've received glazed 1st article samples that must first be approved by PJ. I can tell you that this will be a 3-tone mug with the colors being green, purple & gold (Mardi Gras themed colors). As for the design itself, instead of discussing it, please wait for the wax sculpt photos.

After receiving the 1st article samples, it will take us a few days to build the web promotion and at that point, I'll post back to TC and through our opt-in email. I'll give the sale a solid 1 week pre-notification to make sure we capture as many possible TC'ers and non-TC collectors as possible. The production of the mugs will take approximately 60-75 days to complete after the close of the sale.

We can then discuss future projects (Ohana artist customized one-of-a-kinds, different collaborations, ongoing relief mugs, value added tiered sales, etc.) but for now, this is what I have to offer. Your feedback is greatly appreciated on this.

Mahaloz,
Holden

Post #188236 by MakeDaMug on Thu, Sep 22, 2005 4:54 PM