How Should We Celebrate Tiki Central's 20th Anniversary? - General Tiki

S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1460	S swizzle Posted posted on Wed, Oct 2, 2019 9:30 PM I like the idea of the separate sign on the bottom although i think the font for '20 Years' should be in yellow to keep it in line with the sites colours. In regards to the swizzle stick, as i've already said, if it is something that is going to go ahead i think it should be done properly which means if Harco can only do a 6" stick and that means less wording on it then that defeats the purpose. CosmoReverb nailed it and i personally think it is perfect as is. And although i do love the idea of swizzle sticks and would like to see them made for the cost of $50 each (going by the quoted price and number of people interested so far) we could put together a 'pack' like i've already suggested for less than that which could contain a pin, umbrellas, coasters, and maybe several different style/size of stickers. Every one of those items can be made in much smaller numbers at a cost that is still very reasonably for each individual piece. I.E. if a pin is only going to cost $2-3 all the other things are going to be most likely even less than that so for maybe $10-15 you're getting a handful of different things. The other thing about swizzle sticks is this: 10,000 really is a LOT. Let's say for arguments sake 200 people come on board and are willing to pay up front to have them made, that means each person gets 50 sticks (IF we are working on a cost of $2,500). How many people want 50 of the same swizzle stick? A dozen would be more than enough for me, maybe 20 so i could have a few extra to trade, and i'm all for donating some to be sold and the profits going back to Hanford to keep TC running, BUT, i'm not paying for 50 and giving 30 away and i'm sure no-one else is going to do that (although maybe some might, that's up to the individual). Also, who going to be the person that's going to take all the extras and then try to sell them? Just my opinion and some food for thought. P.S. And i know that this is something that is of no concern to the majority of you but i still have to factor in postage and also last night on the news they announced that the Australian dollar has hit a record 10yr low which means good for you guys if you wanted to buy one of my mugs (hint, hint :lol:) but not so good for me buying something from the U.S. [ Edited by: swizzle 2019-10-02 23:10 ]

I like the idea of the separate sign on the bottom although i think the font for '20 Years' should be in yellow to keep it in line with the sites colours.

In regards to the swizzle stick, as i've already said, if it is something that is going to go ahead i think it should be done properly which means if Harco can only do a 6" stick and that means less wording on it then that defeats the purpose. CosmoReverb nailed it and i personally think it is perfect as is.

And although i do love the idea of swizzle sticks and would like to see them made for the cost of $50 each (going by the quoted price and number of people interested so far) we could put together a 'pack' like i've already suggested for less than that which could contain a pin, umbrellas, coasters, and maybe several different style/size of stickers. Every one of those items can be made in much smaller numbers at a cost that is still very reasonably for each individual piece. I.E. if a pin is only going to cost $2-3 all the other things are going to be most likely even less than that so for maybe $10-15 you're getting a handful of different things.

The other thing about swizzle sticks is this: 10,000 really is a LOT. Let's say for arguments sake 200 people come on board and are willing to pay up front to have them made, that means each person gets 50 sticks (IF we are working on a cost of $2,500). How many people want 50 of the same swizzle stick? A dozen would be more than enough for me, maybe 20 so i could have a few extra to trade, and i'm all for donating some to be sold and the profits going back to Hanford to keep TC running, BUT, i'm not paying for 50 and giving 30 away and i'm sure no-one else is going to do that (although maybe some might, that's up to the individual). Also, who going to be the person that's going to take all the extras and then try to sell them?

Just my opinion and some food for thought.

P.S. And i know that this is something that is of no concern to the majority of you but i still have to factor in postage and also last night on the news they announced that the Australian dollar has hit a record 10yr low which means good for you guys if you wanted to buy one of my mugs (hint, hint :lol:) but not so good for me buying something from the U.S.

[ Edited by: swizzle 2019-10-02 23:10 ]

Post #797802 by swizzle on Wed, Oct 2, 2019 9:30 PM