Post #797938 by swizzle on Thu, Oct 10, 2019 5:57 AM

I said i was done responding on this topic but after a personal message and further comments/developments i will comment once more.

First off, here are the current 'updated' numbers to the poll i posted on Facebook.

Swizzle stick = 120/150
Enamel pin = 22/33
Drink coasters = 14/23
T-shirt = 13/31
Stickers = 10/12
Cocktail umbrellas = 8/9

So obviously swizzle sticks are still way out in front.

About two days ago i did some math. Since then a few other posts have been added but at the time there were around 120 replies to this thread and of those 120 replies they were from 39 different people with 15 of those people commenting more than once. The majority of that number was made up of three people. Myself, MDM and Tikiskip.

So going by the numbers, including those who posted on Facebook, there are about 1/3 of the amount of people interested in getting a pin which the minimum number of having made is 100.

So just to drift off topic for a moment, laugh at my photoshop skills all you want ( i really don't care because i know i have none) but here is what i'm talking about about when i say can a pin be made that is a combination that is a pin as well as a pendant. (And PinTiki, i have had my own pins made before so i know that what i am proposing is not only possible but is able to be done with no extra cost).

For both options the metal base is stamped with either one loop or two. (Two make a pendant sit bitter and not flip over). Customers have the choice of buying either/or and can buy one or more and then cut/file off the loop or pins and turn the pin into a pendant or vice versa. Or buy two and have/make one of each. (Does that make sense? It does in my head).

Now in regards to the personal message and my response/thoughts; (and i'm not sure that the following is in the correct order, but...)

1.)Someone needs to take the reigns/control of this. Who that is, i don't know. Maybe Hamo considering he started this thread. (Not trying to throw you under the bus but so far it is all talk and no action).

2.) A decision needs to be made on what item/s are going to be made.

3.)The artwork on that/those item/s needs to be approved by those investing and then needs to be signed off on by Hanford.

4.) Approved artwork needs to be sent to the manufacturer and EXACT quotes be given so that everyone is happy with the costs.

5.) The way that all this is funded needs to be worked out.

Now PinTiki, there is NO cut going to TC so please forget/ignore that. And as i have stated several times, I, and i'm sure everyone who is interested in something happening have no problem paying you a handling fee (as long as it is in within reason) to pack and ship a pin and/or other items. The more items there are the more the fee is, as it should be.

So that really is the LAST time i will contribute to this thread until some sort of definitive decision is made. I'd LOVE to participate in this and buy some sort of ephemera but at the same time, if it doesn't happen i really don't care.