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08.06.2019 | 11:32 PM ET
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08.08.2019 | 8:14 AM ET
The challenges with tshirts, hoodies, etc is managing the costs, the quality of the item, and the logistics.
As @OldManGloom pointed out, we once printed off a batch of shirts and put them up for sale, but it didn't end up working out that well. There were tons of Tapology users who specifically said they'd buy one, but then when we actually ordered and put them up for sale, most of those people didn't actually go through with it.
It's also difficult to be able to offer them for an affordable price. We would want any of our stuff/gear to be of good quality, but it's hard to oversee and manage that if you're also trying to keep the price of the item low. There are "drop-shipping" companies that will print and deliver your gear on-demand as people place orders, but we would want our gear to have cool designs and this approach makes quality control harder.
For the time being I don't think we'll make any Tapology gear available, but there's a good chance we will in the future once we think the circumstances are right.
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08.08.2019 | 2:33 PM ET
I think you're leaving money on the table by not selling Tapology gis.
You can also sell belts too. I'm only a purple belt now but some day I see myself wearing a real life bacon belt.
All I'm saying is think about it. I mean I don't even do jiu-jitsu, but I'd still rock the gi out in public because I can.
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08.08.2019 | 4:13 PM ET
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08.08.2019 | 5:12 PM ET
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08.08.2019 | 5:28 PM ET
@fish yeah but then what happens when someone orders one, the on-demand printer ships it and the logo is off-center, and the customer wants to exchange it, etc. it quickly becomes so much time and headache.
i promise at SOME point we'll make some tapology gear available. but not until we've found the right company to handle it and feel confident it will go easy and smoothly. we have so much other stuff we need to work on!
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08.08.2019 | 5:44 PM ET
There'll be a small company in your area that does the oldschool ink screening. The company I had mine done through was literally just two guys in a little room.
The way to get around a wonky one (but again this won't happen if you get them screened) is just to not send them out. Vet them before postage. Obviously this means you have to store them and post them, but it's not hard to stash a box of even 100 hoodies somewhere. That way you make it the printer's problem, not yours. They'll guarantee work, so if one sucks, send it back and get reimbursed.
Anyways, when you're ready let me know. The Mrs really is very good at this stuff. She is currently under the tutelage of designers who have worked on things like tru detective and game of thrones. She can divvy up a 3d model of the whole thing for use in the store section if you added one.
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08.08.2019 | 8:18 PM ET
can you send me an email? i have a follow up question for you
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08.08.2019 | 8:51 PM ET
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08.08.2019 | 9:00 PM ET
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08.08.2019 | 10:10 PM ET
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08.11.2019 | 10:00 PM ET
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08.11.2019 | 10:02 PM ET
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08.12.2019 | 1:28 AM ET
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