just a nitpick, but it&#39;s my impression that the print-on-demand services are not screen printed but more ink-jet-like.<br><br>my suggestion would be to ask for a sample or two from each provider so that you see how the printing looks, before plunging ahead. POD services vary quite a bit in their quality.<br>
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<div>Well, I was hoping to get a little more feedback on the idea.&nbsp; But...</div>
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<div>I think the next step is to talk to places that sell t-shirt designs and find out what their business model is, what the&nbsp;overhead costs are, etc.,...&nbsp; We need to make sure that what we do is sustainable, and that we know what we are getting into.</div>


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<div>Can someone from each of these cities (below) go and have a sit down meeting&nbsp;to gather info?&nbsp; That is far more effective than email, not to mention you might know some employees there.&nbsp;&nbsp;There are plenty of companies our there, so if you can&nbsp;think of another, please figure out the address and add it:</div>


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<div>Threadless T-Shirts (<a href="http://www.threadless.com/" target="_blank">www.threadless.com</a>)</div>
<div>4043 N Ravenswood Ave #106<br>Chicago, IL 60613</div>
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<div>Busted Tees (<a href="http://www.bustedtees.com/" target="_blank">www.bustedtees.com</a>) </div>
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<div>The ideal in my mind is if we can find an ethical company that will do the work for us, we just supply them with the t-shirt images, allow each organization to pick the colors and the t-shirt manufacturers they are comfortable with.&nbsp; Then orders would be screen printed on demand.&nbsp; I am sure the company would take a cut, but that way after everything is set up, the only thing we would have to worry about is collecting the money and redistributing it to the appropriate shops.</div>


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<div>If each shop wants to print their own shirts, I see potential issues with order delays and unhappy customers.</div><div class="Ih2E3d">
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<div><br clear="all">Sincerely,<br><br>Jonathan Morrison<br>Executive Director<br>Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective<br>2312 S. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84115<br>w: 801-328-2453<br>c: 801-688-0183<br>f: 801-466-3856<br>

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</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Urban Bike Project Wilmington, DE <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:urbanbikeproject@gmail.com" target="_blank">urbanbikeproject@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>


<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Great idea!<br><br>Where do we start?<br><br>Brian<br><br clear="all">Urban Bike Project of Wilmington<br>

-a 501(c)3 non-profit bike shop-<br>1908 N. Market Street (entrance is in the parking lot behind the building)<br>Wilmington, DE 19801<br><br>Hours:<br>Thursday 6:30-9:00<br>Saturday 1:00-4:00<br><br>Visit us online at <a href="http://urbanbikeproject.org/" target="_blank">http://urbanbikeproject.org</a><br>

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<div>On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Jonathan Morrison <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:jonathan@slcbikecollective.org" target="_blank">jonathan@slcbikecollective.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div></div>
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<div>What if the Bike Collective Network (BCN) sold/distributed t-shirts and other schwag from community bicycle organizations?<br><br>The website, <a href="http://www.bikecollectives.org/" target="_blank">www.bikecollectives.org</a>, doesn&#39;t have much overhead, a little donated time and a little money for hosting and the domain name, which hopefully means there would be money left over for...<br>

<br>1) Individual organizations, whereas the BCN only takes out the minimal overhead charges and sends the rest to the organization who submitted that t-shirt design.<br><br>2) Bike!Bike!, whereas all the organizations submit their t-shirt designs, and they are printed as needed, proceeds cover the minimal overhead charges and the rest goes to bikebike related costs.&nbsp;&nbsp; If this were to happen we would need to establish an open and fair committee to review requests for funding, fund allocation, and follow-ups.<br>

<br>Where did they idea come from?<br><br>1) Recently we have had other collectives come by SLC and check out our shop and were excited to buy our shirts.&nbsp; Every time I go to another shop I buy their shirt -- so why not make this process easier?<br>

<br>2) Thanks to an artist named Mike Haring, I think the Bike Collective Network (BCN)&#39;s Bonzai Bike Tree logo is pretty cool and belongs on a shirt.&nbsp; Not to mention people seem to dig our t-shirt design (attached to this email) by Mike Haring.<br>

<br>3) Sopobikes.org has a great t-shirt that Fallen Arrows sells (<a href="http://www.fallenarrows.com/gnp.html" target="_blank">http://www.fallenarrows.com/gnp.html</a>)<br><br><br clear="all">Sincerely,<br><br>Jonathan Morrison<br>

Executive Director<br>Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective<br>2312 S. West Temple<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84115<br>w: 801-328-2453<br>c: 801-688-0183<br>f: 801-466-3856<br><a href="http://www.slcbikecollective.org/" target="_blank">www.slcbikecollective.org</a><br>

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