Discuss the fun task of marketing a t-shirt shop. Where to advertise, link building, word of mouth, press releases, search engine marketing, keyword advertising, magazines, etc.
Half of that? Killer - I actually never had any idea of the exact number of things that went along with the order, but I had heard about stickers and tell cards and such and pulled out the first number that popped into my head.
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yeah, I'm pretty jealous of Oddica's packaging - they posted a thread about it a while back, and I've done some research into similar stuff, and if you're prepared to buy the minimum 10,000 at a time, their packaging runs somewhere in the neighborhood of $0.40 per bag, so all of their extras and packaging probably run them about $1.50, though most people would think it was more...Oddica's prices are already terrific anyway, though, so hopefully people don't raise a ruckus about it...
Yeah, I'm in the oddica fan club myself.
I'm one of those that saw the packaging and goodies and went, holy crap, this is the coolest. Right away I had to buy a shirt for a buddy/co-worker so he cool bask in the coolness. Still proclaims it as his favorite hoodie EVAR
I haven't found any shirts there that grab me like my first purhcases though...although I do go back to the site often to check.
Half of that? Killer - I actually never had any idea of the exact number of things that went along with the order, but I had heard about stickers and tell cards and such and pulled out the first number that popped into my head.
Without wishing to be a party pooper, if I was Brian, when you're doing something funky and unique, such as their packaging, I certainly wouldn't list my sources on this site.
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Without wishing to be a party pooper, if I was Brian, when you're doing something funky and unique, such as their packaging, I certainly wouldn't list my sources on this site.
It's not like we're using the same cool artwork that Brian has. That makes his unique and cool.
I've seen custom packaging done by other online retailers as well, but his was cool because it was artwork from his site which related to what he's selling.
If other's did it, it would be cool (or not cool) for different reasons. If you slap a logo on a bag, it's not going to be as cool (probably what I'd end up doing). But if you have the resources to put a full piece of art that relates to one of your t-shirt designs on your shipping bag, that wouldn't take anything away from what Brian's doing (in my opinion).
Without wishing to be a party pooper, if I was Brian, when you're doing something funky and unique, such as their packaging, I certainly wouldn't list my sources on this site.
thats what this site about, sharing information to help people build their dreams. i have shared planty of info, and so have alot of other people on these boards to help me acheive some things I probably never would have without the board. People share information here based on the beleif they are helping other people that are need of services and techniques, and that the people using this information will not copy are imitate their ideas directly but rather act as inspiration for a similar based idea.
I'm one of those that saw the packaging and goodies and went, holy crap, this is the coolest.
LOL!! I'm the same way when I get extra things.! I think once I'm up and running I would like to throw in stickers,key chains,can cozies,patches...... I think that would be pretty good.
> probably $1.50? ... D, not sure about your future on the
Price is Right — it's about half of that.
for years I have shipped pins, postcards, and stickers (and tees)
to specialty retail and am lucky/fortunate to have all this stuff
sourced at a low price.
> neighborhood of $0.40 per bag
the small packages are ~25 cents, big ones ~40 cents.
a decent cardboard box from U-Line actually costs more.
I can see that some customers might scratch their heads and wonder
about the goodies and packaging. While on the other end of the
spectrum, we have customers who get their first package and
pledge to be Customers for Life.
dunno, different strokes for different folks.
I've been in the tee business since 1998, and when you get in the
trenches shipping to retailers, it's all about the bottom line.
Oddica was a chance to get away from the stressful/business side
of things, and do things a bit different without the usual fetters.
How long did it take you to get to the point of adding tellcards and custom packaging? I dont suppose you did this from the start.
I dont think this option would be cost effective until you start to receive XXXX orders a month. Any advice on when it is the right time to do custom packaging? how did you make your decision?
Re: Little extras with your product 
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