[libreoffice-marketing] LibreOffice merchandise

Hello all,
Some time ago we discussed having a shop with LibreOffice merchandise.

I have created a shop on http://www.spreadshirt.com named 
http://libreoffice.spreadshirt.dk and i would like to share my 
experiences with you.

I first created a free account and created a free shop with limited 
functionality and adverts on the shop. It's possible to upgrade the 
account to Premium member ( 
http://www.spreadshirt.com/help-C1328/categoryId/29/articleId/77 ) for 
$10.00 per month. PS: After only two weeks I was upgraded for free ;-) 
for two years.

Site functionalities
When I created the site i used standard design and did only some simple 
customization for fun.
Its possible to manipulate the stylesheets so it should be possible to 
create a design equal to our website design guidelines.
Its possible to use a custom URL like http://shop.libreoffice.org.
Its possible to embed individual products into another website.
Its possible to upload own product photos.
Its possible to create private products (can only be bought by admins) 
witch could be used for special events like the conference, hacḱfest and 
ODF plugfest etc.

The site can be multi language ( http://libreoffice.spreadshirt.dk/en/ ) 
but unfortunately its not possible to create language specific product 
descriptions and site descriptions.

The products
There is a variety of products. Of cause T-shirts and polo shirts for 
both men and women. Also many kinds of accessories like caps, key 
hangers, bags and aprons.

I have tried the t-shirts and the general quality is fine. The print can 
survive washing, but the colour correctness must be investigated closer. 
I'm not qualified to judge, but as a comparison I find the colour 
correctness better that the t-shirts we saw at the conference in Paris 
(no offend).

The product design mechanism (application) is actually quite good in 
comparison to other similar I have seen. I think its possible to create 
quite nice designs. The designs I have made are very simple.

Prices
Every t-shirt are produced individual witch of cause makes the price 
quite high. The provision per product can therefore not be much higher 
than 3 - 5 EUR - otherwise the final sales price becomes too high. Thats 
just my personal opinion though.

Delivery
I usually got my products delivered after 7-10 days.

The Marketplace
Once a product is created we can put it on the Marketplace. Then our 
products will be sold in the spreadshirt shop as well. My products was 
unfortunately rejected with the cause its too private and therefore not 
very sell-able (I don't know the correct word, but they don't believe 
they can sell the products). I will guess that if we create products 
that are actually been sold, then they will be willing to put it on the 
Marketplace. I think the most important feature about Marketplace is 
that the products will be produced for stock and not individually per order.

The company
The company sprd.net AG is in Leipzig, Germany. Perhaps some German 
citizen can investigate the company closer.
http://www.spreadshirt.dk/impressum-C1338

My conclusion
I believe that spreadshirt can serve our needs but we should test one or 
two more shops for comparison. One very big advantage in this case is 
the wide opportunity to customize our own shop. The most important 
disadvantage in my eyes are the quite high prices.

Just my two cent to the discussion ;-)


Cheers,
Leif Lodahl
The Danish Team

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