POLL: FIRST related clothing...

[Danny McC]

Yeah get some different colors and it would be perfect. I would deffinately buy one if i saw it at a regional or nationals

[Cody Carey]

How would that be for a black one?

I don't know about the downfalls of light die on dark clothing, or if ordering shirts of different colors would up the cost a bit, as I haven't gotten to talk to a screen printer about all the options yet.

Would you rather have a white shirt, or a black shirt? I guess an orange shirt would work, too...

The reason I ask is because on an orange, black, or white shirt, it is a two-color image, which costs less to screen print, and therefore passes the savings back on to you. I really don't know, but a tri-colored shirt may raise the shirt cost to as much as 20$. (according to my graphics teacher)

[JaneYoung]

black

or orange like one of those big orange cones that line repair trucks use

[Danny McC]

hmmm black or orange ay? Hmmm..... I would wear either. Im not very picky. But I dont know about other people

[vivek16]

ooo i would get one if you made it into a sweatshirt. (a dinghy white.)

hmm maybe a red or a brown tshirt. the whites tend to get ruined when working on robot

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Cody Carey

I don't know about the downfalls of light die on dark clothing, or if ordering shirts of different colors would up the cost a bit, as I haven't gotten to talk to a screen printer about all the options yet.

Why not use cafepress.com. That way, people can order them in any size and color they carry, and you don't have to worry about keeping track of all that stuff.

[KathieK]

You can't sell at regionals unless they changed the rules this year. It's in the manual somewhere (and I'm too tired to look it up). There have been similar threads like this on CD - I think you can take advance orders through PayPal or something and deliver at the regionals or mail them.
OK, that wasn't very GP of me. It's in section 3.12 and 3.14 - Do not sell any products. This includes food, hats, shirts, or any promotional products.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by KathieK

You can't sell at regionals ... It's in the manual somewhere ...

Yup, it's in there - can't sell.

If two NEM's remember it, do you think they'll believe us without a direct quote?

[Cody Carey]

YAY!, You can now get these shirts (and a few more) at

http://www.cafepress.com/iwantashirt#apparel

A little bit pricier for the dark options, but not too bad.
Feel free to PM me with any customizations that you want...

Depending on a few things, these might switch vendors soon... Just letting y'all know.

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Hm... interesting. I still have my "I like robots" t-shirt from 269 a couple of years back. I wear it at least once a week.

[Cody Carey]

Ok, I looked at the prices for the different styles of shirt, and they were too exorbitant... so I removed all but the plain white, which now only costs $12...




P.S. I'll never be a shop-keeper

[Nica F.]

hm i like the middle one ;]

and if you were to make the shirt (not sure if you really intended to sell it or not) you should move the box down because it seems a little too close to the top of the shirt.

[KarenH]

No shirt for me! Overflowing T-shirt drawers...too many years involved with robotics teams. Not sure why I even bought a new team T-shirt this year! (Maybe because I'm the one ordering them?)

FYI about T-shirt graphics and expense-- When you print on bright or dark colors, the printer must print white underneath your design so that the fabric color does not show through the design. To do this, the printer must prepare a "mask" screen that is separate from your design screens. An additional color (white) must also be run. Extra work makes for extra expense.

So it's cheaper to print on white or light colors, but, as mentioned before, those colors show the dirt more. Also, if the fabric is thin, there is more of a problem with show-through.

[JaneYoung]

I just ordered mine. Can't wait to get it.
Jane

[JulieB]

Originally Posted by Cody Carey

YAY!, You can now get these shirts (and a few more) at

http://www.cafepress.com/iwantashirt#apparel

A little bit pricier for the dark options, but not too bad.
Feel free to PM me with any customizations that you want...

Depending on a few things, these might switch vendors soon... Just letting y'all know.

I think this is a pretty good price.