Sue Gardner wrote:
Regardless, yes, Vishal has been looking at this, and yes, it has not been a particularly high priority. Really it's the branding company who will handle it, if we sign with one. They will have the industry knowledge and the relationships to make a recommendation for what's best.
Do you really need "industry knowledge" to sell mugs and t-shirts? I thought knowledge about the community that is going to *buy* these items is more important. Where and how do people normally buy their favorite t-shirts for projects such as Wikipedia? I'd say Cafepress is the mainstream alternative, at least for the U.S.
The much neglected German/European store might provide better prices and delivery times for buyers in much of Europe, http://www.spreadshirt.net/shop.php?sid=10292
A month ago I made a T-shirt printable large logotype for the Swedish Wikipedia [[Image:Wikipedia-logo-sv-large.png]]. When I asked if I could print this and wear, I was told to print nothing before there is a Swedish chapter established. Apparently I'm free to buy English text T-shirts from Cafepress (or German ones from Spreadshirt) and wear or abuse these shirts as I like, just not print my own. The logic behind this escapes me. I've also tried to make people add the Swedish shirt design to the existing shops at Cafepress or Spreadshirt, to no avail.