Hi James, Firstly kudos for trying to get an alternate revenue stream going as opposed to donations. I'd be surprised if you could get merchandising to the point where it funds core operations, but it is certainly worth trying. If you are facing high international transport costs then I'd suggest working out which countries the USPS does work well for and only using fedex where post doesn't work, and also trialling the sort of small high value items like cufflinks and memory sticks where transport costs are less important. But if you really want me to get excited about the shop, try stocking flip flops with modified soles. I'm sure I'm not the only person who'd like to walk along the beach leaving a trail of [citation needed] tracks. WSC