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On 5 Aug 2004, at 23:44, Daniel Mayer wrote:
--- Jens Ropers ropers@ropersonline.com wrote on WikiEN-l:
Cafepress are very expensive to start with and to add another 5 quid on top of their steep prices certainly doesn't help. Or look for an alternative to Cafepress. But never worry folks -- at least the Wikipaedia shop *IS* close to its first cheque. In my own shop, I've had two sales in over a year -- earning me TWO quid!! Yay!!. (Then again, my own website is not nearly as important as the Wikipedia. ;-)
Yes CafePress is expensive but they do all the day-to-day work. How does the Wikipedia shop function? Who processes orders? How are payments made? What measures are taken to ensure that customer data are kept private?
I'm all for finding a cheaper alternative to CafePress, but I'm not interested at all in processing orders (physically putting merchandise in boxes and taking those boxes to the post office - not to mention storing the merchandise). If and when we get paid staff, we might decide to do that. Until then I think that using services like CafePress (but not necessarily that particular company) is the only practical way to go.
-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
I wasn't trying to diminish them and I don't know a better alternative myself -- I wouldn't have my own shop with Cafepress if I knew a better provider. I was only trying to say that _from a customer's perspective_ 20 quid for a Tee *IS* possibly a bit on the pricey side. Sorry for any confusion about that.
- Jens