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On 5 Aug 2004, at 23:44, Daniel Mayer wrote:
--- Jens Ropers <ropers(a)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