On 27 Jul 2012, at 09:14, Andy Mabbett wrote:

> On 27 July 2012 17:04, Michael Peel <michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
> 
> [Of Wikimedia-UK merchandise]
> 
>> The question is more, is it worthwhile doing and/or pushing for? Is there
>> a market, and sufficient benefit for the projects?
> 
> The charity of which I'm a trustee, the West Midland Bird Club
> <http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/> partners with a supplier of
> on-demand merchandise (see link & pic on WMBC home page). We supply
> the artwork, they make up shirts, caps and so on (knickers, if you
> must!) as and when an order is received and supply them direct to the
> customer, paying us a commission. No overheads, no stock to hold
> (though that's an option, should we wish to), no running out of
> women's style before men's.

The downside is that such suppliers are typically lower quality and always much 
more expensive compared to buying stock in bulk...

Thanks,
Mike


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