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missmelis wrote:Oh My Fruitful Garden! I checked the new sale out on my phone earlier, and the thumbnail for ApeLad's poster just looked like a black blob... I had no idea it was a Laugh-Out-Loud Cats print until just now! Thank you for pointing that out! I'm not a cat person, but I love me some L-O-L Cats! :-D

Same here. (says the first sucker)

bluejester wrote:(says the first sucker)

... and that's something I can't snipe you on.

I want to give shirt.woot! a big thumbs up for offering paper products of the shirt designs and hope they make another selection soon (maybe as a monthly deal. hint, hint). I have often thought how fun it would be to have a shirt design printed as a poster for my office wall. I can't really wear t-shirts to my work, but as office decor... no problem. I especially like the smaller art size as usable wall space is at a premium in my current office location and this allows for more variety.

Hmmm Woot,
You should have a "looks good on paper" button in the derbies so we can vote on what gets printed on paper :D maybe print the top 10 or 15 per week? or even put the button on the non derby shirts through out the week

Aw, would've loved a Zombie Garden print

Please consider the recent READ shirt design if you do posters again. On the day it was on shirt.woot I was posting to my friends on FB how I wish it came in a poster so I could put it up in my classroom!

JDSardone wrote:Hmmm Woot,
You should have a "looks good on paper" button in the derbies so we can vote on what gets printed on paper :D maybe print the top 10 or 15 per week? or even put the button on the non derby shirts through out the week

I like your idea of a button that indicates it's good on paper, but how about, instead of a derby, a "Paper Chase."

Each week, Shirt.Woot! can pick 20 old designs (like the number in the Reckoning) -- maybe Derby honorable mentions or editor's choices that didn't win -- then have voting like the Derby, and at the end of the week make the designs available as posters, postcards, buttons, stickers, whatever.

With the lead time they are requesting, they aren't sending the orders to the printer until they have the money from the sale, so it can't be anything but a profit for them.

jma89 wrote:So I read the tweet and the first thing into my head when I read there were cards this week was "Wow. Shirt.Woot playing cards would be AWESOME!"

Alas it would be awesome, but such awesome is not here this week. /slightly sad.

At the end of the year, they could have a best of -- and 52 weeks equals the number of cards in a deck. They could have a Live Paper Chase with the theme being Jokers!

Although, if they commissioned a suit from Bassanimation, CMDixon2, DianaSprinkle, omarfeliciano, patrickspens, pixelpants, Ramyb, spiritgreen, tjost, tgentry, walmazan ... must stop listing (please forgive me for leaving people out).

They could have a competition for Kings, and commission a suit from those. How about a cute animal theme suit, and a beauty art suit, and a humor suit, and a ...

Okay, Woot! There's a paper trail here, and you need to follow it!

Please!

Are we allowed to right-click on the images and save and/or print the pictures ourselves?

Love that they did some on paper. There have been a lot of shirts where I thought "that would be awesome on a poster" but didn't like it in shirt form. Sadly, none of those were on here this time but it gives me hope they'll offer posters again later

bethany3cat wrote:...Awesome idea....

Someone's on to something here...

More selection for pocket prints please!! I have way too many shirts, but love some of the prints and posters aren't my thing Thanks!!

I agree with the several others mentioning that none of these choices are choices I would purchase, or have purchased on shirts in the past (a total of 38, mind you).

Obviously this is a test run to see how many people bite the bait, but realistically, since art is subjective to each person, you can hit or miss very easily based on your demographic for specific designs.

Again, I am not one of those in your demographic this week. Hopefully this isn't the ONLY (sorry, no italics are available as I'm responding on my phone) week you're doing this, because I don't see you having so many new and different medium choices if it is, only to take them all away.

If your goal is to keep people happy, feature independent artists, and/or turn profit, then it'd be in your best interest to open up the entire line of designs (with the artists' permission, of course, unless you make the artists sign an agreement stating that you reserve the right to do what you want with their designs if they win), and to allow people to choose their own five-packs.

Clearly there's a creation of demand, here, though. But also disappointment for the large group who isn't currently interested until your beta testing has the bugs worked out. This is why I'm providing feedback in the non candy-coated fashion that I am. Please don't misinterpret it. I only wish to keep all parties content: me, as a loyal consumer first, the artists (especially those who were not featured), as they are the main reason you are successful, and you, Shirt.Woot, because nobody wants to see you disappear or find some other career in the form of underwater basketweaving or the like. ;-)

If this is art truly worthy of display on locations other than the human torso, a choice of different finishes would be ideal. Not to steal any ideas, but the largest successful art community which-shall-not-be-named (although is quite 'devious'...) which relies on user submissions such as yourself, allows for prints based on the consumer's choice in glossy, matte, or lustre.

Perhaps this is too much to ask for at first, as this is a new learning process you're getting your feet wet with, and I understand that it's usually steps at a time. However, I am indeed 'the discerning art critic' you mentioned in your mass email. I'm sure there are others who have to agree with at least parts of what I'm stating, and we would love to see you run with it, being successful while supplying the much-needed demand.

Again, please don't misinterpret my critiquing, but these had better not be the only choices for the only week you're offering this opportunity!

I send my regards. Great job so far, but keep it up!

I'll agree I definitely want to see more of these. Like "Lucky at last" and more.

Maybe even a cat collection set.

*GASP*

Are the posters all in landscape or are some in portrait?

I'd love to see more designs on paper. Of the 36 shirt woots I've purchased, there's probably double that I didn't buy because they just didn't work on a shirt for me. More posters!

Stark wrote:Are the posters all in landscape or are some in portrait?

If you go to each item you can tell.

For instance 'Hang in There' is portrait while 'The Binge' is landscape, just like you would want. :^)

I wish they had a set of prints that went well together aesthetically. You could frame them together in a multiopening mat.


Hopefully one day they'll offer all their designs as bags, hoodies, and prints every day.

bethany3cat wrote:Deck of cards idea

My jaw dropped when I read this. A "best of" deck of cards for each year?! Yes, please! W00t, make this happen.

quabaq wrote:My jaw dropped when I read this. A "best of" deck of cards for each year?! Yes, please! W00t, make this happen.

+1

Very sad if this is why our shirts went up in price. I wouldn't have minded zip up hoodies, or options for bringing back some oldies in a reprint of shirts run, but making the shirt cost go up to branch out into paper print for more profit=fail.

The startup cost could have been covered by the actual prints themselves, they make you more than the shirts I would imagine. If there is something else up your sleves, then great. hopefully it is something clothing related, and explains the cost rise on shirts. But if this and similar things are the reason for the price hike, that's just wrong.

If I am mistaken, why can't staff clearly explain exactly what the price increase was for. The new blanks cost less, and I admit, I like them almost as much. But we were told it was for better print options, and new products. I imagine if people knew what they were buying into, they might not be as upset about paying more for an inferior product.

Posterize ALL the things!

On the other hand...

My husband is going to murder me now that you're doing this, you know.

I'm so happy you're doing this, I'm almost able to resist saying this (but not quite): I wish we could have voted on which ones we wanted to see in poster and mini-print form.

For instance, speaking of Ramyb, The Birthplace of Inspiration would have made a great poster because of all the intricate detail that is missed on a shirt, or for Patrickspens, Star Map (to name just one recent one) for the same reason.

I'd also have liked to see more of a theme for the mini-cards - for instance, for Ramyb, something like Blossom and Transitions and Unexplored Galaxies along with (currently featured) Seasons and Going Away is the Bluebird. And in the future, then, a "cutesies" theme for some of the others, etc.

Anyway... "I'm just telling you this because I love you." :-D Posters, mini prints, cards, yes, yes yes yes YESYESYESYES!!!!

JDSardone wrote:Hmmm Woot,
You should have a "looks good on paper" button in the derbies so we can vote on what gets printed on paper :D maybe print the top 10 or 15 per week? or even put the button on the non derby shirts through out the week

This is brilliant.
Double brilliant if we get "big print" and "little print" buttons, because there are some I'd just like a copy of and some that need to be displayed in all of their majesty.

jezebelseven wrote:Again, wishing a print on one item was on another. Would've loved "Escape" from Patrickspens on a poster!

Agreed.

sadsephiroth wrote:Very sad if this is why our shirts went up in price. I wouldn't have minded zip up hoodies, or options for bringing back some oldies in a reprint of shirts run, but making the shirt cost go up to branch out into paper print for more profit=fail.

The startup cost could have been covered by the actual prints themselves, they make you more than the shirts I would imagine. If there is something else up your sleves, then great. hopefully it is something clothing related, and explains the cost rise on shirts. But if this and similar things are the reason for the price hike, that's just wrong.

If I am mistaken, why can't staff clearly explain exactly what the price increase was for. The new blanks cost less, and I admit, I like them almost as much. But we were told it was for better print options, and new products. I imagine if people knew what they were buying into, they might not be as upset about paying more for an inferior product.

Not to mention the fact that woot was bought by Amazon and there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to be charging $12 instead of $10, ESPECIALLY when the shirts are now Anvil brand INSTEAD of American Apparel...lower quality, higher price. Not jivin' with this...

Why the heck was there only 55 LOLCat prints? I figured you could print these on demand fairly easily or at least preprint a couple hundred. Leftovers would make great BoC stuffers. Was this based on MRP against original shirt sales? Why set such a low limit?

Woot I am disappoint. Ragequit, never woot again, ruined by amazon, kiss and make up, ready for April 1. I feel better now, thanks.

Sales for this event:

1. cmdixon2 Pocket Prints - Sold 162
2. Patrickspens Pocket Prints - Sold 295
3. Ramyb Pocket Prints - Sold 210
4. Cupcakeosaur Greeting Cards - Sold 211
5. Hang In There Greeting Cards - Sold 84
6. Tweets are for Birds Greeting Cards - Sold 41
7. Acquired Taste Poster - Sold 63
8. Chucknorium Poster - Sold 103
9. Code of Arms Poster - Sold 103
10. Connect the Dots Poster - Sold 55
11. Hang In There Poster - Sold 116
12. It Came Out Of Nowhere Poster - Sold 165
13. Read A Book Poster - Sold 63
14. The Binge Poster - Sold 66
15. Villainous Victorian Velociraptor Poster - Sold 105

SOLD OUT??? Make more, I have money now!!!

Received my "Aquired taste" poster and it arrived with a lot of "dents" in the poster, similar to what would happen if someone wasn't careful at all when rolling it up to put into the cardboard tube. Anyone else have this happen to them?

FIlthyLucr3 wrote:Received my "Aquired taste" poster and it arrived with a lot of "dents" in the poster, similar to what would happen if someone wasn't careful at all when rolling it up to put into the cardboard tube. Anyone else have this happen to them?

Yup - "Blossom" arrived with dents in the side, but I decided not to complain. "Acquired Taste" arrived with an actual rip in it, and I was waiting until "Binge" arrives, supposedly tomorrow, before I decided whether to email service.woot. I feel so badly complaining and I'm not sure how big of a defect there needs to be before it's justified...

Offering paper products is a great idea, but I'm not impressed with my first order. I got the patrickspens pocket prints just this week in the mail. All of them have a noticeable line on them about an inch in on the short side - looks like an issue with the print head on the printer.

They arrived inside a large cardboard mailer and were not secured - just loose inside. As a result, all of the edges on them are smacked up real good. Fine if you're going to frame them, but I was planning to use them outside of a frame.

The overall print quality is good and I like the card stock that is used. Hopefully these issues can be addressed for future paper products.

I got my Villainous Victorian Velociraptor Poster today, and upon inspection from one end of the tube it looks a bit ripped on a side, like someone poked it with their finger to make sure it's in. It's not too noticeable in the grand scheme of things because it split the paper more than ripped it, but I think I may have to pick up a frame for it now.