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Lothar
Starscape Jedi
Joined: 21 Dec 2003
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wow... this is a really cool mousepad. The pictures don't do it justice. Very nice detail on the graphics...
My wife is taking hers to work in the morning. |
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Ripdog
Joined: 22 Apr 2005
Posts: 106
Location: Wanganui, New Zealand
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| Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 1:30 am Post subject: |
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 Wow! Are they for sale? I NEED one. |
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Dove
Starscape Jedi
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
Posts: 89
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a belated thanks for the mousepad... you know, the extremely cool limited edition mouse pad you guys sent me as a surprise. I took it to work with me, and proudly use it every day. It really does look cool--stands out on the desk very nicely. Thanks!!!
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Fost
Pod Team
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 3734
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I'd be interested to know if anyone has ever ordered a mousemat by mail - and what packaging it comes in.
My current techinique involves bubblewrap, a fllatened cardboard box, and half a roll of packing tape. 
The funny thing is - it costs more to send internationally than it does to make them  I think if we ever sold them, we'd probably break even at $15 - sounds way steep to me - although I haven't looked into what mouspads go for on the net...
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Rup
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 357
Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Fost wrote: | | The funny thing is - it costs more to send internationally than it does to make them I think if we ever sold them, we'd probably break even at $15 - sounds way steep to me - although I haven't looked into what mouspads go for on the net... |
I had a quickgoogle and found some for about £7 to the UK or £9 internationally, so I guess that's about right.
But if you're already posting stuff, e.g. the Mr Robot CD set, that'll cover most of the postage? You need a "Yes! sell me a mousemat too!" checkbox on the order page |
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Fost
Pod Team
Joined: 14 Oct 2002
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Rup wrote: | | But if you're already posting stuff, e.g. the Mr Robot CD set, that'll cover most of the postage? |
The problem is the packaging ends up weighing more than the whole thing - we actually found that mail bags, with losts of bubblewrap make for the best post packs (tried heavy weight dvd mailers for a while, but they are prone to other packages 'stabbing' them - very surprising), but yeah - maybe a special edition with a new mousepad design would be ok - I still think it might be tough to get it down to the +$10 mark.
You are talking about $8 just to mail it We aren't actually trying to make a profit here - we'd do it for cost if it was bundled with a game - it just seems like it's still a little expensive. currently we do cafe press merchandise, with a tiny profit on each product - essentially just to cover the costs of keeping the shop open. If I could come up with a lightweight mailer and get more mats made in bulk, then we might be able to do something a bit cheaper - although I suppose $15 is comparable to cafepress once they add postage on, I'd still tp try and reduce it a little. |
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Darth Dallas
Joined: 18 Oct 2003
Posts: 411
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:47 am Post subject: |
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| I still want to get a Starscape and/or Mr. Robot bandana. They'd look nice alongside my Full Throttle one that I got pins and such displayed. That's another thing, you guys need pins |
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