[Ambassadors] Fedora store

[Matthew Miller]

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 01:27:32PM -0400, Ruth Suehle wrote:
> Yes! You read the subject line correctly! We are much closer now to being
> able to have an online store stocked with Fedora goods. I just need some

This is awesome! Thanks for working on this!

> input on what we stock it with, as we'll be responsible for things that
> don't sell. We're only able to stock 4-6 items to start with. A few
> questions:

Oooh. Does that mean that high cost items (fancy backpacks, say) are more of
a risk? What's the quantity-per-time for "doesn't sell"?


> Is it worth "using up" one of the items we can stock for small things
> like pens or stickers that are frequently acquired at conferences, or do
> you think there are a lot of people who never make it to conferences who
> would want to buy those things online?

I think *normal* stickers are out, but people seem to _love_ the shiny metal
ones (like case stickers). If those are an option I'd be in favor.

I like pens. And pencils. But I'm not sure of their value for the store.

Clothing is good. In addition to the assumed t-shirt, I'd like to see a
hoodie or light jacket. Ideally of higher quality -- embroidered Fedora logo
instead of printed? -- with the t-shirt being the lower-cost apparel option.

This might be my personal bias, but I'd love to see some kids' sizes too --
maybe even something designed for kids?

Mugs are good.

I like the idea of lanyards, too -- it's a way to show your Fedora identity
at non-Fedora conferences.

Possibly some sort of keychain gadget? Although I personally will not be
changing my Lego minifig keychains for anything.


> - I assume at least one item will be a t-shirt. Do you want a simple shirt
> with the Fedora logo on it, more of a shirt design we already have, or do
> you want us to go to the design team and have them work on something
> specifically for this purpose?

Because we have such an awesome design team, I'd like to see custom,
limited-edition designs. Maybe we could do two, and then replace whichever
is selling more slowly?

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Matthew Miller
<mattdm at fedoraproject.org>
Fedora Project Leader