Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: thoughtful
  • Music: The Nields, "This Endless Day."

A few questions for the floor.

Apparently, I have too much free time on my hands, because I'm thinking of doing another run of Wicked Girls shirts. The last run was two years ago, and it seems like it's time. My shirt company is still in business, and while their rates have gone up slightly, they haven't gone up so much as to make things impractical. So! I have two questions.

First question, is there interest?

Second question...how do we handle international orders? I don't want to say "sorry, US and Canada only," but at the same time, recent increases in postage fees mean that shipping to anywhere else is going to be disgusting. Like, "at least ten dollars for a shirt, and fifteen for two" levels of disgusting (and even then, I'm averaging things out and will be eating some of the cost). There's not much margin on these shirts: because of the way we do them, I basically make cost + shipping materials + pizza party for the people who pack the shirts to ship. That means I can't afford to ship unless I charge what it actually costs. But I also cringe at the idea of charging what it actually costs. Fun for the whole family!

As with the last run, there will be a small surcharge for sizes 3xl and up, both because I pay more for the shirts themselves, and because they cost more to ship. I'll keep it as low as I can, again, if we do this.

So.

Do we do this?
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idancewithlife

May 21 2014, 05:55:28 UTC 3 years ago

I was just noticing that mine were wearing out. I would buy again.

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2014, 06:17:48 UTC 3 years ago

Aces.

faecat

3 years ago

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deakat

May 21 2014, 05:57:59 UTC 3 years ago Edited:  May 21 2014, 05:59:01 UTC

Count me in. That is, I would very much like to participate in such an endeavor, were it to take place, at which time I would place an order. :)

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2014, 06:17:57 UTC 3 years ago

Awesome.

fritzkat

3 years ago

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deakat

3 years ago

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elliemurasaki

May 21 2014, 06:09:43 UTC 3 years ago

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY er I mean how much would it cost a USizen to buy a medium shirt and what exactly would be on it?

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2014, 06:18:10 UTC 3 years ago

The details will be roughly the same as they were here:

http://seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com/435860.html

elliemurasaki

3 years ago

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halaku

3 years ago

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amanda_nye

May 21 2014, 06:13:16 UTC 3 years ago

I lurv the ones I bought and would buy more 'cause awesome!

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2014, 06:18:18 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

geekhyena

May 21 2014, 06:17:03 UTC 3 years ago

I'm definitely interested! (one for me, and then several as Christmas and/or birthday presents for several of the wicked girls in my life). And if you are looking for helpers with packing, Hanna and I would be happy to volunteer.

seanan_mcguire

May 21 2014, 06:18:46 UTC 3 years ago

We'll probably do one solid all-day packing party with people who have dealt with me in project mode before, because it is Saner That Way. :)

geekhyena

3 years ago

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myuki_chan

May 21 2014, 06:20:39 UTC 3 years ago

I would definitely buy another one. Comfiest T-shirt I've ever worn.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:07:06 UTC 3 years ago

Brilliant.

lyssabard

May 21 2014, 06:48:07 UTC 3 years ago

Definitely interested!!

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:07:14 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

Arachne Jericho

May 21 2014, 06:48:26 UTC 3 years ago

Count me in!

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:07:20 UTC 3 years ago

Brilliant.

ceitfianna

May 21 2014, 07:07:01 UTC 3 years ago

I was just thinking that mine fits wonderfully but has faded and I wish I could get another one. I'd buy one.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:07:31 UTC 3 years ago

That's good to know.

naath

May 21 2014, 08:46:04 UTC 3 years ago

I'd be very interested. I think it is entirely fair to charge the real cost of shipping, ghastly though it may be, not as if you can do anything about it :(

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:07:44 UTC 3 years ago

That was, sadly, my conclusion.

thebluerose

May 21 2014, 10:13:37 UTC 3 years ago

Speaking as someone about as far away from the US as you can get, we know about postage rates, its a fact of life. Yes the US ones are particularly steep but it literally is the price you pay.

I have to deal with it a lot on Kickstarter and some of their freight costs are unbelievably high. Trust me, an extra $10 is nothing!

I would be in for sure :) Didn't get the chance last time.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:07:54 UTC 3 years ago

Brilliant.

_dante_sparda_

May 21 2014, 10:18:57 UTC 3 years ago

Would do! Would do!

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:08:05 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

phoenixsansfyr

May 21 2014, 10:20:04 UTC 3 years ago

I am interested! My other shirts are starting to develop holes from wear :(

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:08:12 UTC 3 years ago

:(

princess_kessie

May 21 2014, 10:56:30 UTC 3 years ago

I missed out last time (through no fault of anyone but my own wallet limitations), and I will not be missing out this time, should this happen. I too am well aware of international postage (it just cost me almost $60 to send single XL t-shirts from Aus to three different addresses in the US. And you thought your shipping was extortionate) and more than happy to pay actual charges incurred by you :)

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:08:25 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!

okayokayigive

May 21 2014, 10:57:54 UTC 3 years ago

Definitely interested - the one I still have is wearing thin, and I'd *really* love to replace the one that my ex lost at the laundromat.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:08:35 UTC 3 years ago

Excellent.

libris_leonis

May 21 2014, 11:06:20 UTC 3 years ago

As a UK resident I'd gladly buy one and eat the real cost of shipping, because it'd be deeply unfair to ask you to bite that.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:08:44 UTC 3 years ago

Thank you.

notalwaysweak

May 21 2014, 11:57:39 UTC 3 years ago

In like whoa. At least two shirts for me, because I need more colours. I'm also in for paying international shipping.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:08:55 UTC 3 years ago

Yay.

kaberett

May 21 2014, 12:02:01 UTC 3 years ago

I am possibly interested (need to think about gender stuff) and UK-based; and if people were comfortable and it made a difference in shipping cost, I'd be willing to do bulk redistribution of UK shirts (a la BPAL perfume circles...)

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:09:36 UTC 3 years ago

You'd have to sort that out with them and order individually; remember, these are shirts, so it stops being a savings after about three shirts as it hits the "oh gods HUGE BOX" threshold.

sheistheweather

May 21 2014, 12:27:05 UTC 3 years ago

Definitely.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:09:47 UTC 3 years ago

Ta.

kimuro

May 21 2014, 12:36:56 UTC 3 years ago

At least one, at most eight (I know a lot of really cool ladies). In a range of colours - black, purple, green, blue.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:10:00 UTC 3 years ago

There are always many colors.

kyrielle

May 21 2014, 12:41:30 UTC 3 years ago

I love my Wicked Girls shirts, but there are few enough days where I am comfortable wearing them (too often among those who might react to 'Wicked Girl' without seeing the rest or caring of context, and whose reactions matter) that they are still in fairly good shape. I would sit this one out, even though the shirts are awesome and I love them, because too much of a good thing.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:10:28 UTC 3 years ago

That's useful? I mostly just need to know who IS interested right now, to figure out if we can make minimum order.

yoritomo_reiko

May 21 2014, 12:45:08 UTC 3 years ago

In the UK and yeah, as others have said, we understand shipping costs. It's fine. Do what you need to do. I'm not sure how much just regular old ground shipping would save, if anything, but charge what you need to for shipping and we'll pay it. $10 does seem to be pretty standard from what I've seen from Kickstarter.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:10:46 UTC 3 years ago

<3

adafrog

May 21 2014, 13:11:11 UTC 3 years ago

I'd go for that.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:11:00 UTC 3 years ago

Brilliant.

nyxalinth

May 21 2014, 13:14:29 UTC 3 years ago

Given that I was recently charge FIFTY dollars to send a copy of Elder Scrolls Online to Thailand (mind that included customs BS) I would say definitely think twice about international. It weighed more than a shirt, but it's still a pretty asinine amount.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:11:30 UTC 3 years ago

It's sort of "damned if you do, damned if you don't." If I don't allow international at all, I hurt a lot of people. If I do allow it, they have to pay a lot extra.

bercilakslady

May 21 2014, 13:28:09 UTC 3 years ago

I'll join in happily.

seanan_mcguire

May 22 2014, 01:11:38 UTC 3 years ago

Yay!
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