curiousHere is the design I commissioned from Amber for Sparrow Hill Road. A very limited number of shirts were printed, for conventions I was attending. Some people have asked me what they'd have to do to get one. I've spoken to Amber about whether she'd be willing to do a small run, and she's agreed, as long as there's enough interest.
So this is me, checking interest. Note that if we were to move forward with this, all ordering and fulfillment would be done by Unicorn Empire; no waiting for me to go to the post office or fear of cats in boxes. I would also not be the one handling the money. It will go through her store, as with a normal order. This makes me very happy.
And now...the poll. If your answers are conditional, "IE, I will only order if it's not pink" or whatever, please indicate in the comments.
If we did a T-shirt pre-order, would you order one?
Yes
132(94.3%)
No
8(5.7%)
Would you prefer tank top or T-shirt?
tank top
30(22.1%)
T-shirt
103(75.7%)
other (in comments)
3(2.2%)
One color or two (two will cost more)
One
97(72.4%)
Two
37(27.6%)
Would you prefer a tote bag option?
Yes
17(12.4%)
No
73(53.3%)
Both
47(34.3%)
December 18 2015, 07:46:29 UTC 1 year ago
As you mentioned to my previous comment -- black background and some other color would def. be preferred for me. (Sayeth the lifelong goth. >_>)
But... YAY MORE SHIRTS.
December 18 2015, 15:58:00 UTC 1 year ago
Glee.
(Shirts have never been an income source: some batches we've lost money on, others we've managed to break even, after shipping. So having someone else do it delights.)
December 18 2015, 16:51:20 UTC 1 year ago
.... would I possibly be able to get an answer on the tanks? Even if it's "Maybe" or "Maybe later" or "I have no idea"? I have, erm, sorta gotten a number of people hooked on em. I bought a bunch, and it wasn't just my fiancee who snatched some.
I've been a very enthusiastic fan and gotten a lot of people hooked, especially with the Wicked Girls song and shirts. Should it ever come up as an option (no pressure, I just want to mention what I'd buy!), I would pick up multiple tanks of that too; I wear them more because, TMI, I sweat like a pig and tanks are better for, uh, ventilation. Yeah, let's go with that.
I think I have 3 of the original Slasher Chicks tanks, and I regularly wear them in rotation, to the point that it's somewhat rare for me to *not* be wearing one of them. My fiancee ran off with the colored ones, because I'm a goth and rarely wear anything that's not black. *cough*
Actually, come to think of it, I got my husband's daughter (she's an adult and doesn't care for stepdaughter) hooked on the Wicked Girls song. She spent three days listening to it on repeat. It strongly resonated with her, and has been extremely cathartic for her, as a CSA survivor. Thank you for writing that. If you're ever at Norwescon or any of the other PNW cons that are easy to get to, she wants to come along and personally thank you. And probably walk off with half of whatever merch we don't have and if clothing, whatever would fit her size. >_>
I believe it was at your Norwescon concert (I would be the chick that mentioned wanting neck tats of quotes of the song) that I picked up one of the posters. It's now pasted right by her computer, because she loves it so. I would've gotten her one of the t-shirts but she takes a 4x and I don't think that size was available, or if it was, it sold out before I got there. :(
Anyway, sorry for the ramble. I have been awake too long, and Red Bull may not give you wings but it sure gives you chatterbox.
December 19 2015, 00:18:44 UTC 1 year ago
It looks like T-shirt is the more popular option, so that will definitely happen; whether there's going to be bandwidth to do tanks too is something I'm discussing with Amber now. I prefer tanks, so I'm definitely going to try to find a way to make that happen.
December 19 2015, 01:02:15 UTC 1 year ago
And YAY that tanks may be an option down the line. I will be eagerly awaiting this, though I will likely buy some t-shirts for the folks in my household who love the Sparrow Hill books and can wear t-shirts. :D