FANGAMER DESERT BUS SHIRTS OH MY GOODNESS

[AlexanderDitto]

If they care about the charity, maybe they should put a little effort in. They did last year; this year, not so much.

I'm sure everything you're saying is true, but that doesn't explain why this year's shirts are so sub-par compared to last year.

What.

The FUCK.

Do you MEAN?

Because you PERSONALLY don't like the designs or the color choices for the shirts, they're "sub-par?" What the hell is PAR for you, your personal clothing style?

Do you even remember what last years' looked like?



This year's are MORE fancy; they have the gradient-wash on the image. I think this years' designs are stunning. If you don't, fine. But don't talk shit about Fangamer. They care a hell of a lot, and I virtually guarantee that if you add up all the money they're going to spend fulfilling orders for these shirts and all the money they spent paying the person who designed them, they're putting 100x more "effort" into Child's Play than you are.

[AdmiralMemo]

He raises a point, though. Didn't FanGamer have DB5 t-shirts in the van when they were doing the race? It is curious why they didn't do the same thing this year as last year and have the shirts already done. Heck, this year, they even have past sales to estimate how many they'd need to run this year.

[Drinnik]

Or even the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign :p

[MrPayneTrayne]

Annnnnd back to happiness!

[Metcarfre]

If they care about the charity, maybe they should put a little effort in. They did last year; this year, not so much.

Reading comprehension F--. See me after class.

[Echi]

He raises a point, though. Didn't FanGamer have DB5 t-shirts in the van when they were doing the race? It is curious why they didn't do the same thing this year as last year and have the shirts already done. Heck, this year, they even have past sales to estimate how many they'd need to run this year.

I'm pretty sure they were wearing prototype shirts and still had not done an actual run of the shirts. The shirts arrived at the same time last year as they are going to this year I think. IF that's not the case and they DID have shirts pre-printed they probably did run into problems of selling out/too many leftover stock/extra runs. It just makes way more sense to do a pre-order.

Also I'm pretty sure when they gave away that one shirt it was the shirt off his back and the two traded.

I don't honestly know why it's such a big deal not to have the current year DB shirt right now. I think of it as a memento for the event past not something I need to have right now in order to enjoy the show.

[Graham]

If they care about the charity, maybe they should put a little effort in. They did last year; this year, not so much.

If they didn't care about the charity, they'd take a cut of profits at least. They're not. They are donating profits and volunteering their time to ship them.

Last year the shirts nearly broke them, what with the two biggest times to for them (Black Friday and Christmas) happening immediately after DB.

They cleared this with us, for what it's worth.

You don't like the designs, sure, whatever, but you need to gear down with your hate-on for Fangamer.

[Dubious_wolf]

They cleared this with us, for what it's worth.

Yeah that's good to know I wasn't sure what this company was all about, considering I was MIA for DB 5.
I can wait for 7! when I'll be out of school and have a real job and able to participate. and buy these amazing shirts.

[AdmiralMemo]

He raises a point, though. Didn't FanGamer have DB5 t-shirts in the van when they were doing the race? It is curious why they didn't do the same thing this year as last year and have the shirts already done. Heck, this year, they even have past sales to estimate how many they'd need to run this year.

I'm pretty sure they were wearing prototype shirts and still had not done an actual run of the shirts. The shirts arrived at the same time last year as they are going to this year I think. If that's not the case and they DID have shirts pre-printed they probably did run into problems of selling out/too many leftover stock/extra runs. It just makes way more sense to do a pre-order.

Also I'm pretty sure when they gave away that one shirt it was the shirt off his back and the two traded.

I don't honestly know why it's such a big deal not to have the current year DB shirt right now. I think of it as a memento for the event past not something I need to have right now in order to enjoy the show.

Not a big deal to me, but I was curious. (Apparently a big deal with TorachiKatashi.) I love their shirts myself and this one is going to be great whenever I get it.

[Digital Dolphin]

Yeah, I can't say I find the shirt design appealing at all either. Last year's was way better. But I'm fine being happy for those who like it and want one

[Metcarfre]

In the end I'd rather just give the money directly. But hey, if you're going to get a graphic tee anyways, might as well make it this one.

[AlexanderDitto]

In the end I'd rather just give the money directly. But hey, if you're going to get a graphic tee anyways, might as well make it this one.

You're also not really a t-shirt wearer, so that makes sense.

[Metcarfre]

Actually I'm coming back to tees. My wife, uh, really likes it when I wear this one plain heather gray tee-shirt. So I'm looking out for some well-fitting plain tees, probably another gray and a navy next.

I have so much navy stuff. So much.

[PlasmaCow]

I like the design well enough to probably buy one, though which colour I'm not sure yet, but I much preferred last years design. I think it's the colour gradient more than anything really, yellow rarely makes for easily legible text unless on a very dark background.

IIRC last year that had a small initial run of a hundred or something, which sold out super fast, so they put up a pre-order for a second run. They kept a couple from the first run for themselves and for in the van for them to give away to any Runners they met.

[reidman]

~COME ON PEOPLE NOW, SMILE ON YOUR BROTHER~

We did indeed buy an early batch last year, followed by a second (much larger) order. Splitting the order added hundreds of dollars in costs which could have otherwise gone to Child's Play, and also generated a *lot* of confusion as to who was going to get their shirts and when.

In order to maximize the Child's Play donation and cut down on customer service chaos, we decided to go straight to preorders this year. If anyone has suggestions for a better system, we're listening!

As for the late shipping date: the holiday schedule at our printer filled up weeks ago, so the shirts won't be in our hands until sometime around the beginning of the year. The early-mid January shipping date will give us just a few working days to pack and ship the 1,000+ orders we're anticipating, so bear with us

Thanks for your support guys! We wish we had the time to plan out a Desert Van event this year, but alas. The 3G coverage between here and Vegas hasn't improved, so its not like you'll be missing anything ;D

[AdmiralMemo]

Sounds great guys. I was just curious about the change. It makes total sense, of course, why you did it differently this year.

[Juliamon]

I like both last year's and this year's designs about equally.

I also can't think of any way they could have done things better, given the circumstances. Fangamer's not a massive company, they can't afford to be doing multiple runs when they aren't making any profit on them. And certainly there shouldn't be a rush, since the shirts aren't meant to advertise the event but rather commemorate it, much like the posters.

[Lord Hosk]

I think you hit the nail on the head, they are commemorative not advertising. (per say)

[LogicSword]

While I'm nowhere near as in love with the design as I was with last year, I still reckon I'm going to pick one up.

If it's the same material as last year's, I'll probably just spend most of the time rubbing it against my face anyway. SO SOFT

[reidman]

For the record, these new garments are AA2001, which is 100% cotton -- last year's shirt was BB401, which is 50% cotton / 50% polyester. Same quality manufacturing and everything, just different fabric.

[Metcarfre]

Arguably better fabric, in that case.

[Chemistring]

I also preferred last year's design to this year. A big part of that is shirt colour, since I really liked the red and charcoal (wish I'd bought both) and am not a big fan of yellow/orange/brown. That's just my personal preference, though, and there's no way for Fangamer to make every shirt my OMG favorite evar!!1! Either way, I was seriously impressed with the quality and effort that went into the packaging last year and look forward to seeing what arrives this year.

And some day I will meet the clothing executives who think that I should only wear men's t-shirts, and convince them to change their minds. Possibly with a large stick.

[JackSlack]

I admit to being stunned by those preferring last year's design. I was really underwhelmed by it, and by contrast am strongly considering buying this year's.

Which isn't to say either side is wrong. Or right. But... just, I'm surprised.

[Echi]

Either way, I was seriously impressed with the quality and effort that went into the packaging last year and look forward to seeing what arrives this year.

Oh man! I completely forgot about the packaging and stuff it came with last year! It was such a lovely surprise I hope they do something similar this year.

[Kapol]

I think the difference in preference might be a preference in style of shirt. Last year's seemed more 'classy' as I think someone mentioned. It has a fairly simple yet effective design without much fluff to it. The new one is much more intricate in it's layout. It has more of a 'design' to it if that makes sense. They're very different styles in nature.

Of course, that's all BS I blew from my rear.