I *do* believe in bookstores, I do, I do!
Feb. 8th, 2007 03:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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fabricdragon and lisa_marli] but me, party, late, again.
EXCERPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL POST:
PLEASE READ: Pandemonium Books & Games In Danger Of Going Under!
As was announced yesterday on Pandemonium’s LJ blog, the store is going to be putting out a line of new t-shirts at a rate of one/month. Not all of them are going to be “store shirts”; we plan on doing just plain fun and arty shirts as well.
I have put together a t-shirt pre-ordering site here for our January and February shirts:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=572903264719
If 1000 customers pre-order and buy a store shirt, the proceeds will be enough to pay my Federal (and hopefully my State) back taxes.
If 1000 customers don’t pre-order the shirts, I’ll probably start looking to roll up the business. I’ll consider every available option, but it’s unlikely I will be able to keep the store afloat.
I realize that this sounds like sounds like the worst type of emotional blackmail: “Buy a shirt, or the store gets it!” But there is more to this than money. Note that I am asking for one thousand PEOPLE to buy at least one store shirt, not for a thousand shirts to be sold. I need a thousand people to take part in this.
The reason why is that I am now working 11-12 hours a day, six to seven days a week, for a salary that is not currently sufficient to meet my needs (stupid, stupid, student loans). I have fought to keep my little store alive for seventeen years, and I am prepared to fight for another seventeen years, as long as I know that Pandemonium is appreciated. I need, need! to know that at least one thousand people give a damn about the store.
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But the thing is, I do love my store. I love this life, these people! I just need to know other people appreciate Pandemonium, at least a little. The store has been the center of my life for seventeen years, so obviously it’s important to me. I just need to know that it’s important to you.
With one thousand people, I can pay off Pandemonium’s back taxes.
With one thousand people care, we have a real chance of getting through this.
With one thousand people, Key will become human.
With one thousand people, an angel gets its wings.
With one thousand people, Tinkerbell doesn’t die.
With one thousand people, a thousand cats will wake up tomorrow morning, look around and realize that they are not supreme overlords of the world... yet.
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Thanks so much,
Tyler Stewart
Owner & President, Pandemonium Books & Games Inc.
Am I correct that the total profit on T-shirts is higher than it is on books, hence the t-shirt emphasis? Because I'd rather just spend that amount on books, but if it helps you more for me/us to buy T-shirts, then I will.
---=>°<=--- Answer by another poster:
You are correct. In addition, you sitting at home (or even on the T, or in a cafe) reading a book doesn't tell anyone about us, while you wearing a t-shirt that tells people about us does. This is likely not what Tyler is thinking of, entirely, but as the marketing type around here, I really do think wearing the shirts will help a lot right now in spreading the word.
fabricdragon and lisa_marli] but me, party, late, again.EXCERPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL POST:
PLEASE READ: Pandemonium Books & Games In Danger Of Going Under!
As was announced yesterday on Pandemonium’s LJ blog, the store is going to be putting out a line of new t-shirts at a rate of one/month. Not all of them are going to be “store shirts”; we plan on doing just plain fun and arty shirts as well.
I have put together a t-shirt pre-ordering site here for our January and February shirts:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=572903264719
If 1000 customers pre-order and buy a store shirt, the proceeds will be enough to pay my Federal (and hopefully my State) back taxes.
If 1000 customers don’t pre-order the shirts, I’ll probably start looking to roll up the business. I’ll consider every available option, but it’s unlikely I will be able to keep the store afloat.
I realize that this sounds like sounds like the worst type of emotional blackmail: “Buy a shirt, or the store gets it!” But there is more to this than money. Note that I am asking for one thousand PEOPLE to buy at least one store shirt, not for a thousand shirts to be sold. I need a thousand people to take part in this.
The reason why is that I am now working 11-12 hours a day, six to seven days a week, for a salary that is not currently sufficient to meet my needs (stupid, stupid, student loans). I have fought to keep my little store alive for seventeen years, and I am prepared to fight for another seventeen years, as long as I know that Pandemonium is appreciated. I need, need! to know that at least one thousand people give a damn about the store.
...
But the thing is, I do love my store. I love this life, these people! I just need to know other people appreciate Pandemonium, at least a little. The store has been the center of my life for seventeen years, so obviously it’s important to me. I just need to know that it’s important to you.
With one thousand people, I can pay off Pandemonium’s back taxes.
With one thousand people care, we have a real chance of getting through this.
With one thousand people, Key will become human.
With one thousand people, an angel gets its wings.
With one thousand people, Tinkerbell doesn’t die.
With one thousand people, a thousand cats will wake up tomorrow morning, look around and realize that they are not supreme overlords of the world... yet.
...
Thanks so much,
Tyler Stewart
Owner & President, Pandemonium Books & Games Inc.
Am I correct that the total profit on T-shirts is higher than it is on books, hence the t-shirt emphasis? Because I'd rather just spend that amount on books, but if it helps you more for me/us to buy T-shirts, then I will.
You are correct. In addition, you sitting at home (or even on the T, or in a cafe) reading a book doesn't tell anyone about us, while you wearing a t-shirt that tells people about us does. This is likely not what Tyler is thinking of, entirely, but as the marketing type around here, I really do think wearing the shirts will help a lot right now in spreading the word.
