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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005How's THIS for an idea for RPCA?
Hey, all! I had an idea that I've wanted to put forth to the group for a while now. I'm sure a lot of us have seen the cafepress.com site. It's a place where people can create their own online "store", with their own logo or photos imprinted on various items. Cafepress has a base price for each item; the person creating the store marks up the price when they design the item with their logo/photo on it. Online customers buy the item, and pay for shipping. Cafepress then keeps the base price, and sends the shop owner the markup value. How interested would we be in creating a Cafe Press store, with photos of OUR cats on the items, and using any profits to bolster the RPCA Emergency Fund? So many of us have SUCH incredible photos of our kitties. I would think that we could easily create a storeful of items with our cats' images on them. It's just a suggestion that I've been mulling over. I felt that it was time to run it by everyone else and get some feedback. Donna > Hey, all! I had an idea that I've wanted to put forth to the group for a > while now. I'm sure a lot of us have seen the cafepress.com site. It's a [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Donna Sounds good to me. However, I don't think we've set up another fund yet. I think we'd have to talk about how to do that first (maybe incorporate so we could have several "officers" who could manage the account?). Hugs, CatNipped > > Hey, all! I had an idea that I've wanted to put forth to the group for a > > while now. I'm sure a lot of us have seen the cafepress.com site. It's a [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > think we'd have to talk about how to do that first (maybe incorporate so we > could have several "officers" who could manage the account?). It sounds like a good idea - It would make it easier to distribute things like RPCA T-shirts, coffee mugs etc etc. As for funds going into the emergency vet fund, I'm all for that too, but this time want to make sure its setup is foolproof this time. I don't know how to set up a "friendly society" where each member is also a "shareholder" and has an "account" there, and we can use our "savings" to fund interest-free or minimum-interest emergency loans, or even set-up a "pet insurance" sort of company, but it seems like we need to make something that is transparent and accoutnable to all people who contribute financially whilst still makign sure hte overheads are absolutely minimal. If anyone has a background in finances, and indeed, *international* finances at that (no point me contributing if the fund can only cover Americans, for example), we need your input. Yowie > Hey, all! I had an idea that I've wanted to put forth to the group > for a while now. I'm sure a lot of us have seen the cafepress.com > site. It's a place where people can create their own online "store", > with their own logo or photos imprinted on various items. Does RPCA have a "logo"? A symbol? > Cafepress has a base price for each item; the person creating the > store marks up the price when they design the item with their > logo/photo on it. My 2 cents - I'm not sure I'd go for this idea. No offense, but I can buy stuff from Webshots using my own photos for next to nothing. I don't need anyone marking up prices... if we had a real logo (like they do over in rec.food.cooking) I *might* buy a rpca T-shirt. Not sure I'd spend money on items with other people's pets on them (granted, they are all pretty!). I bought a number of the cookbooks they put together for charity to benefit Harvest House after 9/11. What could we do in that vein? Maybe a cat calendar? I'd be willing to work with that! I guess I'm flip-flopping here; the more I type the more I'm thinking no, yes, no, maybe, yes :-o I kind of like the idea of a fund for those in need of urgent veterinary services, but who'd judge who is "in need" and who isn't? And as Yowie said, then we get into International Banking. Who maintains the fund? Who is accountable? Muddy water. I think this group does a wonderful job chipping in and helping when it's needed without an "official" fund. But hey, this is just my take on things. I'm not the know-all-see-all woman I used to be! (heheh) Jill > So many of us have SUCH incredible photos of our kitties. I would think > that we could easily create a storeful of items with our cats' images on > them. Is this a place to mention I'm a cartoonist part-time? This is not something to try when I have a term paper due Monday and a house full of viruses and flu bugs, but in a couple weeks I'll take a stab at posting something... ...maybe instead of pics of everyone's cats, we could have a logo, or a big "group 'toon" of everyone's pets. How about that on a shirt or mouse pad? --Fil >> So many of us have SUCH incredible photos of our kitties. I would think >> that we could easily create a storeful of items with our cats' images on [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > --Fil That would be *AWESOME*! Hugs, CatNipped >> So many of us have SUCH incredible photos of our kitties. I would >> think that we could easily create a storeful of items with our cats' [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > How about that on a shirt or mouse pad? I saw one time a shirt made of fabric that was /completely/ all-over printed with literally dozens of small photos of the lady's cats. I didn't ask her how she got it - wish I had. Let me make it clear: I'm not talking about a pre-made shirt where multiple iron-on transfers have been applied - this was as though a huge sheet of fabric had the pictures dyed in, then was cut up and stitched into a shirt.  SignatureMoses.DukeOfUrl@gmail.com Cliologist, Philanthropologist, Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative, Surface Warrior Squid >>> So many of us have SUCH incredible photos of our kitties. I would >>> think that we could easily create a storeful of items with our cats' [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > huge sheet of fabric had the pictures dyed in, then was cut up and > stitched into a shirt. That shirt must simply scream "I'm a cat lover!" :) Jill [[Is this a place to mention I'm a cartoonist part-time? This is not something to try when I have a term paper due Monday and a house full of viruses and flu bugs, but in a couple weeks I'll take a stab at posting something... ...maybe instead of pics of everyone's cats, we could have a logo, or a big "group 'toon" of everyone's pets. How about that on a shirt or mouse pad? ]] That would rock! I know I'd be more than glad to submit kitty pics to the cause, AND buy the resulting shirt and/or other items. :o) Donna
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