[ST] [Publications-staff] Ribbons

[Sharon Sbarsky]

They've restructured their pricing scheme.

2" x 6" vertical with tape top (Arisia's standard order) is:

QTY	1-99	100-499	500-999	1000-4999	5000+
 	$0.51	$0.38	$0.29	$0.24	$0.19

plus ~6% shipping, minus 10% winter discount (assuming the order doesn't 
go in today. :-) No tax.

There is a charge to change the "title" i.e. CLUE --> COMMITTEE of $.75 
per line (though they may have changed this recently also.) And there may 
be additional charges depending on how many colors of ink are used.

IMHO, it is better to have generic "STAFF" ribbons than specific 
department staff ribbons. It's cheaper (fewer title changes and fewer 
"wasted" ribbons) and more unifying for the convention.

But since Arisia doesn't put year, etc on the ribbon, previous year's can 
be reused if they are saved and inventoried between each year.

Sharon

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Skip Morris wrote:

> Ribbons are about $5-$10 setup charge plus about $0.10/each. (It's been
> a while since I ordered them so Sharon might pipe up with better prices).
>
> /Skip
>
> On 10/31/06, Happy <happypete at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Only probblem with a staff-specific badge is that if you convert
>> [dragoon/shanghai/trick/coerce] someone to a staff position at-con, it costs
>> us another badge blank.
>>
>> What is the marginal cost of printing each badge and how many
>> at-con-member-to-staff converstions happen post-badge pickup?  What is the
>> cost of staff ribbons?  This may still be cost-neutral-or-better.
>>
>> --Happy
>>
>>
>> On 10/30/06, Val Grimm <val.grimm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I agree. Instead of ribbons, why don't we do small stickers this year?
>>> probaby cheaper.
>>> Something that has to be ordered, so that it can't be easily copied,
>>> but will say that we are staff.
>>>
>>> Alternatively, of course, we could have staff-specific badges as they
>>> have at Readercon.
>>>
>>> On 10/30/06, C1 <c1 at magicdragonfly.com > wrote:
>>>> "Why on earth does Publications need a ribbon?" is my suggestion.
>>>>
>>>> But seriously; does the staff of publications need a ribbon? Should
>>>> we consider saving a little coin for the greater good? It's not like
>>>> we'll set attendance records this year, so we ought to expect our
>>>> revenues will be down. Besides that, we'll be in a small hotel (in
>>>> fact, the same Hilton) next year, so our attendance won't bulk up
>>>> again. We can expect our revenues to be down for the next two years
>>>> as a result.
>>>>
>>>> My suggestion is to carefully examine the need for anyone below the
>>>> level of divhead to have a ribbon. If people need an identifier, we
>>>> should explore more cost effective (indeed: cost neutral) alternatives.
>>>>
>>>> Your Evil Overlord,
>>>> -=>Carsten:-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 30, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Skip Morris wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim is getting the ribbon order together.
>>>>>
>>>>> Normally I'm just happy with generic staff ribbons, but I'd thought
>>>>> I'd ask.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you wanted a special ribbon for publications, what would it say?
>>>>>
>>>>> (It could be either boring, funny, or something else).
>>>>>
>>>>> /Skip
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