Ed Stolz is jealous of this guy’s imagination
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Identifying a mystery tape
- Thread starter Mark Roberts
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They even have t-shirts for sale ! T-shirts for a pretend station.
I'm pretty sure that tee shirt doesn't exist in real life. I mean, it's a real tee, and it's on a real woman, but when I blow the image up and look closely, it looks like he photographed his daughter (I'm guessing) wearing a blank white tee, and then digitally superimposed the "Cowpoke Radio" graphic over the photo. The cowboy graphic might be clipart.
Keep in mind that the way many smaller companies and businesses sell t-shirts is via a "made to order" arrangement. Those are popular with lots of sellers on platforms like eBay or Etsy. Rather than the seller having to print up a bunch of t-shirts in various sizes and hope all of them sell, they just post a photo of a shirt (or a concept for a t-shirt design) on their site, as as people order and pay for them, the printing company makes the shirt and ships it. That may be what you're looking at in this case.
Could be -- wasn't aware of that. Though the very first printing has to be damned expensive, with subsequent ones being a lot cheaper.Keep in mind that the way many smaller companies and businesses sell t-shirts is via a "made to order" arrangement. Those are popular with lots of sellers on platforms like eBay or Etsy. Rather than the seller having to print up a bunch of t-shirts in various sizes and hope all of them sell, they just post a photo of a shirt (or a concept for a t-shirt design) on their site, as as people order and pay for them, the printing company makes the shirt and ships it. That may be what you're looking at in this case.
In the past that was often the case, but not so much anymore depending on where you go. Many places that offer graphics and printing service exclusively on the internet have moved away from the model you're referring to. You can get things printed, even in very small quantities without paying large up-front cost for things like "design fees" or "artwork setup". Remember, companies involved in e-commerce can do their work from nearly anywhere, most have far less overhead than a brick and mortar printing shop using this example, they don't need to worry about high rent fees for a prime storefront on Main Street and they may also be able to get cheaper labor, etc. That allows many to operate differently, and do it for less $$.Could be -- wasn't aware of that. Though the very first printing has to be damned expensive, with subsequent ones being a lot cheaper.
Thanks for the info. I'll have to do a little research and maybe do a test order of something.In the past that was often the case, but not so much anymore depending on where you go. Many places that offer graphics and printing service exclusively on the internet have moved away from the model you're referring to. You can get things printed, even in very small quantities without paying large up-front cost for things like "design fees" or "artwork setup". Remember, companies involved in e-commerce can do their work from nearly anywhere, most have far less overhead than a brick and mortar printing shop using this example, they don't need to worry about high rent fees for a prime storefront on Main Street and they may also be able to get cheaper labor, etc. That allows many to operate differently, and do it for less $$.
A word of caution: They have pretend sponsors and real sponsors, so be kind of careful when you give your credit card number for a t-shirt.Thanks for the info. I'll have to do a little research and maybe do a test order of something.
For example, they will say that they are sponsored by the "Banta Brewing Co., just around the corner from our studios, makers of Grantline Beer." But that company does not exist in Banta. (Neither do the studios).
Then the next hour, they will say that they are sponsored by the Broken Arrow Western Wear and Boots Store in Stockton. There is an actual business with that name in Stockton.
Remember that old movie "The Truman Show" with Jim Carrey? It's like that.
It is so well done, that it's a veritable Potemkin Village.
So, caveat emptor: Be careful before you type in your credit card, because the t-shirt might never be shipped to you. JMO -- D.