#140 Ordering new stickers for the region
Closed: Fixed None Opened 8 years ago by jflory7.

= What =
This ticket covers ordering new stickers for FAmNA to use for events and marketing.

= Why =
FAmNA is currently on very low supply of stickers and we will need more to sustain us for the remainder of the year.

= Where =
There are a number of vendors who have been contacted. For the purposes of this ticket, there are three quotes that are used.

  • '''Quote 1''': Order of only infinity logos
  • '''Quote 2''': Order of only full logo (Fedora text with infinity logo)
  • '''Quote 3''': 50% of Quote 1, 50% of Quote 2

=== Vendor 1: UnixStickers ===
This vendor comes with the advantage of being an official partner of the Fedora Project. They are very friendly towards us (their sticker revenue from Fedora stickers is mutually beneficial to Fedora). They also gave us a special rate as a partner.

  • '''Quote 1''': 7,000 stickers (~$1000)
  • '''Quote 2''': 7,000 stickers (~$1000)
  • '''Quote 3''': 7,000 stickers (~$1000)

This include a $50 processing fee.

=== Vendor 2: Costco ===
This is a new vendor we have not used before.

  • '''Quote 1''': 10,000 stickers ($815.60)
  • '''Quote 2''': N/A
  • '''Quote 3''': 10,000 stickers ($961.76)

=== Vendor 3: Screen Printed Products ===
This is a past vendor.

  • '''Quote 1''': 3,500 stickers (~$1000)
  • '''Quote 2''': N/A
  • '''Quote 3''': N/A

=== Vendor 4: Maverick Label ===
This is a past vendor. They also gave me a quote for sticker rolls.

  • '''Quote 1''': 7,500 stickers ($1,045.13)
  • '''Quote 2''': N/A
  • '''Quote 3''': N/A
  • '''Sticker Rolls''': 7,500 stickers ($814.18)

=== Vendor 5: Aztec World ===
This is a past vendor. Requires physical pick-up (located in Texas).

  • '''Quote 1''': 2,000 stickers ($987.00)
  • '''Quote 2''': N/A
  • '''Quote 3''': N/A

= How =
With the exception of Aztec World, the stickers could be shipped to either me or nb and distributed to regional shippers.


Why is Quote 2 not available from Costco, but Quote 3 is?

Replying to [comment:2 dmossor]:

Why is Quote 2 not available from Costco, but Quote 3 is?
Only because I didn't ask for that kind of quote. For all of the "N/A" quotes, it was only because I didn't ask the vendor for a quote of that type of order.

'''Discussed in [https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2016-02-19/famna.2016-02-19-01.58.html 2016-02-19 meeting].'''

= Vendor Decision =
We voted to use UnixStickers as our new vendor for stickers next quarter. UnixStickers has an existing relationship with Fedora as a partner and they are also giving us a special rate for stickers. Even though Costco is cheaper, we have a confirmed quality check by spot on the stickers, so we can be confident that what we order will be a good product.

This ticket will be deferred until next quarter, when we have a new budget. We will need to ensure that budget tracking is an essential part of workflow next quarter… stickers included.

Placed back onto the meeting agenda by request.

'''Discussed in [https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting/2016-06-24/famna.2016-06-24-01.00.html 2016-06-23 meeting].'''

We didn't have enough of a quorum on this ticket to cast an official vote tonight. In the event I am absent from next week's meeting, I am going to give a +1 to going with the UnixStickers option for 7,000 stickers for just under $999.

With the news from Ben that FOSSETCON is not happening this year, I believe this is probably our best option for stocking up on more stickers this year.

+1 for 7,000 stickers from UnixStickers for just under $1k. I vote to get 1/2 the infinity logo and half infinity logo + "fedora"

Follow-up emails to both Costco and UnixStickers were sent. Should have updated invoices attached to this ticket soon.

= Costco =

Costco got back to me and said all previous offered quotes were still valid. I have (2) PDF invoices, but they are too large to attach to the ticket. In short, here are the summaries of the quotes (can directly send invoices to anyone as needed).

Also, one thing of note here is that there's some discounts being applied to this order as I am a Costco member. If we were to ever reuse Costco as a vendor, it would be important for an ordering member of FAmNA to be a member to get the same rates.

Shipping is ''not'' included in any of these quotes, but I was assured it would still be under $999.

=== Quote A: Full text ===

'''Quantity''': 5,000
'''Size''': 2x5
'''Cost''': $435.44

=== Quote B: Infinity Logo ===

'''Quantity''': 5,000
'''Size''': 3x3
'''Cost''': $526.32

=== Final Cost ===

Quote A + B = '''$961.76''' (shipping/handling not included)

= UnixStickers =

'''Quantity''': 7,000
'''Cost''': <$999

I confirmed with them that the previous offer they gave was still valid. However, I was not able to get a printed / digital invoice and it seems like we'll have to confirm the order before they will generate this for us.

I asked for a final price (outside of a guarantee it is under $999) this morning, and have not yet received a response.

= Agreed: ''UnixStickers'' =

In the meeting tonight, we agreed to use UnixStickers for our order. I received a final price of $950 (including shipping/handling) for the above 50%/50% quote mentioned. We'll move forward on the order soon, pending Andrew's word.

Stickers ordered and received. Distribution to West, Mid, and East. Mid to provide Canada with a small amount of stickers.

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