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   Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:02:08 JST Eugen Rochko

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   I think it would've been easy to throw the #Mastodon logo at some print-on-demand website and be done with it, but I've always wanted Mastodon merch to be something bespoke, something you'd genuinely want to keep for years. This is why I chose the difficult path: Manually finding suppliers, prototyping, ordering in advance and distributing through our own shop. It's a lot of work, which is why it tends to happen as individual "drops" rather than a continuous, all year round stock.

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     bison ✅ (bison@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:08:22 JST bison ✅

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     @Gargron maybe talk with staiy, his brand gottlos auf mutter is sustainable and specifically select etc

     https://gottlos-auf-mutter.de/pages/uber-uns

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:13:02 JST Eugen Rochko

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     @stux It's the opposite of what I want 😅

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     stux⚡️ (stux@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:13:03 JST stux⚡️

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     @Gargron Use Printful.com, i also used them in the past for that

     Super easy and exactly what you need

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:39:19 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • Nick

     @ratcatcher If you want to compare carrier prices, a #Plushtodon is 20x18x14cm and 180g, and dispatched from Germany. We use DHL. I see from your profile you're in Ireland, so we would charge you 12,99 EUR for shipping which is our EU rate. According to the data sheet from our fulfillment provider, it would actually cost 15,12 EUR to ship to Ireland.

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     Nick (ratcatcher@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:39:20 JST Nick

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     @Gargron

     It's a pity the carriage charges are so steep.

     I don't mind paying a bit more for something to put money in the Mastodon coffers, but I object to ripoff carriers.

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:42:50 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • Nick

     @ratcatcher Let me know if you find something cheaper!

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     Nick (ratcatcher@beige.party)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:42:51 JST Nick

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     @Gargron

     And is DHL the cheapest?

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     sgt1372 (sgt1372@sfba.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:45:42 JST sgt1372

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     @Gargron Just placed a order for the peach/blue mini Plushtodons & some reaction stickers.

     Would have bought some coffee cups & totes as well, but I considered them too small.

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     FWIW, IMO, the the dimension of totes you are selling are only 16.5x14.5x4" which is only good as a book bag.

     To be useful for grocery shopping, which is what I use my totes for, they'd need to have a base of around least 14.5x10.

     I also prefer larger 14 oz coffee cups to the 11 oz cups that you're selling.

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     Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 07:45:42 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • sgt1372

     @sgt1372 I would like to do a better job on the tote bags next time. I have some ideas how to make them better. But as for mugs, they are battle-tested in my household, and very comfortable. I understand your personal preference but I don't think I'll be changing their model.

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     Shay4Now (shay_cray_baby1@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 11:15:52 JST Shay4Now

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     @Gargron people buying!good luck with future sales😎

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     Daniel Colquitt (daniel@colquitt.xyz)'s status on Saturday, 29-Nov-2025 22:20:23 JST Daniel Colquitt

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     @Gargron my mini-plush arrived today and has already been stolen by my daughter. The quality, however, is fantastic. The hard work has clearly paid off.

     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: likes this.
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     Moritz Dietz (moritzdietz@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 30-Nov-2025 06:23:27 JST Moritz Dietz

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     @Gargron and I appreciate that! It's also against the zeitgeist of being able to get everything you want at any time.