LindaBabe
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I have posted the following on the 3rd posting on this thread. If any of you know of a better way to provide a form you can complete and send to me, I would love to hear about it.
If it is your sincere intent to order a cruise shirt, please copy the order form found on the google link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OAn7Xz7SUa9A9_xguleVOT1XcNO4VlRZFmYtuC0NXlg/edit?hl=en_US#
From the edit function click ‘select all’ and then ‘copy’.
Paste into an e-mail, complete form and send it to my attention at valbob89@aol.com.
Although early interest infers moderate sales numbers and shirts selling for $33.50 or less, prices could range as low as $26 or as high as $45.75 (see table).This price includes the manufacturer’s bulk shipping and handling charges but not the cost to mail them to the individual group members. Bob & I will handle that mailing and advise you of the pass-through charge from the USPS. Regardless of when you order, every shirt will be sold at the same price. However, we cannot confirm the cost until the order deadline. If you’re confident you’ll buy a certain number of shirts even if we haven’t reached a discounted price, please place your order immediately. I will update the thread weekly with the number ordered by that date, and resultant unit pricing.
The manufacturer requires the total order for our group reflect at least 10 shirts in each size requested, i.e. if we order 100 shirts, 89 adult size large 10 size medium and 1 size small, they cannot fill the size small order. The group must order a minimum of 5 yards of material in order to include any material. (If we do not receive ample orders, you will not be charged and your yardage order canceled.)
They have not offered child size shirts before. Therefore, based on your feedback, they will determine the sizes they are able to offer.
We received a sample adult 2XL shirt for review. It has five buttons, including the one at the collar, which closes to about 19 inches. The camp-cut shirt was true to size with the following measurements: from bottom of collar to bottom of back of shirt is 32.5 inches, back of shirt width at bottom of sleeve and waist is 28 inches and length of shirt sleeves is 12 inches at the shoulder seam. With front panels of 14.5 inches, the 2XL is roomy at 56 inches. The 100% polyester shirts were selected due to the fact they do not shrink, will wrinkle much less than other material and dry quickly – all factors when considering travel wear. Additionally,this lightweight,breathable polyester is the best medium for color transfer, and with the complexity of our design this was a factor.
Although Bob really would love to have a pocket on the shirt, he agrees that the busy design would not lend itself to adding a pocket unless it is matched up to the shirt print. Even Tommy Bahama's, that he pays over $150 for do not have matched pockets any more. So, no pocket will be on the shirt.
Payment will be required by Dec. 1, 2011 via PayPal, utilizing an account established for this event only. Further information forthcoming.
Current schedule has the shirts being received from the manufacturers by March 1, 2012 for distribution to you by March 15, 2012.
It occurs to me that if we don't get sufficient orders of the kids sizes to warrent the company making them that one could buy yard goods and a simple kids pattern and sew them, just as I'm doing with the teddy bear shirts. I'm not planning to put the borders on theirs because they are so short.
