Donations

[tersh]

Thanks to everyone who chipped in! We are actually going to put a hold on donations/take away the donation button for now. It would be wasteful to hold extra funds that we don't have use for right now. Hopefully the site will be self-sustaining after this kick start.

I guess I missed it. ALL IN DUE COURSE OF TIME.

[Eugene]

Are you actually set up as a de jure non-profit? I would pitch in at some point, but I'd need the tax benefits.

[Allentown]

Thanks to everyone who chipped in! We are actually going to put a hold on donations/take away the donation button for now. It would be wasteful to hold extra funds that we don't have use for right now. Hopefully the site will be self-sustaining after this kick start.

I guess I missed it. ALL IN DUE COURSE OF TIME.

Me too, but put it back up during the week and I'll be on it.

[Manveer]

Thanks to everyone who chipped in! We are actually going to put a hold on donations/take away the donation button for now. It would be wasteful to hold extra funds that we don't have use for right now. Hopefully the site will be self-sustaining after this kick start.

I guess I missed it. ALL IN DUE COURSE OF TIME.

Me too, but put it back up during the week and I'll be on it.

We'll have t-shirts for sale.

Are you actually set up as a de jure non-profit? I would pitch in at some point, but I'd need the tax benefits.

Not at this time. You could always just deduct the amount you would save in taxes from your contribution. Or just donate to your favorite nonprofit instead.

[Eugene]

Eh, I'm not real big on non-profits or charities. In net, i think the funding has to starve better projects, so it probably just diminishes growth rates and maybe causes some inflation.

Tee shirts aren't a bad idea. What will they say? I only want one with Rip on the front, preferably as depicted in a pharaoh meme.

[Allentown]

We'll have t-shirts for sale.

Write Exodus Strength on the sleeve so when I cut the sleeve off to use as a headband my new headband still promotes the brand.

[chromoly]

Hello everyone!

To those of you who contributed, I want to thank you on behalf of the Exodus Strength forum and community. Separate from the initial seed money, your donations after Paypal fees (which were 5% ), we made $365.99. The donations have paid for over three years worth of hosting!

T-SHIRT NEWS
We just did an initial test run of t-shirt printing. The founders all paid for our t-shirts out of pocket. There were a few exceptionally generous donors, and we gave them each a free shirt.

Personally, I think the shirts turned out quite nicely. They are printed on pre-shrunk 100% cotton Anvil 980 shirts, and are very soft. I lifted yesterday at the meet in this shirt, and give it a solid thumbs up. Here is a mock-up of the shirt:


I only have potato quality photos of the actual shirt because I have a potato phone, but here are some of me in the new t-shirts. I weigh approximately 62 kg and wear a men's small.



I AM TAKING PRE-ORDERS for a real print run of t-shirts.

• We will sell them for $20 USD each, including domestic shipping + tracking. International shipping will be a little more expensive and depends on where you want the shirt shipped. (But I checked pricing for CA to Australia and it's under $15 USD.)
• If you order two shirts, the price is $35 shipped domestically.
• We are offering a $5 discount to those who donated previously (this is the at-cost price for the shirt, including domestic shipping).
• If you want a shirt, PM me your information: t-shirt size, mailing address, etc, and we'll need upfront payment for the shirt. After you PM me your info, I'll respond with the correct payment information. (If you don't feel comfortable PMing me your information, you can email me. PM me that you want the email address.)
• Please place your order by November 10th! I will order some extra shirts, but there's no guarantee you'll get your size of choice if you don't pre-order.

Any additional funds collected by sale will go back into site, including hosting upgrades, premium phpBB, requested add ons etc.

- chromoly

[mgil]

America’s Next Top Model!

Dr.

[gtl]

Sounds like a scam to collect our info and doxx us.

Jk.

But, really, I think it's awesome you wore that shirt for the SS meet.

[Root]

Awesome. Did you get any comments at the meet?

Can any guys attest to the fit? About true to size compared to other tee shirts?

[Manveer]

Can any guys attest to the fit? About true to size compared to other tee shirts?

I think I'll find out tomorrow.

Also, thanks, Nanette!

[tersh]

I AM TAKING PRE-ORDERS for a real print run of t-shirts.

• We will sell them for $20 USD each, including domestic shipping + tracking. International shipping will be a little more expensive and depends on where you want the shirt shipped. (But I checked pricing for CA to Australia and it's under $15 USD.)
• We are offering a $5 discount to those who donated previously (this is the at-cost price for the shirt, including domestic shipping).
• If you want a shirt, PM me your information: t-shirt size, mailing address, etc, and we'll need upfront payment for the shirt. After you PM me your info, I'll respond with the correct payment information.

Any additional funds collected by sale will go back into site, including hosting upgrades, premium phpBB, requested add ons etc.

- chromoly

Shirts look good. Simple is nice.
What's the time window on this?

[slowmotion]

Well, I think I have to order a couple. But I'll wait until y'all figure out the true size of them. I hope they are better quality than the SS t-shirts.

[TimK]

Yeah I want one, but I'll wait for some sexy pics of Manveer modeling it for us so I can decide what size to get.

[chromoly]

Shirts look good. Simple is nice.
What's the time window on this?

Once I place an order for shirts, it takes about a week for them to get printed and arrive from the printers. Then we package them and ship them out. Domestic shipping from us to you is a couple of days via USPS.

I can't place an order until we get at least 10 shirts pre-ordered. It's not really worth it to screen print less than 10 at a time.

Place your pre-order by November 10th. I'm gonna order a bunch of shirts in different sizes, but if you don't pre-order, you might not get a chance to buy your preferred size.

[Manveer]

Yeah I want one, but I'll wait for some sexy pics of Manveer modeling it for us so I can decide what size to get.

I'll, uh... see what I can do. Really need to send one to JC if that's what you're after though.

Shirts look good. Simple is nice.
What's the time window on this?

Once I place an order for shirts, it takes about a week for them to get printed and arrive from the printers. Then we package them and ship them out. Domestic shipping from us to you is a couple of days via USPS.

I can't place an order until we get at least 10 shirts pre-ordered. It's not really worth it to screen print less than 10 at a time.

So, once we hit 10 pre-orders, you'll place an order? Or...would it be better to set a deadline for pre-orders and then order that many? Not sure how many you need to order to get a price break.

[chromoly]

OK fine, whatever. Put in your pre-orders by November 10th? Does that seem fair? I'll just order some miscellaneous sizes (and pay upfront) if we don't get 10+, then we can have extra laying around if people decide they want a shirt after the 10th.

[mbasic]

lets have a contest for the artwork for the next batch of shirts.

I have a couple of ideas, some of our members are handy with artwork and things of that nature

[tersh]

Place your pre-order by November 10th. I'm gonna order a bunch of shirts in different sizes, but if you don't pre-order, you might not get a chance to buy your preferred size.

Awesome, thank you.

[chromoly]

lets have a contest for the artwork for the next batch of shirts.

I have a couple of ideas, some of our members are handy with artwork and things of that nature

How many Exodus shirts do you want to buy, geez?