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c_schrei aka Christian Schrei is a 26.11 year old boy, has been a member since May 13, 2005, has scored 15,485 submissions, giving an average score of 0.95, helping 162 designs get printed.

Oct 08 '06 by c_schrei
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STPs-----> help me name my store!!

Hey people! I'm opening a tee store in Guatemala this December, and of course I'm selling Threadless stuff (in limited quantities, of course, I don't want everyone wearing the same as me!).

So here's the deal: I got a name, but I'm not sure if it will work out, so I want some feedback from the Threadless crowd.

The name is (in all of it's weird splendor)
Wumbo-Wunderkind!!!

Since I will be making orders in a weekly basis, I'll have lots of STPs to give (every monday, so you can get the new stuff too) I'll give them to people who gives the most usefull advice. You can even sugest a name for the store.

Thanks people!!

BTW Threadless gave it's permission, it's not some subversive pirate-y thing.

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Cactus Pirate Jr. on Oct 08 '06 at 1:30pm

Er...is that legal?

squeegebeckenheim on Oct 08 '06 at 1:31pm

did you contact threadless about being a vendor?

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:31pm

the name isokay

but what exactly are you selling so i can get a feel for a namee

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:31pm

yeah, threadless gave me permission to buy their stuff in bulk

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:32pm

okay so i think the names a bit tacky but it could work

with the right font and colors

Cactus Pirate Jr. on Oct 08 '06 at 1:33pm

Gua-tee-mala

Ahahaha...nevermind.

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:33pm

i'm selling tees mostly, and i'm trying to stock it with pretty unique stuff

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:33pm

hahahahaha i like that, but i guess people here wouldnt get it. damn!

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:34pm

okay so give me a second...

hmmm how about one of these

ill try to incorporate the name you though up.

Wunderkind express

Wumbo Jumble

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 1:35pm

wumbo sounds like some kind of children's book creature... like one of the wild things. Are you going to have a mascot?

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:35pm

mascot hmm reminds me of a bear

lol

yeaa

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:36pm

hey, you can come up with a completely new one, nevermind that one

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:37pm

okay i will do

that gives me some variety

lol

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 1:37pm

you're going to want posters of attractive people in the age group you are targeting wearing the shirts up in your storefront window

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:37pm

i guess i hadn't thought of it, but a mascot could work

tracerbullet on Oct 08 '06 at 1:37pm

Wumbo Wearables

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 1:38pm

a bear with a huge butt and very small shirt

tracerbullet on Oct 08 '06 at 1:38pm

how do you pronounce your last name?

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 1:38pm

are you in a mall, on a street, a bazzaar, stand?

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:38pm

aha

mmkay:

Tee best

tee for two.

lol yay

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:41pm

mmm i think i'd rather have the word tee out of the name, cuz i plan on expanding at a later time. like "wunderkind" "wanderlust" or stuff like that, which sounds weird but actually means something.

my last name is pronounces shhhhr- I (like in I am)

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:42pm

okay so your gonna need advertisement i sugggest

if you have them in magazines

id recommend these

thrasher

and any teen magazine

most likely not based on makeup or preppy fasion

and whatnot

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:44pm

yeah i need lot's of adevertisement, but good thing about a small country like guatemala: word of mouth really does work fine

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:44pm

i actually like wunderkind by its self

its unique

tracerbullet on Oct 08 '06 at 1:45pm

Wanderlust Wearhouse

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:45pm

that does help quite a bit

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 1:47pm

where is your store going to be located?

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:47pm

yeah i had come up with wunderkind cuz my friends say i'm one in some ways, and separately with wumbo cuz i love spongebob, but then tihs girl i have a crush on said i should join them both,

wunderkind does look nice in print

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:48pm

it's gonna bee in a mall a really big one with about 200 stores

hey tolle fotze sounds cool, what does it mean???

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:48pm

yes it sure does.

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:50pm

ahaha

probably nott

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:50pm

starting with my dad! god!!!

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:51pm

he's german (hence my lastname)

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:52pm

well i think your name is good

i like that your starting a store with threadless shirts

i wish we had one

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:53pm

my advice is just get the word out considering the mall is so large make it look appealing because first impressions mean alot

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:53pm

i know! i'm so excited cuz i'll be able to get all the shirts i want!!! and i can count them as expenses, since i will need them to promote my store!!!

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:55pm

okay os remeber that

and in the display windows make sure the ones you have

are what the majority of people like

no matter how much you like it

:]

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 1:56pm

seriously, get a good photographer and modeling agency and get some pics up in your store front. People buy stuff worn by attractive people

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:56pm

and with the display windows make sure there is a variety of shirts

because that will attract different types of peopleinstead of just a few .

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 1:57pm

i plan on setting an army of mannequins wearing threadless to show them off all around the mall. good thing about threadless tees is they are so cool they practically sell themselves. i just ordered a test batch of 24 shirts, and i got rid of them in one day, just by wearing my playful hands shirt

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 1:57pm

crash makes a great point. Make sure you know that you are not your target audience. Always focus on them.

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:57pm

wow

thats amazing

threadless is truly one of a kind.

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 1:58pm

i wish i had 24 threadless shirts

id be like

ruler of the world.

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 2:00pm

mythidiot has a reaaaaaally good point. my best friend said ross and shimala where cute, you think they count???

something i learned with this batch of shirts is that the ones i hate can be loved by others, so i need to mix it up

crashtestx on Oct 08 '06 at 2:01pm

exactly

happens to me alot

well i have to go but i hope i helped a little

ill talk to you laterr

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 2:02pm

thanks crash!! you sure have earned some STP!!!

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 2:07pm

i guess i should. i got a dozen requests for flowers in the attic and cookie loves mil already. the only difficulty threadless poses to me as a vendor is that their stock is really variable. that's something i can work to my advantage, but it's not easy

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 2:08pm

c_schrei on Oct 08 '06 at 2:17pm

i guess. anyone has any idea how i should calculate how many shirts i should order of each designs?

mythidiot on Oct 08 '06 at 2:17pm

you can have a catalog of stuff that can be ordered and you can have it shipped in for them. The catalog could just be a three ring binder that you could update every day depending on stock.

of course at the same time you'd want to keep your store stocked with hot items.

btw if you wanted to ship me some sameple shirts I could take some pics for you in exchange for stps. Here is some example photos. and some more

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