Cafepress
Cafepress Updates Marketplace - Zoom Feature Threatens Image Security
Cafepress just updated their marketplace to allow users to view enlarged images while browsing the marketplace without having to click the product/image. A small orange magnifying glass was added to each image within the marketplace. When you click the button it shows you up to a 400×400 detailed view of the image. The zoom feature [...]
Cafepress Acquires Imagekind.com for an Estimated $15-20 Million.
It was informally announced this morning that Cafepress purchased Imagekind.com for an estimated $15-$20 million. Imagekind is a marketplace of member created art that is printed on demand. The model is similar to Cafepress where the artists set their own price markup but it is focused specifically on prints. Prices of the artwork range from [...]
Cafepress Drops all New York Affiliates
Cafepress announced that as of July 1, 2008 all their affiliates who live in the State of New York will be dropped. Cafepress is one of many companies who dropped NY affiliates due to new legislation passed in New York that has impacts on “tax registration, collection and remittance”. Before the NY legislation if a [...]
Cafepress Raises Prices for (almost) the First Time in 9 Years - Minimal Impact to T-Shirt Prices
Cafepress announced that they are raising prices on a few of their products on July 28th due to the rising cost of goods and labor. Below are the new price changes and the percent that each item increased. Only two human t-shirts out of dozens in the Cafepress lineup were were impacted. The white and [...]
The World’s Best T-Shirt Packaging - Ongoing Review
I thought it would be fun to do an ongoing t-shirt packaging review of the best t-shirt packages in the world. As I discover new packages or if t-shirt talk readers post comments of companies packaging I should check out I will edit the post to highlight/reorder the best t-shirt packaging. This post will [...]
Review of the New Cafepress On-Demand Embroidery
Cafepress released a new technology they call “InfiniStitch” that allows for no-minimum create on demand embroidery on a variety of clothing products including hats, polo shirts, denim shirts, and performance jackets.
The technology allows users to embroider photographs or images with an almost unlimited number of thread colors. The process isn’t like traditional embroidery in [...]
Cafepress Voice Representatives Chosen for 2008
The votes from the Cafepress Voice election have been counted and seven lucky folks will be a part of reviewing new features, services, merchandise and programs at Cafepress. The winners include: Brian D Gryphon, Catherine “Kip” Dorrell, Don E Johnson, Ne’ Metzger, Kate Glenn, Mathew Reiffe, and Pamela C. You can read about all the [...]
Cafepress Voice Voting Polls Open
There are seven openings for Cafepress Voice representatives. “CafePressVoice is a panel of Shopkeepers elected by the Community to help us evaluate new features, services, merchandise and programs.” You can learn more about Cafepress Voice, meet the candidates or go ahead and vote. But remember you need to be a Cafepress member to vote for [...]
Cafepress Addresses Their Better Business Bureau Record
In a recent post, T-Shirt Talk highlighted 13 t-shirt companies and their Better Business Bureau (BBB) records, which unearthed some issues with the Cafepress service record. The post generated some buzz in the t-shirt world and as a result Cafepress was made aware of their outstanding complaints at the BBB.
Last Friday, Cafepress responded on [...]
Cafepress Voice - Elected Community Member Council 2008
Cafepress is gearing up for their second Cafepress Voice election later this month. Cafepress Voice members are elected to evaluate new features, services, merchandise and programs. Cafepress is seeking those members who are ready to be active in the community, work well with others and successfully represent the needs of the larger group of [...]
