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April Fool’s Day in the T-Shirt World - Cafepress Dating Service & Threadless $5 T-Shirts
Unfortunately there was very little action in the t-shirt world on today April Fool’s Day. I might have missed it but from what I can tell there was a sale at Threadless and an amusing email sent by Cafepress and that is about it.
As Threadless leaked in their “Top Secret Meeting” they would be [...]
Cafepress Blog Revival
The Cafepress blog came out of hibernation yesterday. It had handful of entries in 2006 then fell into a deep slumber until now. What can we expect from the revival? Well, hopefully many insightful entries full of “self-expression, conversation and lots of bad haiku” according to Leslie the CP marketing manager. As part of the [...]
Review of 13 T-Shirt Companies Service Records - Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) was founded to act as a middle man between consumers and businesses. The BBB provides business reliability reports, dispute resolution, truth in advertising services, and consumer/business education. Member businesses have to pay annual dues and have certain rules they must follow. If they break the rules then their accreditation can [...]
Cafepress Launches Updated T-Shirt Packaging
Cafepress announced today that they have updated how t-shirts and apparel are presented inside the shipping bag. Before the update Cafepress rolled the t-shirts and then put a sticker around the roll to hold the shirt in place. The new presentation includes rolled t-shirts with a recycled brown paper band that is held together with [...]
Cafepress Upgrades their Material Handling System.
A recent press release provided information about how Cafepress worked with Blesco, Inc. to upgrade their material handling system. The the system helps expedite the orders during the manufacturing process including he sorting system, the direct line for single orders, the packing and quality check areas, to the shipping and sorting system. While the upgrades [...]
Cafepress Meet and Greet - Washington D.C. (3-15-08)
Cafepress is having another Meet and Greet in Washington D.C. this Saturday March 15th. You can go and mingle with Cafepress shopkeepers and staff. They aren’t formal meetings just food and drinks with an opportunity to get one-on-one time with your peers or CP staff.
The Meet and Greet is Saturday March 1th from [...]
Cafepress adds New Political Shop Templates
Yea I know its not big news but Cafepress added a few new templates for Shopkeepers. Cafepress has not made any major additions to templates in years. Most of the templates make your store look like its fresh out of 1999. Anyway, you can see the new template on the right:
Improved Cafepress Packaging - Part 1: Fancy Receipt Jackets
Customer surveys at Cafepress have shown that customers are happier about their order when everything is presented well. One of the components I am sure most t-shirt retailers and other companies have ignored are receipts. Personally, I can’t think of an online retailer that has made a receipt memorable. Until now Cafepress receipts have been [...]
Cafepress Gift Certificates Makes Gift Giving Easier (but less personal)
Cafepress announced that they will now be offering the option to purchase and give Gift Certificates. To be honest, I love receiving gift certificates because I can pick out what I want but they are kind of weak gifts because they aren’t personal. Regardless, they are for sale in the main parts of the Cafepress [...]
Cafepress Drops Heat Press for Most Garments
Cafepress announced this morning that they have dropped the ability to choose Heat Transfers for printing on most of their apparel. It was two years ago that Cafepress started using Direct Print but left the option open to choose whether you wanted Heat Press or Direct Print. Well, the Heat Press is going bye-bye so [...]
