[Groop] Hat, etc. Idea

[jason nuttall]

How long has the GROOP been around? Maybe an
anniversary of that, with the line "Did We Err?" on
it.  Maybe a 10th anniversary or something.

--- "Grossmann, Gary (DOR)" <GaryG at DOR.WA.GOV> wrote:

> Hi Folks!
> 
> I could be wrong (I often am), but I think we need
> to separate Groop
> stuff from Groo stuff in our thinking.  Like I said,
> Mark made it clear
> when Nate & Ruben did the mouse pads years ago that
> that was a special
> deal.  And I think allowing the use of the art on
> the cards should also
> be thought of the in the same way. (And the cards
> are not what you'd
> call typical or mainstream merchandise anyway)
> 
> So a Groop hat or a shirt or a mug that says "Did I
> Err?" or "What
> Pirates?" or "I Belong to the Groop" is no problem. 
> If we want to we
> can go ahead and do that any time.  But I don't
> think we should ask
> Sergio and Mark for permission to use the Groo Logo
> or Groo art on
> anything that is mainstrean merchandise.  Like I
> said before, from a
> business prespective, I think that might be
> tantamount to a giveaway
> that is too much to ask.  And I think anything about
> the 25th
> Anniversary falls into that category as well.   
> 
> I'm just glad that Sergio was so thoughtful as to
> give us a heads up and
> contact person for the Motor City shirts so that we
> were not stuck
> rending our garments and gnashing our teeth over not
> being able to get
> them. (Although I know there are a couple of you who
> didn't read the
> e-mails quick enough and are already gnashing and
> rending.  Sorry.) 
>  
> I really like the idea of a Groop hat and/or mug
> that says "Did I Err?"
> or "What Pirates?" and then "groo at groo.com" in
> smaller letters.   We'll
> have to take that up someday.  
> 
> Take care all -Gary G. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: groop-bounces at groo.com
> [mailto:groop-bounces at groo.com] On Behalf
> Of Shawn Moore
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:03 PM
> To: groop at groo.com
> Subject: Re: [Groop] hat idea
> 
> 
> Thats what I was inquiring about a few weeks ago. 
> But too much at one
> time. 
>   Perhaps in a year or two we can take a collection
> and pay for a
> licenced 
> groo groop logo to get on a shirts/hat/polos/mailing
> labels/other items
> that 
> the group would enjoy wearing.  It would be the
> official groo groop
> logo.  
> The print run would be limited to the groop and
> thats it.  I understand
> the 
> logon would run a moderate amount, but would also
> like to see the
> ownership 
> of the groop logo to be Mark's/Sergio's and the
> items printed as per
> Mark's 
> disgression so there would be no abuse of the logo. 
>  I don't believe
> anyone 
> in the groop should have the ablility to profit on
> the logo, which is
> why 
> Mark would have 100% control over the logo on group
> merchandise.  I
> picture 
> a quarterly/semi annual inquiry of merchandise
> creation and merchandise 
> costing creation price plus shipping.
> 
> Again, perhaps in a year or two.
> 
>
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