CALENDARS! and MERCH!
Added 2022-11-01 19:52:40 +0000 UTCHELLO! I am excited to announce that both my 2023 calendars AND a line of new apparel are available for pre-order at my new shop!
In the past, I have offered both shop discounts and free calendars as rewards for various Patreon tiers. I wanted to clarify this so nobody is confused! Unfortunately I am not offering shop discounts to Patrons or free calendars to Di-ety Patrons this year. This is for a few reasons.
- Lots more people are taking bites of this pie now. In the past, my income from merch has been a simple equation: The price you pay, minus the cost of the item, minus any payment processing fees. These days, it's much more complicated. I am now working through a different platform, with fees going to both my merchandise management company (who stores, packs, and ships merch) and my agency. Money has to go to designers, artists, and in the case of this new calendar, I used photographers for the first time, which is also a big investment.
- There are lots more of you! At this point, with a much-grown Di-ety tier, the number of free calendars I would be shipping out would be significantly higher than previous years. And considering that Patreon takes fees, shipping is more expensive than ever, AND I am still sending out other Di-ety tier rewards, the cost of the pledge tier does not cover that expense.
- It's already quite complicated. Now that merch is being sold through one company, that money is being sent to my agency, my agency is taking their cut and then sending money to me, and then I am sending money to my collaborators, the situation has become much more complex. By giving out discounts and free stuff, I am now impacting not just my income, but the income of at least 6 other people. Phew!
I know I don't have to justify any of these choices, but I also know that many of you are curious about how I run my business, and I think transparency is good for everybody! Hopefully this helps explain why we aren't doing those things this year. Maybe next year, depending on how sales go this year and what the final numbers look like, I'll be more confident in being able to offer a Patron-specific bonus for the calendar.
Anyway! HAPPY SHOPPING!! Sorry about shipping prices, I wish I could control them!
Comments
Makes sense and thanks for being clear about it. Now, do I need a hoodie in addition to the calendar...
Chad Urso McDaniel
2022-11-24 08:28:03 +0000 UTCPutting in the order today after work. I'd really love to get a thin hoodie/hooded long sleeve shirt that has the "hey friends" face and speech bubble on it.
Dusty
2022-11-15 00:05:59 +0000 UTCI really appreciate the transparency, I am definitely one of the curious ones! And I'm so excited to put in my order for a calendar asap!! 🥰
Jami Alexandra
2022-11-04 17:21:28 +0000 UTCWell, I guess I'll just have to order a deluxe calendar then! I've never ordered a calendar before because I don't use physical calendars and I'm not a fan of pin-ups. But this year's calendar isn't a pin-up calendar, and even if I don't use it it's still nice to look at. I'm off to the store! Edit: pre-order placed! Woohoo!
Jonathan Blanton
2022-11-03 16:28:15 +0000 UTCYes! There is a possibility that, if we don’t sell out of deluxe calendars, we will offer them separately for a short time in December, but I wouldn’t count on that if you really want them, because deluxe calendars are selling at around 4x the rate standard calendars are selling this year — whereas in past years, the ratio was more like 2:1.
Ginny Di
2022-11-03 13:34:41 +0000 UTCAre the dice only available as part of the deluxe calendar order?
Jonathan Blanton
2022-11-03 13:09:28 +0000 UTCJust put my order in. That dice bag looks sweet!
David Greenlaw
2022-11-03 02:16:05 +0000 UTCthanks for the reminder, preordered and looking forward to adding another one to my collection :)
Marcel Kral
2022-11-02 17:00:28 +0000 UTCPre-orders run for 2 weeks, so you should be safe!!
Ginny Di
2022-11-02 16:32:40 +0000 UTCWell, in 2 weeks when I have the money I'm doing a Ginny Shopping Spree and hoping the deluxe pack lasts that long.
Dusty
2022-11-02 06:10:29 +0000 UTCThanks for having my size
Jennifer Lancaster
2022-11-02 00:17:39 +0000 UTCI so appreciate the information you share about the way you run your business, the good things and the complicated things. Thanks for offering your insight!
Kenzie
2022-11-01 21:07:57 +0000 UTCThanks for all the updates! I appreciate the transparency and the look "behind the curtain". As someone who has to set prices for my product portfolio at work, I see a lot of the same factors (shipping, supplies, production costs, etc.) affecting my pricing decisions as well.
ChemGeek - Tim
2022-11-01 20:53:28 +0000 UTCI have a hoodie addiction and I got the library and a shirt along with the deluxe calendar so excited
Jennifer Lancaster
2022-11-01 20:41:01 +0000 UTCOooooh that Di-ce bag would go so well with my Ginny Di-ce that I have!
Kirin The Empress
2022-11-01 20:40:21 +0000 UTCJust dropped $220 lol
Jennifer Lancaster
2022-11-01 20:40:11 +0000 UTCThanks for the post because I was looking here before purchasing, after last year.
Bill Carroll
2022-11-01 20:36:28 +0000 UTCThe transparency is always appreciated! I'm excited to shop!!
Erin Jade Raven
2022-11-01 20:35:08 +0000 UTCBought my first calendar! Thank you for going with the new non-pinup theme... I just couldn't justify being a guy who bought a pinup calendar even if I knew it was all in good fun and I wanted to support the artist. Now I can! I hope this new merch/business model is a grand success!
Soylentmatt
2022-11-01 20:24:26 +0000 UTCHoly Smokes! I just looked a the digital calendar and those are some amazing pictures, really well done.
Zelbinion
2022-11-01 20:19:04 +0000 UTCFantastic! Ginny, you're just rocking like the boss you are with wll the new merch!!!
Terry
2022-11-01 20:17:12 +0000 UTCI'll have to stick to digital this year, but it looks gorgeous! I hope you get lots of people snapping this up.
Scott Maitland
2022-11-01 20:14:36 +0000 UTCAhh. Stuff. ^-^
Ardent Slacker
2022-11-01 20:13:38 +0000 UTCOrdered!
James T. King
2022-11-01 20:07:43 +0000 UTCThe sheer SPEED with which I ordered that deluxe calendar, let me tell you.
Chris Codina
2022-11-01 20:07:18 +0000 UTCExcited for the calendar it looks great. Little sad that there isn’t a Di-Ety discount of some sort but it’s understandable (maybe next year). Love your content and I am glad to be able to help support it. 💚
Tyler Self
2022-11-01 20:03:42 +0000 UTCYayyy!!
Ginny Di
2022-11-01 20:03:09 +0000 UTCGot mine! <3
L. E. Wright
2022-11-01 20:02:39 +0000 UTCThanks Chelsey!! I'm so glad you like them!!
Ginny Di
2022-11-01 20:01:59 +0000 UTCI'M EXCITED TOO, I am gonna wear the absolute heck outta that one!!
Ginny Di
2022-11-01 20:01:50 +0000 UTCI'm so excited hoodies are here, I had to grab one!! :)
Meg Oak
2022-11-01 19:59:38 +0000 UTCI've placed my order for the calendar as well as the awesome teal hoodie. I'm super excited! 😄
Chelsey Laliberté
2022-11-01 19:58:51 +0000 UTC
