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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
Chad Urso McDaniel
Makes sense and thanks for being clear about it. Now, do I need a hoodie in addition to the calendar...
Dusty
Putting 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.
Jami Alexandra
I 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!! 🥰
Jonathan Blanton
Well, 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!
Ginny Di
Yes! 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.
Jonathan Blanton
Are the dice only available as part of the deluxe calendar order?
David Greenlaw
Just put my order in. That dice bag looks sweet!
Marcel Kral
thanks for the reminder, preordered and looking forward to adding another one to my collection :)
Ginny Di
Pre-orders run for 2 weeks, so you should be safe!!
Dusty
Well, in 2 weeks when I have the money I'm doing a Ginny Shopping Spree and hoping the deluxe pack lasts that long.
Jennifer Lancaster
Thanks for having my size
Kenzie
I 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!
ChemGeek - Tim
Thanks 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.
Jennifer Lancaster
I have a hoodie addiction and I got the library and a shirt along with the deluxe calendar so excited
Kirin The Empress
Oooooh that Di-ce bag would go so well with my Ginny Di-ce that I have!
Jennifer Lancaster
Just dropped $220 lol
Bill Carroll
Thanks for the post because I was looking here before purchasing, after last year.
Erin Jade Raven
The transparency is always appreciated! I'm excited to shop!!
Soylentmatt
Bought 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!
Zelbinion
Holy Smokes! I just looked a the digital calendar and those are some amazing pictures, really well done.
Terry
Fantastic! Ginny, you're just rocking like the boss you are with wll the new merch!!!
Scott Maitland
I'll have to stick to digital this year, but it looks gorgeous! I hope you get lots of people snapping this up.
Ardent Slacker
Ahh. Stuff. ^-^
James T. King
Ordered!
Chris Codina
The sheer SPEED with which I ordered that deluxe calendar, let me tell you.
Tyler Self
Excited 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. 💚
Ginny Di
Yayyy!!
L. E. Wright
Got mine! <3
Ginny Di
Thanks Chelsey!! I'm so glad you like them!!
Ginny Di
I'M EXCITED TOO, I am gonna wear the absolute heck outta that one!!
Meg Oak
I'm so excited hoodies are here, I had to grab one!! :)
Chelsey Laliberté
I've placed my order for the calendar as well as the awesome teal hoodie. I'm super excited! 😄
