Where can I find a replacement Barrow-downs mug?

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

This may seem absurd, but years ago I bought a Barrow-downs mug. Alas, I lost in a move, and I find I miss it.

Are there others still about? I'd like another, please.

- Maril

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

No luck, mmm?

[Nogrod]

I have a vague idea that this question of the "Barrow Downs merchandise" has been discussed a time or two, especially as there are some people who fex. have the shirts which us others envy so much - and looking at the fact that the net-site needs to be payed for every once in a while I'd think it would be also reasonable.

I don't think anyone wishes to turn this site into a money-making commercial engine of profit - or to be a part of that kind of a venture. But a low key thing would fit this place just fine: a t-shirt, a mug - with a decent price. An order of hundred or two would probably go more or less immediately?

It would bring a few coppers to the locker of the site to pay for the site - and maybe the BW could get to eat out one time with the money from us (which I think he'd deserve). And we could every once in a while proudly wear our 'Downs T-shirts and drink our morning coffee form a 'Downs mug.

[Mithalwen]

You wouldn't have to order such a large quantity. I think the technology is such that you don't need a big quantitiy to get the economy of scale to make it viable. If there were a demand it might be more sensible to "licence" the design and get a separate batch made up for those of us east of the Sea. It is disproportionately expensive to post a much across the atlantic if someone were prepared to organise it. Al profits of course to be passed to the bandwith fund.

[Bêthberry]

Thenamir, who is a site administrator, used to manage the store, but as I recall, he sold out all the tees and mugs. I still have five of the original six mugs I bought.

Perhaps you could contact Thena to see if any remain, Maril? He's not around the site much any more but is on FB. Maybe I can nudge him there for a reply here.

Proceeds of the sales went to pay for such things as the domain fees and software fees, if I recall correctly. The admins all originally put up personal investments to pay for the site.

It is quite lovely to see you back Maril! Your "Hobbit Ed" thread remains one of my all time favourites.

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Thenamir, who is a site administrator, used to manage the store, but as I recall, he sold out all the tees and mugs. I still have five of the original six mugs I bought.

Would that I had bought six. However, I never counted on my ex keeping my one Barrow-downs mug.

Perhaps you could contact Thena to see if any remain, Maril? He's not around the site much any more but is on FB. Maybe I can nudge him there for a reply here.

Thank you. Would you know where he is on FB? (Gestures to the privacy of PMs, if such is needed.)

Proceeds of the sales went to pay for such things as the domain fees and software fees, if I recall correctly. The admins all originally put up personal investments to pay for the site.

I recall that bandwidth cost soared once the first movie came out.

It is quite lovely to see you back Maril! Your "Hobbit Ed" thread remains one of my all time favourites.

It's lovely to be back. I think of the 'downs as my first home.

You mean Hobbit Sex Ed? I cannot but smirk.

- Maril

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

I have a vague idea that this question of the "Barrow Downs merchandise" has been discussed a time or two, especially as there are some people who fex. have the shirts which us others envy so much - and looking at the fact that the net-site needs to be payed for every once in a while I'd think it would be also reasonable.

I don't think anyone wishes to turn this site into a money-making commercial engine of profit - or to be a part of that kind of a venture. But a low key thing would fit this place just fine: a t-shirt, a mug - with a decent price. An order of hundred or two would probably go more or less immediately?

It would bring a few coppers to the locker of the site to pay for the site - and maybe the BW could get to eat out one time with the money from us (which I think he'd deserve). And we could every once in a while proudly wear our 'Downs T-shirts and drink our morning coffee form a 'Downs mug.

Basically my thoughts. I mean, you can do a survey, but I can imagine that, say, 20 mugs (or whatever) would be gone before people would even know it and some will start complaining that they didn't manage to get them on time. And yes - I would very much even like to donate something to the BD, and this form would give it even more reason to do it, so it won't be just "random", but sort of rewarding as well.

I wouldn't say hundred, I would say fifty will go pretty well, with possibly no leftovers, but say a hundred of "something" would probably leave a bit of leftovers to be slowly sold out as replacements etc. Maybe. I'm of course just guessing.

Anyway, the basic idea, I think, would find large support, especially since it's been quite some time since something like that has been around, and there have been dozens of new members from that time, and of course there are surely even many old members who did not get anything back then, but would do so now.