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Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Feb-05-2008 02:41:

Cafepress.com Experience

I wanted to mention to you guys a short story about Cafepress.com. The website, for those of you who don't know, sells millions of customized gifts (e.g. t-shirts, mugs, and so on). Anyways, in a few words: I ordered a t-shirt in a certain size, it arrived in a few weeks (b/c it came from the States), I was unhappy with the size and, so, I contacted customer service; within about an hour I received an e-mail reply informing me that a brand new t-shirt sized one size larger than the one I had received had been ordered and set to ship out ASAP. So what you say? The service representative told me that Cafepress.com wanted me to be completely satisfied with each purchase I make and, so, as a way of saying thank you for shopping with them they indicated that I could keep the first t-shirt. Without a doubt some of you will reply 'Cafepress simply didn't want to have to deal with having an item returned to them' and/or 'Cafepress would be unable to re-sell an item that had already been shipped' but I'd rather embrace the more positive interpretation, i.e., that an unnecessary and kind gesture was offered to me by this company.

Moral of the story: my first experience with Cafepress.com was quite pleasant and I recommend it to anybody who is looking for a unique or customized gift (e.g. a political (politicized?) t-shirt).

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Feb-05-2008 02:45:

Re: Cafepress.com Experience

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Originally posted by cenik
Moral of the story: great way to get free shit for your friends .

fixed

Posted by Abercrombie on Feb-05-2008 03:56:

INB4SWAMPER

Ask the man himself.... http://www.cafepress.com/tranceaddict

I guess nobody hits the SHOP button on the main TA page.

Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-05-2008 04:02:

whoa! didnt see that coming

Posted by ChemEnhanced on Feb-05-2008 04:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
INB4SWAMPER

Ask the man himself.... http://www.cafepress.com/tranceaddict

I guess nobody hits the SHOP button on the main TA page.

WHAT....TOTA isn't the main TA page....where the heck have I been.

Posted by Chris Allen on Feb-05-2008 04:18:

Cafe Press used to be amazing quality but they dropped down to lower brand quality after they became more popular and were looking for higher return revenue.

It's a good service though, just not as high quality as it once was.

Posted by Yohan on Feb-05-2008 04:22:

Posted by chinamon on Feb-05-2008 04:27:

quote:
Originally posted by EvilTree
lol. I bought my TA t shirt from there

i stole mine from swamper's closet. i hope it was new.

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Feb-05-2008 06:14:

quote:
Originally posted by Chris Allen
Cafe Press used to be amazing quality but they dropped down to lower brand quality after they became more popular and were looking for higher return revenue.

It's a good service though, just not as high quality as it once was.

Yeah I agree. The cotton they use in their t-shirts is too harsh. I love the really soft cotton t-shirts. Those are so nice to wear. Mexx has wicked t-shirts. BTW, would you happen to know of a site like Cafepress that uses better t-shirt brands? I've thought of ordering funny t-shirts from teh Intranets a few times, but ever since I was sold on the soft cotton, I refuse to go back, lol.

Posted by Search&Rescue on Feb-05-2008 16:11:

Re: Cafepress.com Experience

quote:
Originally posted by cenik
I wanted to mention to you guys a short story about Cafepress.com. The website, for those of you who don't know, sells millions of customized gifts (e.g. t-shirts, mugs, and so on). Anyways, in a few words: I ordered a t-shirt in a certain size, it arrived in a few weeks (b/c it came from the States)

I've always wondered as to how much duty do you get charged by the canadian customs when you get something shipped from the states? (never got anything shipped from across the border to date)

So let's say a t-shirt from cafepress that costs $25...what's the import duty like?

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Feb-05-2008 16:12:

Re: Re: Cafepress.com Experience

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Originally posted by Search&Rescue
I've always wondered as to how much duty do you get charged by the canadian customs when you get something shipped from the states? (never got anything shipped from across the border to date)

So let's say a t-shirt from cafepress that costs $25...what's the import duty like?

Well my t-shirt cost $20.99 + tax + shipping = $27.00

Posted by Search&Rescue on Feb-05-2008 16:18:

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quote:
Originally posted by cenik
Well my t-shirt cost $20.99 + tax + shipping = $27.00

i assume the tax is the GST and PST...so no additional import duty?

Posted by Jem_hadar on Feb-05-2008 16:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
INB4SWAMPER

Ask the man himself.... http://www.cafepress.com/tranceaddict

I guess nobody hits the SHOP button on the main TA page.

I have. Years ago, back in 2004 probably I order the TA long sleeve t-shirt!

Havent thought about it or worn it in years though.

Posted by Jem_hadar on Feb-05-2008 16:34:

TA Thong Tha-Tha-Tha-Thong

Gotta love the TA Thong Tha-Tha-Tha-Thong

HAHAHAH C'mon, how many girls on here have ordered one! Own up! lol

Posted by Abercrombie on Feb-05-2008 16:43:

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced
WHAT....TOTA isn't the main TA page....where the heck have I been.

TOTA is MY main page. Don't get your Cafeexpress TA panties in a knot.

Posted by Revival160 on Feb-05-2008 22:05:

Re: Cafepress.com Experience

quote:
Originally posted by cenik
Moral of the story: my first experience with Cafepress.com was quite pleasant and I recommend it to anybody who is looking for a unique or customized gift (e.g. a political (politicized?) t-shirt).

I smell promoter...

Posted by Nicolas Oliver on Feb-06-2008 02:50:

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Originally posted by Revival160
I appreciate you sharing your experience

Thanks man!