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On 14 May 2008, at 07:27, Graham Smith wrote: > Hi Folks, > > Thanks again to all those who have contacted me to date, to express > interest in the OSM printed/logo'ed Hi-Vis Vests. I'm pleased to > report that these are now no longer vapour-ware, as today, the full > order arrived at my house. Below are some photos of the finished > article, which I have to say, have somewhat exceeded my > expectations. The print quality is bold and clear, and the logo has > turned out rather nicely. See pics below (no nasty comments about > my modelling abilities please!) :) :) > > http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6327.jpg > http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/IMG_6328.jpg > > For those who have already expressed an interest and stated their > sizes, etc, I will be sending out proforma invoices within the next > 2 days (utilising PayPal), so payment can be completed and I can > start to get the vests into the post. Payment can be completed by > any major credit card and you don't need a paypal account to > complete payment. The proforma invoice will contain postage cost > details as well as give you an opportunity to supply your postal > address for delivery. > > If you have contacted me requesting me to reserve a vest, but no > longer wish to purchase, please just drop me an email to let me know > and ignore the proforma invoice. > > If anybody is interested in purchasing any of the spares I have in > stock, I still have the following quantities for sale: > > 1 x Small > 2 x Medium > 2 x XL (if you are after a large, which sold out quickly, you might > like to consider the XL's as they are only a few inches bigger) > 1 x XXL > > As indicated previously, the final cost of the vests is £8.50 each + > P&P (which I estimate to be around £2 for UK destinations). > > If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch at > "osm at sonicresolutions.com". > > Kind regards, > Graham > > > Graham Smith wrote: >> >> Hi again Folk, >> >> Many thanks to all those that have contacted me about purchasing >> the custom OSM printed/logo'ed Hi-Vis Vests. I'm please to >> announce that the order has now been placed with the printer and >> hopefully I'll have the printed vests sometime in the next 5 - 7 >> working days. When they arrive, I'll be in touch directly with all >> those who have responded to me, to finalise the orders and organise >> dispatch, etc. >> >> In the meantime, for those who maybe missed the first email, I have >> ordered the following spares, which are still available if you're >> interested: >> >> 1 x Small Size >> 3 x Medium Size >> 3 x Large Size >> 3 x XL Size >> 1 x XXL Size >> >> The final price of the vests will be £8.50 and this includes the >> logo printed on both the back of the vest (as per the below mock- >> ups), but also on the front lapel. As previously indicated, >> postage should be circa £2 within the UK (Royal Mail), with >> overseas shipping prices dependent on destination. >> >> If you have not yet been in touch and wish to reserve one of the >> above spares, please contact me directly at "osm at >> sonicresolutions.com". Once these spares are gone, that's it for >> the time being (unless we can get together enough pre-orders for >> another run). >> >> Kind regards, >> Graham >> >> Graham Smith wrote: >>> >>> Just as a bit more info, I meant to add that these vests are fully >>> certified to EN471, class 2 standards and have double 5cm HiVis >>> reflective banding. Also, the sizes I have quoted below are chest >>> sizes >>> in inches. >>> >>> I have also corrected a typographic error in the original mockup >>> pictures, whereby I had the address of the OSM website as a .com >>> rather >>> than a .org domain (thanks to Andy for picking up on this). The >>> mockups >>> and the graphic have been corrected accordingly. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Graham >>> >>> Graham Smith wrote: >>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> I'm in the process of getting a custom high-visibility safety vest >>>> printed for myself, for OSM surveying work, as I do most of my >>>> surveying >>>> on-foot and sometimes find myself near busy roads, etc. It's >>>> also a >>>> great way to raise the profile of OSM, whilst offering a real >>>> health and >>>> safety advantage for both pedestrian and bike surveyors. These >>>> high-visibility orange vests can be warn over the top of your >>>> normal >>>> clothing, so are suitable for all types of weather conditions. If >>>> you're wondering what these vests are, see the following link >>>> (you've no >>>> doubt seen highway maintenance crews, or airport ground crews >>>> wearing >>>> these): >>>> >>>> http://www.worksafedepot.co.uk/img/prod_img/hivis/vest.jpg >>>> >>>> I'm wondering if anybody else might be interested in purchasing >>>> one of >>>> these with a custom OSM print on the back? I'm trying to gauge >>>> the level >>>> of interest before I think about submitting a bulk order for >>>> printing. >>>> The following are URLs to jpegs of a mock-up of the design I've >>>> come up >>>> with (showing the back of the vest), based on the OSM logo: >>>> >>>> http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/mockup.jpg >>>> http://www.sonicresolutions.com/osm_vest/mockup2.jpg >>>> >>>> Depending on numbers, the vests are likely to sell for around >>>> £9.00 each >>>> + P&P (P&P will probably be a few pounds for the UK, maybe more to >>>> Europe/rest of world). I will donate any profit made after >>>> covering my >>>> expenses, back to OSM. The price is likely to come down if I can >>>> get >>>> sufficient numbers of interested purchasers to reach price-break >>>> points >>>> for printing. >>>> >>>> If you are interested in purchasing one of these printed hi-vis >>>> vests, >>>> could you please e-mail me at "osm at sonicresolutions.com" and >>>> include >>>> "Vest" in the subject line. In your e-mail, please state the >>>> size and >>>> quantity of vests you would be interested in purchasing, and your >>>> country if you're outside the UK (so I can get together accurate >>>> postage >>>> costs). Available sizes are: >>>> >>>> Small 33-38 >>>> Medium 38-41 >>>> Large 41-44 >>>> X Large 44-47 >>>> XX Large 47-50 >>>> XXX Large 50-54 >>>> XXXX Large 54-56 >>>> >>>> At this stage I'm just trying to gauge interest and your e-mail >>>> to me >>>> will of course *not* commit you to purchase. Once I've got a >>>> list of >>>> interested parties, if the numbers are sufficient, I'll e-mail >>>> everyone >>>> individually with the final costings and payment will probably be >>>> via >>>> PayPal. I won't call for payment until I've actually got the >>>> vests in >>>> front of me, ready to dispatch. >>>> >>>> Any questions, please feel free to drop me an e-mail. >>>> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> Graham Smith >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk >> Best Steve _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
