[Scale-planning] Did you like having SCALE t-shirt pick up on the expo floor?

[Nadia Morales]

Good Morning All,

I helped hand out shirts in the evening on Sat. BTW thanks for having me! :) I enjoyed giving back and it was a lot of fun. Here is my feedback if it helps any.

Benefits of scanning
- Inventory control
- Double dipping prevention

Cons of scanning
- Time consuming

Benefits of using a coupon
- Provides faster tee pickup
- Decreased wait time

Cons of using a coupon
- No Inventory control
- No double dipping prevention ( people can just say I lost it )

An alternative to both: Just marking a big black X on the back of the badge with a sharpie. It’s fast, they can’t say they lost the coupon. Con: No inventory control, an alternative would need to be implemented.

List of my observations. The following led to increased tee shirt selection delay.

- Unable to decide on a size by the time the attendees approached the table.
- Unable to easily view the size while standing in line. (tees were flat on the table) Attendees had to wait till it was their turn to get a good look.
- No mirrors for the ladies. Most would never buy a dress without seeing what it looks like. Same applies to tees for some women. 

Proposed possible solutions to decrease wait time:
- Tack the tees on the wall kinda like a teeshirt shop. That way people can see the sizes from a far and have an idea of what size they need by the time they get to the table.
- Small mirror for those like like to see the fit.

Additional comments:
I saw somewhere down below someone commented on the material. I washed & dried it. I agree that softness is everything. The scale tee was (Gildan Heavy Cotton 100% cotton) The orange endless (Gildan Softstyle Ring Spun) was a lot softer I liked it better.

Nadia

> On Mar 7, 2017, at 11:35 PM, Mx Siltanen <mrsiltanen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> "Did anyone actually find the badge scanning to be slow?"
> 
> Went well when I went with a friend. 
> 
> On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 10:44 PM, Lei Zhang <leiz at socallinuxexpo.org <mailto:leiz at socallinuxexpo.org>> wrote:
> We had 4 people there when the crowd came. During off peak hours,
> there were oftentimes only 1 or 2 people there.
> 
> Did anyone actually find the badge scanning to be slow?
> 
> On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Ken <scalezz at kemasa.com <mailto:scalezz at kemasa.com>> wrote:
> > Are you sure about that? Since there were 4 people at the t-shirt booth and
> > there were at least 2 at registration, that seems to me to be more than what
> > is normally at registration when the shirts are given out there. Then when
> > you add someone to play traffic cop to make the line go faster and less of a
> > mess, including preventing those who don't realize that there is a line from
> > upsetting those who have been waiting in line, it seems to be more people and
> > more of a problem, especially with two booths based on size.
> >
> > It also seems to be slower since all of the badges have to be scanned, which
> > means it takes more time for the people. If there was a "coupon" on the badge
> > sheet, it could make the handout go faster instead of scanning the badge.
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