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

[David Lang]

writing the size on lots of separate pieces of paper and then trying to scan 
them will be far slower than just keeping a tally on paper as they are handed 
out.

What would you be scanning? not the size they were given (that's hand-written). 
The only thing you could scan is identification of who got a shirt.

On Wed, 8 Mar 2017, Lei Zhang wrote:

> Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2017 22:04:13 -0800
> From: Lei Zhang <leiz at socallinuxexpo.org>
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> Subject: Re: [Scale-planning] Did you like having SCALE t-shirt pick up on the
>      expo floor?
> 
> Thanks for your observations. They make a lot of since.
>
> For coupon vs badge scanning, I thought of a compromise - coupons with
> barcodes on them. Attendees just hand them in and we can write down
> the size on them. Someone, likely me, can scan them into the computer
> afterwards and detect abuse, if any, after the fact.
>
> Based on my experience, scanning badges is pretty fast, but we can try
> coupons and see if that makes a difference.
>
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 4:48 AM, Nadia Morales <tauntria at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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> 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> 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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