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

[Lei Zhang]

Is it really that much slower to write "M2XL" vs making a chicken
scratch on a sheet of paper? What if I pre-printed some sizes on the
coupon and put checkboxes next to them?

I'd be scanning the same barcode as the one on the attendee badges, to
verify it is a valid badge, and inputting the hand written size /
checked box at the same time. Basically doing what we did this year,
but deferring the actual scanning because some people insist that's
what slows down the t-shirt pick up process.

On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 10:12 PM, David Lang <david at lang.hm> wrote:
> 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>
>> Reply-To: SCALE Planning List <scale-planning at lists.linuxfests.org>
>> To: SCALE Planning List <scale-planning at lists.linuxfests.org>
>> 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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