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

Fri Mar 10 05:08:16 UTC 2017

I would like to voice my protest to socks.  As the proud owner of not one,
but 2 size 16 feet, I have a feeling I would be left out in the cold.

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017, 9:04 PM Hriday Balachandran <bala at socallinuxexpo.org>
wrote:

> Next year, everyone gets socks. Unisize...
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 9:45 PM Lei Zhang <leiz at socallinuxexpo.org> wrote:
>
> 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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