Merchandise EU

== Overview ==
At the moment we don't have any channel through which we can sell PostgreSQL-branded products. We also don't have the resources to manage stock and dispatch units ourselves, so we are looking at 3rd-party online stores to produce and sell PostgreSQL-branded stuff.
As this will be for the European demographic, the store would ideally take payment in GBP and EUR, and also be available in several European languages.
Our options are:
* Cafepress.co.uk
* Zazzle.co.uk
* Spreadshirt.net
I also checked out tshirtstudio.co.uk but they appear to be UK-centric and their site was painfully slow during the day.
== Available Products ==
The following compares the availability of various products across all 3 stores.
 	Zazzle.co.uk	Cafepress.co.uk	Spreadshirt.net
Apron 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Baby creeper 	Yes 	No 	No
Baby t-shirts 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Bag 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Bandana 	No 	No 	Yes
Banner 	No 	Yes 	No
Bathrobe 	No 	No 	Yes
Bib 	No 	Yes 	Yes
Blanket 	No 	No 	Yes
Boxer shorts 	No 	Yes 	Yes
Button 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Calendar 	No 	Yes 	No
Cap 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Clock 	No 	Yes 	No
Frosted Mug 	Yes 	No 	No
Greeting Card 	Yes 	Yes 	No
Hat 	Yes 	Yes 	No
Hoodie 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Keychain 	Yes 	No 	No
Kid's shirts 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Lanyard 	No 	No 	Yes
Magnet 	Yes 	No 	No
Men's jumper 	No 	No 	Yes
Men's shirts 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Mittens 	No 	No 	Yes
Mousepad 	Yes 	Yes 	No
Mug 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Notepad 	No 	Yes 	No
Pet bowl 	No 	Yes 	No
Pillow 	No 	Yes 	No
Postage 	Yes 	No 	No
Postcard 	Yes 	Yes 	No
Poster 	Yes 	Yes 	No
Scarf 	No 	No 	Yes
Shoes 	Yes 	No 	No
Shorts 	No 	No 	Yes
Skateboard 	Yes 	No 	No
Sticker 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
Teddy bear 	No 	Yes 	No
Tie 	Yes 	No 	Yes
Tile coaster 	No 	Yes 	No
Travel Mug 	Yes 	Yes 	No
Umbrella 	No 	No 	Yes
Water bottle 	No 	Yes 	No
Women's jumper	No 	No 	Yes
Women's shirts	Yes 	Yes 	Yes
== Delivery Costs ==
===Cafepress===
* £5 for first item, £2.50 for each additional
===Zazzle===
* £2.98 for most items, 99p for each additional
* £1.99 for 1-9 sticker sheets, buttons, keychains and magnets, £3.99+ for 10+
* £2.49 for 1-9 cards, 10+ is £6,99+
* £3.98 for non-canvas prints, 98p for each additional
* £3.98 for mousepads, 99p for each additional
* £5.98 for sweatshirts, £1.99 for each additional
* £6.98 for dark t-shirts and mugs, £1.99 for each additional
* £18.98 for shoes, £27.97 for 2 lots, £36.96 for 3 lots
===Spreadshirt===
Europe except Germany
* £2.00 for value up to £16.90
* £4.00 for value up to £350
* Free over £350
Germany
* £2.00 for value up to £16.99
* £2.70 for value up to 39.99
* Free over £40
== Pros and Cons ==
===Cafepress===
====Pros====
* Wider range of product types, although most of those we wouldn't be interested in anyway
* Accepts both GBP and EUR
* XML API available (although doesn't appear to provide the functionality to allow users to buy products through it)
====Meh====
* Products bought through the Marketplace have a fixed 10% commission
====Cons====
* Quality of products is dubious
* Only available in English
* Delivery times are 11-15 business days on cheapest option
* Commission only paid by cheque
===Zazzle===
====Pros====
* Accepts both GBP and EUR
* Can configure royalties on items
* Has an associate programme providing 15% on top of royalty
====Meh====
* 7-12 business days for delivery
* Has an API but which only appears to allow the creation of products
* Payment available through Paypal or Cheque
====Cons====
* Only available in English and German
===Spreadshirt===
====Pros====
* Quality of products is apparently good
* Site languages include English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch and Polish
* Accepts payment in local currency matching each language above
* Lowest delivery costs of all 3 (see #Delivery_Costs)
* Apparently there is seamless integration into other sites
* Order are processed within 24-48 hours
* 20% commission on affiliates scheme
* Payment direct into bank account
====Meh====
* Option for Premium account to remove adverts from shop and spreadshirt logo from shipping.
* Maximum commission of €15/£10 per item
====Cons====
* Lack of non-clothing items
==Designs==
Some intial design ideas:
===2-tone men's t-shirt===
		
===Hooded top===
		
===Women's t-shirt===
	
===Football shirt===
===Bag===
===Mugs===
		
Category: PostgreSQL Europe