Special Edition Merchandise

[birdcamfan]

I'd love a long sleeve shirt in natural cotton. I can hardly wait to see the design.

[Saoirse]

I'm definitely up for a t-shirt, either colour, and would be most likely to choose a short-sleeved one. Although I definitely use stamps, I probably wouldn't buy "special" ones -- would be more likely to make a straight donation to the Project. Definitely looking forward to seeing the design you've come up with for the t-shirts this year, TPC! 

[Sandra]

Hello,
I love my long sleeved black t-shirt and wear it every where. But I would be up for a natural and again a long sleeve.
As for the stamps, yes I would buy them and use them as well as collect them. Thanks for all you do.
Marisse

[transplanted maple]

I too, own my own business and stamps would be great. I mail about 250 a year,  more if I had a stamp that I liked, I hate standing at the fax machine(40) to send out invoices.
What ever you get will be great..
Please will anyone keep me informed, when the time comes to ordering calendars this year. Would greatly be in your debt to you.

[The Peregrine Chick]

I love using a variety of the colourful Canada Post stamps and would be positively gleeful to be using peregrine stamps.

They would cost more per stamp than those you would put on an envelope, perhaps prohibitively so, but thought I would float the idea just in case.  I'll look at the pricing and I'll get back to you Cooper since I think you might be "the ideal"  when it comes to possibly adding stamps to our merchandise inventory.

I wonder how Mental Health got the "in" with Canada Post such that when people bought the annual issue of that stamp they paid extra and Mental Health got the "donation"? An extra 10 cents a stamp I think. I always supported that initiative and would be happy to pay a premium for peregrine stamps if it supported this project or even nationally.

I think it might operate like the duck stamps and wildlife stamps that are common in pretty much every state in the USA - you buy a fishing licence or hunting licence you buy a fish or wildlife stamp and the funds from the stamps go into programs like peregrine recovery projects within the state.  I think Manitoba has had something similar but might just be that we are 10th the size of the USA so the money raised is 10th and you can only do so much.  And it would need to be a partnership with Canada Post for something like Mental Health Month or Week or Day .... oooo, maybe its time to Peregrine Day   

[Cooper]

I use tons of stamps. I have a business to run! Not to mention my mother refuses to have anything to do with the "internets", so I put pen to paper weekly.

I love using a variety of the colourful Canada Post stamps and would be positively gleeful to be using peregrine stamps.

I wonder how Mental Health got the "in" with Canada Post such that when people bought the annual issue of that stamp they paid extra and Mental Health got the "donation"? An extra 10 cents a stamp I think. I always supported that initiative and would be happy to pay a premium for peregrine stamps if it supported this project or even nationally.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Is it possible to have another style of pin this year?  I would like to add to my collection.

The pin isn't one of our designs I'm afraid, its a stock item I get from the USA.  There are other birds though.  I currently have a couple of American Kestrel, Snowy Owl and Gyrfalcon pins.  The Kestrel has the same minute detail as the Peregrine pin.  The Snowy and Gyr pins are a flat white.  I haven't checked with the maker in a while but I don't think he has any new raptor designs, but I can check. 

So if folks would like other pins, what kinds of designs are you all interested in?  I can check his catalogue and see what he has - could put in a special order perhaps - or at least its worth investigating if folks are interested.

[bcbird]

If it is natural, short sleeved is my preference. 
I still use postage, and would buy a sheet of stamps.

[dupre501]

I only buy short sleeve t-shirts and I rarely need stamps.

[MayShowers]

I also wear more short sleeved shirts with a zippered hoodie  (you know the layered stage of life). I'm good with natural.  I seldom mail anymore, basically at Christmas time when I send out cards, so would probably not get stamps.

[Jazzerkins]

Personally, I only buy short sleeved shirts and the color would not really matter - natural would be good for me.  I don't mail anything anymore, so stamps would not be for me.  Is it possible to have another style of pin this year?  I would like to add to my collection.

[sami]

I think a long-sleeved version, even in natural would be good. The colour wouldn't matter to me. (The old orange and lime green bit again). As for stamps, I write letters, not just emails, so seem to be using stamps all the time. Not sure that I would want stamps though.  Maybe because I've never been much of a stamp collector.

[The Peregrine Chick]

Have two ideas for special edition merchandise for this year and I would like to hear from folks about them.

1.  Special Edition Teeshirt - Last year we made both short-sleeve and long-sleeve shirts available but I think that was because the shirts were black.  If we choose "natural" again, are folks still wanting to have the option?  We will still offer unisex, ladies and youth styles however.  Hoping to have the design completed by the end of the month so as long as there aren't too many tweaks needed for the printers, hope to post the design for pre-orders in September.

2.  How many folks still use stamps, or is everyone paying their bills online these days?  Would anyone like to purchase a sheet of 20 stamps with a larger keepsake stamp?  The stamps are good for mailing within Canada and do not expire.

[Kinderchick]

Yes, I agree with you, eagle, the off-white, natural colour, is probably the best for all concerned. Not too hot in the summer and probably the easiest colour to produce a PF photo on. That's just my thinking.

[eagle63_1999]

This is just my two cents worth, personally I like the off white color, especially where it gets hot here in Ontario.