What Happened to Buddy Series Two Buttons/Magnets?

runtotorun121 · Post by **runtotorun121** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:09 pm

I don't remember if the topic was a sticky or not, but were there going to be new buttons and magnets? I recently received my order from the first series, and they were much more awesome in person!!!

I am looking forward to see what is next. If there is a next?

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:47 am

There will be a series 2. I just haven't gotten to them yet. Hopefully, this week!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:40 am

oop

... yeah, I was gonna submit some, but I've been really busy with work and now kinda orchestrating this whole scooter group thing. Maybe I can do a little here and there and hopefully have some for series 3?

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:42 am

KRUSTYburger wrote:oop ... yeah, I was gonna submit some, but I've been really busy with work and now kinda orchestrating this whole scooter group thing. Maybe I can do a little here and there and hopefully have some for series 3?

whenever you have time, your submissions will always be welcome!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:44 am

er, I might need that template again... I can't seem to find it.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:05 am

I had to go look for it!

viewtopic.php?t=5828

BeetleGoose · Post by **BeetleGoose** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:08 am

I was just thinking to myself, "Series 2, where's series 1?" So I decide to do use the Search tool and lo and behold I find this: viewtopic.php?t=4488&highlight=buttons+magnets. The Search tool, what a novel idea!

Those are nice buttons so I got to thinking some more. Here's a couple questions/ideas:

Eric, have you thought about selling those wares to scooter stores? I know if I saw that in NoHo Scooters selling for the right amount of $$, I'd pick a few up.

Perhaps we (MBers who purchase them) can use them as sort of a calling card to other scooterists. It would help to promote the scooter cause (MB, Genuine, scootering).

Bonus points if you leave them on another Buddy. Double bonus if you leave them on or get them from an MBer. I'm thinking of it going something like what they did in that 80's movie "Gotcha" with a young Anthony Edwards (minus all of the Eastern Bloc cloak and dagger stuff). I can see it now... "You've been Buddy Buttoned!"

OK, I'm ending my thought process.

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:17 am

BeetleGoose wrote:Those are nice buttons so I got to thinking some more. Here's a couple questions/ideas:

Eric, have you thought about selling those wares to scooter stores? I know if I saw that in NoHo Scooters selling for the right amount of $$, I'd pick a few up.

Perhaps we (MBers who purchase them) can use them as sort of a calling card to other scooterists. It would help to promote the scooter cause (MB, Genuine, scootering).

Bonus points if you leave them on another Buddy. Double bonus if you leave them on or get them from an MBer. I'm thinking of it going something like what they did in that 80's movie "Gotcha" with a young Anthony Edwards (minus all of the Eastern Bloc cloak and dagger stuff). I can see it now... "You've been Buddy Buttoned!"

The problem with selling them to/through dealers is that right now, I'm just making these one at a time with my l'il home button press. I had some inquiries from people wanting them in larger quantities, but I was having trouble keeping up with demand just from members!

I'm working on MB cards to send to dealers and members to give to other scooterists and so on. The backs of the cards for members will likely have some kind of "hey, you've been scooter spotted by member –––––– @ modernbuddy.com" kind of thing.

Some of this stuff will be coming sooner rather than later, I hope. Buttons series 2 will be done first, though.

standup · Post by **standup** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:57 pm

A quick google turns up these guys: http://www.rockbuttons.com

Looks like a small order, 100, costs about .33 per button. Don't know how that compares to the effort of making them one at a time. And I've never used or heard of this company.

kazoo · Post by **kazoo** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:09 pm

this might make a good button for MB

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:44 pm

standup wrote:A quick google turns up these guys: http://www.rockbuttons.com

Looks like a small order, 100, costs about .33 per button. Don't know how that compares to the effort of making them one at a time. And I've never used or heard of this company.

Yeah, it's pretty cheap. But MB series 1 had 30 designs! (Some were very successful, others not so much. It was a learning experience.)

I could use them for generic "Modern Buddy" buttons to be given away at dealers, but even at this price, if I sent 50-100 to each dealer, I'd go broke!

UXO · Post by **UXO** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:47 pm

kazoo wrote:this might make a good button for MB

Is that the MB wave you are talking about?

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:51 pm

New buttons NOW AVAILABLE!
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