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epeemike81 · 02-06-2006, 09:06 AM

Which would you rather receive? I'm of the opinion that the t-shirt is a MUCH better idea, and that this event is inherently tongue in cheek, so the t-shirt is a more logical choice.

I should note that this poll is in no way binding, nor am I speaking on behalf of the New England division.

-m

hpfencing · 02-06-2006, 11:15 AM

What is the give-a-way for exactly?

epeemike81 · 02-06-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by hpfencing

What is the give-a-way for exactly?

for pre-registering for and attending the event.

-m

epeemike81 · 02-06-2006, 11:47 AM

To make this a little more interesting, could people post reasons that they would prefer one over the other?

thanks.

-m

Philistine · 02-06-2006, 11:52 AM

I'd much rather have a t-shirt (little use for a towel other than wiping feet at the tournament, which I'm not sure the NEUSFA really wants people to be doing to their logo....

)

OTOH, I'm also very likely to buy a well-designed t-shirt at a tournament, so giving them away does take away a potentially decent moneymaking opportunity.

--Philistine

kalivor · 02-06-2006, 11:59 AM

Towels are wonderful things.

Philistine · 02-06-2006, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kalivor

Towels are wonderful things.

<Insert obligatory Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference>

Though come to think of it--I probably would buy a towel with "Don't Panic" and some fencing motif on it...

--Philistine

hpfencing · 02-06-2006, 12:10 PM

Neat idea, I'm toying with the idea of Bag Patches, in much like the Scouts do for campouts. It'd also be good advertisement for those that sew the patch onto there bags. It's an experiment that I am trying for the 2006 Crown of Texas In Canyon!

MyrddinsPrecint · 02-06-2006, 01:42 PM

i hate the towel idea.

just because no one wants to wear last year's tshirt because it was very poorly designed doesn't mean that we shouldn't do tshirts in the future........

Peach · 02-06-2006, 01:53 PM

I got a couple of towels in Pittsburgh. I like the towels because they are great when dampened for wiping your feet. Of course, I always forget to get them out and dampen them, and the towels are still in their plastic.

When the Pomme shirts are really good, I like them better. They've been just okay lately--the cartoons are a little thin and hard to read.

mackillian · 02-06-2006, 07:05 PM

I agree with the well-designed t-shirts being much better. Last year's can't really be worn anywhere except while fencing since it looks like a potato between the two towers. >_<

Beowulfman6 · 02-06-2006, 07:28 PM

If I were going I would say t-shirt all the way. You can never have too many t-shirts. That's just one more day you can go without doing laundry.

Slim · 02-07-2006, 12:16 AM

A NEUSFA towel? Sounds like a easy way to unload a bunch of old towels. Will they at least have been washed?

If you changed it to a Pomme towel with a cool potato design or something of that nature, I bet the poll would not be as skewed as it is.

hpfencing · 02-07-2006, 12:22 AM

how about switching to a patch for bags and warm-ups.... Just a thought!

KShan5[PrFC] · 02-07-2006, 02:56 AM

I wouldn't want a patch for a bag or warmups....first off the only patch I ever plan on putting on my whites is my club's (I should get around to that) and second off, I don't want to patch my bag. A a tee-shirt or towel is significantly better idea. For publicity you could do what the Pomme does: make your tournament a great experience for all, and have it spread by word of mouth. It works up here, should work down there.

epeemike81 · 02-07-2006, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by mackillian

I agree with the well-designed t-shirts being much better. Last year's can't really be worn anywhere except while fencing since it looks like a potato between the two towers. >_<

I've heard this from some people, but I've also heard people say "What are you talking about? I wear it in NYC all the time..."

-m

hpfencing · 02-07-2006, 03:10 PM

[quote='KShan5[PrFC]']I wouldn't want a patch for a bag or warmups....first off the only patch I ever plan on putting on my whites is my club's (I should get around to that) QUOTE]

LOL not for your whites at all. It's for windsuits and bags or what-not. SOme clubs have patch collections on there walls too.....

Sorry for the thread jack..... I think towels are cooler because no one does them. I wear tournament shirts on the way home then ussually see them a year later in a drawer.

hello? · 02-07-2006, 04:41 PM

I'd rather have the towel...to wipe feet, to wipe shoes, to wipe sweat....I never wear those t-shirts...

MyrddinsPrecint · 02-07-2006, 05:32 PM

.........people talk about wiping their feet on a towel, or wiping their sweat off with a towel.......

you can wipe stuff with a shirt, in fact, quite easily.

it's not as easy to wear a towel as a shirt.........

Araznal · 02-07-2006, 10:35 PM

You know, I've looked at some of the old Pomme de Terre t-shirts (I have 16 and 17) and I noticed that they're all great except for this last one... jeez, that last one... I got that one with all my friends from New York, and boy, was that one kodak moment when we all saw the design. So long as it's nothing like last year, I'm all for t-shirts.