Lanyard time!

[vw_85roccoZ400 at hotmail.com (Brian Spinney)]

So what's the deal with the lanyards??

Julie is the signup sheet ready??

-Brian
85 Scirocco 8vT       01 Jetta 20vT       84 Rabbit GTI
86 Bronze Scirocco 8v
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim R" <sciroccos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Scirocco-L" <Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:47 PM
Subject: Lanyard time!


> It's that time again.  The lanyards were a hit last year, so I'm gonna do 
> it
> again.  This time, I'm going to buy a laminator, so's not to impose on the
> inlaws.  I also figured I'd buy laminating "pouches," which are more 
> costly
> but easier and neater than having to cut the tags out of a laminated 
> sheet.
> They will probably be a little thicker this year, too.
>
> For newbies: I made "backstage pass" style ID tags for Cincy attendees and
> brought them to Cincy, along with black lanyard cords.  Each tag featured
> the lister's name, Vortex name order other nickname and either a photo of
> their car or scirocco outline drawing (MKI or MKII).  They made a nice
> keepsake and are a fun way to identify yourself to peeps who might only 
> see
> you once a year.
>
> Sample from last year:
> http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Link/2006/Cincy2006/Cards/jimruffi.j
> pg
>
> The big beotch will be making them double sided, which we realized is
> neccesary in order to keep them from flipping sunny side down, as they did
> last year.  I don't see how I can get perfectly aligned double-sided
> printing in such a tight space and two pieces of paper might prove a bit
> thick for the laminator.  We'll see.  I should be able to work it out.
>
> In any case, Julie has set up the "order" page and I think she still has 
> an
> edit or two before we go live but we have to get the ball rolling soon.
>
> Here are a few thoughts to consider:
>
> Please don't order one if you already have one or won't be wearing it,
> unless you wish to upgrade the one-sided one you have to a two-sided one.
>
> The laminated part is called the "ID Tag" and the cord is called the
> "Lanyard Cord."
>
> I have to order lanyard cords along with the laminating pouches, so I'll
> need to know ahead of time whether or not you have last year's cord laying
> around.  That will save money.
>
> Like last year, the price for these will be cheap; a couple of bucks will
> cover my costs.
>
> Finally, I will probably only offer these via the List and directly to a 
> few
> Vortexers.  I was fortunate to have only been stuck with one or two
> unpurchased lanyards last year and I don't want to offer them to everyone
> who *thinks* they're gonna make it to Cincy.  I'm not really fond of 
> mailing
> them, either.  Sorry!
>
> Julie will give the green light and provide a link to the signup page.
> Please don't delay - I want to get all orders in the next couple of weeks 
> so
> Timbo can get started with the artwork!
>
> Jim
>
>
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