My responsibility is with the graphics... I have ordered a couple of items to check how well the graphic prints out. The first order wasn't as I had hoped, the quality of the products were fine but the colours weren't quite right, so I queried it with Cafepress, and they despatched a replacement order without any fuss. The second items were of good quality, with the correct colours and I'm very happy with them.

Seasonal products - Cafepress offers seasonal products which are only available for a short period. I will add them to the stores when they become available.

Products available include :- t-shirts, mugs, underwear, hats, mouse mat, teddy bear, throw pillow, ladies track suit, badges, magnets, etc....

'Rock Star'. Rocky with a guitar..... Click on the picture of Rocky to go to the store

'Love Rocks'. Rocky 'sharing the love' with a single rose..... Click on the picture to go to the store

I have ideas for more designs, and will add shops for these as and when....

Additional items are available at the Lizzie Lake's World MakeMyMegastore. (UK based company)

FAQs

Why have you set up these shops?
This site is on 'paid for' hosting, and I would like to be able to continue to keep it on an add free service. The items in the shops have small markups of between $0.50 and $1.00. I have kept the markups small for two reasons, I don't want to be greedy, and with shipping costs from the US being expensive, the lower price keeps them reasonable.

How much will they cost in sterling?
If you were to order a t-shirt for $16.99, this would translate as....
Goods $16.99 + shipping $7 (approx) = $23.99 x 2/3 = £16.00 approximately.
The US exchange rate generally fluctuates between 1.3 and 1.7, so the sterling value is normally roughly two thirds of the dollar value. (Though at the moment the exchange rate is approximately 1.8, so the cost would be just over half in sterling. 30th Jan 2005)

What happens if the shops do well and the costs are more than covered?
If, by some miracle, these shops do take off and cover all of the current costs easily, I will reduce the markups and upgrade services for the site. There is also a premium shop, which has a monthly charge, where you can combine shops into one. The free version that I'm using only allows one of each product in the shop, so I'll have to set up seperate shops for each design. Plus, the premium shops have additional products available. There is also the cost of web design programs to take into account. I would like to be able to invest in the latest version of Dreamweaver, but at around £200 for the basic package I can't currently justify buying it.

If you have any more questions about these shops then please email me.