Mumsnet merchandise - your input needed please

[JustineMumsnet]

Hi all

After years of being asked to come up with MN merchandise and (aside from some incredibly tight t-shirts with virtual mother on them way back in the early-2000s) pretty much sticking our collective fingers in our ears, we've finally found someone who can help us produce and sell a qualiteee online range - hopefully available in time for Christmas. And we're looking for your input.

We reckon a range of T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and mugs with Mumsnet in-jokes/ popular phrases - which is what folks have mentioned in the past - but is there anything else we've collectively missed? And what do you want on them? A T-shirt telling all and sundry to LTB? A mug asking whether YABU? A hoody announcing that it' really best to RTFT?

Ideas very much welcome please

Something for you to think about...could you resist the temptation to put the MN logo on everything? Because I know you'll be focussed on branding...but it would be so much more engaging if it's MN phrases/acronyms and you're leaving it up to the public to go 'oo is that from MN?' Adds a nice masonic element and reinforces the community idea.

Exactly! Use the MN colours and fonts. Can you put the logo elsewhere? On the base of the mug, or the hem of the T-shirt at the back or side?

Not come across TSSDNCOP, but like it.

well that TSSDNCOP is a HILARIOUS in joke that about three people find funny,, just like pombears

I don't think TSSDNCOP is widely understood on MN TBH.

I'd never heard of that Secret Service one until this thread.

Never heard of it either.

basically the TSSDNCOP is used by MNHQ when anything is asked about how they know somebody was a troll.

creepy wee brackets is pretty common elsewhere too, though I don't think they are usually called 'creepy', so maybe that's the MN specific bit!!

Creepy wee brackets,the act of stage direction,embellishment to a message
It's dreadfully wanky I'm afraid
Esp when done in a bum licky way on a thread

Oh Christ alive creepy wee brackets!and bold it's too much

Yes the creepy wee brackets are popular for suggesting actions on here because the double asterisk popular on Twitter doesn't work because of the formatting.

Square brackets like this [ are only for emoticons really aren't they?

Can't believe you've never noticed Stuart

Got it, thanks.

ILoveAFullFridge - nothing to stop us doing a no logo version. We could do both and see which sells best.

TSSDNCOP in full is a quote from The West Wing, not sure if you can use it. Isn't it a copyright thing?

Store should be going live a week on Monday.

What are the P&P charges likely to be?

Standard shipping rate (UK, 1st class) is £2.99. Orders over £50 are free.

Thank you Stuart

I would like one of those key-rings that have the coin for using in supermarket trolly's attached with smilies on it

YES! another vote for a keyring

still sulking after everyone ignored mine earlier

Those key ring coins are very handy. If like one too, with the logo on one side, and the biscuit on the other, or the rolling eyes, can't decide.

If we can find a supplier who'll do them, then we'll do them. Just not at launch - we have to prove that there's sufficient demand first.

a mug with "DILLIGAF" on the bottom. for coffee breaks that might get interupted.

h: where is the butter in the fridge? (or one of the many other things he could discover for himself if only he actually looked)
me: and swig of coffee revealing dilligaf