{"video_id":"oCfKdw_0xS8","title":"Upcoming Linus Tech Tips Merchandise? Checking out a Potential Partner","channel":"Linus Tech Tips","show":"Linus Tech Tips","published_at":"2014-05-07T14:53:29Z","duration_s":253,"segments":[{"start_s":5.52,"end_s":11.04,"text":"Buy a qualifying Intel product and get entered in the Intel Dynamic Ticket","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":9.28,"end_s":15.12,"text":"Giveaway for a chance to win great prizes. Visit intelgamingromo.com to","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":13.599,"end_s":21.279,"text":"learn more. Welcome to a bit of an unusual video for us. Um, I guess I'll","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":18.88,"end_s":24.0,"text":"jump right into it. This box of stuff is from","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":22.039,"end_s":27.76,"text":"printerstudio.ca. We do want to have a merchandise store for Linus TechTip","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":25.84,"end_s":32.32,"text":"stuff at some point. 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I wanted to see what it looks like when","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":105.119,"end_s":111.84,"text":"they print on things that are not uh not playing cards and not not cards, not","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":109.52,"end_s":116.159,"text":"necessarily paper. Although this clock was uh was actually a paper design, it","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":113.92,"end_s":119.6,"text":"turned out so it ended up being paper, but uh there's a bunch of different","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":117.68,"end_s":123.92,"text":"pictures again of the baby because my wife did this. 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Um I would recommend","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":143.36,"end_s":150.0,"text":"checking it out if you do want to get anything done that's completely custom.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":147.599,"end_s":153.68,"text":"And I will also be giving away on the Linus Tech Tips forum. So, head over","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":151.68,"end_s":158.239,"text":"there and stay tuned for this. It'll be shortly after the video goes up. So, I'm","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":155.36,"end_s":162.08,"text":"going to have a couple of $50 gifts. 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And","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":185.2,"end_s":190.36,"text":"uh yeah, actually looks quite good. And then I think the last thing here is a uh","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":189.599,"end_s":196.159,"text":"an apron. Like I said, my wife ordered this","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":194.0,"end_s":201.2,"text":"stuff. I didn't pick the stuff, but uh here's the apron. I think it's supposed","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":197.92,"end_s":203.2,"text":"to be actually a a kids-sized apron, but","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":201.2,"end_s":206.879,"text":"um actually, I don't know what it's supposed to be, but same thing. Printing","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":205.12,"end_s":210.72,"text":"actually looks outstanding. 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Leave a comment and let me","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":235.599,"end_s":240.4,"text":"know what you think about the whole merchandise store idea or if you like","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0},{"start_s":239.28,"end_s":254.439,"text":"the way we're going to be going about it or dislike it or have some other ideas for us.","speaker":null,"is_sponsor":0}],"full_text":"Buy a qualifying Intel product and get entered in the Intel Dynamic Ticket Giveaway for a chance to win great prizes. Visit intelgamingromo.com to learn more. Welcome to a bit of an unusual video for us. Um, I guess I'll jump right into it. This box of stuff is from printerstudio.ca. We do want to have a merchandise store for Linus TechTip stuff at some point. Uh, cafe press doesn't look that feasible because it's extremely expensive. Um, obviously stockpiling a whole bunch of shirts in like, you know, a house doesn't make a whole lot of sense and we'd have to deal with all the shipping and logistics. So, we were looking for someone that can do highquality printing very quickly and is able to ship worldwide with reasonable rates. And so, um, it turns out that printerstudio.ca is run by a relative of an old coworker of mine. So, I got the hookup on a test order so that I could have a look at some of the stuff. So, I actually let my wife do this, which is why you're going to find uh playing cards with my son on them, as well as playing cards with my cat on them and playing cards with uh she and I on them. We also got some greeting cards. So, these are with the baby. I think the uh thought in her mind was uh we'll use these to send to people who want to see him and don't have Facebook or something. I don't know. Whatever. She ordered whatever she thought was she thought was right at the time. Uh overall, the printing on them looks outstanding. It was reasonably quick. So, we are definitely considering uh going with these guys in for like some kind of a merchandise store. See, there's another uh another different card design on the back there. They also include envelopes with the cards. I wanted to see what it looks like when they print on things that are not uh not playing cards and not not cards, not necessarily paper. Although this clock was uh was actually a paper design, it turned out so it ended up being paper, but uh there's a bunch of different pictures again of the baby because my wife did this. Um what we're probably going to do now that this has gone well is we're going to do another test run of maybe designing some Linus TechTips merchandise and doing a test order of that. But there you have it, guys. Printerstudio.ca CA looks like they might be a partner for us. Their configurator is reasonably easy to use. So, there you go. There's a bunch of uh bunch of pictures of that on a little clock. You throw a battery in there and it's good to go. Um I would recommend checking it out if you do want to get anything done that's completely custom. And I will also be giving away on the Linus Tech Tips forum. So, head over there and stay tuned for this. It'll be shortly after the video goes up. So, I'm going to have a couple of $50 gifts. And what I want to do is I want to have at least a couple forum members order from them and then let us know how the service you get is and uh and how the quality of the merchandise looks because that's going to affect our decision to go with these guys in the longer term here. So here's a little diaper bag that has again a picture of the baby on it. Looks outstanding actually. The uh the printing looks really great. Very vibrant. The blacks are quite deep. You can tell cuz you can compare it against an actual black material right here. And uh yeah, actually looks quite good. And then I think the last thing here is a uh an apron. Like I said, my wife ordered this stuff. I didn't pick the stuff, but uh here's the apron. I think it's supposed to be actually a a kids-sized apron, but um actually, I don't know what it's supposed to be, but same thing. Printing actually looks outstanding. So, I'm I look forward to hearing back from the forum members who get us that feedback, and uh we may have a viable option here. So, again, guys, that's printerstudio.ca. They do ship worldwide and I'm happy to support sort of my friend's endeavor here. Don't forget to subscribe to Plus Tech Tips for more computer videos like this one. Unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos. That was the thing I was looking for. This still isn't any of those things. Uh don't forget to like this video if you liked it. Dislike it if you disliked it. Leave a comment and let me know what you think about the whole merchandise store idea or if you like the way we're going to be going about it or dislike it or have some other ideas for us."}