[wplug-board] WPLUG sign -- please look at this ASAP

[chris teodorski]

Bill Moran wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:46:02 -0400 (EDT)
>chris at teodorski.com wrote:
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>>All,
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>>I went to FASTSIGNS today -- the company I had been working with for a
>>WPLUG sign.  The woman I worked with bent over backwards to accomodate us
>>-- and ultimately came up with the following:
>>
>>A 36"x24" PVC sign.  The top 15 inches will be our color logo, the bottom
>>21" will be dry-erase white board so that we can write the meeting topic
>>on it.
>>
>>She was really willing to work with us price-wise -- unfortunately, she
>>was only able to come down to (including tax) - $133.60 (which is less
>>that 1/2 of the first quote).
>>
>>If I can get approval, deposit, and artwork (adobe illustrator format) to
>>her by Monday morning -- she can have the sign to us by Thursday or Friday
>>at the latest.
>>
>>So -- what does everyone think?
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>You've seen their stuff and the quality is good, correct?
>
>Pros:
>1 This will be REALLY nice to have.
>2 We'll buy it once and should be able to use it for many years.
>3 This will make WPLUG look more professional.
>Cons:
>a We're in the midst of a lot of concern about finances.  This is a bit of
>  a stiff expendeture.
>b We could buy a standard white board for a few bucks, print out a color
>  version of the logo and glue it to the top half of the white board and
>  have something similar for a lot less.
>
>My specific questions are:
>I) How much of a concern do we feel (a) is?
>II) How much nicer would the FASTSIGNS sign be than (b)?
>III) Should we add discussion about raising yearly dues to the next
>     board agenda?
>IV) Why do all TV reporters have the same hairdo?
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Since, I've only heard from Bill -- I'm assuming this is a no go? I 
don't care either way -- I just need a decision one way or another -- 
and I'd prefer a majority vote...

Chris