GTG Idea

richlevy · 02-27-2004, 07:53 AM

Well, it looks like we are headed towards one of the most inflammatory elections in recent history. People are absolutely livid over some of the issues. Betrayal, denial, cultural warfare - in other words politics .

So to paraphrase Dionne Warwick, "What the world needs now is - BUMPER STICKERS".

I just got a nice deal on the cartridges for my Xyron 510. So, if we have a GTG, I will bring it along and let any Cellarites turn up to 3 strips of paper (max 5" tall) into bumper stickers. There is no real limit on length but lets try to be reasonable. Everyone gets one, then seconds, then thirds.

I have the repositionable kind which should be easy to remove or permanent which might require a razor blade to remove.

No censorship, everyones opinions welcome. The service is free, although I won't turn away donations. I got the cartridges for $3 each, but they will cost $12-15 to replace.

You bring the pre-printed strip and I'll turn it into a bumper sticker. Or bring crayons and go for that unpolished look.

Why fume silently when you can let the world know how you feel?

I work near the Exton Mall and live near Chadds Ford. There are a lot of restaurants on 202 just off of I-95.

I have enough cartridges for 60 feet of repositionable stickers and 45 feet of permanent stickers. The stickers all have laminate on the non-stick side so they will probably last outdoors for about a year.

Let freedom ring!

lumberjim · 02-27-2004, 08:06 AM

sounds like a fun time......

but i won't put a bumper sticker on my car's paint or plastic......will your machine handle a transparent film instead of a paper strip .... to do a window sticker?

Kitsune · 02-27-2004, 09:47 AM

Richlevy -- how did you do the laminate? I've had a hell of a time getting my stickers to be weatherproof.

wolf · 02-27-2004, 07:13 PM

They have boxes of the cartridges (or they did Wednesday afternoon) at the Michaels in King of Prussia (Valley Forge Shopping Center, just down from the Bed, Bath, and Beyond store).

blue · 02-27-2004, 07:25 PM

I can't be there, but if someone did a "Do I Look Like a Fucking People Person To You?" I'd be grateful. You don't even have to giveit to me.

Griff · 02-27-2004, 07:51 PM

How 'bout "lying waffler or waffling liar your choice '04" Yes, I am on a 8 hr piss. Why do you ask?

OnyxCougar · 02-27-2004, 11:56 PM

**Still waiting for the next GTG so she can meet all the eastern weirdos**

Radar · 02-28-2004, 02:33 AM

I want to make a bumper sticker that says,

LICK BUSH IN 2004!

OnyxCougar · 02-28-2004, 08:50 AM

Radar! Hate to admit it, but I missed you, dood! How did the wedding go? .... oh wait, I havent checked the other threads yet...

richlevy · 02-28-2004, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by lumberjim
sounds like a fun time......

but i won't put a bumper sticker on my car's paint or plastic......will your machine handle a transparent film instead of a paper strip .... to do a window sticker?

You can flip the item face down so the adhesive side gets put on the face.

Ideally, you should use adhesive-only cartridges for that since you don't need the laminate, but I have plenty of 15 foot adhesive/laminate cartridges and only the small 'sample' adhesive-only cartridge that came with the 'kit' that I had to buy because Michaels didn't sell the ()*&)(*& machine by itself.

The adhesive is only slightly opaque and the laminate is clear, so if you make a sign on clear plastic it would work as a window sticker.

I'm keeping the sample cartridges, which include laminate/magnet laminate/perm adhesive, and adhesive-only to myself. I use the Adhesive-only for photos.

Xyron 510 Page

If we do this, I'll use Michaels %40 off coupons to restock and hope that they don't put the item on sale because the coupons do not apply to sale items.

BTW, bring extra copies of your work in case something goes wrong with the machine.

The cartridges available for the machine are:

Acid-Free Permanent Adhesive
Acid-Free Repositionable Adhesive
Laminate/Permanent Adhesive Combination
Laminate/Repositionable Adhesive Combination
Two-Sided Laminate
Laminate/Magnet Combination

If you want to go to Michaels and buy your own cartridge and bring it, you are welcome to use the machine. Cartridges are $18-25 and Michaels usally has the %40 off coupons available. So you could print out 15 feet of 5 inch bumper stickers or 30 feet of 2 1/2 inch bumper stickers for about $11.

BTW, if anyone has a sheet cutter, please bring it so that people can split or trim the stickers if they don't want 5 inch strips.

lumberjim · 02-28-2004, 09:45 AM

'the word of the day is "legs"
spread the word'

SteveDallas · 02-28-2004, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by richlevy
Xyron 510 Page

oooooo thanks.... I think you just saved me the trouble of picking out a mother's day present this year!

Radar · 02-28-2004, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Radar! Hate to admit it, but I missed you, dood! How did the wedding go? .... oh wait, I havent checked the other threads yet...

Hey Cougar!

The wedding went great, very beauiful complete with dancers fireworks, singers, etc. Actually that was the reception. The actual wedding was strange to me since I expected there to be someone officiating it. I expected a priest, a rabbi, a buddhist monk, or something like that. Their customs are different.

I had to get some gifts put them in special containers covered with this red velvet material, go to her parents house, pray to their dead ancestors, present the gifts, pour tea for the parents, and they told me I was married. The government of Vietnam even issued me a marriage license for it.

I've got some amazing photos but haven't had access to a scanner yet so I can't post them. But when I do I'll make a special thread for it. Man she's beautiful.

Getting on the plane home without my wife was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Knowing I won't see her for roughly a year sucks ass.

Anyway I don't want to hijack this thread so let's get back to the funny bumper stickers. I still think "LICK BUSH IN 2004" would be popular, especially among those getting gay marriages. Well at least among half of them.

jaguar · 02-28-2004, 01:19 PM

A traditional vietnamese wedding? So you had like 500 people at the reception right? Been to a few of those gigs, food always sucks.

Radar · 02-28-2004, 06:07 PM

We got better food and had less people. Went to a 5 star restaurant and only had about 220 people.

02-27-2004, 07:53 AM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	GTG Idea Well, it looks like we are headed towards one of the most inflammatory elections in recent history. People are absolutely livid over some of the issues. Betrayal, denial, cultural warfare - in other words politics . So to paraphrase Dionne Warwick, "What the world needs now is - BUMPER STICKERS". I just got a nice deal on the cartridges for my Xyron 510. So, if we have a GTG, I will bring it along and let any Cellarites turn up to 3 strips of paper (max 5" tall) into bumper stickers. There is no real limit on length but lets try to be reasonable. Everyone gets one, then seconds, then thirds. I have the repositionable kind which should be easy to remove or permanent which might require a razor blade to remove. No censorship, everyones opinions welcome. The service is free, although I won't turn away donations. I got the cartridges for $3 each, but they will cost $12-15 to replace. You bring the pre-printed strip and I'll turn it into a bumper sticker. Or bring crayons and go for that unpolished look. Why fume silently when you can let the world know how you feel? I work near the Exton Mall and live near Chadds Ford. There are a lot of restaurants on 202 just off of I-95. I have enough cartridges for 60 feet of repositionable stickers and 45 feet of permanent stickers. The stickers all have laminate on the non-stick side so they will probably last outdoors for about a year. Let freedom ring! __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 02-27-2004 at 08:01 AM.

02-27-2004, 08:06 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	sounds like a fun time...... but i won't put a bumper sticker on my car's paint or plastic......will your machine handle a transparent film instead of a paper strip .... to do a window sticker? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-27-2004, 07:13 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	They have boxes of the cartridges (or they did Wednesday afternoon) at the Michaels in King of Prussia (Valley Forge Shopping Center, just down from the Bed, Bath, and Beyond store). __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-27-2004, 07:25 PM	#5
blue Operations Operative Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern WI Posts: 739	I can't be there, but if someone did a "Do I Look Like a Fucking People Person To You?" I'd be grateful. You don't even have to giveit to me. __________________ If you spot a tornado, always remember to point at it, yell "tornado!", and run like hell.

02-27-2004, 07:51 PM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	How 'bout "lying waffler or waffling liar your choice '04" Yes, I am on a 8 hr piss. Why do you ask? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-27-2004, 09:47 AM	#3
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Richlevy -- how did you do the laminate? I've had a hell of a time getting my stickers to be weatherproof.

02-27-2004, 11:56 PM	#7
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Still waiting for the next GTG so she can meet all the eastern weirdos

02-28-2004, 02:33 AM	#8
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I want to make a bumper sticker that says, LICK BUSH IN 2004! __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

02-28-2004, 08:50 AM	#9
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Radar! Hate to admit it, but I missed you, dood! How did the wedding go? .... oh wait, I havent checked the other threads yet...

02-28-2004, 09:45 AM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	bumper sticker 'the word of the day is "legs" spread the word' __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-28-2004, 01:19 PM	#14
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	A traditional vietnamese wedding? So you had like 500 people at the reception right? Been to a few of those gigs, food always sucks. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

02-28-2004, 06:07 PM	#15
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	We got better food and had less people. Went to a 5 star restaurant and only had about 220 people. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

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