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UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - tsgreer - 08-27-2023
Ok, so UMPI is a small school. I get it. But since they made the decision to let Sodexo (!) handle their school merchandise store—logo shirts, swag, etc— there's hardly any selection for shirts and NOTHING in stock for shirt sizes I need. Guys, I’m just looking for medium or large. Not an especially rare size. Lol
Contrast this with the scene over at the University of Maine Fort Kemp. Now, those UMFK guys, despite being even tinier than UMPI, have their merchandise game on fleek. They've got a cornucopia of stuff on their virtual shelves. What gives, UMPI?
I’m a tribal guy by nature. This is my first Bachelor’s degree. I want some UMPI merchandise to show off my school.
Presque Isle, Maine is a very small town, largely defined by sprawling land and some potatoes. But hey, they've got a claim to fame – a UFO sighting in '76! Given that I've been pushed to forge my own college attire path, and considering colleges usually have a cheeky side with their merch, I concocted a shirt that nods to this cosmic event. Meh, I'm a graphic designer in real life, so why not, right? (I've only designed for myself, not selling, giving, or making any profit, just trying to show my UMPI enthusiasm!)
I'm gonna broadcast my University of Maine at Presque Isle pride like nobody's business. And I made a sticker for my car. I'm a one-person parade of school spirit, even if I've got to flex my creative muscles to get there. Take that, merchandise woes! Haha!
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - AlvinG - 08-27-2023
I’d buy it, get us a cloth sample and $30 is yours hahaha.
Also, Hats, if you can do Hats!!! lol
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - tsgreer - 08-27-2023
(08-27-2023, 12:32 AM)AlvinG Wrote: I’d buy it, get us a cloth sample and $30 is yours hahaha.
Also, Hats, if you can do Hats!!! lol
Haha, thanks. I didn't think about hats, that'll be my next project!!
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - bjcheung77 - 08-27-2023
UMPI doesn't have any merchandise at all? I thought they have a storefront, don't they? Hmm, don't they sell frames and all that along with other merchandise?
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - tsgreer - 08-27-2023
(08-27-2023, 12:41 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: UMPI doesn't have any merchandise at all? I thought they have a storefront, don't they? Hmm, don't they sell frames and all that along with other merchandise?
Very small selection, and from that they have, there's very little actually in stock. I clicked on every single shirt, and it said "out of stock" for every single size I tried. And it's been like that for last 6 months--I have tried since I enrolled to get a shirt.
From what others have said, after Sodexo took over, they've limited the online items and the offerings are much smaller now. I'm assuming in person, there is a bigger selection, but nothing online.
They do sell frames there, but after my 3 failed orders for just regular stuff, I'm not taking the chance. They couldn't even send me the right coffee mug. I ordered a pennant, which they said was in stock and they sent me a completely different one that wasn't even on the website! lol
UMPI's merch store: https://shop-presqueisle.sodexomyway.com/clothing
Here is the smaller school UMFK's much better store (same University of Maine system): https://campusstore.umfk.edu/
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - AlvinG - 08-27-2023
(08-27-2023, 12:36 AM)tsgreer Wrote:(08-27-2023, 12:32 AM)AlvinG Wrote: I’d buy it, get us a cloth sample and $30 is yours hahaha.
Also, Hats, if you can do Hats!!! lol
Haha, thanks. I didn't think about hats, that'll be my next project!!
I love the UFO Alien theme, it’s super.
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - tsgreer - 08-27-2023
(08-27-2023, 12:51 AM)AlvinG Wrote:(08-27-2023, 12:36 AM)tsgreer Wrote:(08-27-2023, 12:32 AM)AlvinG Wrote: I’d buy it, get us a cloth sample and $30 is yours hahaha.
Also, Hats, if you can do Hats!!! lol
Haha, thanks. I didn't think about hats, that'll be my next project!!
I love the UFO Alien theme, it’s super.
Thank you! I'm making a bigfoot one (trying to play on themes of the area), and some regular standard Owls ones too. I'm wearing UMPI merch no matter what! They didn't wanna stock their own store, so I had to find a way... lol
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - AlvinG - 08-27-2023
(08-27-2023, 12:55 AM)tsgreer Wrote:I looked at the official links you provided of their “merch”*shudder* lol(08-27-2023, 12:51 AM)AlvinG Wrote:(08-27-2023, 12:36 AM)tsgreer Wrote:(08-27-2023, 12:32 AM)AlvinG Wrote: I’d buy it, get us a cloth sample and $30 is yours hahaha.
Also, Hats, if you can do Hats!!! lol
Haha, thanks. I didn't think about hats, that'll be my next project!!
I love the UFO Alien theme, it’s super.
Thank you! I'm making a bigfoot one (trying to play on themes of the area), and some regular standard Owls ones too. I'm wearing UMPI merch no matter what! They didn't wanna stock their own store, so I had to find a way... lol
They need to hire you to get them some Fall time Camp Crystal Lake stuff, University of Maine Zombie Isle haha.
I can’t wait to see your other projects.
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - tsgreer - 08-27-2023
(08-27-2023, 01:00 AM)AlvinG Wrote: I looked at the official links you provided of their “merch”*shudder* lol
They need to hire you to get them some Fall time Camp Crystal Lake stuff, University of Maine Zombie Isle haha.
I can’t wait to see your other projects.
And even with their selection, I'd be satisfied if I could at least just get a shirt, but nothing is in stock anyway. Super frustrating.
RE: UMPI doesn’t make any cool school merch for us YourPacer’s, so I’ve gone rogue! :) - bjcheung77 - 08-27-2023
Weird, for some reason your first post has tiny fonts. I've edited that initial post as I could hardly read it on my laptop or desktop...