Album Pins Get ANOTHER Makeover (Weeklies) (Patreon)

Greetings Gunn Runners

Dragon Con was a ton of fun. I hope to record a podcast about it in a few days. In the meantime, I was struck by a big change coming to album pins. I touch on it in the latest Pub Songs & Stories.

One of the big problems I ran into performing at Georgia Renaissance Festival this spring was selling album pins. People really liked the idea. But the album jackets were a problem, especially when it rained.

The pin jackets take up a lot of room. They don't hold up when it's wet or humid. And they bend easily. But worst of all, I can only bring a small number of my many pins to a show. I limited myself to 6.

That became a real headache at Dragon Con. We have these grand shows where we sell a lot of merch, and digging through pins was too much for our sales team.

Andrew's been pushing for a change for a few years now. He and Gypsy finally said the one thing that made me decide it was time. They said, "No one buys the pins based on the album cover, because they don't see it."

You see, the pins live on a big display board. People (mostly) buy them based on which pin they like, not on which album they want.

So I've officially designed new album pin jackets that are smaller and easier to manage. Look for those in the days to come.

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