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Many may already know this offer from Sticker Mule, but you can get basic Unix swag really cheaply to stick on a laptop or water bottle.

I bought myself a couple and can confirm it's legit and good quality.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (5 children)

For a buck, why not... I like the doofy looking bear. What is that the mascot for?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Got it. Thanks! I wasn't even close.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Since you ask (why not?), check the current top comment. I didn't know about it until today.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

FFS, can't even buy stickers anymore with out researching if the company is a horror show.

One more place I'm not shopping at any more I guess.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Ahh capitalism....

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I believe you mean the go gopher!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

the Go programming language, I think it’s a gopher?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Will they actually make money on it? 10 stickers AND free shipping for $1? Looks like some marketing campaign and my guess is it will actually cost them. Right?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can't argue with a dollar. This will be my second time buying from them. Great quality.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

It is possible to argue with a dollar.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh do I miss the days when Unixstickers was an independent company. Way better merch and offers. But oh well, can't argue with a Dollar...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I remember when unixstickers was a store not a part of stickermule... at that time they also had linux tishirts and whatnot, all very good.

[–] RvTV95XBeo 9 points 11 months ago

They had many more stickers as well as an ongoing request board where you could nominate FOSS projects to be added. And you could buy individual stickers... It really tanked when SM took over.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The best hoodie I ever bought was from Unix Stickers. Since SM never brought them back, I managed to find the manufacturer (Mantis World, for reference).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for the reference, they indeed look to have the same finish. Do they still ship the unix stickers designs?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

No, they just sell unbranded garments. You'd have to take it to a print shop to get a design on it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

I bought this set of 206 stickers from Amazon a few weeks ago for $10 (9.99, but that's really 10).

The stickers are very hard to peel off till you get the hang of it, but can vouch.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Nice. I think that's the one I ordered a while ago

Also if anyone is interested in diy Linux distro stickers...

https://github.com/RockyC36/StickerPack (no affiliation)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Nice one, got it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Does the money go back to the distros?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago

Apparently it goes toward sending customers "Liberal Moron" shirts instead of their requested designs, and also illegally underpaying employees. So... I doubt it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think the price is more to prevent people from spamming orders than to actually make money. StickerMule is propably losing on this stickers to make their site more recognized.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Would you consider editing the main post with the details from here? At least one person here has explicitly said

wish I’d known that before I ordered

And I'd guess many here would like to know that before deciding whether to support the company.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I got a set recently but something weird happened in the mail and they took 18 months to arrive XD. It had been so long that I forgot I had even made the order.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

thanks, ordered!

[–] Tb0n3 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anybody know how they come off? $1 is great, but I wouldn't want to put them on my car, or other item without the option of removing them at some point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

They come of well. But like any sticker, the color beneath it might be less faded if they are on for too long. That can't be avoided.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is anyone else seeing a face on a counter in the thumbnail?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I believe that's a kbin specific bug mixing up image thumbnails or something. Works fine for me from Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I just wish they all didn't have white outlines, makes them look a little cheap/store bought, instead of "collected" which is how I usually like to get my stickers. Oh well, for 1USD it ain't bad.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Yes nice Fiskars. But they're not gonna make them look as nice as they would if they were designed without borders.

Probably is the reason why they have borders to start with, cheaper to laser cut with less precision.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

They keep printing quality of their other products and it's great. The price is propably a gift to community and/or some soft of advertisment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago

You just posted about Unix swag in a Linux comm