Comments on: An Open Letter To Cafepress

By: ByeByeCP

ByeByeCP — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:59:04 +0000

Just wanted to also say I will be doing a lot of expandong but not with cafepress.

By: TZone

TZone — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:25:27 +0000

LOL I have to agree! BUT dontcha know the addition of the new clocks and travel mug is supposed to make All better- OR is it to keep us busy since they require new templates so we don;t spend our time adding our designs to the other PODS? HEY! Shoes at Zazzle now.. Id rather make shoes than clocks.

By: Big Bad Wolf

Big Bad Wolf — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:20:03 +0000

I wish Cafepress the best of luck with their new business plan. Mine has now changed dramatically because of this move.

I just switched all of my advertising to my shops on another PoD (no not Zazzle either) and will be growing my business in that direction.

By: CafePinch

CafePinch — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:46:08 +0000

CafePress is the Grinch that stole Christmas….

By: Tshirt Gadfly

Tshirt Gadfly — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:39:44 +0000

The worst part of this is the measly one week notice.

UNPROFESSIONAL!

Speaks loud and clear that CP believes they don’t need us any more.

Think you hit it dead on when you say how their ad costs are only getting bigger as they piss of shopkeepers and we give other sites the same designs to sell.

By: Budter

Budter — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:27:49 +0000

Preach it!

Cafepress is going to go the way of every other giant in any field of business. By that I mean under, because they are getting cocky and getting a wandering eye rather than choosing to dance with who brung ‘em.

The only thing keeping them going right now is that too many other PoDs like Zazzle don’t have well designed alternatives. That is changing though.

By: Ivana

Ivana — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:13:07 +0000

Cafepress has made a lot of dumb moves but this one will really hurt them. It’s hard to believe but I don’t think they even considered that many of us would have shops in other places too. They’ve always had this well you can leave if you don’t like it attitude. They fail to realize we don’t have to leave to give them some serious competition. The only thing a place like Zazzle needs to do to compete even better is lighten up on their family friendly policy. Cafepress didn’t get to be the big kid on the block by censoring anything remotely adult in content. In fact, that’s how they got to be so big. I know shopkeepers with some edgy content that won’t even consider Zazzle anymore because they got stupid takedowns over adult language, etc. If they really seriously want to compete and get those best-selling designers, they’d better rethink this or at least make an adult/not adult option for shoppers.But in the meantime, we can count on Cafepress shooting itself in the foot repeatedly as we help grow their competiton.

By: crystal o.

crystal o. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:02:03 +0000

I entirely agree with what you’ve said above, I as well have already started posting on the free sites with no limitations. The other thing I find distressing is the constant removal of images - I have found many more images far worse / obvious in their mockery, that they have found to be acceptable, but mine are under constant scrutiny. Their content usage team also needs working.