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30% off T-Shirts Designed by Young Aboriginal Artists $24.45 (Was $34.95), $5 off Hoodies, Jackets & Orders >$50 @ Meetingplace

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Store RepDeadlyCords on 31/05/2018 - 16:52 meetingplace.global (3904 clicks)
Last edited 31/05/2018 - 17:12 by 1 other user
OZBARGAINTHANKU5

Hi Guys,

I am the Founder of Meetingplace, a clothing brand that works with Aboriginal artists and creators to promote and sell their work.
All our clothes are designed by young Indigenous artists, and our photographers and models are all Indigenous.
Our aim is to provide employment opportunities for young Indigenous creators and help them share their work with the world, while breaking down stereotypes about modern Aboriginal art and culture.

PROFITS GO TOWARDS SUPPORTING AND GROWING OUR ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND MODELS, AND TO INDIGENOUS YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY.

I wanted to offer you guys an introductory offer of 30% off all of our t-shirts (pre-orders too). Use OZBARGAIN coupon.

T-shirts are 100% ringspun cotton, very similar to what AS Colour uses.

Also offering $5 off Hoodies, Jackets, or all purchases above $50, and the coupons should stack (I hope). Use THANKU5 coupon.

Thank you for helping to support young Aboriginal artists and creators!

All feedback is welcomed!

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    • Vials on 31/05/2018 - 16:58
      +31

      $2.5 ea? you living in the dreamtime my friend.

      • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 17:05
        +1

        Just a guess

        The shirts are imported for $2 each then printed on in Australia.

        • Vials on 31/05/2018 - 17:19

          Id love these prices $2 a shirt shipped to me in aus? tell him hes dreaming.

          Lets pretend that if it was $2.5 a shirt you still think 100% profit is acheiveable?

          Find me a supplier that would sell this cheap I will give you some business @samfisher.

          The business overhead, cost of printing, paying the artists even then add everyones favorite the Tax.

          Tell him hes dreaming

        • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 17:22
          +1

          @Vials:

          I'm simply pointing out that plain black/white shirts are insanely cheap in your typical sweatshop countries.

          You then take the shirts and print them, which costs money.

          I'm simply pointing out that 100x profit margin works if the whole thing is done in a sweatshop.

          If you read below its confirmed to be printed on in Australia.

        • Vials on 31/05/2018 - 17:24
          -1

          @samfisher5986:

          Cool but thats if customs dont ask why your importing goods without tax?

          100x profit margin still wont work.
          for the sake of repeating myself "The business overhead, cost of printing, paying the artists even then add everyones favorite the Tax."

          What dont you understand about these costs.. :/

        • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 17:31
          +1

          @Vials:

          BigW sells sweatshop shirts for $4

          Just last week I purchased three shirts for $6 at Target

          The cost to get something made and shipped in a sweatshop is not that expensive, even in lower quantities.

          I'll also point out that the average online shirt company gets everything done in sweatshops.

          I'm not suggesting the shirts should be made in a sweatshop, I'm simply pointing out facts.

          The real cost of the shirts posted by OP are local printing, artist payments and profits to create a business.

        • kenunderscore on 31/05/2018 - 17:32
          +4

          guys guys.. 100% profit margin on $2.50 cost of production is $2.50 profit, ie. $5 in revenue. And 100x in profit would be $250 not $25.

        • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 17:32
          +4

          @kenunderscore:

          Wait, we are taking the 100x thing seriously?

        • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 18:21
          +2

          @samfisher5986: I'm with you, I got a bunch of Slazenger shirts from Sports Direct last for for $5ea

          But in the Op's defense $25 for a t-shirt certainly isn't price gouging in this country especially if the value add is done here.

        • Vials on 31/05/2018 - 23:03

          @supabrudda:

          the comparing slazenger and big W to a small new business is like comparing your local fish and chip shop to maccas.

        • Stirfryz on 01/06/2018 - 00:42
          -2

          @Vials:

          Because maccas and the chip shop sell the same shit food?

        • Vials on 01/06/2018 - 00:54

          @Stirfryz:

          no refering to order amounts haha. love steak sandwhiches from the local fish n chip shop XD

        • ripprind on 01/06/2018 - 19:45

          @kenunderscore: doesn't 100% profit margin on a 2.50 shirt mean the production cost must be 0 ?

      • scud70 on 31/05/2018 - 19:00

        I work in IT of a fashion company, although not $2.50, it's not far off. However this would be the buy cost from China, bageladesh etc. Landing costs which include shipping and other things like duties push actual cost higher. Bricks n morter shop or even online shops and distributors can add a heap to that cost… :)

        • Vials on 31/05/2018 - 23:26

          Literally my friend is a instructional designer for a garmet factory for about five companys in Asia. $2.5 if far off if you guess look at the quanity.

          If hes buying old stock or managed to tack on a back end of a order then maybe hes getting these at under $5 ea.

          Thomas pink dress shirts are getting made for just under $16ea and underarmour make theirs well under that. but the numbers are talking producing min of 20k garmots per day.

      • garage sale on 31/05/2018 - 19:15
        -1

        even a plain T at kmart is $6 ….. so add screening , packageing and you won’t sell 1000’s off a design …… you’d want to make sure they are screened in australia.

        heck mambo cost more than that when they were screened in australia, need to make sure they are cool designs and don’t like the $10 designs you see at markets for tourists.

        are these screened in australia or imported already screened ?

        • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 19:58

          We screen them here :)

      • Georgevic on 31/05/2018 - 19:53

        Plain white shirts are routinely $5 or less in Australia, try going to a shop that isn't a huge fast fashion label sometime. Even in those shops, most of the shirts are very obviously imported from countries like Bangladesh where costs are tiny.

        http://www.kmart.com.au/product/plain-crew-neck-tee/1920317 - $4-$8 for plain 100% cotton tshirts. $10 for prints.

        Custom 100% cotton shirts at vistaprint start at $17. You could quite feasibly steal the designs from these shirts and get vistaprint to do them for nearly half the base price.

    • astrotrain on 31/05/2018 - 17:01
      +3

      Maybe if you are printing in China with H&M type volumes…

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 17:04
      +27

      Hi Georgevic,
      I would love if you could forward your supplier for such a massive margin (seriously please do), as I can assure you we are nowhere near that point, especially because everything is printed locally.

      Regardless, all our profits go towards the artists, and we believe the prices we have to offer are well balanced compared with alternative measures of purchasing Aboriginal art and other shirts on the market. Nonetheless, always open to feedback and suggestions!

      • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 17:07
        -6

        Shirts can be imported for $2 from china when its in bulk.

        Printing locally is where a lot of your cost must be.

        Personally unless your shirts are made in Australia (and if they are you really should say so) then I think its better to get the whole thing created and printed in China.

        People will pay extra for an Australian made shirt, not a chinese/australian combo.

        • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 17:08
          +7

          Definitely looking into doing that in the future as soon as possible. Thanks for the feedback :)

        • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 17:09
          -5

          @DeadlyCords:

          I'm curious, which one?

          Selling the shirts cheaper made in china, or getting everything made in Australia and sold as a premium shirt?

        • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 17:11
          +14

          @samfisher5986: My bad, should have been clearer.
          We want to bring everything local and as ethical as possible, production, printing, etc.

          It's not very viable for an early stage company, but for our next run we aim to be 100% Australia made.

        • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 17:17
          +1

          @DeadlyCords:

          Thanks for the reply :)

        • Vials on 31/05/2018 - 17:22
          +1

          I have been reasearching for around 6 months to find good Australian made shirts on a cut that I like. I cant find any factorys that want to even look at you unless your orders are over 5,000 for a small business this is a massive limitation. Id rather put out Aus made anyday.

        • DarthPyro on 31/05/2018 - 17:48

          I wouldn't

        • GregMonarch on 31/05/2018 - 18:34

          @DeadlyCords: So the cloth will come from…? ;-)

        • garage sale on 31/05/2018 - 19:19
          +1

          @Vials: we don’t spin cotton in australia only grow it so no real value in sewing a shirt here as it would be imported woven cloth.

          the big costs will be in the screening so screened in australia is a big deal …..

        • Vials on 31/05/2018 - 23:09

          @garage sale:

          Yeah ive noticed ive only found one company in syd but they make a very ver ordinary cut of a shirt.

          unfortunately we have let the garmet industry mostly go overseas.

        • greennick on 01/06/2018 - 00:26
          +2

          @Vials:

          Not sure that's too bad of a thing. It's low paying and labour intensive, it shouldn't be an industry we aim to be globally competitive in.

        • Vials on 01/06/2018 - 00:58

          @greennick:
          Yeah that is true actually :/

      • 0jay on 31/05/2018 - 17:08

        Do you do the Black Flag design?
        If not you totally should and can't be copyright as it's technically already a breach..

        • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 17:14

          The bkb t-shirt has an overlayed Aboriginal flag on a native plant found in Perth. Nonetheless, part of our goal is to showcase the massive diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and art, especially how it has changed in modern times.

          Maybe one of our artists will do something more similar to the Black Flag in the future, but that's up to them!

        • 0jay on 31/05/2018 - 17:52

          @DeadlyCords: K, fair enough but I’m talking the 4 bars as in the punk logo but with the Aboriginal flag iside the bars… Awesome design

        • WantedtosoIdid on 01/06/2018 - 04:46

          @0jay: https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2018/03/22/henry-rollins-o… it's part of Briggs merch range

        • 0jay on 01/06/2018 - 10:21

          @WantedtosoIdid: That's the one. If they want a crazy seller this'd fit the bill.

      • Georgevic on 31/05/2018 - 19:56

        Custom printed 100% cotton t-shirts from Vistaprint, $16.95

        https://www.vistaprint.com.au/clothing-bags/mens-t-shirts-1?pfid=372&txi=18111&xnid=TopNav_Men%27s+T-Shirts+(linked+item)_T-shirts_Clothing&xnav=TopNav

        K-mart plain t-shirts $4-8

        http://www.kmart.com.au/product/plain-crew-neck-tee/1920317

        • WantedtosoIdid on 01/06/2018 - 04:48

          they charge a premium for black clothing, usually $4-8

      • AustriaBargain on 02/06/2018 - 06:03

        Isn’t high profits the point? Store rep, if you could get some kind of lawful promise on your website that 100% of the profits from these shirts is going directly to employing aboriginal designers for your studio or whatever, then people might appreciate what it is you say that you are doing here a little better. If all the profits, at least from these particular merchandise, went at least directly into aboriginal designers bank accounts through you paying them, then it feels more worthy than a bogus marketing claim. Anyone can slap designs done by an aboribsl person on something they found on Alibaba. OzBargainers are very savvy to stuff like that. What they can’t argue against is an ACCC binding promise that profits go to where you imply it goes. And spell out that those profits are at least x amount of the sale price. And make sure the shirts are actually a bargain. You could sell loads through OZB potentially, giving you more money to pay aboriginal designers for more work. You probably could get crazy incentives from the government too. Good designers like money so eventually you’ll collect a lot of good designers maybe.

    • helloeatty on 01/06/2018 - 11:12

      It is must item when protesting removing Australian day

  • Iggemo on 31/05/2018 - 17:39
    +1

    I like this idea. Anyways how much is shipping?

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 17:43
      +5

      Flat-rate shipping across Australia for t-shirts and the jacket is $7.50 or $3.50 with other items.
      Hoodies shipping is $12 alone, or $7.50 with other items.

      If you want to save on shipping and live in Melbourne, message me and i'll be happy to organize a drop-off!

  • geeluv on 31/05/2018 - 17:45
    +4

    I like the concept but not enough selection and the designs could be a bit more creative. All the best with everything.

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 17:48
      +2

      Thank you! The goal is to have as many Indigenous artists' designs available for purchase as possible, with a wide range of designs and selections, but we're still early on.
      Feel free to follow our growth and maybe you'll find something you'll like in the future :)

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 17:49
    +1

    Would be cool if you could make a black long sleeve shirt but with the exact design of the hoodie!

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 17:50

      Funny you say that, coz it's already on the cards for the next run, haha. I'm planning on putting it up for pre-order very soon.

  • adamp on 31/05/2018 - 18:03
    +3

    Nice work guys….keep it up.

  • adamp on 31/05/2018 - 18:04
    +1

    Nice work guys….keep it up.

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 18:20
      +20

      My friend, I just wanted to share something positive that we are trying to do, as well as give a significant discount for those who want to get on board from this community. No political agenda, just real life issues :)

    • ibgunth27 on 31/05/2018 - 18:24
      +5

      I would have to disagree with you there. Regardless of the price of the shirts, the nature of them or who made them, they're still 30% off.

      I think it's an awesome initiative, there's nothing wrong with supporting young artists, especially with designs that look good. People like to know where their money is going.

    • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 18:26
      +4

      That's a bit of a silly arguement.
      It's like saying Nike/ASIC/Brooks shoes would never make deal except for their name, or Apple/Samsung products. Some people like certain type/brands of products. and $25 for a t-shirt isn't too bad.

    • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 18:32
      +8

      Promoting indigenous art is now a political agenda… Right…

    • aleayr on 31/05/2018 - 18:33
      +1

      Please get the bee out of your bonnet, spring. No one here is talking political correctness except you. It's a deal, with a coupon, for a company that seems to want to do some good in the community. Deal with it. Your neg is invalid. Some deals don't interest you, simply don't comment, but don't bring your negative agenda in here.

    • dazweeja on 31/05/2018 - 18:40
      +6

      Since when did helping people who clearly don't have the same opportunities as others in life become an "agenda"? I feel sorry for you.

    • keepingitril on 31/05/2018 - 20:16
      +1

      “It's always amazing to me how little people value their time to write things like this”. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/373682#comment-5868157

      A few things.

      In an earlier post of yours, you state - "I am a relative newcomer to Australia, got sponsored to come to this beautiful place via work on a work visa". https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/365083

      Ok then.

      I hope no one has ever commented on your background or culture or heritage.

      Also, "political correctness agenda" usually translates to "I don't actually like or understand something that's out of my immediate comfort zone, so I'd better let everyone know I think this. I’m not going to take any time or make any effort to provide useful, productive or even thoughtful feedback, I’m just gonna throw out the first thing that comes to my head".

      Also, if you are going to critique, make sure your statement is well constructed – “Aboriginal” is capitalised and “not political correctness agenda” is poor grammar.

    • sauce2k on 01/06/2018 - 09:02

      Wow you should be banned for this bloody comment. Disgraceful comment!

  • Elias11 on 31/05/2018 - 18:20
    +3

    keep up the good work, love the concept.

    Will keep an eye for future designs.

  • ozy on 31/05/2018 - 18:25
    +2

    Deadly

  • SpaceNinja on 31/05/2018 - 18:40

    T-Shirts Designed by Young Aboriginal Artists

    But are they made by overworked, underpaid Asian workers?

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 18:43
      +2

      Actually we source our tshirts from a company that has a guarantee that their workers have health insurance and are paid well for their work. In the future everything will hopefully be Australia made.

      • Lv80 on 31/05/2018 - 19:00
        +2

        "In the future everything will hopefully be Australia made."

        I think for a company that wants Australian's to support indigenous "Australian's" this is a great thing to aspire to and a fundamental must in securing local support…perhaps even considering developing or working with indigenous companies that create clothing for a full supply chain to help support those of aboriginal descent.

        Not for me but good luck with it all.

      • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 20:59
        +1

        Is there anyway you can provide evidence to substantiate your claim?

      • samfisher5986 on 31/05/2018 - 21:12

        I don't mean to be negative but the facts are this

        1. If its in China, Bangledesh or anywhere else like that, they are probably lying.

        2. If they aren't lying, they probably allocate 5% of your work to their factory, then ask the factory next door to do the other 95% under terrible conditions.

        This is common practice everywhere, you almost have to run the factory yourself to know for sure.

    • garage sale on 31/05/2018 - 19:25
      +5

      overworked asians …..ok don’t use uber eats, deliveroo, or 7/11 …..we have our own sweat shops and unconscionable work arrangements in australia and people seem to like to use them without push back to the companies ……

    • greatlamp on 31/05/2018 - 21:39
      +2

      They could source the T shirts from a local supplier, and they will still be made by overworked, underpaid Asian workers.

  • belongsinforums on 31/05/2018 - 18:58
    +4

    Will the BKB shirt really make me spell immune?

    • HA on 31/05/2018 - 19:56
      +2

      Only a few seconds, but will probably forget to activate it anyways…

      • belongsinforums on 31/05/2018 - 21:29

        So it weakens over the first 5 washes?

        • HA on 31/05/2018 - 22:05

          Yep…BUT it makes you a little bigger in person

  • white-rhino on 31/05/2018 - 19:00

    Will it lead to Fubu segregation or appropriating another culture?

  • Sporange on 31/05/2018 - 19:31
    +2

    The hoodie design is dope! Also really like the meetingplace one too.
    It seems website doesn't allow for code stacking. ):

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 19:38
      +1

      Ah damn - bigcartel is not fun. Send me an email [email protected] with what you wanted and i'll make a personalised code for you to stack!

      • keepingitril on 31/05/2018 - 20:55

        What's your experience with Bigcartel been like? How have you found it as an ecommerce / selling platform?

        • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 01/06/2018 - 09:52
          +1

          Very limiting. Cheap and good to start off, but I'm moving to shopify ASAP. I do like the custom css and html, but they make everything so difficult.

  • garage sale on 31/05/2018 - 19:32
    +2

    i like the idea …..it’s the chance for a new generation to share some culture in a non activist down your throat inherited guilt manner …..art can be many things and stand on its own narrative without the vocal narrative …….

    reminds me of mambo when they started and before they sold out …..aussie artists, screened in australia ,

    read up or view the doco,on mambo before they sold out to big business.

    good,luck guys …..

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 19:39
      +1

      Thanks very much, and thanks for the doco tip sounds super interesting!

  • drprox on 31/05/2018 - 19:39
    +1

    I recall meeting Josh many years ago. Ripper fella and love his style.

    • drprox on 31/05/2018 - 20:11
      +3

      Clown

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 20:13
      +7

      Thanks for demonstrating the exact problem we're trying to combat regarding stereotyping and discrimination :)

      • ozbjunkie on 07/06/2018 - 23:46

        Obviously that was a pretty hateful comment. But in all seriousness, is there an atmosphere of approval for non-indigenous artists that would use the dot style? Or would that be disrespectful - like cultural appropriation?

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 20:38
    +1

    These aren't cheap. The post is getting a lot of charity votes simply because the cause seems legitimate and noble.

    • centrelink on 31/05/2018 - 21:50

      Thank you for pointing that out, I like to do that when I go to magic shows and point out to everyone that magic is not real too, I just know they didn't know that!

      • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 22:59

        Get in line Centrelink

  • keepingitril on 31/05/2018 - 20:52
    +1

    It's a decent reduction of the regular price - hence a bargain.

    I am pretty sure people also get excited at a smaller discount on a high 3 figure or $1000+ phone.

  • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 20:54

    How do you certify that your company actually employ Aboriginal people moreso than any other company?

    How much of the profit goes to the causes you mentioned above? Is there anyway you can provide evidence?

    Since profit is after expenditure, how much are staff/owner/rental paid?

    Where can I find your ABN and payment receipient before I actually pay?

    • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 21:46
      +6

      I am the solo founder (my ABN is still a partnership because it started off as a partnership but now I'm going solo) you can find it by googling Meeting Place Global abn.
      I don't pay myself yet, because we are just starting.
      100% of revenue currently goes back into the business. In fact I spent a lot of my own money setting this up.
      We currently work with 4 indigenous artists, 1 indigenous photographer and 2 indigenous models.

      At the moment, all profits that don't go towards clothing, advertising, etc. go to the artist, I take no cut.

      Let me know if anything is unclear :)

      • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 21:57

        Your answers are unverfiable so I'll take that on face value.

        You did however claim in the post that "profits go to…" and later as a reply that "all profits go to towards the artist". You are implying you're not for profit yet you're not listed on ACNC.

        You made a claim that your t-shirts are ethically sourced. Any certification to substantiate?

        • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 22:11
          +5

          Currently whatever isn't being used to develop the company goes towards the artists, photographers and models, so in that sense you can call it 100% of profits.
          I haven't signed up as a nfp, but that's something I've been considering doing. I'm new to all this so I need time to figure it out, but thank you for asking important questions.

          As for taking it on face value, I plan on releasing annual reports once the business gets more traction, to be as transparent as possible.

          Lastly, this is the list from the manufacturers website of what they are certified for. If this isn't enough for you, email me at [email protected] and I can give you the link to the exact manufacturer.

          OUR CORPORATE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITES

          Medical Insurance
          Legal job protection for young or soon to be mothers
          Pharmacy on production site
          Medical centre on production site
          Fire Department on site
          A company playground for children
          Antipollution investment
          Support and employment of more than 1,000 handicapped and deaf people
          Support of students (paying school expenses)
          Water treatment plant
          Safe and healthy working conditions

        • beatwixkid on 31/05/2018 - 22:14
          +8

          Your questions are somewhat reasonable, but you don't have to be a d*#k about it.

          The owner never stated it was a charity; he has states that the profits so far go to the artists, models, photographers and business expenses and will probably take a cut once the business is up and running (because, you know, one has to eat).

          I imagine it's quite hard setting up a small business and certifications are not a cheap or easy process.

          Have a look at the links on the website, check out their insta pages and brother companies, all which looks legit.

        • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 22:18
          -1

          @beatwixkid:
          How do I ask these questions without being a "dick"?

          These are all legitimate questions and I have made absolutely no assumptions. I have not made anything personal.

          This is not a good deal for a Chinese made t-shirt. It is being upvoted and gaining traction because of the alleged charitable affiliations, none of which can be substantiated.

          If I'm being a dick, wouldn't you concede that this is potentially fraud and the fraudster would be a much bigger dick?

          Ps. If it was legitimate and could be substantiated, I would have issue with charities being called a bargain as I believe this is against posting rules, however, I would be silent because there is a physical item attached and I acknowledge that it has a regular selling price.

        • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 22:28
          -2

          @DeadlyCords:
          So far, you've mentioned:

          1. You want to register for an ABN

          2. You want to be Australia made

          3. You want to register for NFP

          4. You want to disclose your financials

          All four of those things could already be done yet all are not.

          You have not disclosed any concrete verifiable information whatsoever apart from a defunct ABN.

          I'll be honest, I believe that there are causes worth the endevour but you have jumped the gun here big time.

        • beatwixkid on 31/05/2018 - 22:36
          +2

          @tshow: It's not a charity. It's a small business that provides opportunities for Indigenous artists.

          Your excellent vocab and detailed question leads me to believe you have the education and most likely life experience to be able to ask a question without coming off aggressive.

          As for fraud, which is prevalent in the business of 'Índigenous art', the consumer will have to unfortunately do their own research and come to their own conclusion. I've made plenty of purchases from Indigenous businesses e.g. dark + disturbing, Chaboo, Lifewear - not of which have ófficial certification.

        • Store RepDeadlyCords @ Meetingplace on 31/05/2018 - 22:37
          +3

          My friend, I'm not trying to be misleading. I do have an ABN. I am considering (key word) nfp status. I do want to be Australia made, however it is not viable for a small business currently unless I charge $60 for a tshirt.
          I'm just trying to make a difference. These things take time.
          I do take your suggestions and points on board, so thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

        • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2018 - 22:41

          @beatwixkid:
          If OP only claimed to provide oppurtunities that would be one thing but all profits is an entirely different claim.

          Providing oppurtunities is mere puffery. Everything we do can be argued to provide oppurtunity.

          All profits isn't arbitrary. It is categorically claiming not-for-profit. It may not be a charity for tax purposes but it is a charitable act.

        • beatwixkid on 31/05/2018 - 23:05
          +7

          @tshow: Here's a charitable tip: if you dont want to look like a dick, don't use the phrase "mere puffery".

        • beatwixkid on 31/05/2018 - 23:07

          @DeadlyCords: All the best with your venture and don't let the trolls get you down. Those spray jackets look wicked BTW!

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