• Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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      11 hours ago

      Depends on the type of sticker. They sell big stickers individually in a lot of places and some places have custom-made specialized stickers which they will sell individually.

      When I was a kid, there was a kiosk in the mall that had dozens of sticker rolls and you could pull off as many as you liked from any roll you wanted and buy them. That was awesome.

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        11 hours ago

        some places have custom-made specialized stickers which they will sell individually.

        Upload that motive to an online copyshop and oder in bulk.

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          11 hours ago

          I’m guessing that’s exactly how they do it. But they still sell them individually to their customers. The customers seem willing to pay or they wouldn’t keep selling them.

          You also have situations like a band selling a sticker. They’re not going to sell you a roll of stickers.

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            11 hours ago

            You also have situations like a band selling a sticker. They’re not going to sell you a roll of stickers.

            Scan that sticker, upload the scan, order it in bulk. Anxiety gone.

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              10 hours ago

              I still don’t think you’re getting this. The band buys in bulk. The fan buys the single sticker.

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                10 hours ago

                I still don’t think you’re getting this. The band buys in bulk. The fan buys the single sticker.

                Fans can order the same sticker off the internet in bulk by uploading the motive to a copyshop. What’s there not to understand? Did you even read what you posted here? It’s about the anxiety where to put a single sticker. And that is gone when you just scan and upload the motive to a copyshop and order a stack for peanuts.

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                    7 hours ago

                    Reputable places won’t print shit that infringes copyright.

                    So what. Use an disreputable one. They are cheaper anyway.

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                    10 hours ago

                    Or they can’t

                    They can.

                    because it’s a local band and also they want to support the band.

                    They still have to buy that single sticker because that’s the thing that is getting scanned, duh.

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      12 hours ago

      See I’d argue if I buy a single sticker it was with purpose and I know exactly where I am going to put it (car, laptop, mug, whatever…). But if it’s a random sticker given to me I’d agree with OP.

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        12 hours ago

        Just buy a pack. They’re stickers. They cost nearly nothing to manufacture. Me and my friends upload sticker motives to Eastern European online copyshops all the time and order 100 at a time, then split the bill. It’s dirt cheap.