This year we wanted to present them with company logowear. It's been three years since we gave them Opening Day shirts - brightly colored logowear that would quickly identify them to students as a trusted member of our staff.
Cute, no?
While the brilliant orange functioned well as staff identification, it isn't the most wearable color in the world.
The logo is one we designed to use in our Premier Driver Recognition program, and we wanted it to be unique to that program.
So for this project, we wanted something more subtle, wearable in at least three seasons, in a color more complextion-friendly. We searched for a t-shirt weight, long-sleeved hoodie we could screen print with a more retro-style logo than we've had in the past. I also wanted the option for women to have shirts made for, well, women.
No luck. Apparently hoods eat the budget quickly.
We opted instead for a t-shirt weight, long-sleeved shirt with the retro logo.
The logo looks pretty cool, I think, though maybe the oval around the logo should be thicker.
But there were a few problems with our order. First, the shirts are all short-sleeved. Then half of them came with the old embroidered logo. Finally, some of them were damaged in the embroidery process, so there weren't enough.
I'm sad we couldn't give our drivers a uniform gift. I'll grit my teeth every time I see one of the shirts, knowing they are not what I ordered.
The saga of the shirts is not over yet. I'm determined to get our drivers a long-sleeved shirt with the retro logo!
Hoods would be an added bonus!
Safe Driving!
Kari
