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I just shipped a forge to Rhode Island! I've now hit all 50 plus DC, Panama, Switzerland, Canada, and Australia this year!
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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
Woohoo! All 50 states & DC
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Well done! you've earned it!
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Congrats! Whens the giveaway? :-D
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When I hit 1000, probably right before Christmas.
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Congrats! Get you a corkboard, a map and a package of thumbtacks. On slow or difficult days, it makes a person smile to look at a visual representation of what they've accomplished so far 
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How do you think I figured out that I hit all the states? I've been waiting on Rhode Island and South Dakota for a while.
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Make a large cutout of an Atlas Forge profile ( liker your avatar) in plywood. Drill fifty 1/16" deep by 1" round pockets in it (Forstner bit). Paint it black, and place a State Quarter in each depression in the order you shipped to each state.
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Haha, I have that same map! I should have used those type of pins, the regular ones are too "coarse."
Only 26 states, France, Germany, and Canada so far.
Only 26 states, France, Germany, and Canada so far.
james terrio
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Next step? "Rock-band tour" style t-shirt. To wear (and offer) at all the shows where you peddle your wares, and offer as a bonus to new customers. :thumbup:
You may think I'm teasing... I'm not. T-shirts, stickers, and other "promo stuff" work very well to expand the brand, once what you're doing is established.
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Brian.Evans
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I'd wear an Atlas Forge shirt! XXL please!
james terrio
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See?
Everyone loves t-shirts and stickers... even if you barely break even on them, they make you seem more "real" and "professional", and help build a sense of community and brand loyalty... and everyone sporting them is advertising for you.
On the other hand, a couple guys bought the rights to the "Von Dutch" logo several years back, and with a bit of "marketing magic", they made a fortune on nothing but hats, t-shirts and stickers. They never designed or built or painted a hot-rod like the actual Von Dutch did... they didn't even own or work in the factories that made the t-shirts and hats. They just marketed the logo. So, there's that...
