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Oranj Mar 2021 11:50am, 20 Mar 2021 2,482 posts	0 Oranj That parkrun milestone T-shirts were free (and will be until September). [Who thought that would be a good business model?! I suppose it draws the punters in though.]
Ocelot Spleens Mar 2021 11:58am, 20 Mar 2021 30,564 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Parkrun isn't or rather wasn't a business
mr d Mar 2021 12:05pm, 20 Mar 2021 4,641 posts	0 mr d [250,000 a year is a lot of t-shirts, not all of which will get much wear. They say £15 will cover costs and not generate profit]
rf_fozzy Mar 2021 12:07pm, 20 Mar 2021 13,718 posts	0 rf_fozzy Won't be getting my 50 t shirt then probably. Need 8 more. Plan was to get them by last may. Obviously that did not happen. Can't see parkrun starting again before June (no matter how **special** it is) So don't think there will be enough time to get there and get them to recognise it and send a t-shirt before sept.
Serendippily Mar 2021 12:25pm, 20 Mar 2021 21,297 posts	0 Serendippily You can have mine if you want it fozzy I don’t wear it. Not sure if it’s a girls version though. Fmail me if you do
rf_fozzy Mar 2021 12:44pm, 20 Mar 2021 13,721 posts	0 rf_fozzy I just don't see how they can suddenly start charging which creates inequity. The whole point of the sponsorship was to cover those costs. I wonder what salary costs are these days for them.
Dvorak Mar 2021 12:54pm, 20 Mar 2021 22,167 posts	0 Dvorak I think that the whole point of sponsorship is to cover operationing costs, which include wages. T-shirts have historically been included in these costs, but i think its an enormous stretch to count them as a core component. The number of people who qualify for shirts, although ever growing, is actually a pretty small number of those who have ever participated. If more people had stuck in, parkrun might well have had to make that decision years ago.
Groundhog Mar 2021 8:07pm, 21 Mar 2021 2,216 posts	0 Groundhog Parkrun isn't being "special" fozzy, it's aiming to start in England in June. There's a thread for this kind of discussion and the vast majority of people there and on the equivalent Facebook pages are happy to pay for a shirt.
Night-owl Mar 2021 5:03pm, 24 Mar 2021 35,985 posts	0 Night-owl That Zara Tindall was pregnant
GordonG Mar 2021 5:15pm, 24 Mar 2021 8,532 posts	0 GordonG you're 9 months behind the times N-O