Exclusives > Columbia House-esque
So, I noticed one person mentioned that if there was some sort of limited run then it might be worth a second look, because just having someone curate your discs that you could get off the internet is pretty useless. I agree, and that is why I like to think that my subscription box service is something worth taking a look at.
I am the co-founder of
Chain Cutters Union. We are a quarterly, rather than monthly, subscription that creates an exclusive design that is hot-stamped on discs and screen-printed on nice shirts or other apparel. The designs are created by my friend who owns a
downhill skiing shirt company, and his stuff is really good. Our designs are created to be wearable on and off the course.
Regarding stock - we order only enough to fill our orders and a couple extra for ourselves, no more, so a true limited run. We make 2 of each disc type stamped with a different foil and 1 other stamped with 3rd foil, adding 2 more levels of rarity to the discs, kind of like trading card games and their rare/uncommon foil cards.
We are shipping out our 2nd box this week, with the theme, Search and Rescue. We also put in some other items that we curate from small companies (not the free swag the big vendors give out at their booths). Our first box included Pat McCormick's Zen and the Art of Disc Golf paperback book, a CCU mini, a customer founders sew-on patch, a discount for NutSac bags and a couple other CCU branded stuff.
I saw someone mention that some subscription companies might just be trying to make a buck on the disc golf community. So far, we are running in the red. We are hoping to finally get positive after our 3rd quarter, but that isn't our goal. We noticed there wasn't anything like this, and we wanted to make our own discs and shirts, but as someone mentioned, needed volume orders, so we thought it was a great way to share it with others in the community.
There are some unboxing videos and photos on
our Facebook, but I attached one just to give you an idea.
I hope this came across as intended, more of an attempt to just shed some light on the existence of a non-Columbia House-esque service for the OP, and not so much a blanket sales pitch.
We have been very open with the community so far, even emailing out a breakdown of our financials for box #1, so if you have any other questions, looking to get some insight into why or how we are doing it, let me know.
Jeremy
@chaincutters_jz on Twitter
