Back in the days of the first 3ma (2007) we thought it would be nice to have some 3ma merchandise material; something to give us all a feeling of 'belonging'. Of course in hindsight being 131 owners gave us all more than a sufficient feeling of belonging
so there was no need for T-shirts or mugs to make us realise that we are all part of a very special group
. But I did create an on-line shop for T-shirts, coffee mugs and beer mugs. This was with a German company that would produce the required item once purchased so there was no minimum order quantities required. The idea was that anyone who wanted to buy the stuff they could simply order it on line and it would arrive by post in a week or so. Prices were not low and once postage from Germany was added they became quite high so we abandoned the idea. Even though we would make no profit on any sales, we thought that if people spent that sort of money and the items did not meet their expectations we would get the blame for it. So the idea was abandoned and the only items sold were one T-shirt and one coffee mug which I ordered to test the system. I still regularly use my coffee mug and it has stood the test of time and dishwasher very well and the T-shirt has been seen by those of you who have attended any of the 3ma meetings. The online 3ma shop is still available and the items can still be ordered although I can't see why anybody would want "3ma 2007" items now. The shop can be seen at
www.131mirafiori.com/shop and I was wondering if there would be any interest for similar items for 3ma10.
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