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I am interested to know

Do you want LM Community Swag, LM Swag, Both or none?
What kind of swag do you like? Hats, beanies, shirts, socks, mugs/cups, gift cards, maybe for top level swag, coolers, sweatshirts, blankets? (Ferrari, Jeep, beach travel, are out of budget ;)
What are some Community activities you would be willing to participate in to get swag? Contests, quiz, challenge, other?
What about swag for ranks and leveling up?

Please leave your thoughts and ideas. If you have no interest, that’s ok too.

Posted 2 years ago·Last reply 2 years ago

22 comments

michaeld

·2 years ago

Having gotten swag for years from conferences and other vendor advocate programs my main feedback would be to give it out less frequently but with higher quality items that aren’t immediately destined for the trash bin.

Something cool that I’ve seen recently, which is nice as a government/education employee that has restrictions on what can be accepted, is being able to donate the value of swag to a registered 501.3c charity.

Eric Hale

·2 years ago

1. I like having both community and general swag.
2. I prefer hats and shirts - but like the ideas for top-level swag.
3. I'm open to collaborative projects, virtual scavenger hunts, or maybe even monthly swag lotteries to earn swag.
4. Swag for leveling up sounds great.

Kwame Armstrong

·2 years ago

I am interested to know

Do you want LM Community Swag, LM Swag, Both or none?
What kind of swag do you like? Hats, beanies, shirts, socks, mugs/cups, gift cards, maybe for top level swag, coolers, sweatshirts, blankets? (Ferrari, Jeep, beach travel, are out of budget ;)
What are some Community activities you would be willing to participate in to get swag? Contests, quiz, challenge, other?
What about swag for ranks and leveling up?

Please leave your thoughts and ideas. If you have no interest, that’s ok too.

Swag me both ways
I would like seasonal swag. I’m jealous of my Wife that gets swag every 3months from her employer.
I’m willing to run a gauntlet to show my affiliation to the LM
Rank Swag should exist.

OP2 years ago

@JaredM as requested 😀. Refer a Friend.

Note: right now we only have hats and limited t-shirt sizes, hoping to have more swag to choose from by end of month, so please refer as many people as you like 😉

OP2 years ago

One really cool swag I got from a vendor at my last job was this really cool flashlight that the light part had a magnet in it and could be telescoped out from the body.

@pgordon I have one of those! They are awesome!

OP2 years ago

Hopefully, the ports won’t ground out on the pie tin.

😂 We’ll have to make it in a cardboard pie pan!

Cole McDonald

·2 years ago

Hopefully, the ports won’t ground out on the pie tin.

LM User

·2 years ago

https://media.tenor.com/iOoe4V8Va6YAAAAC/well-yes-but-actually-no-meme.gif

Stupid community can’t even handle gifs.

OP2 years ago

Here’s your Raspberry PI with a lemon LM logo: 😂

Jared Meidal

·2 years ago

@JaredM what if we had a being a friend to Community challenge. Your friend/colleague joins, replies and mentions you? You both get swag?

Yes, I’m good with this and think it would build incentive within my team.

LM User

·2 years ago

I’m fine with just LM Swag.
Hats, beanies, shirts (especially the really soft t-shirts), socks (can’t be cheap or it has the opposite of the intended effect), cups, gift cards. Top level swag: coolers, sweatshirts, blankets (but keep in mind that winter in Texas only lasts 8 days), Raspberry Pi for sure, robot kits for Raspberry Pi, video game consoles, Jeeps, Jeep parts, Jeep accessories, shoot I’d settle for a decent replacement alternator.
Code challenges for sure, but pick from the module backlog of the ME team. If the community came together to write something that a community member needed for their production environment, it would be awesome.
Also LM automation coding challenges. How do you do bulk active discovery on a group of devices? etc.
Sure, but not all of it has to be physical swag. Points toward a swag shop are also an option.

Cole McDonald

·2 years ago

I like the idea of something a bit more practical. Maybe like a Raspberry Pi 5?? 😁🙏

with an LM branded case!

Michael Raymond

·2 years ago

I like the idea of something a bit more practical. Maybe like a Raspberry Pi 5?? 😁🙏

Cole McDonald

·2 years ago

I’ve been trying to get a zipper hoodie from any of the groups I belong to… I’d vote for a zipper hoodie :) Selfishly. I have so many pullovers.

OP2 years ago

I appreciate all the feedback! Keep it coming! I’ll be ordering new swag soon, so if a hat/t-shirt is not on your list of favorites, stay tuned.

pgordon

·2 years ago

I don’t have a lot of thoughts on the other questions, but swag is something I already have general thoughts on.

I’m really not into wearables for swag. T-shirts and hats especially are items that I always give away, I just will not use them. If I like a vendor I definitely will talk all about them to other folks, I don’t need to become a walking advertisement :)

I’d be more interested in stuff that have some sort of utility, like sticky notes, pens, flashlights, usb cables, etc. Stuff that is nicer quality (I know this might mean less to give away, but I will also just throw out flimsy pens or whatever if they don’t work.)

One really cool swag I got from a vendor at my last job was this really cool flashlight that the light part had a magnet in it and could be telescoped out from the body.

OP2 years ago

Also anyone who replies to this post gets swag! PM me your address and I'll send you a hat or a T-shirt 😁😁

OP2 years ago

@JaredM what if we had a being a friend to Community challenge. Your friend/colleague joins, replies and mentions you? You both get swag?

Barb Ramirez

·2 years ago

All of the above sounds good :)

Michael Raymond

·2 years ago

Both always
Edible fruit arrangements
For October: LM/IT Horror Stories (excluding anything Support may have done 😅)
Yes

usnishguha

·2 years ago

@A11ey .. really like the idea.

Yes. Both.
Shirts, T-shirts, mugs/cups coolers, sweatshirts
Quiz and Challenges (if possible hackathon’s too).
😎

Jared Meidal

·2 years ago

What about an affiliate link to bring in others, particularly I'm thinking a champion ranking for bringing in coworkers.