Where can I find the store?

The main address is http://www.cafepress.com/crabstreet You can also find the store by visiting the Magazine's website at http://www.crabstreetjournal.com and clicking on 'shopping' or the store items on the main page.

Why was the store created?

The store was created to raise money to support the magazine, The Crab Street Journal. At present it goes towards covereing the cost of domain name, webhosting and expenses associated with competitions and purchasing software to run the site. The hope is that one day we can afford to hire someone to publish a print version.Unfortunately at the moment we have nowhere near enough funds to do so. If you would like to volunteer to take on the task of layout of the print version please let me know.

How does the store work?

The store is powered by Cafepress, a company which will print your designs on their products, process the orders and send its store owners the commissions raised. Images must be added to an image library, and one or two images are added to each product which will later be screen printed onto the product 'on demand'. Eg. Mary A. visits the crabstreetjournal cafepress store and likes the Large Mug with the words 'I'm always a little crabby before my first cup'. She clicks on the product and orders it, pays for it with her credit card, and finishes the check out process. Cafepress bills her credit card, posts the item out to Mary A. and adds the commission raised (usually $2-3) to the crabstreetjournal store's 'cafecash'. Cafecash can be used to pay for the cafepress store, or a check can be sent out to the store owner.

How can I help?

You can submit photos, sayings and graphics for the store by sending a messag to the messageboard http://groups.msn.com/crabstreetjournal/cafepressstore.msnw and/or adding an image to the store pictures folder http://groups.msn.com/crabstreetjournal/cafepressstore.msnw