Soooo we have been considering different avenues for making some Spicy Mints merch.
However, Jay and I are not the biggest fans of how damaging fast fashion/merch is to the environment. So we've had a couple ideas that we wanted to ask you guys about!
Idea One: A subscription-based "penpal letter" from each of the characters. This would be a $20 tier on patreon, which would include all of the other perks of the $10 nsfw tier. So limited to adults only.
Each month a character will “send a letter” to you as if they were your penpal. Featuring a written letter, two 4x6 photo prints, and ~3 die-cut vinyl stickers (ranging in size, but closer to 2”x2”) all themed around that month’s character. The order would be: Mint, Tsurai, Mal & Lottie, Bella & Oliver, William, and Julius & Ash. So six months in total for all the letters, plus an additional final merch item for those who collect all the letters. However, you can end the subscription at any time (say, if you only wanted Mint and Tsurai's letters, for example).
Idea Two: A simple merch store for individual purchases. We will limit the items we sell to prints, stickers, notebooks, enamel pins, and MAYBE shirt/hoodie/totebag, if we find one that is justifiably carbon-neutral/recyclable. We have done a lot of research thus far, without many results we were satisfied with.
Below is a simple poll for your feedback. We really appreciate your thoughts, and if you have any suggestions or have a type of item you’d really want to see, feel free to comment below!
Thank you :)