SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T07:13:40-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsAngusP on New Product Friday: The Process.AngusPurn:uuid:0b95849c-ccc6-4fee-3df8-1402464d74782012-09-11T12:58:48-06:00<p>You could ask people to send you some nice footage of their stuff in return for exclusive Friday new product post or engineering roundtable stickers/T shirts, or someone at SFE could just duplicate a customers project if it was well documented...<p>OR, you could do a staff's pick of awesome stuff from BatchPCB...</p></p>
RobertC. on New Product Friday: The Process.RobertC.urn:uuid:85967529-c703-2ab7-bca9-3e3662b1c0882012-09-11T10:49:08-06:00<p>we'll do more demos and pranks in the near future. I've been busy with other projects. example projects from customers is very difficult. how to you propose we go about this?</p>
Ichbinjoe on New Product Friday: The Process.Ichbinjoeurn:uuid:5f5a2edb-be1d-af5e-aef8-84cbcd7dbbb52012-09-09T20:03:59-06:00<p>Awesome. Do we get a discount if we buy 100+?</p>
baum on New Product Friday: The Process.baumurn:uuid:9ff2a5da-6dfe-af6e-d3e1-c5ffb0c0c0202012-09-09T18:19:59-06:00<p>This has come up before, so I emailed customer service.<p>Hello,</p><p>Here are the box sizes and cost:</p><p>Medium: 4.5" x 3.75" x 1.125" ($.25 ea.)</p><p>Medium Large: 9.25" x 6" x 2" ($.45 ea.)</p><p>Medium Deep: 5.25" x 5" x 3.25" ($.45 ea.)</p><p>Large: 9.5" x 6" x 4" ($.75 ea.)</p><p>Unfortunately I do not have a way of adding these into an order (no SKU numbers), so let me know when you have a new order number so I can set up the charges for you.</p><p>Regards,</p><p>James Weatherly</p><p>Customer Service</p><p>SparkFun Electronics</p><hr><p>No joke.</p><p><strong><em>YOU CAN BUY RED BOXES</em></strong></p></p>
TomEngineer058 on New Product Friday: The Process.TomEngineer058urn:uuid:7a4688e0-e47d-261f-ea48-5d512cbd457d2012-09-08T11:14:36-06:00<p>That was an excellent behind-the-scenes look at the sparkfun day to day operations. Thanks for the back stage pass. I think a lot of people would be interested in some more extras focused on the diffrent jobs and staff members... I know I would anyway.</p>
chartle on New Product Friday: The Process.chartleurn:uuid:0be3e057-f027-6a73-1f24-5a025fde30f62012-09-08T09:59:04-06:00<p>Smaller Orders?</p>
MatthewR on New Product Friday: The Process.MatthewRurn:uuid:f87e56d3-4138-c0ef-b409-5be2980255392012-09-08T08:53:07-06:00<p>I order too much, so I get big boxes. I want the small ones.</p>
chartle on New Product Friday: The Process.chartleurn:uuid:d32e184c-8a5c-4b1b-58c4-593db751e0aa2012-09-08T08:05:03-06:00<p>Order more stuff, get more boxes.</p>
udawat on New Product Friday: The Process.udawaturn:uuid:3686a2d8-5d02-5e8a-0842-dfc659de8e122012-09-08T05:58:26-06:00<p>Skateboarding is the fastest way to move around in the warehouse :)</p>
AngusP on New Product Friday: The Process.AngusPurn:uuid:d02063ea-f155-0019-69c4-b881b645e4ba2012-09-08T03:02:27-06:00<p>Yeah, and if you follow them on Vimeo it's almost a Thursday New Product post! For some reason it always seems to be uploaded nice and early.</p>
AngusP on New Product Friday: The Process.AngusPurn:uuid:bc4e981a-5191-f85b-4be6-0a9719a9ba832012-09-08T03:00:30-06:00<p>I certainly would miss seeing you cheerily announce the new products every Friday, but you could feature some example projects from customers... My favourite posts are always the ones with demos and pranks :-)</p>
MatthewR on New Product Friday: The Process.MatthewRurn:uuid:fe5d5dc8-e254-6f99-3c05-50da40140d6d2012-09-07T21:09:34-06:00<p>Using a box for the "product" makes me wish all the more that you sold SFE red boxes!</p>
sethcim on New Product Friday: The Process.sethcimurn:uuid:a8c7a90c-5321-5edb-3df6-e16956190b2b2012-09-07T20:37:27-06:00<p>I'd love it if you included plain english product descriptions in the write-up. E.g. "BMP085 barometric pressure sensor breakout board"</p>
baum on New Product Friday: The Process.baumurn:uuid:32b47498-5dbd-b92d-2765-730497bb7b782012-09-07T16:36:56-06:00<p>There was a speck of dust on the lens.<p>But very cool! On a similar note, you should have a virtual tour of Sparkfun!</p></p>
Far_Seeker on New Product Friday: The Process.Far_Seekerurn:uuid:fe695f77-1611-4c1a-1c19-b89136c23e812012-09-07T12:57:42-06:00<p>Thanks for the quick reply.:)</p>
Greggor on New Product Friday: The Process.Greggorurn:uuid:f339fa91-f527-5fef-74cd-c99d1cca8f462012-09-07T12:54:53-06:00<p>All of the pov box shots were taken with one of the <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11418" rel="nofollow">HackHD Cameras</a> we sell.</p>
dgerton on New Product Friday: The Process.dgertonurn:uuid:842cc8d3-65e7-1e61-de02-2e7cffcab4c02012-09-07T12:23:12-06:00<p>I want to thank you guys for going the extra step and posting to Vimeo also. For some reason, YouTube chunks a lot where I live and Vimeo is smooth as silk. Cheers!</p>
Far_Seeker on New Product Friday: The Process.Far_Seekerurn:uuid:c5256a69-689f-e498-13fa-de561d05a02f2012-09-07T12:22:18-06:00<p>OK, I'm surprised that no one has asked about the what you guys put together to get the POV shots of the box. Although there was some attempt to hide it, in one or two scenes the camera lense was visable. So instead of leaving your loyal customers' curosity unsated, just give us the details! :p</p>
RobertC. on New Product Friday: The Process.RobertC.urn:uuid:5c44c747-5e8e-8ef0-322b-e3a123e8bc772012-09-07T11:59:23-06:00<p>I'm pretty much sprinkled throughout. From the start, I'm 'consulted' as to whether or not to carry something. I am also involved in figuring out how many, what color, voltage, etc, or any other associated products we need to carry, etc. I also personally suggest quite a few things that we carry. I enter all new products into the system, create the initial purchases for all new products (which then goes over to purchasing). I verify the product when it comes in and then order which shots our photographer will take. I'm also in charge of verifying all descriptions and product page content and then of course the product videos.<p>So, yeah, I'm kinda on the sidelines for the whole process. All the people shown in the video are people I work with daily on the the various products' lifecycles.</p></p>
chartle on New Product Friday: The Process.chartleurn:uuid:6c742186-d9e7-c808-eced-e6892ff06e312012-09-07T11:23:26-06:00<p>As Product Catalog Manager I would have thought you would have been somewhere in the chain of people or is your job just to be New Product Friday Eye Candy? :-)</p>
RobertC. on New Product Friday: The Process.RobertC.urn:uuid:bbf3948f-fcc6-f445-a85d-eb15846117842012-09-07T09:29:53-06:00<p>this has been discussed in the past, but from the time the new product arrives until we have it on the store is less than a week. just simply mailing something out and giving someone the basic information on how to use it is about the timeframe it takes us to do the whole video and get everything posted.<p>however, we do welcome any demo videos people send in, and typically post them on the relevant products' page.</p></p>
ME heat o nator on New Product Friday: The Process.ME heat o natorurn:uuid:8f901851-8ce9-40cf-0605-6073058b4c2d2012-09-07T09:23:59-06:00<p>I don't want to push anyone out of a job, or make a mess of things, but a tiny suggestion: open-source the video. Gift out some new stuff to power users/interested hobbyists/capable folks with a video of what it is and simple uses and the best video is used one Friday. Not that I don't enjoy what you do, but I am just that jealous!</p>