Just wanted to report on how my merch ordering went.
Down below on the OpenMandriva page there is a link to the Hellotux OpenMandriva merch store. OM-branded t-shirts, polo shirts, hoodie and all the usual stuff. On the preview pictures everything looks really nice and high quality. There is also a promotion going on right now - buy any 4 items, and you get a branded laptop backpack for free. It costs usually 48 euros and was something I really wanted to buy, so it was a perfect match for me. Added to the cart 3 t-shirts and the hoodie (for hiding my ugly face from the sun. ).
Than I added the backpack, and, indeed, a 48 euro coupon was redeemed automatically, so the backpack cost effectivelly 0 euros.
It looks like the store is based in Hungary, so additional 10 euro for delivery to my place in Germany was also added.
In sum, for 3 tees, hoodie and a sweet laptop backpack I payed about 140 euros, delivery included.
The only thing unusual was, that there were no order confirmation email or something, just an email with my order number and some banking info. But probably I will get one when they processed the order.
So yeah, thanks a lot for making the merch available! Look forward to increase OM brand recognition a little bit by wearing it in my Teams calls with my clients.
I will post an update with some photos, when I get the order.
Hellotux is independent of OpenMandriva but the merch is authorized or something legal like that. I am thinking of ordering some stuff as well and hoping they can deliver it to Ecuador.
Yeah, absolutely! Laptop stickers for devs is like tattoos for rockstars, a must! I didn’t find stickers on Hellotux, but after reading your response I just googled for it and found a lot of online Linux-themed stores selling OM stickers. So thanks for mentioning it!
Yes, I have. A few days ago, actually. I will make and post some photos later this week.
In a few words, everything went great. Two days after making the order I’ve got email confirnation and a nice email from the owner, where he thanked for making the order and told a little story about himself. Looks like Hellotux is a small family company from Hungary consisting of this guy (Gabor) and his wife. He is really nice and passionate about Linux. Besides of Hellotux, he has a job as sysadmin.
The quality is good. I wouldn’t describe it as premium, but definitelly not cheap. I would say from 1 to 10, where 1 is AliExpress and 10 is Gucci , it’s 6 or 7. The Logos are stitched, not painted.
The t-shirts are really great. I’ve got the blue, the purple and the light gray ones, all in XL. Feels very light and pleasent.
The hoodie is good. A little too thin to my taste (but it’s also unusually cold here in Germany right now). Feels also good.
The Backpack is ok, nothing special. Just a regular, generic laptop backpack, but with a nice OM logo, ofcourse.
Delivery was by FedEx. A little unusual for EU, but everything went smoothly, no problems here.
So all in all, great experience, great merch, approved and recommended! Photos coming later.