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Firstly, I'd like to thank Blonde, and particularly Tikay, for helping me get my little business off the ground two years ago and, again, for letting me put this post up.
I have a business opportunity I'd like to offer to my follow Blondites before I sell it elsewhere. Most of you here know me well but for those who don't know my whole story this is it in brief.
Having lost a two jobs in quick succession a couple of years ago, one through redundancy and another through stress related illness, I decided to have a go at setting up a poker T-shirt business and making my living from a combination of that and playing poker. The cost of setting the business up and keeping a roof over my kids heads wiped out my bankroll and I was playing my poker hand to mouth. running the business and looking after the kids left very little time for poker anyway so the poker, the business and the family ALL suffered.
Long story short, last May, following some hard thinking and some good advice from friends, family and Blondites, I decided full time employment beckoned. I got a job test playing fruit machines for Mazooma Games. The T-shirt business ticked over on the side for a bit of pocket money but I did nothing to promote it and gradually it's died down. My only real custome over the last four or five months has been Dusk Till Dawn. If you glance over to the banner at the side of this page you'll see the clothing I've produced for DTD. I've enjoyed contributing to the DTD machine, if only in this small way but Robs needs are soon going to out weigh my ability to deliver on a part time basis so it's crunch time.
So, to the point. I've been given the opportunity at work to start designing my own fruit machines. My spare time needs to be spent with a sketch pad on my knee rather than slaving over a heat press. So I'm looking to sell my equipment and I wondered, before I stick it all on Ebay, if anyone on here would like to make me an offer. This is what's for sale.
-A large, heavy duty heat press which I've used to customise various items of clothing (like the DTD stuff to the right) as well as my own poker table baize
-A plotter for cutting the text / graphics from the flock
-A healthy stock of T-shirts and flock
I'd also show anyone buying this stuff all the tricks I've picked up since I started doing it, as well as providing some supplier details.
If you think you might be interested, drop me a PM and we can discuss it further.
While I'm at it, I'd like to thank all the Blondites who've bought shirts off me, especially those who purchased when I was starting out and probably wasn't very good. I was learning as I went and the quality of my work certainly improved over time
Thanks
AdamM
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It's not Spam, it's a genuine, long-term Member selling something.
Adam has been a blonde since Day One - literally (he helped with our first Live Update from Copehagen in January 2005) - & we wish him well.
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what about if i wanna see a fiver for a tenner. Could i advertise that?
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Quote from: KingPoker on February 09, 2007, 11:04:16 PM
what about if i wanna see a fiver for a tenner. Could i advertise that?
That would be spam. You are Welsh, see?
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what about if i set up a website which i plan to do within the next 2 months? could i advertise that if i link blonde on it? Its not a sheep shagging, daffodil/leak growing, website so no need to enquire! It will be mainly poker.
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Quote from: KingPoker on February 09, 2007, 11:41:13 PM
what about if i set up a website which i plan to do within the next 2 months? could i advertise that if i link blonde on it? Its not a sheep shagging, daffodil/leak growing, website so no need to enquire! It will be mainly poker.
It would depend. PM me.
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February 10, 2007, 12:08:19 AM »
good luck with the fruit machine designs Adam. Are you going to try a poker-themed one?
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Good Luck Adam with the Bandits.
It took guts to risk family cash to start a business.
And Good Luck
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February 10, 2007, 12:48:15 PM »
I'd love to have a job testing fruit machines - well probably for the first day - how does that work?
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Quote from: Dingdell on February 10, 2007, 12:48:15 PM
I'd love to have a job testing fruit machines - well probably for the first day - how does that work?
Trouble is Ding, it costs a fortune and you have to remember to bring in loads of change everyday.
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Quote from: Dingdell on February 10, 2007, 12:48:15 PM
I'd love to have a job testing fruit machines - well probably for the first day - how does that work?
I roll a new fruit machine up to my desk, link it up to my pc and hammer 10,000 games onto it, looking for visual faults, software errors, potential design enhansements and, of course, checking that it runs on percentage.
designing them is where the fun starts. got lots of ideas i want to try.
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February 10, 2007, 05:20:40 PM »
What percentage are they set at or can the owner set it to what he likes within reason?
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February 10, 2007, 07:24:01 PM »
both.
It'll say on the machine. usually 78% in pubs. lower in service stations and clubs. they can be changed within reaso but the machine will say the minimum and that's guaranteed.
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February 10, 2007, 07:33:21 PM »
I thought it was possible to chip'em with a lower payout, of course at the risk of being prosecuted?
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Quote from: AdamM on February 10, 2007, 07:24:01 PM
both.
It'll say on the machine. usually 78% in pubs. lower in service stations and clubs. they can be changed within reaso but the machine will say the minimum and that's guaranteed.
i know 4 guys playing fruit machines for a living and the main one drives a ferrari 350,,is this really possible a few of them told me they get upto £500 a day,,,any truth in this adam?
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