I was mostly wanting a long sleeve Sample It... T-shirt (and other tDR™ designs) but don't want to support the outright bootleggers. I don't wear short-sleeve much so paying soo much ($30+) for a non-full-color (ie: the "
pep
si" logo) short-sleeved T from the official PWEI store holds no attraction. But, like I said, neither does supporting the people selling them perpetually through the Cafe Press-like print-to-order shops. They don't deserve to profit. My thought was limited runs for the 'nation sold and printed AT COST (no profit) in ltd quantities. Plus, having things like a PWEI poster or a Glass Jaw pint glass (bad taste, but so, so nice) probably wouldn't kill me...
I haven't looked into having closed/invite only accounts to the print-to-order shops yet. I should look into this. I will continue to support the band through its incarnations but their popularity does not warrant a wide enough line of swag unfortunately...
I forget who suggested contacting the band to ask for specific merch, but that's a possibility.