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Love your Spacing TTC Buttons? Now buy the OFFICIAL ones!!

i would have loved to pick these up to give to a friend as a gag gift before getting him the real subway buttons... but the gag gift is normally cheaper than the real gift, isn't it?
 
Another gem from the FAQ

Q: What happens if I have a problem with the goods I receive?
A: Due to the nature of this program being available for only a limited time, there is a no refund, no exchange policy. Each item is individually and carefully inspected prior to shipping to ensure excellent quality control. However, in the unlikely event that you are dissatisifed with your purchase, please contact us by e:mail or telephone and a customer service representative will be glad to address your concerns.​

So....if you are dissatisfied they will address your concerns within the parameters of their no refund / no exchange policy.

"Thank you for calling Legacy. Go f*ck yourself. Did we address all of your concerns today?"
 
Growing up I had nightmares involving subways and various scary things that could happen. The two most common scenarios were that I would fall on the tracks or the train would turn out to be evil dragon.

As a result, the St. George button causes me severe emotional distress.
 
Kennedy's button: The blue thing represents the RT, the green thing represents the Danforth line, and the red thing represents a stabbing.
 
good call.... this time we can't really blame the TTC... it's the utter... well.. uhm... amateur abilities of Legacy Sportswear to sell something that will be sold. Making corporate wear or doodads to be handed out as promotional material is one thing, but making products that the consumer actually will buy? Totally different ballpark and shouldn't be relegated to a firm like this. Next time a tender comes around, I'll be happy to give all the profits to the TTC just to rid us of this big zit on a pockmarked face.
 
The Union station button should feature a clipArt image of Legacy Sportswear's under-patroned booth.

It's too bad that Toronto's 10,000 hipsters (including yours truly) already pledge allegiance to Spacing magazine, because Legacy Sportswear probably couldn't attract anything other than the "ironic" market.
 
when things couldn't any worse for TTC merchandise, this crap comes along.
 
Was there a tender for this? I'll work for free just so Toronto isn't embarrassed by this sacrilege to design.
 
That's assuming they had a "designer".
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At least it matches the quality of the website (and system ads in general). Geez, perhaps those decision makers at TTC should spend their time vetting these merchandise with the TTC logo slapped on top instead of bugging those poor folks who had fun wordplaying with the TTC subway map.

AoD
 
Well the tender would have been out for general merchandising, which, at the time of the RFP, didn't really focus much on selling to the public. TTC merchandise wasn't really aimed for public consumption, it was more for TTC staff to buy for themselves and family members and for use when they're working or what not... and some people genuinely liked the product. Now that the market for this stuff is skewing to the younger, more design-minded crowd, who has an appetite for TTC merchandise that requires more thought than slapping a logo on it, this RFP has genuinely failed. And why should Legacy Sportswear care? They're making their percentage cut and they only produce what will be sold... so if no one actually orders the buttons, they won't ever be made.... do you see anything in their catalogue that is really "unique" to a company that is selling merchandise related to transit? Not really. Compare to properties like London and New York -- i.e. the MTA came out with metal replicas of their station signage, that is actually custom made, and has to be good, or they won't sell it.
 
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