Back in the early days of this blog, we did a less-than-brisk business in 10,000 Birds “I BRAKE FOR BIRDS” bumper stickers. I sold a couple of hundred of them over the years, but chose not to replenish after the last run sold out. Fool that I am, my decision has left too many birders without a means to communicate an immanent interruption of automotive acceleration in the interest of avian observation. Clearly, something must be done.
10,000 Birds is getting back into the bumper sticker business.
Actually, we sort of already have. However, some folks prefer the previous version of our sticker to the new one. Cafepress only allows one version of each item to be offered in free stores and we have no interest in upgrading out storefront. Thus, we need to do a bit of market research to decide how to proceed.
Which of these bumper stickers would (will) you buy when it is available?
CLASSIC
NEW
Please cast your vote in the comments section along with any pertinent commentary. Note that “neither” or “both” are legitimate answers, as is your opinion on the relevance of bumper stickers in the modern era!
On an unrelated note, I was unable to find a decent WordPress polls plugin that would work on this site. WP-Polls wouldn’t install properly and the other options seem linked to external sites. Any suggestions for a good, easy poll or survey plugin?
http://www.surveymonkey.com is a good external site
I honestly prefer the original, probably because it stands out a bit more. (I’ve bought two over the years…)
I like the classic bumpersticker best. I think it will be far more visible than the other.
I bought the classic, but decided it was to bright for my car. I’d prefer the new.
Design an ELD bumper sticker that you can program with 100 or more different motifs. Problem solved.
Both are good, but the red (original?) one will be more visible.
I like the new (and would buy it), but worry a bit sometimes that the stickers on our car should just be replaced by a big day-glo “Expensive Optics On Board” sign.
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I like and would/will buy the original. My car is black.
I have a slight preference for the classic.
Terrific feedback. So far the Classic is winning. Keep the comments coming!
I vote for the classic, as well. I think both the text and bumper sticker as a whole will stand out more (which is necessary, given my otherwise erratic-seeming braking patterns).
original – it stands out – is there a magnetic version available?
Oh the new one, definitely! That owl is cool.
I need a classic bumpersticker to cover the car dealer’s sticker.
new
New looks nicer – but old may be better for following drivers to read.
I like the design of the breaking owl on the new one! But I like the colors of the old one. What about a newly desigNed new one..?
I would buy either one because I need one, but the classic style is more attractive to me…..I do also like the owl on the new style.
First off, I second the SurveyMonkey recommendation … a piece of cake to use and very effective.
I’m impartial to the designs, but that’s probably because I don’t use bumper stickers … too darned hard to get off down the road. Now, if you had one of those window-clings, or as Chrissy said a magnetic version, then sign me up!
I like the new one, but my wife likes the classic one. I’d buy either.
Old one. I think it’s important that the driver behind can actually read it.
The new one for me.
New one
The old one! I like the design.
I like the new green bumper sticker better than the original. But I need to say that, in general, I much prefer to have the little magnets rather than something you stick to your car and can’t remove if necessary. Just found your blog a few days ago. So far, I am enjoying it very much. Thanks!