From things the industry really needs to wishful thinking, the 2 Regular Guys are back in 2023 with their annual “10 Things” list in their own 10th year on the air. Whether from a 10,000-foot perspective to nuts and bolts ideas, Aaron and Terry look to the coming year with hope and anticipation. Join in with your own thoughts on the future of our industry in this new year.

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10 Things

Our list from last year…

Terry: Is it too easy and cheap to just say I’d like to see more trade shows happen this year? Most of us like to touch and feel new products, and more and more new industry participants need to be face-to-face with not only equipment and supplies, but vendors, instructors and other decorators. 

Aaron: What Printing United Does in the Garment and Personalized Product Space? This is not necessarily something I'd like to see that I'm not seeing, more of a hope to see what comes from our industry's trade association. My concern is the packaging and printing worlds that they've acquired push out the garment space. But I know there are some fantastic people there like Amanda, Josh Carruth and Cassie Green. So I'm optimistic, just more of a cautionary tale. I'm happy to participate be on panels or support so I'll do my part.  I'd also love to see more sublimation and embroidery representation. ThreadX?

Terry: Fewer snake oil salesmen. That sounds like a negative but I’m just asking for people to do their research before handing over your CC. There are a few companies in our industry that cause you to cringe when someone says “I just bought from…” 

Aaron: Less “Cliques”. We are all decorators and I know we all have our own communities and what we are drawn to, but how do we support the greater good?

Terry: Shop checkup checklist. When I talk to decorators in a variety of areas about an issue they’re having, I always have them walk step by step through their process. There are certain things consistent from shop to shop I’m looking for. A checklist could be applied to most any decoration method to get everyone “on the same page.” Maybe suppliers could put together a loaner kit to use for testing.

Aaron: A USA made Vacuum Press - I thought back about 5 to 10 years ago there was some interesting s...