Droplet Series 2 Launch
In case you’re not in the know last night saw the launch of the series 2 Droplets designed by Gav (aka Jam Factory) and brought to life by Crazy Label at the Fifty Fifty Store on Park street in Bristol.
After being teased by pictures of custom Droplets and the actual series 2 arriving it was great to finally be stood on Park street waiting to see everything. Arriving around 17:30 I wasn’t expecting to see the queue I did. I dare to think what time people started but there were already around 20-25 people waiting.
As the hour rolled round I was impressed to see the queue grow and grow. I was joined by Liam (@discoliam) and watched people look over in wonder of what was going on and even more people queue up.
When the doors swung open we moved forward in to Fifty Fifty and headed towards the far corner slowly as people started purchasing Droplets, bags and t-shirts we got closer to the front. It was great watching people open up the great packaging Gav put together for them. As planned I picked up 2 which both turned out to be blue pirates. I then popped downstairs to the gallery of customs which are amazing. If you didn’t get a chance to pop down to the launch then check the group out on Flickr which has loads of pictures of customs and more.
After a walk around the gallery I caught up with Ben (@purpleeggdesign) who was towards the back of the queue as he brought his droplets. One quick swap later and I went from 2 blue pirates to 1 blue pirate and 1 orange sports droplet. As the queue passed I tried my luck with a 3rd droplet and ended up with another orange. I got Gav to sign the bottom of my blue one as then went on the hunt for a swap.
The nice thing was the number of people swapping. I guess the way they are packaged in the box puts all the same colours together. Which isn’t great when I got 2 and Liam got three all of which were blue. I was able to swap my orange one for a Pink one meaning that later all I need is a white and purple one to finish the set. Though I may have to ask very, very nicely to get them as Droplets are blind boxed.
One of the great things is that it only took 58 minutes for the Droplets to sell out. I’ve seen some people blogging who drove 3 hours just to be there. If you want something to brighten up your desk and help fill your creative space Droplets are perfect. They’re small, cheap and great little things that make you smile. It seems there is also a massive community around them too.
Congratulations to Gav and a great creation and the effort put in to the launch. Keep your eyes out for them popping back up soon!
Photo thanks to Jazzybam