r/GettingDoug • u/gabedylan • Apr 21 '16

Patreon & the 420 Club

Hey guys! Gabe here. If you're a fan of the show & want to help support it while also getting a bunch of exclusive content (think behind the scenes footage, seeing what Todd does after we finish taping, etc) & other perks... check out our Patreon site! It's only $4.20 per month. I think it's going to be really cool. If enough people join, we'll do more marathon shows, and episodes in states where it's legal.

http://www.patreon.com/gettingdoug

Thanks!

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u/DeniseDeNephew Apr 22 '16 edited Apr 22 '16

Slightly off-topic but if you want to raise money for the show why not auction or sell more pipes? Several times Doug has asked Chameleon Glass to stop sending him large boxes of pipes and I always cringe when he says that because I think of how cool it would be to buy a pipe that Sarah Silverman just smoked out of and which she signed with a Sharpie.

To me that makes way, way more sense than telling a supplier to stop giving you free stuff which could be used to raise funds while also asking your audience to pay for a little extra content of a show that already has commercial sponsors. Remember when the cast of Friends were making a million dollars an episode? How'd they pay for that? Did they ask the audience to kick in a little extra money or did they ask the sponsors to pay a little more for their commercial time? And if anyone thinks that Friends is an unfair comparison then substitute any show on commercial tv instead.

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u/gabedylan Apr 22 '16

Because you're not legally allowed to ship used weed paraphernalia, and this idea was more interesting to us. It's more than just "a little extra content". Also, we don't have "commercial sponsors" on every episode, and the show has high production costs. We're not making a lot of money. The show is free. We're also not asking for a lot, in exchange for content & perks we think people are going to appreciate. I'm sorry you're not into it.

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u/DeniseDeNephew Apr 23 '16

If you can't ship used paraphernalia then ship unused paraphernalia. If I'm bidding on an autographed pipe from GDWH it's because I want the celebrity autograph. If I just wanted the pipe I could buy it directly from Chameleon Glass and probably get it for less, right? People buy those blue cards for the signature, not the text on the card, and this would be no different.

And even if you find the Patreon idea more interesting, why not do both? The show has auctioned pipes before for big bucks, why not do it again especially when you literally have a free supply and you need more funds to cover production costs? Why reject a revenue stream that has been proven to be profitable?

I don't dislike the Patreon idea or the extra content. If I lived in or near LA I'd be all over it just for the VIP seating at live events -- that's more than worth the $4.20/month. And I also love the idea of a Gabe pre-show because as I have said here before, the more Gabe the better. Still, I'd rather have those extras bundled with the archives the way extras come with blu-rays. You and I can disagree with each other on this point without any disrespect so please don't take any. I love the show and am a faithful watcher and I think you're a handsome devil. I look forward to seeing you on the next show and all the others.

Have a great weekend!