On the desk · task 3
Wristbands
ready to send
The draft
Open on its ownWristbands: the cheapest stock options
Status: ready to send to Zaal. From IMan, 17 Sept 2026. Zaal's ruling, 15 Sept: stock, not custom. No budget. Cheapest. IMan finds, Zaal buys. What they are for: performer and crew access to the Black Moon basement dressing room and bathroom, which every act's memo already promises ("performers only, wristband access"). Not admission. Admission is free and no band is checked at the parklet.
How many
Nobody has typed a number. The act memos all read "headcount for your act: UNSET" and Michael Anderson's memo puts the Black Moon certificate count at "20 people plus". Eight acts plus crew plus volunteers, with spares, sits under 200 on any reading, so the smallest bulk pack on the shelf covers the day several times over. Buy one pack, not a count.
The shortlist
| Option | What | Price | Per band |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Tyvek 3/4 inch, 500 count, five colours, direct from eventwristbands.com | $16.00, shipping at checkout | 3.2 cents |
| B | WristCo Tyvek, 500 count, five colour variety, Amazon ASIN B01NBOTESM | live price not read, see below | Amazon listing |
| C | EventWristbands 1 inch Tyvek, 500 count, variety, Amazon ASIN B00GK9818S | live price not read, see below | Amazon listing |
Trade price for the same thing runs 2 to 3 cents a band at wristbandexpress.com, which is the floor for stock Tyvek. So anything at or under about $20 for 500 is a fair price and there is no cheaper category to find.
Colour matters more than price here. One colour is one access level. Five colours in a pack lets the day separate performers, crew, volunteers, AV and guests with no printing and no extra cost.
The one gap
The two Amazon prices above were not read. Amazon blocks the fetch, and the Chrome extension is not connected on this machine, so the live figures could not be measured rather than guessed. Either IMan opens the two listings and fills the column in, or the browser extension gets connected and this table completes itself. The $16 figure in option A was read from the vendor's own page today and is real.
Recommendation
Option A if Zaal is happy to buy direct, because the price is known and it is already at the floor. Otherwise option B, which is the same product on an account he already has.
History, newest first
Sat 19 Sept
- Wrong or stale on its board: 15 days shown, it is 14. "Confirm 5 to 6 artists" open since May, 8 are confirmed. "Contact sound vendors" open, OPEN X runs the PA. "Write artist outreach templates" open, eight messages written 17 Sept. "Build /lineup page" open, shipped 15 Sept (#195). "Per-musician profile pages" open, every act has one (#199). Livestream dry-run undated, ruled this weekend. Sponsors 0 in pipeline: Heart of Ellsworth confirmed (#231), Bangor Savings Bank in progress, Freymon.eth drafted. Volunteers 0: seven named crew. Missing entirely: Stripe links, master doc, #229, Sunday photos, today's radio spot, wristbands, after-party, soundcheck, insurance, housing, the deal memos.
Thu 17 Sept
- Wristbands shortlist: cheapest measured today is $16 for 500 Tyvek in five colours, direct from the vendor. The two Amazon listings could not be priced because the browser extension is not connected on this machine.
- Wristbands and lanyards: cheapest stock options, no budget set. IMan finds, Zaal buys.
Wed 16 Sept
- Wristbands: no budget. Cheapest.
- Wristband and lanyard options from Amazon.
Tue 15 Sept
- Wristband and lanyard options from Amazon.
On the timeline
- 17 Sept: Desk rolled to today. Video ad in final cut. Card payments, master doc, wristbands, Freymon.eth and DCoop's article picked up from the overdue five.