Started a little gifting gig for friends and family. They choose a tracklist; I record them on tape, print labels, JCard, and a personal note. It actually plays, and has a QR code that links to the Spotify playlist.
Thinking of expanding this to more people. What are your thoughts? Is this something you would consider getting for someone?
I'm starting a little side-gig where I make customized cassettes. Just friends and family for now, but I'm hoping to expand. They choose the tracklist, I record it on tape, print the labels and JCard, and give it in a nice packaging. The label also has a QR code linking to the spotify playlist.
Here's the problem - Most people don't have a functioning cassette player. I went into this with the intention of making the gift a display piece that also happens to be functional and playable. But I'm worried that people will see the lack of a player as a dealbreaker in buying a cassette for themselves or someone else.
For those of you who make mixtapes for people: how do you handle this? Do your recipients actually play them? Do you recommend a specific cheap player? Or is the tape itself the point, and playback is secondary?
Would love to know your thoughts! Thank you :)
By the way, it has been an ABSOLUTE JOY to work on this. The whole ideation, design, and bringing it to life has been one of the most fun things I've ever done :)