Need To Score Some Hope Pronto

August 21, 2008 10:35 PM

I feel incredibly stupid for asking this, but where can I find Obama bumper stickers, buttons, and other materials in Seattle?

I ordered a couple of buttons from moveon.org, but they're taking forever to arrive and I want to send some to a friend in Sweden. I would, obviously, be happy to make a small donation to the campaign as well.

I'm sure there's a FAT CHANCE of this, but sources in or around Greenlake / Wallingford / UW would be appreciated.

posted by rossination to Grab Bag (11 answers total)

The Urban Outfitters in Costa Mesa, California sells "Barack to the Future" coffee mugs and other Obamaphernalia. There's got to be one up your way.
posted by mdonley at 10:40 PM on August 21, 2008

The Obama HQ in Seattle is at 1310 Mercer St. Go on down there and ask politely, and I bet they'd hook you up.
posted by fairytale of los angeles at 10:43 PM on August 21, 2008

Oh, hey, even better. Here's a list of WA State Obama offices.
posted by fairytale of los angeles at 10:44 PM on August 21, 2008

If you head to either the Evergreen or Puyallup fairs, the Obama camp will probably have a table set up, where you can buy some swag.
posted by spinifex23 at 10:54 PM on August 21, 2008

Assuming another web site is fine, have you tried Obama's official site yet? All the proceeds from sales there count as contributions, and they'll likely have more stuff than you'd find anywhere else in person.
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 11:19 PM on August 21, 2008

If you volunteer at an event there's often buttons there, and it's fun! Plug your zip code in here and search for events, it looks like there's lots of voter registration and canvassing next weekend.
posted by lemuria at 2:03 AM on August 22, 2008

http://store.barackobama.com/

Here is the link to the official Obama campaign store. If you buy items from this site, you can be confident that the profit is going to the campaign (and not to some button making company trying to profit from his success.)

If you look around the store, you will see that there are items specific to each state. I know that there is a Washington State for Obama Label pin.
posted by Flood at 5:00 AM on August 22, 2008

I was told to buy directly from the campaign website for buttons or yard signs. I wish I would have known that before donating on another part of the site....
posted by JJ86 at 5:44 AM on August 22, 2008

The state headquarters here in Virginia (battleground state) hasn't had any stickers/buttons/yard signs for weeks. When they got their last shipment, it was gone within the day. According to the campaign, demand is very high; because all materials are produced by a limited number of union manufacturers, the supply can't keep up with demand. If the office can't hook you up, order from the website.
posted by junkbox at 6:17 AM on August 22, 2008

Try the Washington State Dems on 2nd Ave, 206-583-0664, I'm pretty sure they can give you stuff.
posted by tristeza at 7:32 AM on August 22, 2008

My lovely wife just bought a great "Ballard for Obama" tshirt at Epilogue Books. Obama in a Viking helmet - fantastic!
posted by noahv at 8:42 AM on August 22, 2008