Virginia Tech Athletics & hokiesports.com announce launch of photo store
Hundreds of athletic pictures available for sale
April 15, 2008
BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech Athletic Department announced today the unveiling of the Virginia Tech Photo Store. Hokie faithful can purchase athletic pictures at www.hokiesports.com for graduation gifts, home wall art, or office decorations. To celebrate the launch of the Virginia Tech Photo Store, the athletic department is pleased to offer a discount through April 28 to all Hokie Fans. Type in the code VT15 at checkout and receive 15% off any purchase.
"We are very excited to present this new and expanded Photo Store to our fans," said Tim East, Associate Director of Athletics. "We have been working diligently to improve our photography solution, and our Photo Store will allow alumni, students and fans to capture favorite sports moments and memories in a timely manner. In addition to the pictures that define our rich athletic history and traditions, we plan on including photos of the most recent events and games throughout the season."
Powered by Replay Photos, the website features key pictures of Hokie teams, as well as new game action photos from current seasons. Over 300 images are included in the gallery. In addition, the Virginia Tech Photo Store plans to launch a Friends & Family photo solution on May 1, which will give parents and families the opportunity to purchase images of every Tech student-athlete.
Each image has been captured by a professional photographer and is reproduced in three sizes (9 x 12, 12 x16, 15 x 20) framed, unframed, or gallery wrapped on canvas. A custom on-line framing system allows visitors to construct a variety of matting and framing options and view their product prior to purchase. Unframed photos ship out one business day after sale and framed photos are guaranteed to ship out three business days after sale.