I appreciate witty or ironic T-shirts as much as the next Gen X survivor, but I almost NEVER find clever apparel in my size. Whether I'm at a bar, a concert, a book store or a coffee shop, the maximum capacity for cool merch seems to be XL. Of course, I can always go to Torrid or some other mall store that specializes in hip fashion for fat girls but that takes all the fun and spontaneity out of happening upon a gem and buying it on the spot.
The latest offender is one of my favorite online comics, Natalie Dee. She sells some of her best material in T-shirt form and while I do suggest that you stop by and check it out, I don't recommend buying anything if you are at all, shall we say, full-figured.
Out of boredom more than actual outrage, I sent a note to the curator of her shop. I hope she gets that it was intended to be humorous. (Besides, I don't even wear a 3X but it would be nice to have the option.)

5 comments:
This is freakin' hilarious, Man!! Nice job sending the message that chubby chicks like cometees too!
And I even got a reply:
We printed 2XL and 3XL shirts a few years back and they sold so poorly we lost thousands of dollars on it. (Threw out a ton of unsold stock.) Unfortunately, since the comics are free, we can't afford to print these sizes, since they just don't sell well, and the store is what keeps everything online!
drew
Awesome, Skye! I wish I had the balls to send such a message! :)
hahaha I like that :)
Boy Skye, clearly you should have done some market research first!
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