Pixelius, Roman God of Photoshop ([info]absinthetic) wrote,
@ 2009-03-23 11:11:00
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Entry tags:clothing, humor, internet

EVERYBODY GETS ICE CREAM

Pre-sale's over, I placed the orders this morning. Thanks to everyone who ordered one (or more)!! :)



(EDIT: The pre-sale's been extended an extra week, so you have until Monday, April 6th)

It started out as a joke magnet while T. Howard Fenchurch and I were working at a sign shop in 2006. Then I submitted it to Threadless, but it wasn't printed. I got a little discouraged and filed it in the "Eh, maybe later" folder in the back of my head.

A year or so later, I got an email from a guy, saying he was just visiting China and saw a t-shirt for sale in a store, but they only had one left (which his friend bought) and, finding my email through the Threadless submission, asked if I had any printed up for sale.

I was a little pissed that the Chinese were bootlegging my shirt design, but at the same time, I was surprised that their store was actually selling out of them.

Anyway, this weekend I had the pleasure of attending Webcomics Weekend, featuring a very humorous and insightful panel discussion by R. Stevens, Ryan North, Chris Hastings, and Jeph Jacques, regarding the production and selling of t-shirts online. It was inspiring to say the least, so I figured I'd dust off the ol' t-shirt design and get some printed.

THE PRE-SALE WILL END MONDAY, APRIL 6th AT MIDNIGHT (Pre-sale's over), so you have one week to place your order. If you know anyone who would be interested in buying one, please direct them to this entry so they can access the PayPal button.




Each shirt is $15 plus $5 for shipping. If you live in the Boston area and want to save on shipping, I'll give you the $5 back when you pick it up.

When ordering, please specify the size of the shirt(s) you need. You can get Men S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL, or Women's XS, S, M, L, XL, 2XL. They'll be Gildan brand shirts, Ultra Cotton. Gildan's pretty good about having shirts be the size you'd expect them to be (none of that "their Larges are more like Medium-to-Large" crap. A Medium is a Medium and a Large is a Large), but if you have any questions, there's a sizing chart on their website (for Men or Women, just click "Specifications").

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[info]patheticgurl
2009-03-23 05:46 pm UTC (link)
i'm confused.
how did the guy know it was your design?

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-23 05:48 pm UTC (link)
When he got back to the States, he did a Google search for "Everybody Loves Ice Cream shirt", my Threadless submission page came up, and he got my email from there.

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[info]patheticgurl
2009-03-23 05:53 pm UTC (link)
interesting.
i wonder how many other designs they stole that they are selling...

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[info]feralnerd
2009-03-23 11:37 pm UTC (link)
Dude I saw that design on threadless and really liked it - but was sad I couldn't own one. How cool is it that the designer is on my friends list.

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-24 01:37 am UTC (link)
ha ha, small world, my friend

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[info]nom_de_grr
2009-03-23 11:45 pm UTC (link)
I'll get one, and I'll post about it in my journal.

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-24 01:37 am UTC (link)
i recommend buying it now, then posting "HAI GUYZ, check out this sweet shirt I just purchased from my boy Ryan! You can get one too, but hurry, he's not taking any more orders after Monday!" :)

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[info]doctorobnoxious
2009-03-24 01:14 am UTC (link)
yea ive seen your shirt somewhere online. daffy stuff you getting ripped off. i hates the innernettes for that shit!

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-24 01:37 am UTC (link)
I made a quick little LJ icon of it for some people, you might've seen it there too

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[info]bcholmes
2009-03-27 01:03 pm UTC (link)
Is the icon stealable?

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-27 01:07 pm UTC (link)
here you go, made a fresh one for ya :)

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[info]bcholmes
2009-03-27 01:23 pm UTC (link)
w00t! Awesome!

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[info]freakylynx
2009-03-24 01:50 pm UTC (link)
Happy Birthday dude.

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[info]nashiitashii
2009-03-25 01:19 am UTC (link)
I love it. Now, if only I wore t-shirts more often...

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-25 03:50 am UTC (link)
No time like the present!

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[info]nashiitashii
2009-03-25 03:55 am UTC (link)
Maybe it'll be what I wear under my suit for the "Clark Kent to Superman"-like revealing scene.

No, wait-- I think I'll just stick to the regular undergarments. Women stripping off suits to reveal bras or corsetry is much more enticing.

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[info]ironed_orchid
2009-03-27 01:52 am UTC (link)
So, how do you feel about international shipping?

(here via [info]nom_de_grr, I've seen the icon version, and always loved it)

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-27 02:30 am UTC (link)
i can do international :)

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[info]ironed_orchid
2009-03-27 02:33 am UTC (link)
YAY!

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[info]ironed_orchid
2009-03-29 03:12 am UTC (link)
And ordered. Left a note along with size about contacting me if international shipping will cost more.

Edited at 2009-03-29 03:12 am UTC

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[info]ninboydean
2009-03-27 01:34 pm UTC (link)
You're friends with my brother (joffeman). Eumelia also linked to you. Yeah, weird...

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-27 01:36 pm UTC (link)
Oh man, I haven't seen a joffeman post in a LONG time! what's he up to these days?

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[info]ninboydean
2009-03-27 03:07 pm UTC (link)
kickin' it with Katie. He hasn't been online as much, he's spending more time IRL.

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[info]eumelia
2009-03-27 02:54 pm UTC (link)
Would it be possible to order on the 1st?

Credit issues, maybe even time zone issues, etc... I'm an international buyer.

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-27 02:56 pm UTC (link)
Sure, no problem. I think I'm going to extend the deadline by a few days, since word's starting to spread. :)

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[info]eumelia
2009-03-27 03:00 pm UTC (link)
Fantastic!
Thanks a bunch.

Awesome, awesome design!

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[info]marrythebed
2009-03-27 04:46 pm UTC (link)
Hi, I just sent you an e-mail with an Issue about my shirt order, could you check it out? Thanks, and thanks for making an awesome design!

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[info]etaureau
2009-03-27 04:50 pm UTC (link)
Great design! Thank you for posting it.

And thanks for extending the deadline - I should be able to place and order by then. I didn't catch the previous post.

P.S. On a sad note, on 9/11, before I knew anything beside the Towers being hit, I said that everyone should go out and eat ice cream. I didn't know what was going on and felt that it could be the beginning of a world war. Instead, it led to Bush's escalating evil. Anyway, food has been my way of coping and ice cream a favorite.

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[info]sabotabby
2009-03-27 09:51 pm UTC (link)
Ordered n' pimped on my LJ.

P.S. I included the sizing with the shipping order; is that okay?

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[info]absinthetic
2009-03-28 12:47 pm UTC (link)
yup, that's actually where i prefer people tell me the sizes. :) email's ok, but putting in the paypal order saves me a few seconds of email digging.

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[info]absinthetic
2009-04-14 04:05 pm UTC (link)
The shirts should be delivered to me by next Monday or Tuesday (20th/21st), and I'll ship them out as soon as I get them. Don't worry, I'm going to send email notifications to everyone that ordered them. :)

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[info]nextian
2009-04-14 04:07 pm UTC (link)
Haha, sorry, just as I made the post I realized I should've followed your clothing tag and now I am all embarrassed. Thank you for letting me know anyway. If I could be in the first couple shipped out that would be great only because I am going to try to get this back from California to Massachusetts for a friends' birthday by early May.

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[info]absinthetic
2009-04-14 04:08 pm UTC (link)
Sure thing! Do you want me to send it to a different mailing address, or just the PayPal one?

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[info]nextian
2009-04-14 04:13 pm UTC (link)
The PayPal one's fine, thank you. :)

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[info]genesayssitdown
2009-04-28 09:44 pm UTC (link)
thanks for the hand delivery of the t-shirt! that was a delightful hungover surprise!

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[info]absinthetic
2009-04-28 10:05 pm UTC (link)
happy to oblige :)

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