Comments on: MetaFilter Shirts. For real, this time. Let's make it happen.

MetaFilter Shirts. For real, this time. Let's make it happen.

softlord — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:31:47 -0800

In March, we talked about a new round of t-shirts being made, Mat said that he'd "found a new printer/fulfillment operation that could do it." and then radio silence.

What needs to happen to make these a reality? Should we set up a projects to lock down/crowdsource design thoughts or slogan ideas? Matt would you consider delegating the creation to someone, if you don't have the time to make it happen?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:35:13 -0800

T SHIRTS FOR THE T SHIRT GOD

VESTMENTS FOR HIS THRONE

By: jedicus

jedicus — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:38:20 -0800

The t-shirt god, Kruno Budiselic.

By: tilde

tilde — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:38:54 -0800

We just need to add a little metastarter to the mix and then ...

By: mathowie

mathowie — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:40:41 -0800

I do have a printing/fulfillment company I could use this time around, I just need some designs. Last time around we sort of solicited a few designs, there were only a couple I thought hit the right balance of MetaFilter-related and something for fans to appreciate without being so inside jokey that you'd get tired explaining to people what it meant. So basically the goal is a normal/amusing shirt that makes a little sense to outsiders and a lot more sense to insiders and looks good.

The next shirt go-round will likely have basic MeFi logo shirts and 1-2 other designs. I liked one design suggested by a user but we never could agree on a workable payment scheme. I'm open to mockups/sketches here and would pay someone a flat rate for a shirt design that I think is fair (I think we're only going to sell maybe 50-100 shirts, so $500/max/design feels about right to me, considering I only make about $7/shirt).

By: MCMikeNamara

MCMikeNamara — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:41:35 -0800

On Kruno Budiselic:

However, entering into Guinness Book of World Records is not something entirely new to him. This is because this extraordinary record breaker also holds the world record of opening beer bottles, in pushing cars, in moon walking, as well as in the highest number of push-ups in 60 seconds.

That strange loud noise you just heard was my heart strings being plucked like never before.

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:42:21 -0800

PLZ PLZ ARE WE GETTING THAT MEFI DINOSAUR THINGY PLZ

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:47:22 -0800

What dino thingy?

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:48:35 -0800

mefi dinosaur!

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:49:24 -0800

Mefisaur mefisaur roar roar roar!

By: softlord

softlord — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:50:28 -0800

@Mat: so where should people send their design ideas?

By: griphus

griphus — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:01:24 -0800

If we're doing this, can someone with a better sense of design than I make a shirt that isn't just injoke on the front, ~~party~~ MetaFilter in the rear? Or get the plain blue logo shirt back out? I really would love a MeFi shirt, but I've grown out of Witty Saying t-shirts.

By: griphus

griphus — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:02:37 -0800

What? Of course I read mathowie's comment. Ahem.

By: chrchr

chrchr — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:03:49 -0800

We also need a tasteful Mefi polo shirt for those of us who use the professional white background.

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:07:15 -0800

so we need a special shirt for griphus that says LOL BUTTS

this is what i am hearing

By: tzikeh

tzikeh — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:09:33 -0800

We also need a tasteful Mefi polo shirt

Only if it's made in China.

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:11:23 -0800

"something for fans to appreciate without being so inside jokey that you'd get tired explaining to people what it meant."

With all due respect, MeFiSaur may fail on that account. But then, most of the best t-shirt designs are semi-obscure. I'm alerting Adam Koford, he's done half the shirts I've gotten from shirt.woot.com

By: griphus

griphus — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:11:54 -0800

I do all my butt-loling in a three-piece bespoke, kthx.

(Open to LOL BUTTS tie clip or cufflinks.)

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:12:35 -0800

This comment has been flagged.

By: likeso

likeso — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:17:15 -0800

*sniff*

no rawr?

By: hellojed

hellojed — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:22:54 -0800

The old "Please Hope Me" tshirt is annoying to explain, but it's a perfect shirt to wear to bed after a long night of drinking, only to wake up on an air-mattress that has a slow leak and deflated overnight, and you get up at noon and your head is pounding, so you stagger to your friends refrigerator only to find that it's empty except for some rotten Chinese takeout. So then you stumble outside into the sunlight and you realize, shit, you're in South Philly and don't know where the fuck you are, so you stumble around for a bit looking for a convenience store, and you find one and buy some Tea, but the Tea isn't working. After a few blocks you come to Passyunk and it's mostly empty, and it's still hot, and you don't know where you're going to eat, so you walk back 5 blocks to your friend's place and knock on the door, and he leads you to a diner where you order pancakes and just stare at each other going "this hangover sucks"

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:24:38 -0800

I think the shirt should say "MeFi's Own" on the front.

There should be two designs. One design should have the "Me Figh" phoenetic pronounciation on the back, and the other should have the "Meh Fee" phoenetic pronounciation on the back.

Colors should be blue, green, gray, black, and white, and sometimes Y.

By: vitabellosi

vitabellosi — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:25:36 -0800

"you're only getting a BHUTAN tonight because I'm on my period."

By: oneswellfoop

oneswellfoop — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:30:38 -0800

I prefer referring to it as the"Mee Fie" pronunciation myself.

And don't forget MeFi Little Pony as created here. (Anyone who can should feel free to improve on mine)

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:30:45 -0800

I still like the I [ +] Metafilter thing.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:33:09 -0800

softlord, just post your ideas here in a comment, if you'd like to sketch something out, upload it to an image hosting service and link it up.

By: softlord

softlord — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:38:10 -0800

Well, as i'm sure the "Metafilter User # xxxxx" would be prohibitively expensive, I'd be fine with logo shirts in blue and green.

Also would love a "MetaFilter [+]"

Maybe "I'm a MeFite"

(i'm also too old for witty t-shirts, though it certainly doesn't stop me from wearing them).

In my mind, an ideal shirt would
1) Identify yourself to fellow MeFi-ers as being a tribe member
2) Provide something that curious folk could use as an opportunity to ask about.

By: tilde

tilde — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:38:39 -0800

[Favourite added!]

By: tilde

tilde — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:41:57 -0800

Now I've got a mefi blue polo in my head for non-suity funerals with a single period on the right breast pocket area. Or grey, since that's more where deaths of peeps we know are discussed.

By: Kwine

Kwine — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:44:28 -0800

Hooray for having the Metafilter logo available again. My last shirt wore out in like 2008, please take my money. Also I would definitely buy other Metafilter logo products like coffee mugs, just throwing that out there.

By: tilde

tilde — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:46:57 -0800

Nursery rhyme in my head

Hey diddle diddle,
The Cat and the fiddle,
The Cow jumped over the moon,
The little Dog laughed to see such sport,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.

Maybe a remake of the image theme but the plate running away with the bean. Can't think of other replacement mefi specific players or things that get posted a lot.

Maybe instead of the cow jump over the moon, Whitey is on the moon.

By: annsunny

annsunny — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:53:18 -0800

How about short sleeves?

By: ODiV

ODiV — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:09:46 -0800

My blue shirt with just the logo in white and yellow is getting a little ratty. Could I just get a reprint of that?

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:10:54 -0800

Personally I'd just love a white t-shirt in some womens' style that had the favicon MF box on it.

By: PepperMax

PepperMax — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:13:22 -0800

Please, please, please may a v-neck be an option? I love funny/witty tees but am strangled by the standard crewneck.

By: Occula

Occula — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:22:16 -0800

Yes, take my money, sell me things!

By: villanelles at dawn

villanelles at dawn — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:25:40 -0800

This in blue and yellow.

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:37:30 -0800

And large coffee mugs.

By: softlord

softlord — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:53:16 -0800

Is there a company that can do these on a decent scale with good quality? Maybe something with a charitable element? I know Cafepress is around but their stuff isn't exactly top-shelf.

Also not sure about the 'cache of a limited number of shirts being released' vs 'making them available to all who want them'. But obviously that's up to Mat.

By: palbo

palbo — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:59:21 -0800

I'd buy a "BALLS LOL" or "LOL BUTTS" t-shirt...

By: nadawi

nadawi — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:07:28 -0800

i'm going to repeat my (most likely improbable) request for one cloth bag design.

By: govtdrone

govtdrone — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:10:29 -0800

Can we please have some bigger sizes for us who like big things?

By: charmcityblues

charmcityblues — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:17:24 -0800

I would like to express a preference for long sleeves.

Also, I have had a completely fantastic experience with CustomInk for making various shirts for work. No connection / financial interest; I am just in awe of their customer service and the quality of their products.

By: Brandon Blatcher

Brandon Blatcher — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:30:07 -0800

Slogan ideas:

Note: Everyone needs a hug.

If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold.

Yay! Someday, I will fuck all of you as thanks. Yes, it probably won't happen, due to the language, but we can dream

It is a mystery.

Because I can tell you, if you think having one fake spouse is bad, having thirty of them will be worse.

Please Stop The Asshattery

Man am I relieved this is parody.

By: cortex

cortex — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:30:32 -0800

that says LOL BUTTS

It's butts lol. butts lol. The order matters. Jeph Jacques is a thief and/or a philistine.

Personally I'd just love a white t-shirt in some womens' style that had the favicon MF box on it.

A big favicon MF shirt would be pretty keen, yeah.

And large coffee mugs.

I made my own a while back! Just as a dorky one-off from one of those vendomatic websites. It came out okay, but I'd rather a bigger mug and better printing. If we could manage to affordably do a run of a hundred mugs with fulfillment I bet we could sell those out without too much trouble.

By: ODiV

ODiV — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:38:10 -0800

Whoa, trademark infringement!

*flags mug for lawyer followup*

By: ralan

ralan — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:48:13 -0800

I'd love another t-shirt, but please choose a vendor whose size charts aren't based on skinny people. I ordered a XXXL last time, and the shirt was actually smaller than my wife's XL Jerzees brand t-shirts. My normal XXXL shirts are baggy on me, but I had to lose over 50 pounds before my MeFi XXXL shirt even came close to fitting.

I'll also throw in a vote for a coffee mug, and since we're making suggestions, I'd really love a hoodie or a sweatshirt.

By: Lexica

Lexica — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:53:34 -0800

While it would be good to expand the range of available sizes, speaking as somebody on whom size "small" shirts usually wind up baggy, I very much appreciate that my "I [+] MetaFilter" shirt actually fits me.

By: slogger

slogger — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:53:38 -0800

Please make more of everything I want, tailored to my unique, demanding tastes. Thx.

By: Greg_Ace

Greg_Ace — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:59:56 -0800

jessamyn: And large coffee mugs.

Extry large'd be most favorite. But even more so 2XL shirt...pleeeeeze!

By: hippybear

hippybear — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:08:02 -0800

I will buy one of every design made in this go-round, in XL. And maybe a couple more in 2xl for mr hippybear even though he's not a member. (He does have a giant t-shirt collection which I add to regularly.)

By: Diskeater

Diskeater — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:11:30 -0800

Jed - That only happened like five times and those pancakes were fantastic.

I'll see if I can coerce my graphic designer girlfriend to whip up something fun.

By: griphus

griphus — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:14:32 -0800

A fitted small would be nice.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:42:37 -0800

FLAG IT
AND
MOVE ON

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:57:22 -0800

MeFi tshirts with a pocket for $20 would be good. I too would buy one of everything in each size since I kept missing previous sales.

By: EvaDestruction

EvaDestruction — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:07:34 -0800

A mefisaur v-neck tee would make me very happy.

By: Existential Dread

Existential Dread — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:34:59 -0800

Holding out for the MF invisible backpack

By: fuq

fuq — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:43:00 -0800

MeFi tshirts with a pocket for $20 would be good.

Yeah, I love t-shirt pockets. People don't realize how useful an extra pocket can be, especially up top.

By: ODiV

ODiV — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:43:18 -0800

But those have been around forever!

By: ninazer0

ninazer0 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:46:50 -0800

Could we possibly have non-t-shirt items would be great. Bucket hat? Satchel bag? Coffee mug? Patches???

Or, you know, proper large sizes for those of us with bodacious ta-ta's who can't squeeze into a 2XL without looking ~~like an angry wurst with eyes~~ pornographic.

By: smirkette

smirkette — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:56:18 -0800

Yes, t-shirt (seconding ninazer0's request for ample-boobage-friendly options...although it might make us popular at meet-ups...). Love the [+] idea with MetaFilter on the back.

Wild pony request: the coffee mug is printed with that heat-sensitve ink so that when the mug is hot, it reads [+] and when it's cold, the symbol changes to [!] and the text "fill it and move on" appears.

By: Room 641-A

Room 641-A — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:09:35 -0800

Also, t-shirts without pockets because boobs.

By: Start with Dessert

Start with Dessert — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:14:48 -0800

It would be cool to have a shirt with a selection of some of the tagline jokes that have been made over time.

The hard part would be trying to pick which ones to include.

By: limeonaire

limeonaire — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:15:29 -0800

I would just vote for not using Fruit of the Loom shirts again. My gray Royal Apparel MeFi shirts still fit just fine, but my blue Fruit of the Loom shirt has sadly shrunk to the point where it's just on the unwearable side. Royal Apparel, Anvil, Hanes Perfect T's, and even Gildan are better, although of course it may be a question of color availability.

By: Devils Rancher

Devils Rancher — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:25:29 -0800

The t-shirt god, Kruno Budiselic.

Ha, no longer!

By: milarepa

milarepa — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:27:58 -0800

Can you still get that Meta shirt that looks like the Mets? I regret not buying that.

By: Start with Dessert

Start with Dessert — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:33:32 -0800

This suggestion from the previous meta seems like a goer.

By: The Wrong Kind of Cheese

The Wrong Kind of Cheese — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:48:58 -0800

I've never quite gotten over missing out on the "Special Snowflake" shirts. If this could happen, I'd promise to be very, very good.

By: logicpunk

logicpunk — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:03:11 -0800

Ask Metafilter.

Smart. From the beginning.

By: the cydonian

the cydonian — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:12:55 -0800

How about MetaFilter: Flag and Move On , with the blue logo at MeFi front page?

By: benito.strauss

benito.strauss — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:40:13 -0800

It's probably too much to make separate shirt for each sub-site, but I would love a grey MetaTalk shirt with an "Everyone needs a hug" tagline.

By: benito.strauss

benito.strauss — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:59:25 -0800

It's hard to pick the right catch phrase. I mean, I like "Flag and Move On" as a slogan, but it's associated with people making dickish comments — that's not what I want to think about.

So what if we use the "Note"s that are under the comment live preview on each sub-site:

MetaFilter: Help maintain a healthy, respectful discussion.
MetaTalk: Everyone needs a hug.
AskMetaFilter: As useful as you make it.
MeFiIRL: You're going to see these people in real life.

(apologies to the other sub-sites)

They're not the wittiest things in world, but I think they reflect the spirit of the site(s) very well. I could almost argue that they are at the heart of the MeFi experience; we've put them at the most important location on each site.

I can't figure out how we fit them all on one t-shirt. Though the true bon ton de MeFi would of course have one for each, in their respective colors, and choose to wear the one that best fits their mood and the season.

By: PinkMoose

PinkMoose — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:15:37 -0800

i would really love patches! or totes!

TOTES WOULD BE FUCKING AWESOME, I FUCKING LOVE TOTES!

ALSO, IF I HAD PATCHES, I COULD SEW THEM ONTO THINGS.

THAT'S WHY GOD MADE PATCHES!

By: nadawi

nadawi — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:36:14 -0800

right, pinkmoose? i eagerly wait each new weekly woot sale to see if more totes are available. love them.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 04:49:23 -0800

THAT'S WHY GOD MADE PATCHES!

If I had any drafting ability, I'd make something similar to this for The Wheel as a patch. Or would a simple circle suffice?

By: Karmakaze

Karmakaze — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:26:43 -0800

I like "Note: Everyone needs a hug." for a t-shirt in a nice subtle white on grey...

By: the young rope-rider

the young rope-rider — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:37:45 -0800

You know what would be great? ONESIES for babies/toddlers! With a [+] on them! Baby Mefites, there are a lot of them!

By: the young rope-rider

the young rope-rider — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:38:19 -0800

(The [+] is so you can give the baby UNLIMITED FAVORITES)

By: ZsigE

ZsigE — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:40:49 -0800

"I was smart from the very beginning."

Red on black.

By: theredpen

theredpen — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:42:27 -0800

If you make the hug shirt, please make another type as well -- I already have this weird problem where strangers like to hug me.

By: robocop is bleeding

robocop is bleeding — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:52:54 -0800

You know what would be great? ONESIES for babies/toddlers! With a [+] on them! Baby Mefites, there are a lot of them!

Unfortunately, West is now too old for onesies, but if he was not, I'd also ask that the [!] be placed on the onesie's butt.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:59:11 -0800

"IMAGINARY INTERNET FRIEND"

By: slogger

slogger — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:05:36 -0800

I think this thread is a perfect example of why no more t-shirts have been made.

By: mimo

mimo — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:41:37 -0800

I think it's important that we get it exactly right this time, because there will never be another opportunity to do this again in the future.

By: crush-onastick

crush-onastick — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:44:30 -0800

Coffee mugs +1. As we discussed at the meet-up last night, one needs coffee and the reading of metafilter before one has the wherewithal to talk to people in the morning.

By: griphus

griphus — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:50:28 -0800

What about a t-shirt with a picture of a mug on it?

By: Grither

Grither — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:18:47 -0800

I'd prefer a mug with a picture of a t-shirt on it.

By: chavenet

chavenet — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:03:44 -0800

I think it's important that we get it exactly right this time, because there will never be another opportunity to do this again in the future.

I think it's important that we get it exactly right this time, because T-shirts are forever.

By: theora55

theora55 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:21:29 -0800

tshirts to fit female people; 'petite' sizing a bonus. And, much as I love the "everyone needs a hug" note, wearing it would be problematic.

Would love a patch. PinkMoose, do you have info on getting them made?

The more varied the stuff, the more of a pain for Matt, or his designated MeFiCrap Procurement Specialist.

Possibly add 1$ to each order to fund the MeFi Contingency Fund (or for Fiona's pony).

By: villanelles at dawn

villanelles at dawn — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:25:49 -0800

Fuck tshirts, let's get tattoos! I mean, what kind of gang is this?

By: villanelles at dawn

villanelles at dawn — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:26:23 -0800

And tea mugs.

By: Glinn

Glinn — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:43:09 -0800

How about a deadline for mock-ups? Then votes on the mock-ups? Because a thread full of suggestions is keen but not moving the thing forward. I would like to maybe submit something, but require a deadline (and I suspect this might be true of others).

By: lucidium

lucidium — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:45:17 -0800

Maybe a staff tag style gold box over the breast pocket which says [mefite], or just [user]? A bit like a name tag.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:12:36 -0800

I like Lucidum's idea

By: phunniemee

phunniemee — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:37:32 -0800

For the London MeFi vs Reddit Trivia Smackdown™ last year, Grangousier (I think? apologies if it was someone else) made some [+] buttons that were just awesome.

By: this reminds me of an achewood strip

this reminds me of an achewood strip — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:48:16 -0800

JESUS... why do I always buy these things... I ain't never gonna wear none of these

By: gauche

gauche — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:54:16 -0800

    [!] 

  FLAG IT

    AND

  MOVE ON



Minor tweak to httrt's design above.

By: PinkMoose

PinkMoose — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:15:13 -0800

i know nothing about making patches or totes. :(

By: griphus

griphus — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:26:54 -0800

As villanelles at dawn awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself branded with a tattoo of a mug with a t-shirt on it bearing a patch with a website logo.

By: villanelles at dawn

villanelles at dawn — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:33:33 -0800

Please save your apples for pie.

By: nadawi

nadawi — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:53:39 -0800

pinkmoose - totes are often something offered at places that do tshirts. patches are a wee bit more in depth.

By: widdershins

widdershins — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:14:30 -0800

Please oh please can we bring back the personalized MeFi baseball jerseys?

I am STILL kicking myself for not getting one. Matt, I know you mentioned they were a pain to make, but would you be interested in outsourcing the work maybe? I bet there would be quite a few takers, if MeTa comments every time this comes up is any indication...

By: captaincrouton

captaincrouton — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:13:00 -0800

I'd mug someone for a mefi mug.

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:56:38 -0800

Mug would be cool, and that should be a very simple straightforward design.

By: annsunny

annsunny — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:00:34 -0800

Perhaps, if there isn't a clear consensus, someone could do a small survey? After the suggestions are vetted, of course.

Also, the mug idea appeals to me, and there wouldn't be fitting problems either.

By: wenestvedt

wenestvedt — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:25:16 -0800

Patch pricing after two Google searches: http://www.stadriemblems.com/embroideredpatches.html

Is this representative? No idea. But I bet a low color-count and small physical dimensions would keep it pretty cheap.

(Note that people with fancy-schmancy sewing machines -- like a Janome -- can use some fabric and contrasting-colored thread and simple whip up a simple patch. Here is an example.)

By: bonehead

bonehead — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:40:27 -0800

Everyone needs a mug.

By: Melismata

Melismata — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:41:43 -0800

How about a mug or a T-shirt with a picture of a banhammer?

By: Danf

Danf — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:35:02 -0800

"Flag Me and Move On"

By: (Over) Thinking

(Over) Thinking — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:39:52 -0800

Yes, please, MeFi Dinosaur

By: (Over) Thinking

(Over) Thinking — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:03:53 -0800

And/or a plate of beans, except you know, with the right logo and stuff. And yellow on blue instead of black on white.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:28:18 -0800

Everyone needs a mug.

YES. TAKE MY MONEY.

By: box

box — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:30:30 -0800

Who the hell needs a mug? Unless I decide to open a bed and breakfast, I've already got more mugs than there will ever be people in my house drinking out of a mug at one time. I've got more mugs at work than I have pencils and shit to put in 'em. And I pretty much use the same two mugs all the time anyway.

Oh, wait, never mind, I get it.

By: hippybear

hippybear — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:46:09 -0800

Could we possibly have non-t-shirt items would be great. Bucket hat? Satchel bag? Coffee mug? Patches???

A nicely made (as in, embroidered not printed) patch would be great. I've got a small collection of them I'm setting aside for when I finally buy the perfect jacket to sew them all onto.

Fuck tshirts, let's get tattoos! I mean, what kind of gang is this?

I've been considering a MetaFilter tattoo for a bit now. Not sure if I'll ever go through with it, but if I do, I'll post pictures.

i know nothing about making patches or totes. :(

My boy scout troop used to have custom patches made for major hiking expeditions and other special events. I know about how to get them made, but don't have any contacts in this area for that. I'm sure I could find some, either local or online, if patches really are desired.

I'd assume a basic logo, either the full MetaFilter or the MF of differing colors... but if patches truly are desired and Matt doesn't want to be bothered with that, we can start a new thread about patches and I'll start getting some pricing and such figured out.

By: rebent

rebent — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:30:51 -0800

I know this is a pony request but could we get a mefi pony please?

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:40:13 -0800

So, I had a go at the 'flag it' design.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:48:03 -0800

For an AskMe shirt, I humbly suggest:

~~
\_/

SHOULD
I
EAT
THIS?

[It's a cupcake, OK? I'm doing my best here.]

By: oulipian

oulipian — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 07:05:36 -0800

Suggestion: A grey shirt just like the plain blue logo shirt, with "staff" on the back in a little rounded yellow box.

By: cashman

cashman — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:07:17 -0800

Mefi Car Magnet?

By: Danf

Danf — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:11:17 -0800

Maybe one of the oval car stickers, black on white, that indicate a country, like these, but with MF, or MEFI. I am sure that Cafepress could handle this. . .

By: benito.strauss

benito.strauss — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:14:23 -0800

You might move in politer circles than I do, but I'd hesitate to drive around with an "MF" sticker.

By: jeoc

jeoc — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:35:40 -0800

I have one of the gray "Everyone needs a hug" t-shirts. The fears upthread about being over-hugged as a result of wearing this shirt are totally unfounded.

As a haver of boobs, I also vote no pocket.

By: special-k

special-k — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:25:12 -0800

Matt (of mattdidthat) asked me to post a few of his creations.

Metafilter favorite shirt
Metafilter baseball tee 1
Metafilter baseball tee 2

By: the young rope-rider

the young rope-rider — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:26:47 -0800

That html make them all into one big link!

By: special-k

special-k — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:55:38 -0800

Because it is one big link!

also related: What flameout?

By: theredpen

theredpen — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:24:28 -0800

jeoc, I will owe you a hug, then. (Seriously, I was hugged by two total strangers on separate occasions one day. If I wore the shirt I'd never get anywhere.) Let me know when you need it.

And special-k, I love the personalized baseball shirt design!

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 18:45:38 -0800

also related: What flameout?

That's awesome. We should do that one. The crown made out of exclamation points is a master stroke.

By: clever sheep

clever sheep — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:22:50 -0800

Please, I missed the last round and I'm not missing this one!

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:04:51 -0800

Hey, just wanted to drop an update: I'm working with a tshirt printing/fulfillment company (we are at the stage of contracts needing to be drafted and signed first) and hoping to launch a couple designs (one by a mefite, the other design will be just the standard logo) whenever we can. I'm hoping they can start taking orders in the next couple weeks.

By: the young rope-rider

the young rope-rider — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:07:23 -0800

Great! Will there be any baby stuff?

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:08:56 -0800

Hooray! I've been on a custom t-shirt binge recently, I just got the world's dorkiest workout shirt made

By: likeso

likeso — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:32:08 -0800

Whoop! Won't be in time for my very first meetup, but I'll be set for the second.

By: griphus

griphus — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:41:02 -0800

Hooray! Do you happen to know which brand shirts they use?

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:52:54 -0800

We have shirts (soon)!

By: cashman

cashman — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:27:18 -0800

Thanks for the update. Can't wait to see the new stuff.

By: mathowie

mathowie — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:03:50 -0800

Do you happen to know which brand shirts they use?

As always, we'll go with Not American Apparel for previously stated reasons. Usually we go with Alternate Apparel or Royal Apparel (or all the other confusingly similarly named US shirt companies that make well-fitted tees).

By: shortyJBot

shortyJBot — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:14:09 -0800

So, just to check...how can we keep on top of when t-shirts are available again? Check this post in a couple weeks? Will there be something posted on the sidebar? Thank you for setting it up again, mathowie!

By: cortex

cortex — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:22:24 -0800

I imagine we will have at least a nice loud Metatalk announcement when they're for sale and a sidebar mention to go with it.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:33:43 -0800

Plus smoke signals, fire dances, invocations of the spirit realm.

By: hippybear

hippybear — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:46:21 -0800

Usually we go with Alternate Apparel or Royal Apparel (or all the other confusingly similarly named US shirt companies that make well-fitted tees).

For sheer durability, you can't beat Haynes Beefy Ts.

Just stay away from Gildan. I don't need yet more shirts where the underarm stitching is coming undone. (Every shirt I have that is suffering this is Gildan. Crap quality at a great price!)

By: griphus

griphus — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:49:47 -0800

mathowie, if you use Alternative Apparel, I will kiss you on the mouth.

By: villanelles at dawn

villanelles at dawn — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:56:35 -0800

You should do it anyways, mathowie.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:58:36 -0800

CONSTANT
CRAVING

By: hippybear

hippybear — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:09:24 -0800

CONSTANT
CRAVING

HAS ALWAYS BEEN...

HAS ALL.... WAYS... BEEN.....

By: Scientist

Scientist — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 09:52:20 -0800

That Alternative Apparel Social Responsibility page is such a cop-out. Every line basically just boils down to "We won't exploit our workers to the point of actually breaking the law in whatever country they live in, but reserve the right to exploit them right up to that line." It's dressed up in very affirmative language but basically they say that they pay employees at least minimum wage, comply with legal overtime requirements, comply with local environmental regulations, and don't employ actual slaves. I guess they're a little better than most in that their non-discrimination policy is more comprehensive and maybe "legal age of adulthood" means that they don't employ kids in their sweatshops, although it'd be better if they just said "yo, you have to be over 16 to work in our factories" or something rather than getting all weaselly about it.

I mean I'm fine with using them as a supplier as I don't know of anyone who's actually materially better than that, but it annoys me when companies brand themselves as being all goody-goody and socially responsible without actually making a commitment to paying their workers a living wage rather than just the legal minimum in whatever third-world country they have their factories.