Archive for March, 2008
Review of 13 T-Shirt Companies Service Records - Better Business Bureau
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) was founded to act as a middle man between consumers and businesses. The BBB provides business reliability reports, dispute resolution, truth in advertising services, and consumer/business education. Member businesses have to pay annual dues and have certain rules they must follow. If they break the rules then their accreditation can […]
Interview with Founder of 80sTees.com by T-ShirtIsland.com
T-Shirt Island did a great interview with Kevin Stecko who is the Founder of 80sTees.com to help them celebrate their 8th year in business.
Stecko discusses their expanding product line and some historical insight into the early years of the company. 80sTees is a great success story. While there are no public sales figures they […]
The Power of a T-Shirt - Travel, T-Shirts, and the Hometown Invasion Tour
Justin Sailor and his squirrel (yes, his plastic squirrel) traveled through all 50 states from September 8, 2007 to September 17, 2007 for a journey that was close to 30,000 miles. Justin’s goal was to take a trip across the United States and stay with a family in each state and document his adventure […]
Cafepress Launches Updated T-Shirt Packaging
Cafepress announced today that they have updated how t-shirts and apparel are presented inside the shipping bag. Before the update Cafepress rolled the t-shirts and then put a sticker around the roll to hold the shirt in place. The new presentation includes rolled t-shirts with a recycled brown paper band that is held together with […]
Cafepress Upgrades their Material Handling System.
A recent press release provided information about how Cafepress worked with Blesco, Inc. to upgrade their material handling system. The the system helps expedite the orders during the manufacturing process including he sorting system, the direct line for single orders, the packing and quality check areas, to the shipping and sorting system. While the upgrades […]
Zazzle Gift Certificates - Update
Zazzle is now offering gift certificates with the option of partners to include their own gallery url. The URL feature might be valuable for shopkeepers who want to use the gift certificates to help promote their gallery. You can buy certificates in increments of $25 up to $100. It is interesting to see how the […]
Interview with Founder of Design By Humans - by T-ShirtIsland
T-Shirt Island did another great t-shirt company interview with a founder of Design By Humans. Learn why Design by Humans was started and what makes their site different from all of the other t-shirt competition web sites.
Visit T-ShirtIsland.com to read the interview. You can also check out an older interview with DBH at HipHopUK (part […]
Threadless Tee-V (TV) Episode #1 - Spring Cleaning
Threadless announced it will be releasing weekly videos. In Threadless’ words “we will showcase the random awesomeness that is always taking place in Threadless land. Tune in for the priceless side splitting scoop on your favorite tee shirt company! Watch closely because we’ll be springing special giveaways and promotions on ya when you least expect […]
Interview with Founder of T-Shirt Hell
Aaron Landau Schwarz, launched GiveMeaName.com and offered to pay $25,000 for someone give him a new name. Aaron settled on Sunshine Megatron. Whatever you call this guy, he is the 31 year founder of the notorious T-Shirt Hell. Back in 2001 T-Shirt Hell launched and quickly got attention for selling offensive t-shirts. Some of […]
Soft Launch of Digital Print Technology at Spreadshirt
Spreadshirt is close to a full launch their new digital direct print technology. They have been testing the technology in partner stores for months now (see our post in nov 07) and it is almost ready for a full launch. The new printing method will replace their Digital Transfer printing. Spreadshirt partners will not […]
