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The catch with t-shirts is they MUST be made of high-quality material. I've been handed so many promotional t-shirts where it's obvious they went with the lowes
by maroonblazer 3y ago
The catch with t-shirts is they MUST be made of high-quality material. I've been handed so many promotional t-shirts where it's obvious they went with the lowest-cost supplier and they just feel awful on against my skin. Straight to the Goodwill with those.
- dylan604 3y agowhy not straight to the trash. why would you feel that some article of clothing that is so poorly made that you refuse to wear it should be foisted upon someone else? this just feels like you trying to make yourself feel good without actually doing any good.
- flir 3y agoI've never had a t-shirt "feel bad against my skin". And I wear some pretty cheap t-shirts. I'll take 'em. (Or "One man's trash is another man's treasure").
- tom_ 3y agoSome random suggestions: 1. other people may not feel the same way about the material 2. somebody else one or two sizes smaller might be able to make routine use of it with some other garment underneath 3. somebody else might feel it's fine for emergency use or painting and decorating or whatever 4. could come in handy for use with an animal
- ghaff 3y agoFurthermore, in some places (e.g. MA), it's actually illegal to toss textiles in the trash. I'm sure no one cares with a garment here and there but if you have a couple of large trashbags you should probably be donating them.
- MadnessASAP 3y agoDon't forget rags for in the shop, I love me some old t-shirts for that.
- pavel_lishin 3y agoOn the one hand, shoppers at GoodWill aren't there at gunpoint, being forced to empty their wallets. Nothing is being "foisted" on anyone. On the other hand, in a sense many of them are, except instead of gunpoint it's economics that mean their clothing choices have a hard dollar limit on them - and at the end of the day, it's better to have a subpar t-shirt than no t-shirt at all. So I don't think anyone is being hurt here. At worst, the person you're replying to could have done better by donating the shirts to a charity that doesn't sell the clothing, but gives it away. Anyway, I hope you made yourself feel good with your comment, even if you didn't do any good.
- jkestner 3y agoGoodwill recycles a bunch of clothes, anyway. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-does-goodwill-do-with-your-clothes_n_57e06b96e4b0071a6e092352 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-does-goodwill-do-with-yo...
- paulmd 3y agoand they throw away a ton of donations too. they have to, people use goodwill as the substitute for a dumpster, nobody wants your grease-stained metallica shirt with a couple 2" holes in it or the 200th set of hummels either.
- AlbertCory 3y agoMaybe they'll wear it for painting. Or waxing the car.
- mlrtime 3y ago100% High quality t-shirts are a must, anything else gets used as a wash rag. Bonus points if the design isn't too corporate, and logs are a side affect. My favorite t-shirt to this day is a Chef t-shirt I got at a conference.
- jawns 3y agoI agree. The Gildan Heavyweight T-shirts are the kind you pick up at craft stores for $3-$4 a pop. But they tend to be stiff and too warm for my liking. There are a variety of mid-level T-shirt brands (such as BELLA+CANVAS) that feel so much softer against the skin, no irritating seams, stand up to repeated washings, and are lighter-weight, meaning you can wear them as-is in the summer months, or under something else in the winter months, and it feels comfortable either way.
- CobaltFire 3y agoI have a bunch of running event t-shirts and they are almost all CANVAS; is that the same as BELLA+CANVAS? Because I love those shirts and wear them everywhere (to my wife’s annoyance).
- cpeterso 3y agoYes, I believe so. I loved an event t-shirt so much that I followed up with the organizer to track down the printer and their supplier, since the tag inside the t-shirt has no branding. At the time, I thought BELLA+CANVAS only sold wholesale, but I now see a retail section on their website! https://shop.bellacanvas.com/ https://shop.bellacanvas.com/
- eredengrin 3y agoThere's also sites like https://www.blankapparel.com/ https://www.blankapparel.com/ that will sell you individual blanks from quite a variety of brands (including Bella+Canvas).
- CobaltFire 3y agoThanks a TON! A few dollars a shirt is wonderful since I already know I love these, and I actually prefer unprinted.
- cpeterso 3y agoLooks like there are individual sellers reselling Bella Canvas shirts and hoodies on Amazon for much cheaper, depending on your risk tolerance for Amazon sellers.
- al_borland 3y agoI think this goes for anything. I have dozens of water bottles from conferences. I use the Yeti and some of the other nice ones. All the no-name stuff that feels cheap and smells like chemicals… never used them once.
- code_biologist 3y agoI have a gift branded Yeti tumbler from a blue chip legal firm that I detest (way overpriced work) but it's also the nicest tumbler I have, so it gets the most use. One of these days I'll strip off the logo.
- ramraj07 3y agoWhat’s the best quality t shirt money can buy now?
- pallas_athena 3y agoI guess "The Bear" 80€ white t-shirt: https://merzbschwanen.com/blog/blog-good-news-1/merz-b-schwanen-215-t-shirt-featured-in-the-bear-67 https://merzbschwanen.com/blog/blog-good-news-1/merz-b-schwa...