Was stoked a few days ago, when I thought you were offering 3XL in both men's and women's shirt, but then realized that the option was to buy 3 shirts in size XL! I was so looking forward to finally having a teefury shirt in a woman's cut that fits me.
Love the shirts here, want to support the artists, but I'm larger woman, and don't like being relegated to the men's cut. There are loads of women who want to be "girly," but wear shirts beyond XL!
If 2x men can be entitled to nice $10.00 t-shirts, why can't the privilege be extended to 2x women?
Also I do know of men who are beyond a 2x who would like tee fury shirts as well. How about extending women's sizes $10.00 out to 2X as you do men's. And then extend sizes for both men's and women's cuts out to 5X, and charge $12.00 instead of $10.00 for those sizes?
Love the shirts here, want to support the artists, but I'm larger woman, and don't like being relegated to the men's cut. There are loads of women who want to be "girly," but wear shirts beyond XL!
If 2x men can be entitled to nice $10.00 t-shirts, why can't the privilege be extended to 2x women?
Also I do know of men who are beyond a 2x who would like tee fury shirts as well. How about extending women's sizes $10.00 out to 2X as you do men's. And then extend sizes for both men's and women's cuts out to 5X, and charge $12.00 instead of $10.00 for those sizes?
Thanks,
Ann
It smurfs, I know - I have only just stepped back into misses sizes from plus sizes this year, we tend to get the shaft on clothing in bigger sizes everywhere - not just tshirts. Good luck with the campaign! :)
Secondly, tactacfox, I don't know where you come off policing people's bodies. If you don't need a t-shirt in an extended size, that's great for you. But guess what? All people are entitled to buy clothing. These designs aren't just for people who fall within a certain size range. Maybe we don't want to lose weight. We certainly don't need you offering your so-called "advice" on how we should look or behave. It's clear that you're just here to police and shame, so please do us all a favor and take your terrible attitude elsewhere.
Finally, I really don't see what Teefury would stand to lose by offering extended sizes. Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but one benefit of this type of system seems to be that there isn't a surplus. You take orders and manufacture the shirts based on who has purchased them in a set period of time. A lot of clothing stores seem to claim their excuse (and yes, it's an excuse) for not carrying extended sizes in their apparel is that the cost to stock them outweighs the sales of the item. Conceivably, it seems like websites like this one don't stand to lose a darn thing in making larger sizes available. Either people purchase or they don't, so either they make them or they don't.
In the end it's very simple. A lot of people would pay for extended sizes, and the cost to purchase larger shirts to print on is truly nowhere near what people make it out to be. Simply offer the shirts for one or two dollars more as many people do if you really need to recover the costs.
"Just go on a diet," is easier said than done, and fails to take into consideration all kind of other reasons people have for being overweight.
I didn't mean to come off as being rude. I was just pointing out one of the facts of life. I came to this site a few years back, wanting to buy the shirts they had, but being too large to fit in them. Fast forward to the beginning of this year and I decided that I was tired of being so overweight. 90lbs later and one of the best benefits is having many more clothing choices.
And thanks for the warning, but my progress is attributed to much more than dieting.
Oh, and people who say "just lose weight" are ignorant. There are numerous reasons why that's not possible for some folks...disease, side effects from medications, physical limitations, etc.
I now have Led Zeppelin's Gotta whole lotta love playing back in my head. :)
Also, frankly the process isn't quite as simple as printing 20 shirts bc 20 shirts were ordered. You have to consider the fact that a # of shirts are going to have misprints, or don't come out right, or a section blanks were bad, so they need to order a certain X over the qty ordered. We don't know other variables about their business either, for example there might be a certain # of blanks they are required to order in order to keep their pricing. Then of course, there is the issue if they change to/find a plus size supplier will they limit the shirt color options to the 5 colors plus size shirts come in? Then, if a design is sized to be able to fit a small fashion t-shirt, what does that look like on a 5X Hanes tee? They would either have to recut screens for plus sizes and do a whole different run, or the larger tees have a teeny design in the middle of the shirt. Not a great look.
My point is just that there are lots of variables and things to consider - esp for this sort of business. I can only assume they have researched it and determined its not worth it to offer the larger sizes, or that they are working on it LOL. But either way, its not just a matter of buying larger shirts.
Of course there are other factors that come into play when determining what selections should and could be available to the general public, but I admire TeeFury very much for the ingenuity and creative thinking behind their business. I'm certainly no economics major, but I think the first step in getting t-shirts printed in extended sizes -- whether those sizes be larger or smaller -- is showing a business that it would meet the needs of a consumer base that is being neglected by most other businesses out in the market. Ultimately TeeFury will decide whether it's worth it to them to pursue it or not, but I think it's clear to see that they would have a lot of people interested and would probably see a good hike in sales and a recovery of initial costs over time.
Its pretty smuuuuuurf inspirational. I wouldn't call myself a big guy but when he started it made me think about (and finally force myself to) drop some excess kgs....hell I've even considered buying a medium of late but I think that will always be a little wishful thinking :)
And yeah I know its A LOT easier said than done, but its might provide some motivation seeing a member of the community accomplish so much.
I just thought people would be interested in a story thats been going on in Teefury for a while now that was born from the very topic of this thread. Relevant?? I'd say so.
But hey I'm sorry if you felt like I was attacking you or being insensitive. We're all family here.
Wow, tactacfox - you're tactless.
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Hey, TeeFury:
1) These shirts are printed on-demand. There is no financial risk in carrying larger sizes when there's no stock required to keep.
2) The vast majority of TeeFury shirts carry pop-art that appeals to the comic, gamer, young male urban crowd. Go to a Comic-Convention and tell me what the average size of an attendee is. You guys are shooting yourselves in the foot by ignoring your target demographic.
And for the record, what's so offensive about suggesting that somebody lose weight if they want to fit into shirts too small for them? If you are truly passionate about the designs presented here on TeeFury, stop waiting around for somebody to cater to you and take some initiative. This topic has been brought up a few times since I've been here and I don't think those discussions have changed anything. If TeeFury sees value in printing larger shirts, good for them. If not? Time to make some changes, people.
Hey, don't dump your body issues onto the rest of us. Jeez, mayby it is you who is the one that is lacking in tact
Plus size shirts would probably have to be $5-$7 more expensive. Like I said, if its worth it, they will do it. If not, they won't. A quick internet search on tshirt sizes doesn't exactly give you the whole picture of a screenprinting business.
Or, you know, I could just buy a different shirt. I actually do fit into the shirts here, but I don't think I care to spend my money where my fatter friends are expected to settle for a boxy men's tee.