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Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by alexchamberlain »

tomcavill wrote: post #44
alexchamberlain wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU ARE BRITISH; DON'T PRICE IN DOLLARS.

We'll intro geo-based pricing asap :)

I know the GP wasn't very well reasoned, but it really frustrates me that British startups think it is ok it's OK to price in dollars. You are alienating your home market and Europe in order to sell to another. Tackle your home market first; if people in the US really want your product, they can put up with fluctuating prices and crappy exchange rates for once.

Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by tomcavill »

ethan_t wrote: post #25

Congrats to you guys. Loving the dead simple process and clean UI design. I will definitely put in an order for the support of hacker's spirit. Btw, how do you plan to do marketing on this? (Besides posting it on Hacker News - which probably brought you a ton of traffic already)

Thanks, very kind.

We're going to try and utilise the fact you can 'create' a tshirt with just a link, i.e. http://helvetitee.com/tee/foo-bar. It's so quick to react to trends and happenings, or suggest a tee to someone based on their actions, that we feel the product can benefit from virality and p2p sharing. Plus a healthy mix of the usual Google ads etc.

Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by seekely »

tomcavill wrote: post #45
mark-r wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The site name implies Helvetica, but uses Arial in the examples. Anybody who knows the difference will never come back.

We are using Helvetica Neue with Helvetica as a fall-back, and a Helvetica clone (Nimbus sans) after those two in the font stack. You'd have to have some funny configuration not to see Helvetica. What's your setup?

On a Windows box, Helvetica is aliased to Arial as true Helvetica is not installed.

Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by shanecleveland »

tomcavill wrote: post #53
ethan_t wrote: post #25

Congrats to you guys. Loving the dead simple process and clean UI design. I will definitely put in an order for the support of hacker's spirit. Btw, how do you plan to do marketing on this? (Besides posting it on Hacker News - which probably brought you a ton of traffic already)

Thanks, very kind. We're going to try and utilise the fact you can 'create' a tshirt with just a link, i.e. http://helvetitee.com/tee/foo-bar . It's so quick to react to trends and happenings, or suggest a tee to someone based on their actions, that we feel the product can benefit from virality and p2p sharing. Plus a healthy mix of the usual Google ads etc.

That's an excellent idea. Love the simplicity.

Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by cpher »

I like the concept, but the photos make it look like the fabric is "less than stellar." Can you provide a hardy/hearty fabric that doesn't show the skin beneath the models? I created a rather expensive t-shirt here in Chicago and the fabric was pathetic....I felt sorry for my friend who was the recipient, even though my "logo" was clever. No one wants a t-shirt that shows the underlying chest hair or nipples of the people.

Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by MojoJolo »

tomcavill wrote: post #49
MojoJolo wrote: post #2

I like it. One comment though, I thought the "Type to edit your text" is a textbox. It's because I clicked somewhere in the website and the cursor focus is not in the shirt. :)

Changed the helper text, hopefully this fixes.

That might do the trick.

Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by tomcavill »

cpher wrote: post #57

I like the concept, but the photos make it look like the fabric is "less than stellar." Can you provide a hardy/hearty fabric that doesn't show the skin beneath the models? I created a rather expensive t-shirt here in Chicago and the fabric was pathetic....I felt sorry for my friend who was the recipient, even though my "logo" was clever. No one wants a t-shirt that shows the underlying chest hair or nipples of the p…

I know the fabric does appear a little thin in the photos, but honestly, they're really high quality tees. We consulted with our printer and they assured us they are the best available at a reasonable price point. I think the see-throughness is exacerbated by the harsh flash from the camera. In reality they are a good weight and made from high quality cotton.

Re: Show HN: Helvetitee: Custom tee. No bullshit. (Our four-day startup)

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Post by tomcavill »

seekely wrote: post #55
tomcavill wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We are using Helvetica Neue with Helvetica as a fall-back, and a Helvetica clone (Nimbus sans) after those two in the font stack. You'd have to have some funny configuration not to see Helvetica. What's your setup?

On a Windows box, Helvetica is aliased to Arial as true Helvetica is not installed.

Didn't realise that. Looking for ways to ensure that doesn't happen. Do you have any ideas?
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