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Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#12
post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

too easily confused with the terminal command tee

+1, I was a bit confused as I was wondering about tee command too. OP, Just say T-shirt please ,instead of terminal to tee, say terminal to t-shirt in 6 seconds!

ok, will do. t-shirt going forward. I thought the tee command connection was cute but clearly I missed the mark on that one

Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#13

I cannot click on "Preview and price" - I'm in a country you're currently not shipping to so it maybe a feature more than a bug.

If we can't ship to your country yet the button is disabled so you don't go through the whole flow and hit a dead end. Working on expanding shipping though. Where are you located? Would help me prioritize.

Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#15
post #3

Btw, this has nothing to do with the "tee" shell command.

It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to figure this out. The association between a terminal and `tee` is just too strong.

Yeah I've been hearing that a lot today. Lesson learned, updating the copy to say t-shirt.

Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#16

What print on demand supplier are you using? I'm building a merch builder website for startups and most PODs (Gelato, Printify, Printful) all have their own issues.

Printful. It has its issues for sure but the API is solid and fulfillment has been reliable so far. What are you running into with them?

Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

+1, I was a bit confused as I was wondering about tee command too. OP, Just say T-shirt please ,instead of terminal to tee, say terminal to t-shirt in 6 seconds!

ok, will do. t-shirt going forward. I thought the tee command connection was cute but clearly I missed the mark on that one

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Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#18

Banner says "custom tees, delivered at cost" but then the preview page shows a price that is double what I get going to their drop shipper directly (printful). No detailed product info on shirt type or quality. No company info. Hard pass.

The pricing includes printing, shipping, and handling. There's no markup on top of Printful's base cost. If you're comparing against going to Printful directly yourself, the price should be the same. If you're seeing a difference, mind sharing what product/shipping you were comparing? Could be a regional shipping rate thing.

Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#19
post #4
post #2

i built teebot.dev because every time i wanted to put text on a shirt, i got lost in some enshitified print companies design flow. i just wanted to get words on a shirt. So i made teebot.dev. type your text and ship it. that's it. here's the CLI: npx teebot "wtf?"

what material are the shirts made of?

Good question, I need to surface this on the site. Currently it's a Bella+Canvas 3001 (ring-spun cotton, midweight). Adding product specs to the preview page.

Re: $ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

#20
post #7
post #2

i built teebot.dev because every time i wanted to put text on a shirt, i got lost in some enshitified print companies design flow. i just wanted to get words on a shirt. So i made teebot.dev. type your text and ship it. that's it. here's the CLI: npx teebot "wtf?"

too easily confused with the terminal command tee

Yep, hearing this loud and clear. Updating the copy to say t-shirt.
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