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

#1

Post by tomcavill » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 3:59 PM UTC

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

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

#2

Post by MojoJolo » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:24 PM UTC

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. :)

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

#3

Post by helen842000 » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:25 PM UTC

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. :)

I second that! I thought it was a text box too,

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

#4

Post by emelski » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:26 PM UTC

There are literally dozens of "make your own t-shirt" offerings online, most with a wider array of shirt colors and the ability to include your own graphics in addition to text, at a price comparable or cheaper than you are offering (cafepress.com, inktastic.com, etc). I've used these services myself and found them easy, not at all "cumbersome" as you state on helvetitee.com.

What value does your offering have in comparison to your competition?

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

#5

Post by asdfprou » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:26 PM UTC

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. :)

Same here. Maybe you can have the text mirror the text on the tshirt and have both editable?

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

#6

Post by gadders » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:27 PM UTC

Good effort for making a bootstrap site not too bootstrappy. Also, how many people pronounce it Helv-Titty?

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

#7

Post by tomcavill » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:27 PM UTC

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. :)

Yeah that could be made clearer. Thanks. Glad to hear you liked the rest.

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

#8

Post by tomcavill » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:33 PM UTC

emelski wrote: post #4

There are literally dozens of "make your own t-shirt" offerings online, most with a wider array of shirt colors and the ability to include your own graphics in addition to text, at a price comparable or cheaper than you are offering (cafepress.com, inktastic.com, etc). I've used these services myself and found them easy, not at all "cumbersome" as you state on helvetitee.com. What value does your offering have in com…

We view our simplicity as a benefit. Sure SpreadShirt and their ilk offer thousands of options, but when you just want a message printed clearly on a tshirt, we provide a solution that you can take advantage of in seconds. It's very easy to make a pig's ear of your shirt with those other services. With Helvetitee, it's actually hard to make something ugly.

Your point on the pricing is fair, it's something we'll have to monitor and find out what people are comfortable with.

Thanks for the feedback.

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

#9

Post by tomcavill » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:35 PM UTC

gadders wrote: post #6

Good effort for making a bootstrap site not too bootstrappy. Also, how many people pronounce it Helv-Titty?

Ha. Maybe too many. We're not closed to the idea of changing the name if we think of a good one. Suggestions?

Thanks re: bootstrap.

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

#10

Post by bbee » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:35 PM UTC

Can't help but call out that the homepage uses a image ripped off America Apparel (http://store.americanapparel.net/bb401.html?cid=198-313&...) and they sell Gildan shirts. Still, more of a side project than I've ever done.