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Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by frankdenbow »

granata wrote: post #118
frankdenbow wrote: post #51

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We (StartupThreads) also have an api in private beta that companies have used to ship swag. A little different than this but this looks cool.

Agreed. This looks like a lot of fun. My company (a traditional swag distributor) is working on an ecommerce site at SwagExpert.com. It's being built using real-time data on almost a million products (including apparel) that comes from an industry provider's API. I like how this not only provides the product data but a mechanism for manufacturing and fulfillment as well. Very clever. Good to see you here, Frank. We m…

Nice! I have rocked the "Keep Calm and Swag on" shirt as well. Will catch up on email.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by frankdenbow »

stevewillows wrote: post #113
rlei wrote: post #105

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You'd be looking for a ringspun cotton or a triblend t-shirt from a high-end brand like American Apparel or Canvas. It all depends on how much you want to pay. American Apparel and Canvas are on the high end of the market. They each offer both ringspun and triblend styles. You're looking at $3 to $4 per shirt over the cost of a basic cotton tee. If you want a "value" soft tee, you should consider the Gildan Softstyle…

The AA tri-blends are my go-to shirt. A service like this would be well worth it if they offered either this or the Summer shirt over the normal 2001 / 2102.

Canvas triblend is another option, usually cheaper than the AA tri-blend and has a more "solid" feel, while still being soft.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by zschuessler »

rlei wrote: post #85
fletchowns wrote: post #29

Bash Script + cronjob + Google Image Search + shirts.io = random new shirt every week?

Raymond from Shirts.io here. Shirts of the week? Done: http://imgur.com/PWUsJ5s For anyone looking to start a new t-shirt company using Shirts.io, we can give $100 in account credit for you to get started. Just email me: raymond at shirts dot io.

How about cycling jerseys? I have a three.js app I built for customizing 3D apparel models that I've been wanting to find a manufacturer for.

http://i.imgur.com/xg67kXS.png

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by ada1981 »

Your pricing calculator doesn't work on mobile well. Was not able to select 1 tshirt on iPhone. Maybe add a manual text input for size as well? Looking forward to using this though.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by austingulati »

shakes wrote: post #47
RKoutnik wrote: post #42

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Interesting! Great idea, I think I'll hack on it a bit over the weekend.

Thanks! Would love to hear what you end up hacking on.

I'm taking a look at your API now. It seems like a lot of searches around my area (Boston MA) are turning up blank. Is there any information available on the availability of restaurants on the API in different areas?

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by lobster_johnson »

rlei wrote: post #105
dangero wrote: post #96

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Hey Raymond, I have a fairly specific question. My interest in T-shirts has become refined in recent years. I only like T-shirts that are super soft. Have you guys tested a niche of super soft T's at all? I might be interested in using the API if I could brand a custom T-shirt site focused first of all on the softness of the T, and if you could guarantee the softness.

You'd be looking for a ringspun cotton or a triblend t-shirt from a high-end brand like American Apparel or Canvas. It all depends on how much you want to pay. American Apparel and Canvas are on the high end of the market. They each offer both ringspun and triblend styles. You're looking at $3 to $4 per shirt over the cost of a basic cotton tee. If you want a "value" soft tee, you should consider the Gildan Softstyle…

Three things that frequently disappoint with T-shirts bought online:

* Thick neck ribbing. In theory this would reinforce the neck, but it looks awful, and is a sure sign of a badly designed T-shirt, in my book.

* "Wing" sleeves. T-shirt sleeves should follow the contour of your arm, not stand out at 45 degrees. It looks nerdy.

* Bad fits. Most T-shirts are just too loose. A "fitted" design that is less loose around the chest works better in my opinion.

Where do you think your shirts stand in terms of the above issues?

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by NIL8 »

I think you have a real possibility to make large amounts of money from water cooler jokes alone. This could make big money with office inner circles. Also, the random funny, odd, and cool imgur pic-of-the-week shirt could be very lucrative. Just think of all those college and high school kids wearing the Reddit best-of each week.

Good work!

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by nateweiss »

revicon wrote: post #112
veemjeem wrote: post #109

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I doubt that, otherwise you could argue that Kinko's would be at fault when people pay to make photocopies of copyrighted content in their stores.

Kinkos was in fact successfully sued for just this thing. Example: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/basicbooks...

...and because of this, they have refused to make copies of documents that I have written myself. Not sure if the policies have become more nuanced in recent years, but more than once I had to remove the (c) in the footer of my documents before they would make copies of it for me, no matter how much ID I showed them. I understand why the clerks would be trained that way; was just a very strange side-effect. Felt like living in a minor Kafka piece.
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