Shirt.Woot

Check the tag. If it's old issue, he's clear. If it's a reprint, then tsk tsk.

Slydon wrote:This morning I ran into tgentry in the hall, wearing a tgentry shirt. I thought he seemed very fetching, but one of my co-workers said it was a faux pas and compared it to wearing a band's t-shirt to that band's concert. What do you guys think? Is he in the clear, or should we send him home to change?

I would wear the hell out of any shirt if I designed it and it was printed. In fact, I used to do that in high school when I designed skate-punk clothing.
Of course, I don't see what's wrong with wearing a band's T-shirt to the concert, so grain of salt that.

Totally laughed out loud at this. Yea it's totally faux pas to wear a band's shirt to their concert...this is more like if you went to a concert and the band was wearing their own band shirts. I guess that would look silly, but not if they were being ironic? Was tgentry being ironic? lol.

I wear my own shirts all the time, but then again I don't work at woot and few people know I designed the shirt (unless I shamelessly brag to them). Wearing a shirt you designed for woot while working in the woot building makes it different somehow...

*@ j5: it's ok, I only know its not stylish because I've been made fun of for doing it.

j5 wrote:I would wear the hell out of any shirt if I designed it and it was printed. In fact, I used to do that in high school when I designed skate-punk clothing.
Of course, I don't see what's wrong with wearing a band's T-shirt to the concert, so grain of salt that.

The issue is more of the band wearing their t-shirts onstage, and I think I have to agree with Slydon.

Wearing your own shirt: self aggrandizing.

However, dressing your whole family each in a different shirt of your own: AWESOME!

tgentry wrote:I guess I'm excused from work for the day to change. Seeya!

No. Get back to work. Slydon and the unnamed coworker are unabashedly envious of your talent and sense of style. You should wear your shirts to work every day.

tgentry wrote:I don't know, I feel like this is more like the band working in the studio, and one of the guys happens to be wearing a tour shirt, you know, for nostalgia reasons.

This. I wear band shirts whenever I'm not wearing woot shirts, even to their shows. In ~30 years of bar shows, arena shows, and festivals, no one's ever batted an eye. I'm as likely to wear a current band shirt as I am a decades-old favorite. If I like a band, why the heck wouldn't I show my support and pimp 'em on the way to the show?

The analogy in this case is totally irrelevant.

/tgentry fan club meeting

Kind of off-topic, but in 20 years performing, myself, I did occasionally run into people who thought there was something wrong with wearing other bands' shirts onstage (or my choice in band-related attire). Yeah, you can wear whatever you want when you're onsta---oh, right... ; )

agingdragqueen wrote:He's right everyone, my bad. He turned his shirt around just to show me it was an AA version, thus the first print.

I say send him home. This reminds me of the story I heard where the frontman for creed (don't care to look up the name) was driving around in a convertible blasting Creed. It's just like that and just like wearing the band shirt at a concert.

tgentry wrote:By coincidence my shirt was already on backwards.

Awesome. That's a great way to show off your woots!

tgentry wrote:I don't know, I feel like this is more like the band working in the studio, and one of the guys happens to be wearing a tour shirt, you know, for nostalgia reasons.

Does that still count if it's a reprint? *which I now see that is isn't, so you're in the clear.* Then its as if if the one guy lost his old shirt, then found a "vintage reprint" at Hot Topic or something. Buahaha!
I'm just kidding, though. I REALLY think you should intentionally wear only your own designs for the next week or two just to troll your coworkers.

CowboyDann wrote:This reminds me of the story I heard where the frontman for creed (don't care to look up the name) was driving around in a convertible blasting Creed.

Creed blasting Creed? Ew. I mean, dude, in Creed or not, there's everything-in-the-universe better than Creed to listen to.

tabaddon wrote:Creed blasting Creed? Ew. I mean, dude, in Creed or not, there's everything-in-the-universe better than Creed to listen to.

Yea, come on now! We can't go comparing tgentry's work to horrible music. What if Steven Tyler was blasting Aerosmith from out his fancy car? I don't think I'd mind that as much. *analogy doesn't apply if you hate Aerosmith.*

OdRoc is my hero!

Also, if you're in a band, you're only allowed to play your own music if it's not recorded?
That's just wrong, somehow.

See I have a couple thoughts on this. I only design stuff that I would wear too (unless specifically designed for women like the Harley stuff I do) so if I don't wear my own stuff I feel kinda like a jerk or a total sell out. Plus it's cool when someone comments on your shirt and you can say thanks I designed it.

Conversely though it's a little weirder wearing shirts I did around people who already know I did them. I still do it but it feels a little like, REMEMBER WHEN I DESIGNED THIS AWESOME SHIRT? I'M AWESOME!! Because of this the Binge especially is worn far less then some of my other Woot shirts. I love wearing other peoples work though.

Long story short though, Travis you keep rocking your stuff hard because YOUR AWESOME

So I guess I should have kicked all the kids in art school who festooned their jackets with their own work?

got it.

Or is it somehow different if it's printed?

tgentry wrote:If I designed the Binge I'd have it tattooed on my arm. Then I'd have laser-surgery to remove it, then re-tattoo it on the other arm, just because I could afford to. ;)

Well then you should see the solid gold fountain that I commissioned of it. It flows over with milk and cookies too

agingdragqueen wrote:There are some times when we'll come into work and someone else is wearing the same Woot shirt. One or both will always go home and change or at least wear a hoodie.

That is the most annoying thing too, I hate being matchy matchy and sometimes when going somewhere to meet up with friends or family in public we end up wearing the same shirt. I hate that

Initial reaction - in the clear. Wearing a shirt sold by your employer to work shows you care about where you work. At my old job quite a few of us would regularly wear shirts that we sold.

However, wearing a shirt featuring your design to a place where others will recognize it - less Employee of the Month, more "I'm awesome, look at how great I am!" (Though I would totally tell everyone I met if I designed a shirt that was printed.)

IMO, people get too wrapped in arbitrary "rules" designed to pretty much just keep others from doing things the rule-parroters don't have the guts, talent, or means to do. Since when is a little pride in an accomplishment or talent a bad thing? Middle school is over, isn't it? Jeez. Just my two cents. I'm going to go put on my "deal with it" shirt (designed with a friend, hand-printed, and sold independently). ;)

Some artists in my group jokingly call that "Kanyeing" your own shirt. You know, because you're all in love with yourself so you wear your own shirts. LOL. Nothing wrong with wearing your own shirt, in my opinion.

I'm no artist. I can't even draw a stick figure properly. So, I've never found myself in this situation. However, if I did have a shirt that printed, I'd wear the heck out of it, and probably have several backups!!

What about wearing shirts you printed but didn't design? I always wear extras from my shop. Not the fraternity ones though. I just can't bring myself to rock a puking leprechaun.

tjost wrote:That is the most annoying thing too, I hate being matchy matchy and sometimes when going somewhere to meet up with friends or family in public we end up wearing the same shirt. I hate that

I coordinate with Agingdragqueen or at least warn her.

"I'm wearing the grilled cheese hoodie tomorrow, so don't!"

inkycatz wrote:I coordinate with Agingdragqueen or at least warn her.

"I'm wearing the grilled cheese hoodie tomorrow, so don't!"

There should be some kind of signup sheet or rotation matrix for employees to consult daily.

But, if two people do wear the same shirt, what's the big tragedy? It's not like no one at Woot doesn't know everyone has a billion woot shirts...it's bound to happen organically. If someone has to "go home and change", how much work time is lost to that? If it's such a big deal, keep a lost-and-found-type box of shirts for people to change into for the day (and then wash and return).

orabbit wrote: I just can't bring myself to rock a puking leprechaun.

Why not? That design would clearly indicate that whoever wore it is an intelligent, classy person.

agingdragqueen wrote:He's right everyone, my bad. He turned his shirt around just to show me it was an AA version, thus the first print.

Um, Suburban Blitzkrieg reprinted on AA; tgentry might be pulling a fast one on you!

That being said, I think it's totally fine that tgentry wore a shirt that he designed; good for him! Now, if he'd gone around all day reminding everyone that he designed it and proclaiming how many copies sold...