Shirt.Woot

A.A. (Woot) Blanks: born July 20, 2007 (St. Louis, Missouri); died July 23, 2012 (Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, Washington), age five years and three days. Succumbed to injuries sustained on February 21, 2012; the cause of death was ruled a homicide. Services will be private with ongoing interment in closets all over the world.

Since its epic began five years ago, AA - as it was known - provided the backdrop for approximately 1,700 artistic creations printed by the site shirt.woot. It played a key role in multiple blockbusters, such as The Binge, a tragicomedy featuring a blue muppet overcome by his addiction to milk-and-cookies that came out of nowhere to become shirt.woot’s most commercially successful venture. It mastered myriad genres, from the classic word pun (Donut Panic) to psychological masterpieces (Some Motivation Required), with an artistic range from the topical (Acquired Taste) to the risqué (Special Delivery, Fresh Cake). Other creations were cult hits, appealing to video gamers (The Cheese is a Liederkranz) or the oft-ignored rabbit fanatics (Imposter). Not all of its creations were commercially successful, however, with the tale of a lonely haunted house, Housewarming Gifts, among several spectacular flops.

AA bred controversy, even in success: its longest-surviving progeny, Nevermore, suffered accusations of illegibility and was the target of death threats that continue to this day. AA’s critics pointed to its unrealistic sizing chart - perhaps based on the measurements of the nearly-naked, too-thin models who frequented its website - as well as the untoward behavior of its CEO. Others appreciated the unusual sizing, noting a rare opportunity to find shirts that flattered their bodies. Supporters argued that AA provided jobs to US-based garment workers, while others cheered AA’s unusually soft cotton. In addition to its strengths and successes, AA’s very real problems will forever be a part of its complicated legacy.

A.A. Blanks will be missed by many but never forgotten by all those who will continue to be touched by its shirts.

neuropsychosocial wrote:A.A. (Woot) Blanks: born July 20, 2007 (St. Louis, Missouri); died July 23, 2012 (Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, Washington), age five years and three days...

Q.P.
Q.P.
Q.P.

I too mourn the passing of the AA/Woot shirts ...

Legend: (Baseline rank) Shirt Name - baseline sales numbers.
(1) Unstealthiest Ninja 3 4 - 6418
(2) I Love Science - 4866
(3) As You Wish - 4380
(4) Oodles of Noodles - 2133
(5) I'm A Humanatarian - 3252
(6) Condition: Fleshwound - 2417
(7) Settler Cats - 3271
(8) The Binge - 59708
(9) Rebel Attack - 3471
(10) Shhhhhhh - 13798
(12) The Formula For Success - 12448
(13) Star Powered - 5181
(14) Free Your Heart - 1828
(15) Cats Resume - 5601
(15) Nevermore - 49705
(16) Leonardo - 8044
(17) Color Outside the Lines - 1556
(18) Released - 1325
(19) To Each His Own - 1593
(20) Sock Abduction - 1462
(21) Escape from the Cold - 1754
(22) Alas, haters - 1469
(23) Deallocated - 1733
(24) Yay for tomorrow - 1649
(25) Full Coverage - 1056
(26) Well Done - 1082
(27) Random Shirt 13 - 323309
(91) Which Way to Bacon Town? - 3370

ETA: No DSR numbers ... or any for that matter from now on. Click here.

RIP Woot AAs.

On a brighter note, Patrickspens' streak survives, by a thread. When I mentioned the possibility yesterday, I really didn't believe Woot had a design of his on standby. Congrats, Patrick.

rockymike wrote:On a brighter note, Patrickspens' streak survives, by a thread...

I suppose it depends how you define the streak. I've never really considered "Shirts too new to be Reckoned..." as part of the Reckoning. But then again I've never given it much thought.

dcroe05 wrote:I suppose it depends how you define the streak. I've never really considered "Shirts too new to be Reckoned..." as part of the Reckoning. But then again I've never given it much thought.

Situations like that are included in his streak, though it's true that it has been a good two years since the last time this particular situation has come up.

rockymike wrote:Situations like that are included in his streak, though it's true that it has been a good two years since the last time this particular situation has come up.

I submit to your research.

Considering how rare a patrickspens non-derby winner is, I wonder if Woot selected today to help keep the streak alive.

I got opening numbers, if anyone cares, but I am VERY LATE on "I Love Science" and "Which Way to Bacon Town?" and closer than I like on "Unstealthiest Ninja 3", "Star Powered", "Leonardo", and "Color Outside the Lines".

bounty42 wrote:I got opening numbers, if anyone cares, but I am VERY LATE on "I Love Science" and "Which Way to Bacon Town?" and closer than I like on "Unstealthiest Ninja 3", "Star Powered", "Leonardo", and "Color Outside the Lines".

I'm definitely interested for tracking purposes on my end. <3

~Py

noxandpy wrote:I'm definitely interested for tracking purposes on my end. <3

~Py

And again we're having issues with the closing numbers, but I'm working on it. ~12:15pm

Ok, I have closing numbers, and I'm making notes and pretty presenations. ~12:50pm

bounty42 wrote:And again we're having issues with the closing numbers, but I'm working on it. ~12:15pm

Ok, I have closing numbers, and I'm making notes and pretty presenations. ~12:50pm

Thanks bounty. I had been on the lookout, but work pulled me away before the start and I didn't make it back in time for the finish either >.<

So the new numbers page doesn't like to update when there's lots of traffic. At the close of the Woot-off every shirt was 20-25 minutes behind time. Over the next half hour I passed through the list, refreshing the page, then recording the total, and the number of minutes since the 'close' of the Woot-off for the last sale. I would assume any sale within 10 minutes of 'close' is a Woot-off sale that just hadn't been finished yet. So now that you have your grain of salt, here's my numbers.

Legend: (Baseline rank) Shirt Name - opening sales numbers - Closing sales numbers - minutes post sale - Difference.
(1) Unstealthiest Ninja 3 4 - 6444 - 6695 - 7min - 251*
(2) As You Wish - 4399 - 4528 - 5min - 129
(3) I Love Science - 4886 - 4975 - 11min - 89**
(4) Oodles of Noodles - 2145 - 2212 - 21min - 67
(5) I'm A Humanatarian - 3260 - 3352 - 10min - 92
(6) Condition: Fleshwound - 2425 - 2478 - 7min - 53
(7) The Binge - 59719 - 59859 - 10min - 140
(8) Settler Cats - 3276 - 3338 - 12min - 62
(9) Rebel Attack - 3479 - 3552 - 6min - 73
(10) Shhhhhhh - 13806 - 13895 - 9min - 89
(11) Nevermore - 49717 - 49783 - 2min - 66
(12) The Formula For Success - 12455 - 12556 - 10min - 101
(13) Star Powered - 5186 - 5275 - 19min - 89*
(14) Free Your Heart - 1835 - 1876 - 29min - 41
(15) Cats Resume - 5610 - 5677 - 3min - 67
(16) Leonardo - 8051 - 8111 - 8min - 60*
(17) Released - 1333 - 1385 - -2min - 52
(18) Color Outside the Lines - 1561 - 1599 - 5min - 38*
(19) To Each His Own - 1603 - 1658 - 12min - 55
(20) Sock Abduction - 1468 - 1515 - 28min - 47
(21) Escape from the Cold - 1765 - 1820 - 16min - 55
(22) Alas, haters - 1474 - 1511 - 11min - 37
(23) Deallocated - 1733 - 1755 - -1min - 22
(24) Yay for tomorrow - 1658 - 1699 - 9min - 41
(25) Well Done - 1097 - 1129 - -1min - 32
(26) Full Coverage - 1060 - 1091 - 6min - 31
(91) Which Way to Bacon Town? - 3421 - 3478 - 6min - 57**

* At start last purchase was less than 1 minute
** Opening number incorrect (late window)

bounty42 wrote:snipped numbers

Thanks again. Looks like I wasn't TOO far off. My late numbers for Noodles were the same, and I had a difference of 4 on Well done.

noxandpy wrote:Thanks again. Looks like I wasn't TOO far off. My late numbers for Noodles were the same, and I had a difference of 4 on Well done.

4 which way? more or less?

bounty42 wrote:4 which way? more or less?

I had a sold number of 28, but my refresh on the seller's page was quite late. Given that our numbers were dead on for Noodles, I would say yours is probably closer.

neuropsychosocial wrote:[snip]

Why exactly was the 23rd the death of AA? (Which shirt was the last one printed on AA?)

4khaos wrote:Why exactly was the 23rd the death of AA? (Which shirt was the last one printed on AA?)

Artichokey in Kids and Floppy Disk in Womens.

4khaos wrote:Why exactly was the 23rd the death of AA? (Which shirt was the last one printed on AA?)

The last shirt printed on AA and offered on shirt.woot was When I Grow Up. But on July 23rd, the last two shirts available for purchase from the Reckoning [1971 (women), Artichokey (kids)] disappeared.

(The very last shirts to print on AA would have been from the Woot Plus kids' sale.)

neuropsychosocial wrote:A.A. (Woot) Blanks: born July 20, 2007 (St. Louis, Missouri); died July 23, 2012 (Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, Washington), age five years and three days. Succumbed to injuries sustained on February 21, 2012; the cause of death was ruled a homicide. Services will be private with ongoing interment in closets all over the world.

Since its epic began five years ago, AA - as it was known - provided the backdrop for approximately 1,700 artistic creations printed by the site shirt.woot. It played a key role in multiple blockbusters, such as The Binge, a tragicomedy featuring a blue muppet overcome by his addiction to milk-and-cookies that came out of nowhere to become shirt.woot’s most commercially successful venture. It mastered myriad genres, from the classic word pun (Donut Panic) to psychological masterpieces (Some Motivation Required), with an artistic range from the topical (Acquired Taste) to the risqué (Special Delivery, Fresh Cake). Other creations were cult hits, appealing to video gamers (The Cheese is a Liederkranz) or the oft-ignored rabbit fanatics (Imposter). Not all of its creations were commercially successful, however, with the tale of a lonely haunted house, Housewarming Gifts, among several spectacular flops.

AA bred controversy, even in success: its longest-surviving progeny, Nevermore, suffered accusations of illegibility and was the target of death threats that continue to this day. AA’s critics pointed to its unrealistic sizing chart - perhaps based on the measurements of the nearly-naked, too-thin models who frequented its website - as well as the untoward behavior of its CEO. Others appreciated the unusual sizing, noting a rare opportunity to find shirts that flattered their bodies. Supporters argued that AA provided jobs to US-based garment workers, while others cheered AA’s unusually soft cotton. In addition to its strengths and successes, AA’s very real problems will forever be a part of its complicated legacy.

A.A. Blanks will be missed by many but never forgotten by all those who will continue to be touched by its shirts.

Very nice neuro. RIP AA Blanks. You are gone but not forgotten. My only regret is not buying more AA blanks.

While I see the RIP AA posts, I believe there will probably be one more batch of randoms that will include the last remaining AA's(very few).

Although that might not be true, I think there are still some around, hence the kids sale and shirts in certain sizes still being printed up until yesterday...

In other news, its kind of funny to me that the last AA new print was yesterday as I just got my randoms yesterday and received an "Artichokey" on AA to add to my 3 on Anvil... guess I'm glad I didn't buy anymore during its last week on the reckoning. Just think its funny when I purchased them, I got Anvils, when I randomed it, I got an AA. My other two randoms were on Anvil. Looks like I'll be wearing the AA and giving the Anvils as gifts!

bounty42 wrote:So the new numbers page doesn't like to update when there's lots of traffic. At the close of the Woot-off every shirt was 20-25 minutes behind time. Over the next half hour I passed through the list, refreshing the page, then recording the total, and the number of minutes since the 'close' of the Woot-off for the last sale. I would assume any sale within 10 minutes of 'close' is a Woot-off sale that just hadn't been finished yet. So now that you have your grain of salt, here's my numbers.

Legend: (Baseline rank) Shirt Name - opening sales numbers - Closing sales numbers - minutes post sale - Difference.
(1) Unstealthiest Ninja 3 4 - 6444 - 6695 - 7min - 251*
(2) As You Wish - 4399 - 4528 - 5min - 129
(3) I Love Science - 4886 - 4975 - 11min - 89**
(4) Oodles of Noodles - 2145 - 2212 - 21min - 67
(5) I'm A Humanatarian - 3260 - 3352 - 10min - 92
(6) Condition: Fleshwound - 2425 - 2478 - 7min - 53
(7) The Binge - 59719 - 59859 - 10min - 140
(8) Settler Cats - 3276 - 3338 - 12min - 62
(9) Rebel Attack - 3479 - 3552 - 6min - 73
(10) Shhhhhhh - 13806 - 13895 - 9min - 89
(11) Nevermore - 49717 - 49783 - 2min - 66
(12) The Formula For Success - 12455 - 12556 - 10min - 101
(13) Star Powered - 5186 - 5275 - 19min - 89*
(14) Free Your Heart - 1835 - 1876 - 29min - 41
(15) Cats Resume - 5610 - 5677 - 3min - 67
(16) Leonardo - 8051 - 8111 - 8min - 60*
(17) Released - 1333 - 1385 - -2min - 52
(18) Color Outside the Lines - 1561 - 1599 - 5min - 38*
(19) To Each His Own - 1603 - 1658 - 12min - 55
(20) Sock Abduction - 1468 - 1515 - 28min - 47
(21) Escape from the Cold - 1765 - 1820 - 16min - 55
(22) Alas, haters - 1474 - 1511 - 11min - 37
(23) Deallocated - 1733 - 1755 - -1min - 22
(24) Yay for tomorrow - 1658 - 1699 - 9min - 41
(25) Well Done - 1097 - 1129 - -1min - 32
(26) Full Coverage - 1060 - 1091 - 6min - 31
(91) Which Way to Bacon Town? - 3421 - 3478 - 6min - 57**

* At start last purchase was less than 1 minute
** Opening number incorrect (late window)

Thanks for picking up the torch, Bounty. I may not be quite the Reckoning regular I once was, but it's nice to see those familiar numbers once again.

The kitty making bread apron. Is it still available somewhere?

citizencoyote wrote:Thanks for picking up the torch, Bounty. I may not be quite the Reckoning regular I once was, but it's nice to see those familiar numbers once again.

I'm thinking that numbers are going to remain dark this week in memorandum as it were. I'll be looking at what I can scrape together next week and see if I'll be able to fill at least a small part of what we're loosing. My numbers were never as good as Narfcake's though.

How do we get shirts back into the reconing? I would love to see "The Original Recycler" come back... http://shirt.woot.com/blog/post/the-original-recycler

xPhoenix777 wrote:How do we get shirts back into the reconing? I would love to see "The Original Recycler" come back... http://shirt.woot.com/blog/post/the-original-recycler

Saddly you can't: Once it's gone it's gone (from here) for good.

You can watch the WootPlus side sales, they run 10 or so old designs a week. If you just want a copy for youself I'd advise trying a trading site, like teetrade.org

Crud I wasn't here for Narf's Shirt Woot sign-off. [if you ever get a chance to go to a conference at Asilomar Conference Grounds and State Beach in Pacific grove, CA, jump at the chance ]

grahamcrackercoyote wrote:Crud I wasn't here for Narf's Shirt Woot sign-off. [if you ever get a chance to go to a conference at Asilomar Conference Grounds and State Beach in Pacific grove, CA, jump at the chance ]

Just never try to use the bathrooms while visiting the beach there. It's insane. And do we learn, NOOOOO!!!

grahamcrackercoyote wrote:Crud I wasn't here for Narf's Shirt Woot sign-off. [if you ever get a chance to go to a conference at Asilomar Conference Grounds and State Beach in Pacific grove, CA, jump at the chance ]

Ooh! Both Point Pinos Lighthouse and the Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area are on the list of places I'd really like to visit someday-which-realistically-means-never-unfortunately. I bet it was beautiful! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Not sure when I'll next talk to Narfcake - he really seems to be enjoy life post-woot! - but I'll mention your comment.

Reckoning: so earlier today, I glanced at the Reckoning and thought, "Why are there only 26 shirts? Oh. Hmm, I wonder if As You Wish could overtake UnNinja3 - I'll go check Narf's numbers. Oh. Well, at least my Binge mug should be here any day! Oh."

neuropsychosocial wrote:Ooh! Both Point Pinos Lighthouse and the Pacific Grove Marine Gardens State Marine Conservation Area are on the list of places I'd really like to visit someday-which-realistically-means-never-unfortunately. I bet it was beautiful! Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Not sure when I'll next talk to Narfcake - he really seems to be enjoy life post-woot! - but I'll mention your comment.

Reckoning: so earlier today, I glanced at the Reckoning and thought, "Why are there only 26 shirts? Oh. Hmm, I wonder if As You Wish could overtake UnNinja3 - I'll go check Narf's numbers. Oh. Well, at least my Binge mug should be here any day! Oh."

Thanks for passing on the message. I still don't own a laptop [I now know I'm hardly the only teacher who doesn't], but I'm pretty sure I would have left it home anyway. I've been up to the Monterey area before, but never to Asilomar. If you never leave the campus, it's like summer camp for adults with better food And wine!

grahamcrackercoyote wrote:Thanks for passing on the message.

Narf says hi. He expresssed much amusement about Schrodinger's mugs and asked when I thought Binge and Nevermore would reach their respective milestones. I thought, "Hey, that's your job!" (We settled on "soon" and "not next week." For two number nerds, that was impressively imprecise!)

Reckoning: I got two Artichokeys in the mail yesterday! Oh, that's not relevant to this Reckoning? Well, um...

neuropsychosocial wrote:Reckoning: I got two Artichokeys in the mail yesterday! Oh, that's not relevant to this Reckoning? Well, um...

Close enough.

Did anyone pick up a copy of Free Your Heart? It's sitting at 20th right now and on-screen I've always thought it was beautiful, but worried about how well it would print. Any feedback?

citizencoyote wrote:Close enough.

Did anyone pick up a copy of Free Your Heart? It's sitting at 20th right now and on-screen I've always thought it was beautiful, but worried about how well it would print. Any feedback?

I thought it printed pretty decent. It's definitely darker on the shirt, and the light rays end a bit more abruptly than they do on-screen. But overall, I was satisfied.

Since no one posted the most important numbers of the week - The Monday Reckoning numbers, here they are from my records from this morning.

1 Unstealthiest Ninja 3 6,886
2 As You Wish 4,677
3 Oodles of Noodles 2,302
4 I Love Science 5,069
5 I'm A Humanatarian 3,437
6 Condition: Fleshwound 2,545
7 The Binge 59,963
8 Settler Cats 3,405
9 The Formula For Success 12,670
10 Rebel Attack 3,620
11 Shhhhhhh 13,983
12 Yay for tomorrow 1,780
13 Nevermore 49,859
14 Star Powered 5,354
15 Cat's Resume 5,768
16 Leonardo 8,196
17 Alas, haters 1,570
18 To Each His Own... 1,714
19 Released 1,457
20 Free Your Heart 1,924
21 Deallocated 1,814
22 Well Done 1,200
23 Color Outside the Lines 1,656
24 Sock Abduction 1,573
25 Escape from the Cold 1,888
26 Full Coverage 1,129
Mon Which Way to Bacon Town? 3,654
Tue Choose Wisely 1,971
Wed The Dragon Claw Lesson 659
Thu Ouch! 905
Fri Fox Nouveau 1,642
Sat The Mrowr 1,673
Sun ASCII Night 1,770

For several years, I have tracked the first day sales and the Monday Reckoning numbers. I could add to the above format if needed.