Free Shirt(s) Giveaway Time! [unofficial]
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Heyo! I’ve had a little bit of a lucky streak over at that other shirt site and figured it was time to do the thing.
I’ll send a shirt of your choice to three randomly selected individuals that post (anything) in this thread. If you’re not sure what to post here’s a two-part prompt:
- Who is your favorite mehtizen, and why is it me?
Here’s some stuff to know:
- I was just kidding about the prompt. Post something else. (please!)
- Contest will run through Monday, July 11th. Winners will be announced on Tuesday the 12th.
- Any design in the shirt.woot library is fair game, but it’s always appreciated if you select something from my catalog.
- Replies to comments are encouraged, but only top-level comments will be considered as an entry (so post a new comment if you want a chance at winning).
- I’ll need your address to send you the tee, but don’t worry. When I swing by your home unexpectedly, I will usually have snacks.
- I was kidding about the snacks.
- Good luck and thanks for all the continued support I get here!
- 115 comments, 91 replies
- Comment
Oh, and I have a couple of fun derby entries this week if you want to take a look and/or vote for them.
Hops II
https://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/124900/hops-ii
I Got You Babe
https://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/124903/i-got-you-babe
Thanks!
@ACraigL not entering but I like the new entries. Not enough to trade my chips though
Voted.
@ACraigL I must ask, is this a really obscure reference to a 1995 movie from Australia?
@werehatrack I didn’t think I was being obscure. Or subtle. But yes, mashed up with the 70’s titular classic by Sonny & Cher. I did think I was being funny. We’ll see if anyone else agrees.
@ACraigL I voted for the hops one, I really like it. I have a rule, which I have never broken, that I only buy pun shirts if they do not have explanatory text - I just love the subtle nature of them. Boba Fetch and Exercising Demons being two of my favorite shirts.
But I might buy this anyway, it is so funny, and I like bunnies.
@bdb Thanks! I agree in general. Explaining the joke takes some of the fun away. But I felt like this series benefitted from it.
Meh
@ACraigL Do you do any art or t-shirt sales at places other than shirt.woot.com?
@bdb I have some stuff on TeePublic (same username) and occasionally show up on Mediocritee.
Thanks. Count me in.
These strings are always fun!
Nope, it was a talent streak. (Did I suck up enough?)
@sammydog01 Ha. Your random chance of winning has been randomly adjusted accordingly.
This post exists as a demonstration that randomness is a thing. Blueberry jalapeno jumprope lubricant.
@werehatrack But if I found anything acceptable about IPAs, I’d already have the Hops shirt on the way.
@werehatrack Um, its popularity leaves more <insert non-IPA beverage> for you?
@macromeh Sadly, its presence means that there are fewer non-IPA choices available at many establishments purveying potables.
@macromeh @werehatrack You’re not wrong. I like hazy ales in the summer because lighter and they are much fewer (but I find ones I still enjoy for sure)
@werehatrack are you living the jumpeope? just trying to figure out modifiers
@werehatrack
Blueberry jalapeno IPA? I would actually not be surprised to see that; there are so many weird novelty flavors. Occasionally I ask for a sample just out of curiosity but I always hate them.
@chris_63118 Pseudorandom string for surrealist card-punch. Once in a while I just toss in stuff like that. But sure, a jumprope is a moving part, and moving parts need lube, don’t they? And it’s the wrong season for pumpkin spice, so…
Love both those derby shirts. Two of the four greatest things ever, hops for beer and bacon. The other two would be pizza and steak.
Ohhhhh, darn…I was hoping for the snacks! Well, I guess you might as well not come here then.
Or, just drop off a fabulous Tshirt in the mailbox-
Thanks…
( If you change your mind, fav. Snack is Fritos)
…not trying to break the rules with a double entry, but I suppose you might consider this my husband’s entry:. The " shiny metal ale" is right up his alley…er, uh, up his throat, mouth, stomach…wherever you guys put that weird gross mouthwash tasting IPA craft beer- hahahaha
@sawaustin That’s one of my favorites that I’ve made. Noted!
You are the most talented artist because you can host contests that go back in time! I voted for Hops II. I love that shirt. I hope it gets printed. (Is that how the derby works? I am medicoritee mehtizen only. Sorry.)
Some of my favorites from your collection are A Token Sacrifice, Canine Biology, Explained, and Classy Comma. (See what I did there.)
Wishes for continued success.
@KNmeh7
OMG. I’ll see if a mod can fix it. Thanks for the catch!
@Narfcake @thumperchick… any chance you can update the OP to reflect July instead of June? Much appreciated.
@ACraigL @KNmeh7 @narfcake sure!
@KNmeh7 @narfcake @Thumperchick Thanks so much! Now I look less dumb. Slightly.
@KNmeh7 Yes, voting (by selecting “I’d Want One”) is what you need to do. The top 3 vote-getters win a flat fee prize and get featured for the day. Votes also inform selections for a group sale at the end of the week.
Note you can vote for as many designs as you like, just only one vote per design, per account. Hope that helps clear it up!
Ohhhhh, darn…I was hoping for the snacks! Well, I guess you might as well not come here then.
Or, just drop off a fabulous Tshirt in the mailbox-
Thanks…
( If you change your mind, fav. Snack is Fritos)
…uh-oh…now I’m in trouble because you sent me to that link for your Tshirt designs…and I see like a hundred per page- of- “MANY” pages ( how many, anyway?)— and so, now, my house is not cleaned, my dinner’s not prepared, my emails aren’t answered…heck, I haven’t even gotten out of bed yet! Soooo many great and funny designs…and I’ve only just started! When could I get through viewing them all, do you think? 2024?
)
(and, btw, will you kick me out of the contest if I say your sense of humor is…well…sometimes twisted? Hahahaha.
@sawaustin You should see the stuff they refused to print!
@ACraigL @sawaustin Yes! Yes, we should!
@sawaustin @werehatrack
I’ll just leave this here:
https://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/112380/thats-what-shirt-said
@sawaustin @werehatrack @ACraigL
Oh nooo…I’m only on page 3!! Opening all the shirts pages to see better…I can’t stop now…must keep going…
I’d definitely rock the hops shirt.
I should maybe mention that Hops design is the second in a series of “hopping” animal designs I plan to do. The first (kangaroo) can be found here:
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/hops
@ACraigL where’s the beer pouch?
@Sneakertree under the shirt, obviously.
so… so … much spectacularnous (couldnt find appropriate wordage) . You got Buffy, and crystal lake, and coffee and bunnies that would make revenge demons cry!
Damn I love a good dad joke
Did somebody say something about snacks?
This is my entry. (Nice shirts, yada, yada, yada)
I vote almost every week for you and all I get is this crappy shirt
(that’s sarcastic for anyone who didn’t get it, crossing woot and meh!)
@Star2236 ALMOST???
@ACraigL
Some weeks I forget
@Star2236 I FORGIVE YOU!
(I truly appreciate it, please don’t my comments as otherwise)
(anything)
I want to be announced as a winner on July 12th, which happens to be my sister’s birthday. She hates when I win stuff. I love when I get to rub it in her face that I won something - and what sweet reward for me to be able to do it on her birthday
@mbersiam That’s a little vindictive. I like it.
Oh wow! That’s so awesome of you!
POPSOCKETS! SPA KITS! POLLY POCKETS! AWESOME!
Not sure Im a human but I am life like.
@Kimblykim I KNOW THAT REFERENCE!
I finally bought your “Start the Mehvolution” shirt but there are many others I’d be delighted to win!
If I were to win…I would get the one that said “The more I’m around humans…the more I like my dog”…because it’s true. Great Shirts…Thanks for having the contest!!!
How do I pick they are all so freaking awesome
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
@mediocrebot Thanks mediocrebot! (and @fur_fly)
Here’s a random number: 9
Story of my life!
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/a-hole-approaching?ref=cnt_ctlg_dgn_29
A majority of the tshirts I wear are Woot! shirts. The rest are mostly Meh or random ones I got for free for volunteering with something. So, of course I’m in for the possibility of winning another shirt. Woo-hoo! Plus, tomorrow’s my birthday, so, ya know, it would be fun to win something (a little late, but that’s okay).
@gt0163c
/giphy happy birthday
@acraigl I’m curious to know if they have mentioned anything about the peeling issue to you as an artist. I know they keep saying it doesn’t really exist and pass the buck along to some other thing, but I was just curious if there’s any back-end information that they hand out?
@jaybird It’s a thing. I don’t see it on my shirts much because I mostly line-dry them. If you need to use the dryer, try doing it on low heat, inside-out.
Not all designs are impacted, it’s more about who (or maybe what) is doing the curing treatment on that particular batch. The good news is the customer service team will generally replace them no questions asked, especially if you’re only a few days or weeks into receiving them and they exhibit the problem.
@jaybird About T-shirt peeling…
A screen-printed design pretty much will not peel. What does peel, too often, is the early-generation direct-to-garment inks, particularly if the shirts were not pre-treated properly. Unfortunately, because switching to the later, better, non-peeling DTG printing is expensive, and the old equipment will pretty much keep working if kept maintained, a lot of shops have stuck with the first- and second-gen tech. First-gen inks (and a lot of second-gen) are easy to spot; they smell like acetic acid - vinegar - for at least a year after printing, and there is precisely nothing that can be done to make the ink nonsmelly and nonsticky and peel-proof. And MBAs cannot be convinced to ditch such machinery by any means of persuasion short of defenestration from above flight level 110 AGL.
If I give you an IRKcoin, would that guarantee me to be one of the three? If not, I blame the goat. Oh look at that, I just earned another IRKcoin!
Having trouble deciding between these two:
PS @ACraigL - I blame the goat for your generosity!
Thanks for your meherosity (generosity) hahahahaha I crack myself up!
Posty post post.
@poids Paging Posty McPostface?
Anything
I might make a gift of your shirt offer
Going to scroll through the hundreds of thousands of cool shirts right now. I’ll be back with my favorite in a few days. Thanks for the great contest!
I’m also posting as my friendly reminder that we still need a beer. Or a Phillies game if you’re so inclined.
@cinoclav Yeah! Beer sounds great, thanks for the reminder. Let’s offline a time and place!
@ACraigL Still have my #?
You have a nice extensive collection. Hard to pick just one. But I did find a few that I liked immediately after seeing them.
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/holodeck-reunion
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/happy-and-you-know-it
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/nap-time
I could certainly list all the ones that I like but that would end up being half of your catalog.
Yet more Thanksgiving birds, I mean hands.
/giphy no-more-shirts
Wait…that may have been counterproductive.
@tofarber It will not impact the random selections.
Ah you have amazing designs. I’ve always loved the Toys R Us Never Forget. I actually picked up the Pi-Kachu last year
@james
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRNv6gLk/?k=1
I don’t know you! That’s my purse!
I know my husband would like this one https://shirt.woot.com/offers/the-pumpkiner
But I am looking to see if there are ones my nephews might like.
WOOHOO! Nice collection. There’s about a half dozen in there I could see being part of my regular rotation.
I could always use more of your shirts!
I LOVED the present pooping tree when it came out, I did not realized until today it was yours.
Are you open to suggestions / requests / ideas for designs? Things I would buy if you got them published somewhere. No obligation to pay me anything.
@bdb Always open to ideas. The pooping tree is one of my early works. Sold a ton of them on the debut – not to mention the angry comments that ensued. That was a good day
@ACraigL Oops, somehow I posted my first request as a comment, rather than a reply. Sorry, and please make sure I don’t have a double chance of winning.
@ACraigL Did you see my first request for your creativity? Posted it as a new comment by mistake, rather than a reply, just below here, regarding the old wrong droid shirt.
@bdb Saw that, just didn’t read it as a request of any kind, sorry.
There’s been lots of variations on that. There’s an iron man one and a police lineup, as well as a bender one on woot IIRC. But maybe there’s room for one more
@ACraigL I have an idea I don’t like, but I present it in the spirit of brainstorming.
How about an illustration of droids lined up for sale in front of the sand crawler, with an apple phone in the line up, and a droid shaped like the android mascot in the line up.
My main goal is to stick the idea in your head. I have looked, and have not seen any well down art / shirts with the android logo-like droid being not the correct droid. Although there are lots of variations on the theme, as you mention.
I liked this shirt when it was on shirt.woot:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/350084571007103017/
I loved the idea, but was not a big fan of the art, but I bought one and enjoy wearing it.
I don’t know just what I want beyond three elements:
Mmm, you didn’t say pretty so… it’s a tie between @mediocrebot and @sammydog01 for me.
@njfan Aww thank you. I wonder which of us is a bigger asshole?
@sammydog01
/giphy uh…
There’s no rules!
Put your shirt back on!
There’s one rule!
Yay for shirts, especially those that celebrate my true love, bacon. And I’m probably going to buy the hops one for my brewer friend if it gets made!
taco.
Did I win?
Mmm, I need more work appropriate t-shirts- since we are both US & Canada, we get two Thanksgivings off, but there are others I already own… I should start a wish list to keep track
Your welcome to at my home anytime.
Would love to have another of your shirts!
Goodness, that is a lot of shirts and a lot of talent! I do really like the hops one, animal puns are the best.
I dig a bunch of your designs but really like the Trust the science one! Congrats on a pretty large list of designs. Thanks for the giveaway.
Not an official (or unofficial) entry. I stand in awe of your lack of worthwhile pursuits.
As I am barely able to close my t-shirt drawers (preferable to having to evict felines and sticky-up their fur-tags from any shirt I would choose to wear), I need to cull rather than acquire. I roll them, too - it’s not inefficient storage protocols, it’s insufficient volume.
Swing on by!
You are.
Wait, you refer to Woot’s t-shirts above. WTH? Old HTML?
do what now?
/giphy angular geometry
Bring beer
The Shelter Skelter shirt is fantastic, would love to have it, would wear it often and proudly
And “Silent Warning” is cute. I’d wear it to deliver food. Or " Inevitably"
I have a torso. And wear shirts.
I can’t believe you’ve had 375 designs printed. That’s unreal. It’s actually around the quantity of shirts I own. brettee.com (I’m VERY behind on it).
@Bretterson I actually have over 400 but woot has this nasty bug that causes some designs to fall out of their search engine (but are still available for sale if you have the URL). It’s super-frustrating for the designers, but hasn’t been a priority for woot to correct, sadly.
@ACraigL What an odd, and frustrating, bug.
I have been beat to randomness, but DANCING ZUCCHINI!
Also, that hops shirt is chef’s kiss
I will have snacks 4U!
I Inevitability don’t win (not very lucky), but gotta try, right? Might as well try for it now instead of saying Maybe Later and missing my chance.
I like to post posts about posts.
@frankthehobo
i always skip this cuz theres too many shirts for me to choose one, but ima have to get that hops one when you win so i might as well be in
I already have How to Math for my Algebra class. I would love Game of Adulting for my Life is Not a Game (life skills) class.
Bite My Shiny Metal Ale
Ya’ll I just passed the Green Level, but I can’t seem to crack the rest.
Does anyone have a cheatcode?
ro$ebud doesn’t seem to be working…
Love this shirt @ACraigL!
Any excuse to share a pic of my dog!
@jnicholson0619 Great pic!!! Give that cute dog a treat and pets from me!!!
@jnicholson0619 Why does your dog have a shiv?
I like pie
These are great! Ordered a couple already!
They’re BOGO, right?!
Ooh. I voted for the hops design. And a couple of catshirts in the derby that were not in the top 9.
This is my school!!
I need more T-shirts. Really. (Not.)
I don’t really need another shirt, but…
Who couldn’t use another shirt?
I just realized there is a poop emoji next to my name
@npentimone
I have way too many shirts for my closet, but count me in for the giveaway. Thanks for doing this; your designs are terrific.
Okay I LOVE the Old School Math shirt! School House Rock is my FAVORITE thing. I have every single song memorized
@Deri143 Have you seen my more recent one?
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/the-saturday-morning-rockers
@ACraigL OMG no but I love it!!!
Meh
I don’t know even know how to post a picture. On other news I recently acquired a bearded dragon from the parking lot at my job. It’s cute and more spoiled then me now.
@angelafay90 The little icon down there ▼ that looks like a mountain with a sun above it will allow you to upload.
@ACraigL thank you!
@angelafay90
@angelafay90 There it is!
And with a jaunty cricket hat. Cute!
@ACraigL I know right.
so cute!
I really need to check out your catalog again.
/giphy king of t-shirts
I like anything giveaways
My grandfather would die of excitement if I won him the “Thanksgiving Bird” shirt.
@mikebraunstein
You’re trying to kill your grandfather?
@Kyeh @mikebraunstein I think he is definitely sending a different message with that one, lol.
In light of my abysmal record with all things Meh, find it rather difficult to believe I have a chance . . . but hope springs eternal.
My wife would love this one: Wine is my Hero
I need more shirts!
Your aura is purple.
Congrats on the continued design success
I was kidding about the snacks.
Sorry, but now I’m counting on snacks if I win. Along with a shirt. Snacks and shirt. Yeah. S&S.
That Thanksgiving shirt is really great. I dunno if I can wear it around my family though. Maybe under a button-front shirt & just show it to my cool cousins.
@tet3 We group wear it every year. It’s a thing
@ACraigL @tet3 So many frostbitten fingers!
I wear it when I go out shopping around that time of the year.
Anything
I love snacks!
Been really enjoying the engagement on this thread. So, in light of all the birthday shenanigans, I’ll up the ante and select FIVE random winners.
Good luck! Contest ends Monday night!
And yeah, the Thanksgiving Bird shirt is amazing!
Last to enter (and to vote if you’re so inclined)!
Winners to be announced tomorrow!
Last *day to enter.
Ugh. Why can’t I type good?
@ACraigL Watchoomeen? You gots two "o"s, a “g”, anna “d”, all in co-reck oder, lookin’ copacetic two mi!
Oh hey! I enjoy shirts. Genuinely cannot decide if I like the Holodeck Reunion or Time Variance Authority one better, but both are delightful. Good show, lad.
For anyone that’s interested, the new “positivity” derby just launched and I have one entry. Would love a vote if you can spare it!
COFFEE DAY
https://shirt.woot.com/derby/entry/124977/coffee-day
@ACraigL Voted
@heartny Thanks!
We have our results! First off, let me just thank everyone for the participation. Almost 100 top-level posts. Wow! Also super-appreciative folks took the trouble to look at my catalog. What a great community!
Without further ado, congrats to our winners:
@kostia
@zorasmom
@sammydog01
@Sneakertree
@frankthehobo
To get your shirts, whisper the following to me:
I’ll get them out as soon as I hear back. As a final request, please post to this thread with pictures when you receive them. Modeling options are up to you.
This was fun! We’ll do it again soon. Don’t forget to vote in the derby and Happy Prime Day, I guess?
@ACraigL OH MY GOSH! Thank you so much. I’ve been wearing themed shirts to axe throwing- any recommendations? Ninjas are especially welcome.
@sammydog01 This is the only one I have with a ninja (kinda).
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/ghost-costume-fails
But lots outside my catalog, I’m sure!
Holy Freakin happy dance! Thank you!
Congrats to all the lucky winners.
Damn… missed it by one!
(just knew I shouldn’t have been the first post!)
Congrats to all the lucky ones!
@chienfou Not everyone has claimed yet… there’s a still a chance!
/giphy still a chance
@ACraigL
So you will backfill the list if they go unclaimed? How long do they have to claim their swag?
@chienfou I figure I’ll go a week or so. Will send a few reminders along the way.
@kostia? Are you out there?
I’ll give you until Monday, 12pm EST. After that I’ll select a new winner.
@ACraigL Thanks for tagging me again, I totally missed Tuesday’s post. Sorry, y’all who were hoping for a second draw.
@ACraigL @kostia
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
C’est la vie…
The goat doesn’t get one? I blame the goat!
All shirts have been deployed. Thanks for playing and congrats again to our winners!
For anyone that’s interested, both the Hops and Bacon designs were selected in the Editor’s choice group sale which can be found here:
https://shirt.woot.com/plus/pet-apparel/
@acraigl Thanks! (I’m not wearing it because it’s gonna be a gift.)
@kostia Looks like that turned out great. I hope they like it!
@ACraigL @kostia
NICE!!
@ACraigL He’s a brewer by trade. His shirts have a theme. He’ll love it.
@kostia That’s good to know…
My shirt came!
We throw knives too (gotta get out the steel wool for mine). There’s a full size Jason cardboard cutout at the club. I love this shirt so much!
Plus bonus shirts!
These are all so awesome, thanks so much! I will be showing them off next season.
On a side note, one of the guys at axe night saw my unstealthiest ninja shirt and said Woot, right?
PANS! GLANDS! CRAYONS! AWESOME!
@sammydog01 would have been cooler if he had said the actual secret phrase. the one no one remembers anymore.
You’re the best! Thanks for always doing this and giving people the chance to win !
@AttyVette
/giphy aw, shucks
Holy moley!
Thank you so much for all the shirts!! I’m a big Hitchhiker’s Guid to the Galaxy fan so the bonus hitchhiker-u and Trillian Extra shirt will be put to good use and the meh sports shirt is so me!
Thank you so much again!!
-Frankthehobo
@frankthehobo my pleasure! Enjoy them!
I won! Looked through the WHOLE catalog and chose the shirt that would make my husband laugh then bought 3 more I would have chosen. Got my package(s!) Holy crap thank you! then celebrated in my awkward af way with whiskey and a summoning circle of sorts. I chose the awkward bought x files, anchorman, and star wars and got hella great extras in siracha, bored af, and sarcasm makes me…
Thank you @acraigl
@Sneakertree OMG. Hahahaha. Love this. Thanks for posting!