Sunday Sites- Shirt Woot

New to Cocktails with Clint is the weekly sharing of interweb surfing spots known as Sunday Sites. Every Sunday we will feature a new website of my choosing. The sites I choose may hold useful tools, interesting information, or simply random junk that would have otherwise been lost in the vastness of the internetz. Hopefully, Sunday Sites will provide new web experiences for the majority of our visitors.

This weeks featured website is Shirt Woot. http://shirt.woot.com/

My friend, and college roommate, Sean introduced me to Shirt Woot during a trip to Comic-con this past summer. Comic-con is many things, not the least of which is a place to make a fashion statement. Graphic t-shirts are one of the easiest ways to make a personal fashion statement and Comic-con is the mecca of graphic tees. With thousands of recognizable characters and numerous pop-culture references, the patrons of Comic-con are exposed to an overwhelming amount of t-shirt art and humor. I noticed Sean's brother, David, wearing a particularly amusing shirt and I questioned him about where he obtained such a piece. He began telling me about Woot and specifically Shirt Woot.

The idea behind the Woot website is interesting and proves to be effective. Each day, one item is available for sale in limited quantity and more importantly, for a very affordable price. While Woot.com offers a cornucopia of merchandise, Shirt Woot is obviously more specific. Every day, Shirt Woot offers to sell a limited quantity of one t-shirt. These shirts are usually available in every size, but once they sell out, that's it-no more. Shirts are typically $10-15 each-very affordable. If a shirt sells out, potential customers are forced to seek out purchased shirts on E-bay or other resale outlets. The site does not sell the same shirt again after the day it debuts. Only on special occasions does Shirt Woot offer a Random Shirt sale where overstocked shirts that did not sell on the original day are shipped out at random for a discounted price.
For someone who finds t-shirts comfortable and appealing, the idea behind Shirt Woot might have been enough for me to visit it once in a while when I'm looking for a new look. The reason I really like Shirt Woot is for the kinds of shirts made available. Shirt Woot often hold t-shirt design contests where aspiring graphic design artists are asked to create a piece of fashion based off of unique and fun criteria. For example, a recent contest(or Derby) asked designers to create a shirt with a Halloween theme. Once the design is submitted, users of the site are asked to vote on which shirt should be produced and the winner eventually becomes available for sale. The template used by Shirt Woot is wonderful for creating original pieces of fashion art and providing deserved attention to new independent artists. Besides offering cool shirts for a low price, Shirt Woot serves as a constantly updated gallery for unique pieces of graphic art. A new shirt goes on sale every morning so be sure to check out Shirt Woot with your morning meal.

Just a few examples of shirt design recently offered on Shirt Woot....

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