Arena Sighting

by Steve, November 25th, 2007

salead.jpgI’ve been selling More Hockey Less War t-shirts for over a year now, and I know they’ve been worn in rinks all around the globe. But I had my first sighting at the Memorial Coliseum (other than my own) last night at the Winter Hawks’ Teddy Bear Toss. Here’s a shout out to the nice woman in section 13 wearing her black t-shirt with the classic stenciled logo. I was wearing my 148th Overseas Battalion sweatshirt, and she noticed and gave me a nice wave.

Seeing a random stranger wearing a t-shirt I designed gave me an unexpected thrill. I’m glad the irony (and the pure, unadulterated truth embodied in what at first appears to be a contradiction) is appreciated by others enough that they’d spend upwards of $30 to order one of my shirts.

Since the price of these things is so high, and the pittance I make off them isn’t good for much (except buying shirts for me and my crew), I decided to drop the prices as far as I can on the classic design More Hockey Less War T-shirt. (Cafe Press sets relatively high base prices — $18.99-$19.99 for basic dark t-shirts — and shop keepers make money by adding markup to that price.)

From now until I can be bothered to change it back (could be weeks, months or years) I’m selling these for $20.99. That’s a dollar or two above cost, depending on whether it’s men’s or women’s, enough to (hopefully) cover the cost of the Cafe Press shop. They’re still not cheap, but they’re probably as cheap as you’ll get a dark t-shirt at any Cafe Press shop.

3 Responses to “Arena Sighting”

  1. Comment from La:

    Hi from woman in section 13. I too got excited when I saw you wearing your shirt at the game. Of course I didn’t realize that it was actually YOU! My 5 year old daughter and my father also have more hockey less war t’s. We’re season ticket holders and have all worn them to WH games. We love our shirts and I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of positive comments whenever I or my daughter wear our shirts. It would be great if you could sell them at WH games or at the local rinks. Keep up the great work!

  2. Comment from Alex Charns:

    I saw a Durham (N.C.) school girl (she looked very much like my daughter) wear one of the red MH LW t-shirts to school recently.

    I’m pretty sure there was no gun violence in Durham
    the day that little girl wore her T to school that day, and the Hurricanes defeated the Rangers at MSG soon after.

    Those are some powerful t-shirts!

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