As part of my preparation for the upcoming college football season, I treated myself to some new Missouri Tigers gear. I used Fans Edge this time instead of the usual Football Fanatics or Amazon, but am not really happy with the quality of the merchandise. The shopping experience was fine, but the t-shirts I got were crap.
The first one was this arch t-shirt. It’s an officially licensed product made by New Agenda, but the material is very thin and flimsy. The description says that it’s 100% cotton and is “lightweight rib knit”. Is that code for being practically see-through? (Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating. A little.) The screen printing seems kind of sketchy too, like it will peel off before going through five wash and dry cycles. We’ll see how long this lasts. Oh, and the sizing runs a bit small, but this is mentioned right in the product description, so I’m not complaining about that.
The second shirt I bought was this Mizzou Alumni model. It’s also made by New Agenda and carries the same 100% cotton, “lightweight rib knit” labels. Not surprisingly, I have the same problems with this shirt that I have with the other one. It’s thin as hell and feels incredibly cheap. The screen printing quality is also about the same, so I have my doubts about the longevity of this product as well.
If there’s a plus side, I guess it’s that the arch tee only cost $12.99 and the alumni tee cost $14.99. Yeah, I could have gotten a higher quality Nike, Adidas, or Under Armour t-shirt for $28, but at least I have two shirts at my disposal (for the time being) instead of just one.
In the future, though, I’m going to be very careful about buying any sports apparel made by New Agenda.
I am starting to purchase some new t-shirts for the summer, and as much as I like gear featuring my favorite sports teams, I’m kind of getting tired of always wearing the same things. So this time around I decided to buy the Alpinestars t-shirt pictured here.
I usually don’t complain much in my posts because most of the products I buy turn out to be better than what I expected. But that wasn’t the case with this CampusOne Mizzou t-shirt that I bought a short time ago.
OMG, I was just looking through one of those “worst Christmas gifts ever” lists that always pop up at this time of year, and came across this horrifying thing called a “Peekaru”. It’s some kind of stupid snuggie that allows moms to carry their babies while presumably keeping them warm outdoors. I understand the concept, but seriously, the picture of that baby’s face just sticking out like that looks scary as hell! I would NEVER wear one of these things if I had a baby!!!!
I love Hot Pockets. In fact, there was a period of time when I ate Hot Pockets for lunch every.single. day. For like a year. So when I started seeing these Side Shots at the grocery store, I was a bit intrigued. I finally got around to trying a package of the Mini Cheeseburger flavor the other day — and have to say I was less than impressed.