Nifty
Web and SaaS
e-commerce t-shirt store
SHOW HN2012
171points
82comments
#103of 1,677 in 2012
Top 7%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 19 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 17 critical, out of 51 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 8 for, 10 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever game mechanic and idea
From 3 comments
I really like this. I found myself with a gradually widening smile as I realized the ramifications of the whole concept. The brilliance from the commerce standpoint is that the…
drharris on HNI like the idea, but I have the feeling your t-shirts are overpriced. I had what you could call a t-shirt problem, I purchased over 150 in the space of a year, anyway one common…
citricsquid on HNWhat a fantastic idea, I am a long time customer of Threadless, TeeFury etc. You see a lot of clones springing up but you have done something really interesting and unique, will…
jdevonport on HN
Site design degrades nicely across viewports
From 1 comment
Nice site, just wanted to say I really like the phrase "style degrades" instead of "responsive design." It's much more accurate and I will be using it from now on, thanks.
wdewind on HN
Objections
Shirts seem overpriced at $25 and shirt quality unclear
From 2 comments
That's a heck of a cool idea, nice job! I visit a lot of t-shirt sites and my first thought was "Very clever!" which doesn't happen that often. :) My only problem is that I…
MattGrommes on HNI like the idea, but I have the feeling your t-shirts are overpriced. I had what you could call a t-shirt problem, I purchased over 150 in the space of a year, anyway one common…
citricsquid on HN
Least popular framing feels like trying to offload bad shirts
From 2 comments
I saw this site last week or maybe the week before, and to be honest, I was put-off by the obnoxiousness of trying to get people to buy the "least popular" t-shirt. To me, it…
steve8918 on HNThe fact that you only reveal the last hourly sales, which really has zero relevance to total sales and whether or not you "win", makes it feel like a game of 3-card monte, as I…
steve8918 on HN
Shipping limited to US
From 3 comments
I so wanted to buy the bicycle one for my girlfriend. When checking out my cart, it didn't allow me to choose another country than US, and I'm in Europe. Too bad for me (and for…
vhf on HNThe game theory stuff is neat but to me inconsequential. I just went to buy a really cool shirt but can't - USA shipping only :( Pity! I doubt I'll ever come back to this site.
fileoffset on HNI would really love international shipping for the tshirts.
pkhamre on HN
Users may make regrettable purchases
From 2 comments
On first glance, I feel like people would simply choose the shirt that they think looks the least fashionable, which just leads to regrettable purchases.
fudged71 on HNCool idea, agree with the comment about regrettable purchases so I think you need to figure something out for that. I think there's a lot of space to apply game theory /…
stefanobernardi on HN
Requests
International shipping
From 2 comments
I so wanted to buy the bicycle one for my girlfriend. When checking out my cart, it didn't allow me to choose another country than US, and I'm in Europe. Too bad for me (and for…
vhf on HNI would really love international shipping for the tshirts.
pkhamre on HN
Larger product images
From 2 comments
Neat idea. I like the design of some of the shirts. One nitpick, the preview images could be bigger...a lot bigger.
dfc on HNInteresting, but my reaction is, I'll just pick my favorite (if any) and not worry about getting the special. It's not worth buying one I don't really like just because it might…
ScottBurson on HN
More designs
From 1 comment
I saw this site last week or maybe the week before, and to be honest, I was put-off by the obnoxiousness of trying to get people to buy the "least popular" t-shirt. To me, it…
steve8918 on HN
Release sales data
From 1 comment
After you do this for a while, please please release your data. I'd love to see what kind of influence the star has on things, and the variation between least popular and most…
jedberg on HN
Questions
Why so many shirt brands and what is the manufacturer
From 2 comments
I checked out the new page with the extra information, and a new question formed: why so many brands for the shirts? Typically I'm used to seeing a shirt shop just say "we print…
girasquid on HNI saw this site last week or maybe the week before, and to be honest, I was put-off by the obnoxiousness of trying to get people to buy the "least popular" t-shirt. To me, it…
steve8918 on HN
Which fulfillment service is used
From 1 comment
Cool idea, agree with the comment about regrettable purchases so I think you need to figure something out for that. I think there's a lot of space to apply game theory /…
stefanobernardi on HN
Alternatives named
Threadless
From 2 comments
I like the idea, but I have the feeling your t-shirts are overpriced. I had what you could call a t-shirt problem, I purchased over 150 in the space of a year, anyway one common…
citricsquid on HNWhat a fantastic idea, I am a long time customer of Threadless, TeeFury etc. You see a lot of clones springing up but you have done something really interesting and unique, will…
jdevonport on HN
TeeFury
From 2 comments
I like the idea, but I have the feeling your t-shirts are overpriced. I had what you could call a t-shirt problem, I purchased over 150 in the space of a year, anyway one common…
citricsquid on HNAs a very frequent t-shirt purchaser myself, the reason sites like TeeFury (which I love) do not sell at $25 is because their t-shirt quality, design, and printing style is not…
seekely on HN
DesignByHumans
From 1 comment
As a very frequent t-shirt purchaser myself, the reason sites like TeeFury (which I love) do not sell at $25 is because their t-shirt quality, design, and printing style is not…
seekely on HN
Gilt
From 1 comment
Interesting idea! Graphic tees are a great market to do an idea like this, as well. People who have the disposition to wear a lot of graphic tees seem like the same people who…
Professoroak on HN