Startup Onesies
Consumer and social
baby apparel shop
SHOW HN2013
11points
14comments
#1,314of 1,739 in 2013
Top 76%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool idea and good to see it actually built
From 2 comments
Cool idea! FYI a few years back when the Where The Wild Things Are movie made onesies super popular again my old company printed some for one of our bands and called them…
tehwebguy on HNAh I see! Sorry I thought I was going to be able to order a onesie (all in one pyjama) with my startup logo/text on it! Congrats on building the site and getting it done though -…
desouzt on HN
Objections
The name 'onesies' is a Gerber trademark, so the product name may be a problem
From 3 comments
Cool idea! FYI a few years back when the Where The Wild Things Are movie made onesies super popular again my old company printed some for one of our bands and called them…
tehwebguy on HNhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onesies_(brand)
morgo on HNYou might get away with "Onesies" if you actually use Gerber brand clothes to make your product. You'd need the Gerber logo tag in the product photo and even then they probably…
ferrisford on HN
Onesie means a different garment in England
From 1 comment
A onesie has a completely different meaning in England (it's like an all in one pyjamas) - I was expecting something like this :…
desouzt on HN
Requests
Consider alternative product names such as creepers, rompers or jumpsuit
From 2 comments
You might get away with "Onesies" if you actually use Gerber brand clothes to make your product. You'd need the Gerber logo tag in the product photo and even then they probably…
ferrisford on HNI've also seen them called creepers. http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Princess-Creeper-Snapsuit/dp/B00AQZJJQU?_encoding=UTF8&tag=1stvotecom-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
abemassry on HN
Questions
Is the word onesies copyrighted
From 1 comment
Oh no! Is it a copyrighted word? That would put a damper on my plans... :-)
coreymaass on HN
Alternatives named
Gerber onesies brand
From 1 comment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onesies_(brand)
morgo on HN