Started a new conspiracy related t-shirt store, what do you guys think? Not really trying to shill for myself here, but looking for feedback (Conspiracy)

submitted ago by conspiratees

Hi all,

Just joined voat after being fed up with censorship and shadowbans at reddit. The shop is at http://conspira-tees.com/

Going for a mostly playful and fun vibe. The idea is that these shirts are something that will start conversations -- "Hey, what does your shirt mean?" This helps further the causes that mean something to you, and overall, hopefully helps to wake up more people to questioning everything. I'm hoping to add more t-shirts, hoodies, and other conspiracy theory related merchandise.

It's hard for me to claim it's entirely altruistic; obviously, I'm selling wares. If sales go well, my hope is to delve into researching and writing articles about conspiracies in depth. I figure that this way, it's a more authentic article (supported by apparel) vs. one simply trying to grab the most pageviews. Starting short and understandable, and gaining traction and going into more depth as the article progresses.

What topics do you think deserves a shirt? What works, what doesn't? What do you want to see? All feedback is welcomed!

conspiratees ago

Hey, sorry for the confusion, maybe I have my marketing a little off :(

I've got some serious t-shirts, but I was thinking that perhaps a jokey vibe would lead to more sales. I definitely disagree with and abhor the /r/conspiratard crowd, so my bad if I made you think that was my intent! I'm going to try adjusting the tone a little soon

me2 ago

Couldn't agree more. The tees will only appeal to 14-15 year old conspiracy theorists in my opinion.

conspiratees ago

Thanks for the input :) I'll be sure to incorporate it

alsyd ago

I didn't see any lizard aliens dude, unless you mean the octopus thing. You know that's the official logo of a US satellite? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA-247

alsyd ago

Yea I saw nothing really related to the more probable and pertinent conspiracies, mostly memes. More like http://wizardvarnish.com/wv/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tumblr_metrabo1uM1rpd3tho1_1280.jpg would be cool

conspiratees ago

Good point. I've started off with the more meme-ish ones, but I'd like to have more serious topics. Problem with some of the longer and more inspiring phrases (like your pic) is that I've often thought they make a difficult t-shirt -- too much text, do you want someone staring at your chest to read it?

Thanks!

alsyd ago

Good point that is a lot of text. Hey I'm not the designer here :p

If I remember something useful or come up with an idea I might post it

conspiratees ago

Thanks :) Unfamiliar with voat, will give an introduction soon!