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Mishap Sat 19-May-12 11:13:41

Am I alone in hating clothes with logos or pictures printed on them? Trying to find a nice plain T-shirt for children is almost impossible - they all have TV characters etc on them.
And lots of adult clothes do too.
I avoid them like the plague.

Anagram Thu 24-May-12 22:46:54

Sad, but true! confused

j04 Thu 24-May-12 22:40:00

Thery've all got to have something on their t-shirts. The weirder and more aggresive looking, the better. grin

j04 Thu 24-May-12 22:38:40

grin

You know what I mean!

He would laugh.

Anagram Thu 24-May-12 22:31:55

No way! He'd be sure to overpower me......confused

jeni Thu 24-May-12 22:31:51

Jings! Have you?confused

j04 Thu 24-May-12 22:22:49

Has anyone actually tried to put a nine year old boy in a plain t-shirt recently? confused

FlicketyB Tue 22-May-12 20:26:20

If I understand your first email correctly, Redolly, you have Aspergers syndrome and you have logically identified an interesting point. Mentioning brands in posts is advertising the product concerned. It is a recommendation not a paid advert but the result is probably simiar. Where is the dividing line?

redolly Mon 21-May-12 20:49:20

i apologise for putting a link forward that exampled a selection of alternatives to slogans which also included sales - rather than saying the name of the company like others have above .. i personally prefer beautiful art on t'shirts if i was to buy one than to h&m

Anne58 Mon 21-May-12 14:38:48

I have one T shirt with anything on it. It shows a falling cat with fur standing on end, all claws extended and a panic stricken look on it's face. The slogan reads..."I am perfectly calm"

As regards things with names splashed across them Timberland, Dolce & Gabbana etc, why on earth should I be expected to pay a silly amount of money to act as a walking billboard?

Bags Mon 21-May-12 14:25:27

It was advertising. The link took one to a page where things were for sale. How much profit is made is beside the point.

redolly Mon 21-May-12 12:48:34

no i wasnt advertising my own gallery is at minimal profit % the company i use gets pretty much all the money.

as an Aspergic artist even my friends have said id be happy watching grass for a living and still find it interesting over exciting and be able to write mountains about it, trying to relax into my own personality is still difficult

this probably also goes into the fact that i absolutely HATE most slogans and logo's ~ and also a coincedence that i had a conversation with my fiance last night on this subject.
i asked him 'why do so many people like cartoons and silly pictures ~ the answer was because it's easy !
tacky items are a release from reality harmless fairy tales and un' offensive .. they're easy to wear ..
But personally i like beautiful art .. originality ... & something meaningful !

Bags Mon 21-May-12 12:17:30

It was an advertisement.

Mishap Mon 21-May-12 12:15:24

Gosh - someone must have tried very hard to post an unacceptable message on such a benign topic!! - but maybe it was a bit of advertising.

redolly Mon 21-May-12 11:32:55

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nanapug Sun 20-May-12 22:18:09

H and M are excellent design, price and quality, and have lots of plain ones.

nanaej Sun 20-May-12 21:54:06

Also can be lucky in Hennes kids if you have one nearby! But thanks for the other suggestions. Will get looking!

yogagran Sun 20-May-12 21:13:06

Amazon sell "Fruit of the loom" plain t shirts in lots of colours and sizes. I have bought them for GC and they're really nice quality. Just go to Amazon.co.uk and put in a search for "t shirt"

Mamie Sun 20-May-12 08:20:11

It is even worse in France, where they write meaningless phrases in "English". DH bought a pair of plain pyjamas and then opened the packet and found that they had "NO RISK" in large letters across the front of the shorts....

JessM Sat 19-May-12 17:44:14

Yes the t shirts that imply boys naughty and girls little princesses are the last straw!

nanachrissy Sat 19-May-12 16:52:46

I've spent two days this week trying to find good quality T shirts in plain colours with no luck at all. M&S used to be the place to get them but now it's the same junk as everywhere else. I will have a look at Landsend.

Mishap Sat 19-May-12 16:42:54

We have a second hand pushchair that says Little Horror on it - it is almost encouraging them to be naughty.

It is heartening that others feel the same - I do not feel so much like a grumpy old bat now.

It is ironic that items with no logos etc are more expensive!

glammanana Sat 19-May-12 16:22:14

Landsend do fab plain t-shirts and polo shirts for little ones they are that bit more expensive but they wash and wash and keep their shape,Luke aged 8 is wearing some that belonged to his elder brother so DD is very pleased with the initial expenditure.For everyday sports t-shirts sainsburys is good and I think you can get 3 in a pack for £5.00 ?

JessM Sat 19-May-12 14:58:04

No under sail jeni smile
I agree
kids clothes embellished to death. yuk. Plainer ones in places like sainsbury's - cheap packets of 3.
The whole logo for older folks thing is a scam - conning customers into becoming walking advertisements!

jeni Sat 19-May-12 13:56:01

I used to have one in my sailing days. It was Garfield, and said
"I'm not overweight, I'm under tall!"

nanaej Sat 19-May-12 13:10:02

No do not like logos and too many pictures but almost impossible to find plain tops for kids. Am sure we are not the only few who think this but they always tell us the market is driven by demand. I think they lie!