Coolest Online T-Shirt Companies You’ve Never Heard Of

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By Jeff Wysaski on July 3, 2009

Does that $42 t-shirt from Urban Outfitters make you feel super cool and unique? Well, I have news for you, Mr. Trendsetter, there are over 140 Urban Outfitters stores across the globe selling that exact same t-shirt. And as you’ll eventually find out, that super cool shirt becomes an instant embarrassment when you and some other dude both show up to the same party, bar or square dance tournament wearing that very same shirt.

Forget Urban Outfitters. Forget all major retailers in fact. There are plenty of independent online t-shirt companies that offer better designs, better convenience and better prices. BONUS: shopping online also means you can avoid the uber-hip hipster employees at Urban Outfitters.

Before we get started, I’ll go ahead and mention Threadless. This place has tons of great t-shirts that are designed by users. I’m sure you’ve heard of it. Which is the problem. Threadless used to be a great place to get original t-shirts. Thanks to its popularity, however, almost as many guys shop here as Urban Outfitters. It’s still a great place to get shirts. But when someone stops you on the street and says, “Cool shirt. We’re did you get it?” the really cool kids rattle off some obscure retailer that no one’s ever heard of.

Therefore, to be a really cool kid, buy your shirts from one of these places:

The Tee Party

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The Giant Peach

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Squishi

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Social Propaganda

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Amorphia Apparel

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Reader Comments

  1. Chris @ Rizzo Tees July 7, 2009 - 11:12 am

    Sigh, I couldn’t even get on the list you’ve never heard of. LOL check my tees out sometime.

    I had never heard of Tee Party – they are good!

  2. Johnny July 8, 2009 - 10:46 pm

    Dont’t forget http://www.shithotshirts.com.au

  3. cam July 8, 2009 - 11:17 pm

    If you like these cool tees than you should also check out http://www.synergytees.com

  4. Squishi July 9, 2009 - 3:57 pm

    Thanks for the mention, much appreciated!

    x

  5. brian August 7, 2009 - 8:30 pm

    The Tee Party is awesome. Squishi too. Synergy Tees isn’t.

    Thanks for finding these =).

  6. nickt. August 10, 2009 - 7:15 am

    It’s good to see creativity permeating out there. If you like these check out the designs from oLd kOol. They are at oldkool.com .

  7. Jo August 25, 2009 - 5:38 pm

    Another great site with original t-shirts:
    http://www.randomaccessclothing.com

  8. Jake November 5, 2009 - 12:48 pm

    Those arn’t funny if tou want to see funny check out http://www.distilledtees.com

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