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Gifts for Valentine's day
This might be the first time this year you are reminded of valentine’s day. Or maybe it isn’t. However, over here we are already busy thinking of it because we know that the time around Valentine’s day will be busy again.
Why? Because this day is one of the top occasions that you can use custom gifts for your beloved one. And Shirtcity is one of the best shops that allows you to create those. Our product range allows you to choose from shirts and gifts of all kinds. So maybe think of already having an unconspicious look at your boy- or girlfriends clothes’ labels as they lay around on your floor…
Especially customized string thongs have a seasonal high around february 14. Obviously a strong recommendation as a hot and sexy present for your girl.
Customized string thongs from £ 11.90
On the design side there is a vast Love T-shirt design section that is full of romantic designs. Hearts and flowers everywhere. Our top recommendation is of course the custom I love T-shirt that is described here. Each of them means giving something special that hardly anyone has. Add a few lines of text in the shirtdesigner and you have the perfect, romantic, unique, personal and original present for valentine’s day. And unlike flowers they will last long long time and give your darling a romantic reminder of your love every time he or she stands in front of the wardrobe.
Last order date: Since Feb 14th is on a Sunday this year, think of early preparations! In order to get everything shipped on time and make sure the Mailman has enough time to get your romantic gifts across the pond, please place your order until February 1st (USA & Canada).
Twilight fans, speak up: Edward or Jacob?
Vampires are huge. Well, thanks to Anne Rice and other authors’ spooky stories and movies bloodsucking creatures have never been really out, but with the Twilight book and movie series there’s vampire and werewolf mania. Vampires have become an ideal for love - since they’re immortal they are the only creatures that can fulfill the promise of eternal love. “Because I read Twilight, I have unrealistic expectations in men” is the name of a popular Facebook fan group. That says basically all, or at least a lot.
To fuel the controversy of the inner-fan argument whether vampire Edward Cullen or werewolf Jacob is hotter, we provide the fan T-Shirts for each side to prove their love. Are you Team Edward or Team Jacob? Following some of the discussions in the forum we found that most fans would nt necessarily take sides if at least one of these beautiful creatures crossed their way. Thus the twilight fan T-shirt for those who love them both is our shirt of the week that you get for 5$ less (ding dong: remember the free shipping coupon this week).
Vampire T-Shirts from $ 19.99
And for those who like vampires but can’t relate to the teenage romance take on them, there are a lot of more general vampire designs in store. And in for a vampire, in for a werewolf: there are also some new werewolf T-Shirts in the shop for those who take their teenage boys fierce and hairy. Like for example the funny werewolf T-shirt “Villagers Yum”.
Werewolf T-Shirts from $ 19,99
Free shipping coupon - only this week!
Postmen have a hard time right now in snowy Europe. However, if possible, they still hit the icy roads in order to bring you your love letters, bills, newspapers and packages with custom printed T-shirts.
This week we’ll make a deal: We charge you nothing for sending out your orders if you use the coupon code freeshipping01 - just enter in the corresponding box when checking out. You are grateful and say thank you to your local mailman that he saves you the trouble of going out into town to do your shopping. Okay?
Please notice that this offer is only valid until January 18th.
Happy new year and happy new decade!
We’ll start the year with a bit of a look back at the past year. I had a look at our best selling T-shirts in 2009 - all year, all countries. Since some of the designs are around in variations (like in one color and two color versions for example) and others belong together by subject, I decided to sum up the subjects that belong together. This leads us to Shirtcity’s Top Ten T-Shirt trends 2009:
10. How I Met Your Mother T-Shirts
How I Met Your Mother T-Shirts from 19,95 $
2009 marked the international breakthrough of the series - especially Spanish customers helped the series’ quotes (by the incomparable Barney Stinson) gather the Top 10 spot. Legen … wait for it … dary!!
9. The Big Lebowski T-Shirts
Dudical! Big Lebowski T-Shirts from 19.95 $
A newcomer in our most wanted designs. 2009 saw another Coen movie with considerable success - Burn After Reading - while A Serious Man is the next in line - but will they ever make another film of which a classic character like The Dude emerges? We don’t think but we sure hope so. The Dude T-Shirt was one of the most popular Designs in 2009. In Dude you trust.
8. Barack Obama T-Shirts
Barack Obama T-Shirt from 19,95 $
What Barack Obama did not achieve in 2009: Close down Guantanamo, end the economical crisis, end the wars in Afghanistan, the Gaza strip and Iran, lead the Kopenhagen climate conference to success, save the polar bears, save the world, turn water into wine and walk on the water.
What Barack Obama did achieve in 2009: not getting shot, receive Nobel peace prize, make health care reform pass the Senate and hold #8 on Shirtcity’s T-Shirt trend list. But maybe mostly due the Yes We Can T-Shirt which is still an often ordered design - but has gathered a dynamic of its own. There were significantly less orders of his portrait T-Shirt than in the election year 2008, but still enough for a top spot. And these orders came from all over the world, not so many of them from America …
7. Beer T-Shirts
Beer T-Shirts from $ 19.95
Cheers.
6. T-Shirts for Mom and Dad
T-Shirts for Mom and Dad from $ 19.95
Obvious, right? Everybody’s got two parents, and most often they’re the best parents in the world. Then there are several occasions that you need a personal gift: birthdays, christmas, mother’s day, father’s day. This is where our Mom and Dad T-Shirts come into play.
Surprise: the World’s Best Mom T-Shirt beats our all time classic Mom Deluxe as the most chosen design.
5. The I Love T-Shirt
I Love + Custom Text T-shirt from 22,95 $
Everybody knows the I ♥ NY T-Shirt - thus there are gazillions of variations (check this list of the best ones!). You can easily make your own: just load our I Love + Text T-Shirt into the shirt designer, add your text (the right font is American Typewriter which should be preselected) - and there you go. We’re happy that so many customers enjoyed this idea and took the opportunity to love all that is lovable.
4. Bud Spencer T-Shirts
Bud Spencer T-Shirts from 19.95 $
Though we added some new one this year - buddy, one of the Designs it all started with, was one of the most wanted shirts again this year. The dark face on the left was ordered slightly more than the outline on the right, made for dark T-shirts. I guess like the films these never get old. Anyone still without a Bud Spencer T-Shirt?
3. Game Over T-Shirt
Game Over T-Shirt from 19.95 $
Like the year before the Game Over T-Shirt (with the blocky writing, left) was the single most sold design by far. People keep on marrying (I also have the first invitations for weddings in 2010), people will need wedding T-Shirts. We provide a huge range of designs in our bachelor T-Shirts section to get you dressed for the best stag or hen night you could ever dream of. However, most people go for the classic best-seller.
2. House, MD T-Shirts
House MD Shirt from 19,95 $
We couldn’t help but recognize how popular our TV series shirts were (a big shout-out to the Spanish customers here again). You liked our designs about the Big Bang Theory, Heroes or - see #10 on this list. Anyway: Nothing against the popularity of Dr. Gregory House. The grumpy medical genius still kicks ass. His portrait with his motto “Everybody lies” is the most popular, but you also like the practical House Kit. And House is only second to …
1. LOST T-Shirts
LOST T-Shirts $ 19.95
Maybe it’s because of our selection of LOST T-Shirts - all made by serious LOST junkies in our office. At first it looked like Game Over or House would make it. But adding up the numbers of designs sold LOST emerged as our top T-shirt trend in 2009. You particularly liked the Dharma T-Shirt, the Oceanic airlines T-Shirt and the famous sequence of numbers.
Austria 
Belgium 
Switzerland 
Germany 
Denmark 
Spain 
France 
United Kingdom 
Italy 
Netherlands 
Norway 
Sweden 
United States 
