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About the swag...

ShallowSarcasmShallowSarcasm Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in PAX Archive
GAMERS ARE FAT

I would have REALLY liked to see 2XL shirts being offered at booths. You think they'd have prepared better. Some booths even had a max size of L.

Fat guys unite!

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  • NeoNeo Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I really wished they didn't assume we were all fat. The smallest some booths offered were Large. Stock more Medium's for us smaller gamers and they would fit more of the ladies as well. My choices were often L or XL

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  • Fire!Fire! Registered User new member
    edited September 2009
    Don't forget that there were also kids and teenagers there. I saw a father who became very happy when he found out that he was about to get a shirt for his 8 year old daughter.

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  • BlackvigilBlackvigil Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Not all gamers are large, but some are. I am the size of a line backer, and like a loose shirt sometimes. I found several 2X shirts. (about 6) I got a bunch of XL's, which fit fine also. The few booths that had only L or M, I just got them to give to my wife or friends. No biggy... Free is free.

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  • FerquinFerquin Snorlax Renton, WA, USARegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    The Capcom booth had a 2x of the MegaMan 9 box art shirt. Sadly, they sold out just before I got there to purchase said shirt. The 1x is gonna be a teeny bit snug... :(

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  • SumiSumi Abbotsford, BCRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    On the subject of sizes, I was extremely happy that most booths had small shirts available. I've had problems with this in the past and really appreciated it.

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  • SardocasmSardocasm Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Sumi wrote: »
    On the subject of sizes, I was extremely happy that most booths had small shirts available. I've had problems with this in the past and really appreciated it.

    As was I. Far too often promotional shirts are only available in L-2xl and either of those would look like a tent on my skinny frame.

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  • unlessunless Registered User new member
    edited September 2009
    Sardocasm wrote: »
    Sumi wrote: »
    On the subject of sizes, I was extremely happy that most booths had small shirts available. I've had problems with this in the past and really appreciated it.

    As was I. Far too often promotional shirts are only available in L-2xl and either of those would look like a tent on my skinny frame.

    Thirded. I could use a 2xl shirt as a sleeping bag, and l isn't much better.

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  • shadowobsessedshadowobsessed Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    unless wrote: »
    Sardocasm wrote: »
    Sumi wrote: »
    On the subject of sizes, I was extremely happy that most booths had small shirts available. I've had problems with this in the past and really appreciated it.

    As was I. Far too often promotional shirts are only available in L-2xl and either of those would look like a tent on my skinny frame.

    Thirded. I could use a 2xl shirt as a sleeping bag, and l isn't much better.

    Fourth'd. I tend to wear a women's small or medium at largest, and I extremely appreciated the range of sizes this year! :D

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  • Royale Wih CheeseRoyale Wih Cheese Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I guess a better way to say it is "gamers are EXTREME". We fat guys should totally unite!

    Roughly half of the booths got it when I'd ask for a Double Extra Medium :-P

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  • DarkcartoonDarkcartoon Registered User new member
    edited September 2009
    Lucas arts gave me broken swag!

    and by that i mean that i went to the old republic demo on saturday, got a free copy of KOTOR to download to my machine. but when i downloaded an installed it it was glicthing all to hell. completely unplayable at this point.

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  • parabolaparabola Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Im not fat.

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  • Firestorm88Firestorm88 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    They ordered way too many XL shirts compared to others =[ I need M or L but most only had XL left when I got to them.

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  • Queen BrewerQueen Brewer Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    From looking around at PAX I think that the greatest number of people were probably Large size. That's the only reason I'm not complaining that I couldn't get any smalls. However, I'm pretty sure there were more S/M guys than 2XL guys. Obesity is not as prevalent at PAX as stereotypes would suggest, even if many of us are less cut than some non-gamers. Companies do know their audience IMHO.

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  • proXimityproXimity Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    parabola wrote: »
    Im not fat.

    youre so fat

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  • algorhythm3.14algorhythm3.14 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    What about the booths where XL was the SMALLEST or ONLY size?!

    Rather than massively generalizing gamers I think we should agree that more size variety is needed.

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  • FellinaFellina Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    algorhythm3.14 wrote: »
    What about the booths where XL was the SMALLEST or ONLY size?!

    Rather than massively generalizing gamers I think we should agree that more size variety is needed.

    meh, my theory is if the size is too large then just wear it for jammies. If it's too small then give it to friends. I'm just happy to stuff my swag bag with freebies. :)

    It would be kind of fun to have a t-shirt trade area next year. A designated spot where people can trade shirts for different sizes/brands.

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  • StarYoshiStarYoshi Game Designer / Data Scientist USARegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    The Zalman shirt I got was unwearable due to its large size. Had to ditch it :(

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  • SumiSumi Abbotsford, BCRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Fellina wrote: »
    algorhythm3.14 wrote: »
    What about the booths where XL was the SMALLEST or ONLY size?!

    Rather than massively generalizing gamers I think we should agree that more size variety is needed.

    meh, my theory is if the size is too large then just wear it for jammies. If it's too small then give it to friends. I'm just happy to stuff my swag bag with freebies. :)

    It would be kind of fun to have a t-shirt trade area next year. A designated spot where people can trade shirts for different sizes/brands.

    You're right. Free is free, and is appreciated regardless of size. It's just a little bit better when you can actually wear it. :D

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  • MushroomsMushrooms Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    GIRLS EXIST TO!!

    I only managed to get one size small (and its still to big) from the Tribes booth, THANKS!

    OR

    have a few cute camis for us ladies, they cost less than T-shirts even!

    My favorite free swag I got is my Pink Godzilla plushie :D:D:D

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  • chrisstiechrisstie Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I'm a lady gamer and would have liked to see larger women's sizes. A typical ladies XL runs small on me simply because my boobs are too big and make it tight and/or the graphic looks all stretched out (who wants a flattened mario face on their chest or for megaman to look like he's fighting against the gravity of jupiter. 2xl ladies would totally rock!

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  • SumiSumi Abbotsford, BCRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Mushrooms wrote: »
    GIRLS EXIST TO!!

    I only managed to get one size small (and its still to big) from the Tribes booth, THANKS!

    OR

    have a few cute camis for us ladies, they cost less than T-shirts even!

    My favorite free swag I got is my Pink Godzilla plushie :D:D:D

    "Omg look at this awesome swag!" *steals*

    Kidding. Though retailers have to be careful when everyone is swag happy. Someone walked away with the RvB dvd collection and Gus had to chase after them. I don't know if they were actually being a thief or just really slow.

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  • CaptainTapoleCaptainTapole Awesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw! Northern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    chrisstie wrote: »
    I'm a lady gamer and would have liked to see larger women's sizes. A typical ladies XL runs small on me simply because my boobs are too big and make it tight and/or the graphic looks all stretched out (who wants a flattened Mario face on their chest or for Megaman to look like he's fighting against the gravity of Jupiter. 2xl ladies would totally rock!

    You are soo correct on this, but I find that sometimes (depending on style/fabric of shirt) that XL of men's will do well.

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  • TeenychickaTeenychicka Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    The shirts are always way too big for me, but I'll either make a duvet cover out of the awesome ones or cut it up to fit me like a tank top. There are options!

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  • trickycooljtrickycoolj Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I really appreciated the vendors who came with ladies' sizes this year. I remember last year there was only one men's medium I came home with and I desperately tried to give away the others I had collected since they were too big for even jammies.

    This year I found lots of smalls and ladies' sizes and asked for a small at a booth and got a ladies small. Whoa it's like a kids shirt but neat!

    Also, props to the vendors who had really neat looking/tasteful shirts, the Bethesda shirts come to mind, they didn't even look like the typical giant logo free shirts. I just might feel more inclined to wear them for things that aren't sleeping/exercising/house painting!

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  • redhaloredhalo Also a Professional Alcoholic Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Could it possibly be that said missing sizes just...ran out? It happens. I found booths that didn't have larges, I assume because a bunch of large people grabbed up all of these large shirts.

    Individuals are fat, as individuals are skinny as well. Please don't perpetuate stereotypes.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    can't you just shrink the XL's in the wash to your size?

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  • chrisstiechrisstie Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    CaptainTapole wrote: »
    chrisstie wrote: »
    I'm a lady gamer and would have liked to see larger women's sizes. A typical ladies XL runs small on me simply because my boobs are too big and make it tight and/or the graphic looks all stretched out (who wants a flattened Mario face on their chest or for Megaman to look like he's fighting against the gravity of Jupiter. 2xl ladies would totally rock!

    You are soo correct on this, but I find that sometimes (depending on style/fabric of shirt) that XL of men's will do well.

    I'm glad I'm not the only one - but I did go with the men's XL of the snail/cat/squirrel castle crasher's shirt and *love* it!

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  • KaneKane Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I could only FIND medium shirts. Got no shirts this year. :(

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  • Spokane_SnowManSpokane_SnowMan Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I saw booths with sizes down to smalls, other booths had 2 and 3x

    Just had to hunt them down.

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