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Question on PAX 08 Shirts

basserbasser Registered User regular
edited August 2008 in PAX Archive
This may seem a silly question, as it is a well-known and documented fact that There Are No Girls On the Internet, but will there be girly-sized official PAX shirts available for purchase? Last year I had to settle for buying a men's small which is HUGE on me, I haven't been able to wear it anywhere.

So I'm basically not sure if this is an issue worthy of a quick e-mail to... Whoever would be in the know on such things. Figured I'd try asking here first on the off-chance that whoever it is happens to be forum-whoring.

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  • whypick1whypick1 PAX [E] Info Booth Manager ~2' from an LCDRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    My memory sucks, but I do seem to recall PAX '0Whatever shirts being available in ladies sizes. Keep in mind though that the store doesn't have seperate stock for each days, so if your size runs out an hour after the doors open on Friday, then they're out period.

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  • CaptainTapoleCaptainTapole Awesome in the Possum - Yee-Haw! Northern CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I, too, recollect ladies sizes...and my first PAX was only last year...

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  • basserbasser Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Ah, then the solution is to camp the merch booth, I suppose... I can't remember exactly when I went to get mine last year so it might have been in the second or third day.

    Thanks for the response. :)

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  • Grooveman23Grooveman23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Another question, this one that has to do with the prices, as it would be a little wierd trying to see a XX guy fitting into a woman-sized t-shirt, but how much are the size costs? I need to find out how much money I need to bring, so I can get all the other cool stuff im looking for.

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  • The_SavesThe_Saves Magistrate of Crazy Town KirklandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'm curious on prices as well. Last year was too much of a swirling awesome blur that i have no clue. @_@

    Also; any guesses on how many swag shirts we'll get this year? My guess is 8-10. Last year I think I only got 4-5 :(

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  • LigerLiger Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    My guess would be that the price of the shirts will reflect the price of most PA shirts, so you could get an idea of what to expect from the online store.

    The number of swag shirts you get is entirely dependent on how you play the expo hall floor, and how many exhibitors are handing out shirts. That being said, the hunt is ON! Good luck, have fun. :P

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  • TrainwreckXTrainwreckX Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    whypick1 wrote: »
    so if your size runs out an hour after the doors open on Friday, then they're out period.

    Ahhhh, the Merch is pleased. PAX last year avoided a potential visit from his alter ego.

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  • SkinnaySkinnay Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    from what i can remember... the shirts were about 20

    and as for the swag shirts... it depends on how much of the hunt you are on for free shirts... you can get anywhere from 0 to 30 (ok so 30 is a tad bit of an exaggeration) but... in any sense... you can get a lot of shirts if you really want them

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  • tr0tskytr0tsky Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I think I got 7 shirts last year, including 2 of the mass effect ones

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  • apotheosapotheos Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited August 2008
    Skinnay wrote: »
    from what i can remember... the shirts were about 20

    and as for the swag shirts... it depends on how much of the hunt you are on for free shirts... you can get anywhere from 0 to 30 (ok so 30 is a tad bit of an exaggeration) but... in any sense... you can get a lot of shirts if you really want them

    Most of them are pretty horrible though. The only PAX related shirts I ever end up keeping are ones I pay for.

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  • tr0tskytr0tsky Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    apotheos wrote: »
    Most of them are pretty horrible though. The only PAX related shirts I ever end up keeping are ones I pay for.

    I actually like the nVidia one from last year. Most other freebie shirts suck though.

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  • SkinnaySkinnay Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    yeah i actually wear my nvidia shirt all the time
    and to a beauty and the geeks party too lol

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  • PeasantDavePeasantDave Jersey ShoreRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I got a pretty sweet Pirates of the Burning Sea swag shirt last year that says "Support Piracy".

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  • AliasunknownAliasunknown Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'm thinking of taking only one shirt with me, and wearing swagge shirts every other day. But, it sounds like they are kinda lame, so I may have to rethink my strategy.

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  • Grooveman23Grooveman23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I may just have to pick and choose which clothing I wish to wear. Only problem is Im in a veritable dust-bowl of shirts, as I cannot find any that I would be willing to wear.

    Damn this shirt dust-bowl! Damn it!

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  • AvidAvid Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2008
    You didn't get nearly enough Rock Band Stickers.

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  • basserbasser Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I got a pretty sweet Pirates of the Burning Sea swag shirt last year that says "Support Piracy".

    Oh god I love those ones! They had them in child sizes too so I actually managed to get one that fit, and damn but those things are comfy.

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  • xxhennersxxxxhennersxx Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    i dont think i wear any of my swag shirts. example; i got a "getting booty since 1920" shirt.

    ...Never even worn it.

    I got 2 parappa shirts and i wear that. I got a toddler size one (wtf) and put it on a teddy bear.

    I caught a medium and asked if i could swap it for a small, they couldn't find a small but found a kids large and i was like EVEN BETTER! And they let me give my friend the medium.

    I think that's the only swag shirt i actually wore.

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  • The_SavesThe_Saves Magistrate of Crazy Town KirklandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I gave my Pirate ones away (they were XL and I'm far from a XL). Not sure what happened to most of the others, but I do have the Nvida one as a pajama shirt. It's easily the most comfortable/stylish one from last year.

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  • AvidAvid Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Moe Fwacky wrote: »
    You didn't get nearly enough Rock Band Stickers.



    I asked to take a few extra for website giveaways.

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  • Moe FwackyMoe Fwacky Right Here, Right Now Drives a BuickModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2008
    A few? Man, I had a stack of those things.

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  • SkinnaySkinnay Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    i think i could have covered my car with the amount of rockstar stickers i got

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  • LigerLiger Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I got a Martinis&Men shirt that says "Wanna Play?" on the front, but the only available size the vendor could find is XXL. o_O Luckily, that shirt is extremely comfy for sleeping.

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  • TrainwreckXTrainwreckX Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Best freebie shirt ever was SEGA's booth from E3 2005. It just says GAMER in the SEGA font. Totally rad. I wish I hadn't lost it ages ago.

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  • BrokenAngelBrokenAngel Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    For all the ladies that don't know what to do with the huge freebie shirts, I give you.... A favorite passtime of mine

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  • AvidAvid Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Who snagged a GTA IV fitted hat last year? They had black and white ones.

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  • LigerLiger Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Thank you BrokenAngel, for giving me ONE MORE community to watch on LJ. geeeeeeez.

    <3

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  • leeesherleeesher Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I went home with roughly a dozen free t-shirts last year, but most of them were men's sizes.

    I thought the "Uncharted" shirts were pretty sweet, and I also ended up with 1UP and PotBS shirts, both in women's sizes.

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  • tr0tskytr0tsky Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I was wearing my Uncharted shirt yesterday... :P

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  • basserbasser Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I actually had a girly-sized Pong shirt thrown at my head last year (I think the vendor was trying some bizarre form of flirting, because he then proceeded to try and chat me up. I'm like, you just hit me in the face with a shirt?? Not the best intro...) It's a women's large though, far too big. Anybody want it? Haha. Maybe I'll try some of that t-shirt surgery stuff on it. Make a preppy hoodie out of it or something.

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  • The_SavesThe_Saves Magistrate of Crazy Town KirklandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Does anyone remember the cannons from the Pirates Of The Burning Sea booth? Those caught a few people off guard, lol. And so you're saying that hitting girls in the face is a bad pick-up line? Hmm, I guess they we're right when they said that I should grow up...



    just playing :lol:

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  • RawberryRawberry Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Moe Fwacky wrote: »
    You didn't get nearly enough Rock Band Stickers.

    I thought you had to get through the line and play to get ONE sticker, and spent so much time trying to collect them by playing. I only managed to get in 3 plays (what, the line was hugenormous and I like panels) and was all sad, and then the guy at the booth was like, hey, take whatever stickers you want.

    So now four of them grace the back of my laptop, which is the most awesome computer adornment that I have.
    The_Saves wrote: »
    And so you're saying that hitting girls in the face is a bad pick-up line? Hmm, I guess they we're right when they said that I should grow up...

    Depends on the girl.

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  • Qs23Qs23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I've actually got a plan for this year. During the CCST trip over, I'm going to be wearing clothes that I own that are crap. (Torn, stained, etc.) and then everytime I change clothes during the trip... just throw the dirty clothes away. Then the suitcase filled with the CCST clothes will turn into a swag bag for whatever I get at PAX, and on the way back home, just wear whatever swag shirts I get.

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  • basserbasser Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Qs23 wrote: »
    I've actually got a plan for this year. During the CCST trip over, I'm going to be wearing clothes that I own that are crap. (Torn, stained, etc.) and then everytime I change clothes during the trip... just throw the dirty clothes away. Then the suitcase filled with the CCST clothes will turn into a swag bag for whatever I get at PAX, and on the way back home, just wear whatever swag shirts I get.

    And hope to god they give out those free Playstation boxers again.

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  • HotSakeHotSake Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I wear my Mass Effect shirt all the time. They were giving them out to everyone who watched the 30 minute live gameplay with commentary.

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  • TherosTheros Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    My Mass Effect shirt is much too large. I think it's a double extra large.

    Also, the Burning Sea shirts haven't changed since 2005. That disappoints me.

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  • Qs23Qs23 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    basser wrote: »
    Qs23 wrote: »
    I've actually got a plan for this year. During the CCST trip over, I'm going to be wearing clothes that I own that are crap. (Torn, stained, etc.) and then everytime I change clothes during the trip... just throw the dirty clothes away. Then the suitcase filled with the CCST clothes will turn into a swag bag for whatever I get at PAX, and on the way back home, just wear whatever swag shirts I get.

    And hope to god they give out those free Playstation boxers again.

    Oooo.... good point, I never thought about that part of the plan.

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  • Robert KhooRobert Khoo Registered User, ClubPA staff
    edited August 2008
    Ladies Shirts will definitely be in stock. :)

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  • basserbasser Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Ladies Shirts will definitely be in stock. :)

    Nice! Thanks Robert! :D PA Merch booth is definitely my first stop now, get 'em before they have a chance to sell out again.

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