Cheap Shi(r)t

Okay, I’ve got the joy and excitement from Josh’s concert out of my system.  Bet you’re thinking, “that didn’t last long.” 

At his concert in Raleigh I bought a souvenir program; a coffee mug; a key chain; and the post cards.  So.  I’m a conspicuous Josh consumer, so what?  It’s money that I’d spend anyway whether it’s on Luna bars or Double Fudge Brownie ice cream and there’s no calories involved with Josh merchandise….unless I pig out on the ice cream and Luna bars when I listening to Josh.  So, again I ask….so what?

So what?  So in Charlotte I bought a t-shirt.  This t-shirt to be exact.

All I can say is what a crappy shirt.  It’s so thin you can practically see through it.  Hell, you can see through it; if you look at the picture of the back of the shirt on the right, you can see the ‘AWAKE’ logo.  This shirt cost $30 and I don’t mind paying that at all.  I love me some souvenir shirts and have plenty of musicals proudly represented in my t-shirt drawer.  As a matter of fact I have two Josh shirts from his first concert tour and they’re a very good quality and weight.  Unlike this one.  It’s thinner than undershirts; you can see skin through it.  But, honey bears, you ain’t gonna see my skin through it; scary thought.  It’s just plain ole flimsy.  And I’m disappointed.  Of course, the shirt is made in the USA which in itself is an oddity.  I guess I should be grateful that the tour is selling some merchandise that’s actually made in the USA.  I didn’t realize that apparel companies still manufactured in the United States.  Must have been a fluke.  But for that fact alone, I should think the quality would be better than the cheap Chinese crap that we’re forced to spend our money on these days.  Can you tell I’m aggravated?  I am, because most of you know how I feel about the ‘Made In China’ label.  That’s another subject entirely.

My beef is with this (not)beefy tee.  I’m pissed and want to return it, but to whom?  Where?  Is the tour responsible for the merchandise or is it contracted out to another party for a cut of the profits?  More inquiring minds want to know if Josh knows about this blot on his shining rep.  What would Josh do?  If his adoring fans gave him a t-shirt of such poor quality (and trust me, friends, Josh gets LOTS of t-shirts), would he be insulted?  Would he want to return it?  Would he know where to return it? 

So.  Joshie, boy?  What should I do with the t-shirt?  That’s $30 that I could have spent on See’s candy.  Now, there’s some quality!