[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge shirts

[jim]

ape do good 
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ape-do-good-custom-printing-and-design-san-francisco#hrid:kqYRB-CKd0a6VTb0h7U9NQ/query:screen%20printed%20shirts 

1672 15th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 826-0277 
www.apedogood.com 



On Mon, 2009-01-12 at 20:54 -0800, Mitch Altman wrote:
> Suggestions?
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> ______________________________________________________________________
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> CC: jacob at appelbaum.net; noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> From: markc at binaryfaith.com
> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge shirts
> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:51:29 -0800
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> 
> My problem with American Apparel is that they don't make crap in my
> size.. They fit everything to one size smaller. (the CEO does like his
> clothes fitting nice and snug on his barely legal models...)
> 
> 
> Also, the CEO fired his CTO for not lying about their profits... 
> 
> 
> I'd rather support a more ethical company personally..
> 
> 
> Mark
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> 
> 
> On Jan 12, 2009, at 8:47 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
> 
>         > Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:42:49 -0700
>         > From: jacob at appelbaum.net
>         > To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>         > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge shirts
>         > 
>         > Alex Perez wrote:
>         > > My apologies for replying to myself, but I felt I needed
>         to elaborate
>         > > upon my prior comment. Yes, I realize there are plenty of
>         sweatshops in
>         > > *this* country as well, but American Apparel really is
>         deserving of our
>         > > business, if we have to choose from the aforementioned
>         list. Please see
>         > > http://americanapparel.net/contact/ourworkers.html if you
>         have further
>         > > interest and/or questions.
>         > > 
>         > > From the above URL:
>         > > 
>         > > "The average sewer with experience at American Apparel is
>         making about
>         > > $25,000/yr (i.e. $12/hr, well over twice the federal
>         minimum)"
>         > 
>         > Hi,
>         > 
>         > As a counter point to the kindness of American Apparel:
>         > http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_26/b3939108_mz017.htm
>         > 
>         > Best,
>         > Jake
>         
>         Yeah, they probably all suck.  But some suck way more than
>         others, such as some of the black holes I found in China while
>         searching for good places to manufacture over there.  Some
>         good ones do exist, but other than going there to check them
>         out, I don't know how to find out who they are.
>          
>         Mitch.
>          
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