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August 22, 2006

About The T-Shirt Recall


Written by
Nero

You might have heard something about DuroSport’s latest product recall earlier today. I’m happy to say this recall does not affect our technology in any way. While this isn’t a Pütz issue, I thought I should at least give you the inside scoop on how this all happened (I am the Prism DuroSport insider, after all).

Prism DuroSport Dog T-Shirt I have nothing to do with the t-shirt department anymore. I was only there briefly back in ‘98. I know those women who sew the shirts very well. They would not do this intentionally. They are good people and you should all not jump to conclusions. The dog thing is just the way the garment industry works in Moldova. Frequently the seamstress will need to hem the sleeves. When that happens it helps to have someone wear the shirt briefly. As with all DuroSport facilities, our t-shirt shop is a pet friendly environment. If the seamstress can’t get one of her co-workers to try on the shirt it is not uncommon for her to use a Labrador (I know, the dog in the photo isn’t a Labrador - he’s just a dog model). These dogs are generally very clean, so I would not worry too much about germs. In fact, it is quite possible that the allergic reactions have been caused by some residual flea powder left inside the shirts. Just think, if that happens with one of the dog shirts your dog will get a bonus flea bath at no extra cost, courtesy of DuroSport. Let’s see if Apple can match that offer. I doubt it.

Also, a few of you have asked if there will be Pütz t-shirts. Of course there will. Who wouldn’t want to be seen wearing the Pütz logo on their chest? I’m just not sure what impact this latest news will have on the shirts. There might be a delay while we deal with returns.

Oh, about the “Made In The USA”. Of course our shirts are really “Made In Moldova”. I’m not sure why our marketing department doesn’t just say that instead. Anyway, that’s just some more inside information that you can only get here on the PrismDuroSport insider blog.

3 comments for this post.

  1. Pingback from Back From The Yosemite Ogg Vorbis Conference : Prism DuroSport Insider Blog on August 28th, 2006 :

    [...] I was hoping to convince management that Vlad should have his own insider blog, but corporate said “No way, we need to save money. You two will just have to share”. Really, those were their exact words. Apparently that t-shirt recall is having an impact on our bottom line. [...]

  2. Pingback from Whatever Happened To The Prism DuroSport? | Medialoper on December 30th, 2006 :

    [...] Eventually we stopped getting threatening letters from DuroSport’s lawyers as the company turned its attention to other problems that weren’t so easily blamed on Medialoper. Like the t-shirt recall which the company blamed on the canine assistants used in the Moldovan apparel industry. [...]

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