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Hey all, I'm new here. I'm a huge fan of t-shirts (t-shirt + jeans = perfect outfit for me!).
I recently found out about a brand called American Apparel, and it looks like that a lot of you are familiar with the brand. I had a question that maybe one of you could answer...
I had ordered a lot of ten Fine Jersey S/S V shirts from american apparel.
Of these, I noticed that they all had side seams, and identical tags on them. The brown and slate shirts of the lot, however, did not have side seams, and the tag on the brown shirt actually had what looks like an older tag on them (the american apparel tag with the checker logo on it, and says "standard american")
Are these brown/slate shirts still considered fine jersey s/s v? What I am asking is that, why do these two not have side seams on them, and why is one of the tags different as well? A certain shirts just not cut/sewn with the side seams?
I had asked someone at American Apparel this question, and he quickly told me that "the shirts with the side seams are made from leftovers of the fabric," and that "the tag was probably put on because they ran out of the other one." The shirt with
Why would they use different tags for the same garment? If I remember correctly, an American Apparel shirt I had purchased a few years ago had this same checker tag...
Can anyone confirm/give some input on this? I'd really appreciate it!
hmm, okay so i called AA again and I got a different rep. He said that sometimes when people return shirts or whatever, the tubular knits get mixed in with the others and they get sent out as a mistake. He said that I can just send them back in for an exchange.
Thing is, I bought my shirts through a reseller. The reseller orders the shirts from AA, and the shirts are shipped directly from AA.
I'm reading on the reseller's site that they charge a restocking fee... should I still be charged for this exchange even though they sent me the wrong item? what should i do/say?
should I still be charged for this exchange even though they sent me the wrong item
I don't know if it would be considered a "wrong" item, since they are both the same fine jersey shirt style (just one with side seams and one without).
I would contact the company you bought it from and explain what AA said and see if you can get an exchange going without a restocking fee. They may still charge it though.
Are you going to be printing on these t-shirts, or are they just for personal use?
alright, i've sent them an e-mail. i think i'd take the small restocking fee since the shirts are cheap, because i like having continuity with my shirts. they are for personal use, but i just didn't like how they were different from the rest.
i hope they don't send me the same non-seamed shirts...
I recently found out about a brand called American Apparel
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Are these brown/slate shirts still considered fine jersey s/s v?
Nothing to indicate they wouldn't be. For one thing, jersey knit is standard for t-shirts, AA always use fine fabrics, and whether or not it's a short sleeved v-neck will be instantly apparent. In other words, if it wasn't what you ordered you could tell.
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What I am asking is that, why do these two not have side seams on them, and why is one of the tags different as well? A certain shirts just not cut/sewn with the side seams?
AA are pretty random on whether or not their shirts have side seams. Some do, some don't. It's kind of odd actually.
The tag difference is probably just because they changed their tag design (which I know they did), as companies tend to do every now and again. As the rep said they might have used up some old tags, or more likely it's old vs. new stock of the t-shirts themselves. Nothing to worry about, shouldn't be any quality difference, doesn't indicate any problem, etc.
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I had asked someone at American Apparel this question, and he quickly told me that "the shirts with the side seams are made from leftovers of the fabric,"
If that's true they have a heck of a lot of leftovers: side seamed shirts are not that rare.
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Why would they use different tags for the same garment?
They wouldn't/don't, it's just that when that kind of changeover happens in such a large company there is a transition phase - it can't happen instantly.
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Thing is, I bought my shirts through a reseller. The reseller orders the shirts from AA, and the shirts are shipped directly from AA.
Hi,
I'm actually trying to get an account with AA. You did not buy directly from AA but they shipped directly from AA (located in Los Angeles I think)? This would answer my question if AA dropships. Anyone know this for sure?
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Hi,
I'm actually trying to get an account with AA. You did not buy directly from AA but they shipped directly from AA (located in Los Angeles I think)? This would answer my question if AA dropships. Anyone know this for sure?
Yes, AA dropships.
The orignal poster isn't a t-shirt printer or wholesaler, so they couldn't buy directly from AA (unless they went through the store.americanapparel.net retail site).
How's cave life been working out for you? I was thinking about trying that myself some time.
thats funny.
I think you peeps are finaly letting looose.
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I'm sure the re-seller will bend the Sales Policy to accomodate you regarding the re-stucko fee. It's a small amount of time/money for them to take it back and pile it back on the shelfs and keep you as a customer.
Every so often this scenario happens here, usually when a client needs 100% Canadian made goods and 1/2 of the labels/shirts read from elsewhere. Never had problems with exchanges when this happens... I do ask nicely, please, please me.
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