Why does it take 20 seconds to composite a string onto a shirt? Are you using generative AI for something that can be done in milliseconds with traditional techniques?
it's often faster than that, that's just the longest it ever takes so I set the countdown timer to 20 seconds. if you can think of a better way to present that I'd love to hear it.
If we can't ship to your country yet the button is disabled so you don't go through the whole flow and hit a dead end. Working on expanding shipping though. Where are you located? Would help me prioritize.
What print on demand supplier are you using? I'm building a merch builder website for startups and most PODs (Gelato, Printify, Printful) all have their own issues.
Banner says "custom tees, delivered at cost" but then the preview page shows a price that is double what I get going to their drop shipper directly (printful). No detailed product info on shirt type or quality. No company info. Hard pass.
The pricing includes printing, shipping, and handling. There's no markup on top of Printful's base cost. If you're comparing against going to Printful directly yourself, the price should be the same. If you're seeing a difference, mind sharing what product/shipping you were comparing? Could be a regional shipping rate thing.
i built teebot.dev because every time i wanted to put text on a shirt, i got lost in some enshitified print companies design flow. i just wanted to get words on a shirt.
So i made teebot.dev. type your text and ship it. that's it.
Good question, I need to surface this on the site. Currently it's a Bella+Canvas 3001 (ring-spun cotton, midweight). Adding product specs to the preview page.
Why does it take 20 seconds to composite a string onto a shirt? Are you using generative AI for something that can be done in milliseconds with traditional techniques?
that's the Printful API. Once a phrase has been generated it's cached so it's instant next time. Do you have any suggestions on how to make it faster?
it's often faster than that, that's just the longest it ever takes so I set the countdown timer to 20 seconds. if you can think of a better way to present that I'd love to hear it.
Btw, this has nothing to do with the "tee" shell command.
It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to figure this out. The association between a terminal and `tee` is just too strong.
Yeah I've been hearing that a lot today. Lesson learned, updating the copy to say t-shirt.
Ha, fair point. A few people have mentioned the confusion. Going with "t-shirt" going forward.
I cannot click on "Preview and price" - I'm in a country you're currently not shipping to so it maybe a feature more than a bug.
If we can't ship to your country yet the button is disabled so you don't go through the whole flow and hit a dead end. Working on expanding shipping though. Where are you located? Would help me prioritize.
What print on demand supplier are you using? I'm building a merch builder website for startups and most PODs (Gelato, Printify, Printful) all have their own issues.
Printful. It has its issues for sure but the API is solid and fulfillment has been reliable so far. What are you running into with them?
Banner says "custom tees, delivered at cost" but then the preview page shows a price that is double what I get going to their drop shipper directly (printful). No detailed product info on shirt type or quality. No company info. Hard pass.
The pricing includes printing, shipping, and handling. There's no markup on top of Printful's base cost. If you're comparing against going to Printful directly yourself, the price should be the same. If you're seeing a difference, mind sharing what product/shipping you were comparing? Could be a regional shipping rate thing.
i built teebot.dev because every time i wanted to put text on a shirt, i got lost in some enshitified print companies design flow. i just wanted to get words on a shirt.
So i made teebot.dev. type your text and ship it. that's it.
here's the CLI:
npx teebot "wtf?"
what material are the shirts made of?
Good question, I need to surface this on the site. Currently it's a Bella+Canvas 3001 (ring-spun cotton, midweight). Adding product specs to the preview page.
too easily confused with the terminal command tee
Literally just say T-shirt. Nobody calls this a tee. Except if you are in a clothing store I guess
Yep, hearing this loud and clear. Updating the copy to say t-shirt.
+1, I was a bit confused as I was wondering about tee command too.
OP, Just say T-shirt please ,instead of terminal to tee, say terminal to t-shirt in 6 seconds!
ok, will do. t-shirt going forward. I thought the tee command connection was cute but clearly I missed the mark on that one