blog GAMIL: an insider look at design » manufacturing http://www.gamil.com elements of inspiration and moments of distraction from a small design firm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Local Cotton Tshirts for Local Store http://www.gamil.com/2009/06/03/local-cotton-tshirts-for-local-store/ http://www.gamil.com/2009/06/03/local-cotton-tshirts-for-local-store/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:46:59 +0000 britt http://www.gamil.com/?p=1581 I love living in Raleigh, and believe it is important to support local buisness and local products. Great Outdoor Provision Company is our local outdoor retailer, and they have just received a shipment of new GOPC logo T-shirts. These aren’t just any T-shirts though… they were grown and manufactured right here in our own state as part of Cotton of the Carolinas.

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image from Cotton of the Carolinas website

image from GOPC's website

image from GOPC's website

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At least there’s the ultra-responsible approach by Simple to make your own! Sure, there’s still the gigantic woes of the animal & tanning industries, but at least it can be assembled with fidgety hands while watching American Idol Gives Back.Make your own!

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