http://thehipstery.posterous.com What our customers and the press say posterous.com Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:03:00 -0800 Netted: T-Shirt Time http://thehipstery.posterous.com/netted-t-shirt-time http://thehipstery.posterous.com/netted-t-shirt-time

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T-Shirt Time

Personalized T-Shirts Selected For And Shipped Directly To You

Einstein’s Theory of Relativity states that the coolness factor of two shirts is entirely dependent upon the designs and their availability.

The Hipstery takes all of the science out of choosing well-designed and rare t-shirts by doing it for you. Simply answer six questions about yourself and decide if you’d also like to include a secret excellent gift. The whole caboodle will appear on your doorstep faster than the speed of light.... Read Full Article

Though based in Germany, they have perfected shipping customized tees worldwide, expanding their universe of fans by the minute. Besides impressing everyone at Netted and a legion of fans, they also offer get-out-of-ugly-tee cards for friends in need of help or just some plain old awesome tees.

Run over to The Hipstery as soon as possible to guarantee your new favorite tee’s relative excellence—right down to the atomic level.

March 11th, 2011

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Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:25:00 -0800 mystery shopper [neukölln t-shirt store puts the magic back in shopping] http://thehipstery.posterous.com/mystery-shopper-neukolln-t-shirt-store-puts-t http://thehipstery.posterous.com/mystery-shopper-neukolln-t-shirt-store-puts-t

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Offering a tongue-in-cheek and thoroughly welcome alternative to the paradox of shopping choice is The Hipstery, a website and recently opened retail shop specialising in t-shirts. The only choosing a Hipstery customer has to face is when answering a simple, fun quiz, the results of which determine which shirt they'll get. Only after purchasing is the mystery shirt—sourced from rare lines that are no longer commercially available—revealed. They're so confident in the quiz method (which works via a top-secret algorithmic formula, naturally) that a second go-around, if you don't love your first shirt, is part of the deal.

Mystery, hipsterfied.

december 16th

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Sun, 07 Nov 2010 07:56:00 -0800 Facebook | Fan photos from The Hipstery http://thehipstery.posterous.com/facebook-fan-photos-from-the-hipstery-0 http://thehipstery.posterous.com/facebook-fan-photos-from-the-hipstery-0

Nov 5th, 2010

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Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:06:00 -0700 Showcase: Textures in Web Design | Webdesigner Depot http://thehipstery.posterous.com/showcase-textures-in-web-design-webdesigner-d http://thehipstery.posterous.com/showcase-textures-in-web-design-webdesigner-d

The Hipstery

The Hipstery uses a paper-textured background behind their main content, as well as behind the background pattern. It adds to the vintage feel of the site.

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September, 7th, 2010

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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:08:00 -0700 MaddieShops « KatyShops… http://thehipstery.posterous.com/maddieshops-katyshops http://thehipstery.posterous.com/maddieshops-katyshops

This is Maddie here, blogging for KatyShops. Usually, I would not be a guest, but my mom is feeling a little under the weather. So, I decided to share one of my latest and greatest finds-The Hipstery. This company in Eastern Germany has taken t-shirts to a whole new level. With “liberating you from the burden of choice” being their mission statement, The Hipstery has made choosing which t-shirt to buy a breeze. For around $24, you can take a short, but accurate, quiz to determine which t-shirt the company will send you. This might sound a little scary, with a foreign company sending you a mystery t-shirt, but it is well worth it. These shirts come from companies in Europe and are usually t-shirts that the company has stopped manufacturing. So, your shirt will definitely be one of a kind! I just ordered one, and after waiting for about a week, it arrived. And, I’m happy to declare it a great buy! It matched my personality to a tee. Plus, if you order from The Hipstery now, they are offering free shipping for everyone in celebration of their 1st birthday!

September 6th, 2010

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Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:02:00 -0700 So Retro: 15 Vintage-Inspired Website Designs : WebUrbanist http://thehipstery.posterous.com/so-retro-15-vintage-inspired-website-designs http://thehipstery.posterous.com/so-retro-15-vintage-inspired-website-designs

Hipstery

A concept that’s a bit zany needs a zany website, and Hipstery certainly has that with its psychedelic Leave it to Beaver vibe. The site allows users to take a quiz about their likes and dislikes and then receive a mystery t-shirt in the mail.

Aug 16th, 2010

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Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:03:00 -0700 spa blog: How to Create a GREAT Customer Service Experience http://thehipstery.posterous.com/spa-blog-how-to-create-a-great-customer-servi http://thehipstery.posterous.com/spa-blog-how-to-create-a-great-customer-servi

How to Create a GREAT Customer Service Experience

If you watched my first ever video blog (you didn't? check it out HERE), you'll know that I was a little let down when I ordered a shirt from The Hipstery and they got it a bit wrong. The basic concept is that they ask 6 different various questions (some of which are different every time) and send you a mystery shirt in the mail (for a small fee of course). You have no idea what it will be until you open up the package.

One of the questions that I answered was, "What color of shirt do you NOT want?" I answered black. I received a black t-shirt. Bummer.

Not so great customer service you say. Why are you posting this as GREAT customer service? you say. Because the story doesn't end there.

It seems that someone from The Hipstery is given the task to cull the web for posts like mine - talking about The Hipstery. Not only did they post a comment here on the blog, but they followed up by sending me this great email:

Salutations Andy,

As promised here is your apology gift voucher. We greatly appreciate you taking the time to try our service, and to blog about it so passionately (although the heartbreak as your open the black shirt was hard to watch, although you masked it quite well, I had to look away a little bit, then I was chewing on my fist, it all got a bit intense for me, we don't like anything less than 100% delighted patrons.

The gift cert is attached, use it like a coupon code, or give it away to your readers, up to you. Some questions are different each time, so you probably didn't get the desert island one the first time. No we don't buy overstock, we're just like a normal reseller for the t-shirt brands that we appreciate and like to promote.

Anything else I can help you with let me know.

Dr Willem

Pretty cool, huh. He/She actually took the time to answer a question or two I had in the video, AND sent the coupon...which I want to pass on to one of you. And I will, by giving it to the best story of how you created a GREAT customer service experience for your client - just post a comment below.

ALSO, don't forget that we are running a contest on the spa FB page - how are you creating an online experience for your senior clients? Top five ideas gets a free t-shirt from spa (one of which being the now infamous black shirt from The Hipstery).

August 11th, 2010

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Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:29:26 -0700 "Isn't it awesome?" - yfrog image uploaded by rotero http://thehipstery.posterous.com/isnt-it-awesome-yfrog-image-uploaded-by-roter http://thehipstery.posterous.com/isnt-it-awesome-yfrog-image-uploaded-by-roter
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Isn't it awesome? That's the gift part of my latest #hipstery order.. YES that is a vinyl record!!!
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02/07/2010

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Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:11:56 -0700 "Science has failed us ..." Facebook | Fan photos from The Hipstery http://thehipstery.posterous.com/science-has-failed-us-facebook-fan-photos-fro http://thehipstery.posterous.com/science-has-failed-us-facebook-fan-photos-fro

02/06/2010

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Sun, 30 May 2010 03:14:00 -0700 MC Alternatives: Hipstery adds a new twist to t-shirt personalization - Mass Customization & Open Innovation News http://thehipstery.posterous.com/mc-alternatives-hipstery-adds-a-new-twist-to http://thehipstery.posterous.com/mc-alternatives-hipstery-adds-a-new-twist-to
MC Alternative I: Hipstery's match-to-order system

Hipstery_sticker_thumb Long-time readers of my blog will remember Adam Fletcher (and everyone interested in t-shirts will know him anyway). We had a wonderful cooperation when he was still working for Spreadshirt and directed the OpenLogo contest (and before, when he was writing his master's thesis on a very educated comparison of customization of shirts and Threadless' crowdsourcing model).

After some time travelling, Adam came back and opened Hipstery.com, a small venture that is very anti-customization in a way, but also somehow very pro-personalization in another.

His idea: Head to his nice retro-design website, answer a brief questionnaire on the net, and his magic algorithm (his stomach, I suppose) will pick exactly the graphic t-shirt that is right for you. He wants to take away the burden of choice (in a standard t-shirt shop) or the burden of co-creation (on a mass customization site) and to substitute it with a short survey on your needs.

I participated and got a really nice shirt I like. Calling this model "consumerism criticism", as the German weekly DER SPIEGEL did, is probably wrong. On the contrary, it is a very nice business model: Adam get's the overstock from nice t-shirt companies, adds the personalization magic and a very well done, very humorous and nice shopping process, and creates a great customer experience – and sells the shirts at a premium.

29/05/2010

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Thu, 27 May 2010 13:20:00 -0700 Facebook | Fan photos from The Hipstery http://thehipstery.posterous.com/facebook-fan-photos-from-the-hipstery http://thehipstery.posterous.com/facebook-fan-photos-from-the-hipstery
My, indeed awesome, prizeshirt arrived today! I do no longer believe in your scientific jibba jabba about the selection process, though. To choose a shirt that's showing myself playing my instrument of choice, dark magic i say, don't even wanna know how many kittens and virgins are sacrificed per shirt.
Thanks again!

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Mon, 03 May 2010 14:55:07 -0700 Janneke van Bockel: Just received a wonderful ... http://thehipstery.posterous.com/janneke-van-bockel-just-received-a-wonderful http://thehipstery.posterous.com/janneke-van-bockel-just-received-a-wonderful
Just received a wonderful T-shirt from @hipstery Great concept! Go get your own mystery T-shirt at www.hipstery.com #nochoices #bigsurprise

04/05/2010

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Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:39:18 -0700 Putting "Delighting Consumers with Hidden Surprises" to Work | The Awesome Blog (.net) http://thehipstery.posterous.com/putting-delighting-consumers-with-hidden-surp http://thehipstery.posterous.com/putting-delighting-consumers-with-hidden-surp
On the other hand, some surprises are motivated by the fact that it’s too easy to find exactly what you want. A German t-shirt website called Hipstery has made a name for itself by not showing any of their shirts on the site. Instead, buyers answer a series of questions about themselves and Hipstery sends them a shirt that they think will be most appealing. Surprise! The shirts often come from the out-of-print stashes of small suppliers, and yes, you can return any shirt you absolutely hate. (Way to ruin the fun, whiner.) The appeal (or “delight,” if you will) of the site comes from the fact that the endless reach of web shopping has largely eliminated the element of surprise from shopping. If you want an obscure item, search long enough on the web and you’ll probably find it. Don’t get us wrong: we prefer it that way. But Hipstery fills another type of emotional need that has been lost, and brings some fun back to a shopping experience that’s often defined solely by efficacy.

26/04/2010

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Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:40:56 -0700 I'm considering getting all my t-shirts ... http://thehipstery.posterous.com/im-considering-getting-all-my-t-shirts http://thehipstery.posterous.com/im-considering-getting-all-my-t-shirts
I'm considering getting all my t-shirts for summer from Hipstery - http://hipstery.com/ My first t was brilliantly weird and random.

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Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:33:25 -0700 Twitter / Dominik: @hipstery - Thanks a bunch ... http://thehipstery.posterous.com/twitter-dominik-hipstery-thanks-a-bunch http://thehipstery.posterous.com/twitter-dominik-hipstery-thanks-a-bunch
@hipstery - Thanks a bunch. I love my Mystery T-Shirt! :-)

22/04/10

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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:08:00 -0700 Showcase Of Beautiful Vertical Navigation Designs - Smashing Magazine http://thehipstery.posterous.com/showcase-of-beautiful-vertical-navigation-des-0 http://thehipstery.posterous.com/showcase-of-beautiful-vertical-navigation-des-0

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The Hipstery!
This website’s vertical navigation sits right in the middle of where the visitor is focusing when the page first loads. Active menu items are denoted by a pointing hand.

The-hipstery in Showcase Of Beautiful Vertical Navigation Designs

19/04/2010

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Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:02:00 -0700 Entertain Us.... [#133] http://thehipstery.posterous.com/entertain-us-133 http://thehipstery.posterous.com/entertain-us-133

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From: Shannon Alba <sxxx@xxx.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: Entertain Us.... [#133]
To: The Hipstery <xxx@xxx.com>

Greetings Willem,

Thanks for your reply. We love the Hipstery out here at Parkmore. So much so, that I've imposed strict restrictions on who may be notified of its mere existence. So it's good to know your rent is covered, otherwise I'd feel slightly bad about the retail implications of such forced exclusivity.

Anyhoo, apologies if my enquiry was unclear. I just meant that [...]

Thanks again for your prose, and for your fabulous t-shirt machine. When my boss gets back from leave, I shall organise a Parkmore team photo. In our Hipstery finest, of course.

Many a cheers,
Shannon

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Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:53:00 -0700 Entertain Us.... [#137] http://thehipstery.posterous.com/entertain-us-137 http://thehipstery.posterous.com/entertain-us-137

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From: Hipstery Contact Form <xxxxx@xxxxxx.com>
Date: Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 6:40 PM
Subject: Entertain Us.... [#137]
To: sxxxxxxxxs@hxxxxxy.com


How called you? *
Duncan R.
The address of your mailbox * sxxxxxxf@gmail.com
The meat in the sandwich *
What's this all about then?

Well this is all about your amazing t-shirts or more to the point the way that I will always buy my shirts from now on. I've purchased 3 so far and will be getting myself another one very soon (my birthdays coming up) The last one I was sent was from Shirt Fight and its amazing thank you. Its always a really good ice breaker when someone ask where I get my shirts from, most of the time they dont believe me but that just means more shirts for me.

Thank you from England and keep up the good work


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Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:16:00 -0700 Fwd: I recieved my t-shirt and I love it! http://thehipstery.posterous.com/fwd-i-recieved-my-t-shirt-and-i-love-it http://thehipstery.posterous.com/fwd-i-recieved-my-t-shirt-and-i-love-it

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From: Jenny Jacobs <xxx@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM
Subject: I recieved my t-shirt and I love it!
To: hipstery@xxx.com


Thank you so much!
It is seriously my newest fave shirt of all time.
I don't know how you guys do it.
And your customer service is the best!

I will be telling everyone  I know about you guys!

Thanks again!

Jennifer

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:52:00 -0800 Thank you http://thehipstery.posterous.com/thank-you-5694 http://thehipstery.posterous.com/thank-you-5694
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Simon Lewis <hxxxxb@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Subject: Thank you
To: salutations@hxxxxxy.com

Hey guys,

Thanks again for a great t-shirt choice, and for the personal message!

Have just used you to buy a couple of t-shirts for myself having used you for a friend's birthday present (which you do a great job on!).

I'm just off to continue spreading the word :)

Cheers
Simon

 

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