$ teebot.dev – from terminal to tee in 6 seconds

(teebot.dev)

15 points | by foxpress 2 hours ago

5 comments

  • kleiba 1 hour ago
    Btw, this has nothing to do with the "tee" shell command.
    • foxpress 6 minutes ago
      Ha, fair point. A few people have mentioned the confusion. Going with "t-shirt" going forward.
    • trollbridge 1 hour ago
      It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to figure this out. The association between a terminal and `tee` is just too strong.
      • foxpress 6 minutes ago
        Yeah I've been hearing that a lot today. Lesson learned, updating the copy to say t-shirt.
  • BaudouinVH 16 minutes ago
    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.
    • foxpress 7 minutes ago
      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.
  • theturtletalks 1 hour ago
    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.
    • foxpress 5 minutes ago
      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?
  • TipsForCanoes 1 hour ago
    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.
    • foxpress 4 minutes ago
      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.
  • foxpress 2 hours ago
    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?"

    • lifefeed 1 hour ago
      what material are the shirts made of?
      • foxpress 3 minutes ago
        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.
    • fragmede 1 hour ago
      too easily confused with the terminal command tee
      • foxpress 3 minutes ago
        Yep, hearing this loud and clear. Updating the copy to say t-shirt.
      • hallway_monitor 43 minutes ago
        Literally just say T-shirt. Nobody calls this a tee. Except if you are in a clothing store I guess
      • Imustaskforhelp 38 minutes ago
        +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!

        • foxpress 11 minutes ago
          ok, will do. t-shirt going forward. I thought the tee command connection was cute but clearly I missed the mark on that one