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Apr 18 2013
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Are Your Undershirt Sleeves Too Long? How To Avoid Sprouting Sleeves

A question from a consumer challenged with his old traditional undershirts having sleeves that are longer than his short sleeved shirts.

I have a problem with the sleeves of my tees extending beyond my short sleeve shirts. how does your product address this issue? Also, do you offer a sleeveless tee?

Are Your Undershirt sleeves too long? Our Reply.

Hello!

Thank you for contacting RibbedTee Customer Service and for your interest in our undershirts!

When the short sleeves of an undershirt extend beyond the end of short sleeve shirts, it's an indication of three things:

1. The undershirt sleeves are too long (a practical assumption)

2. The side shoulders of your current undershirt are too long for your shoulder width

3. A combination of #1 and #2

The best way to determine whether or not an undershirt sleeve will be short enough would be to:

1. Measure the length of your existing undershirt sleeves (measurement "D" in this graphic

2. Measure the length of your undershirt's side shoulder/shoulder strap (from where the sleeve attaches to the body to where the collar attaches)

The combined length of 1+2 above determines whether or not the sleeve of your undershirt will extend beyond your short sleeve shirts.

As a point of reference, our RibbedTee MicroModal, CoolWear Supima, and Classic Fit undershirt items in size Medium have a combined length of approximately 12.5". Our Retro Fit undershirts have slightly shorter sleeves as well. In most cases, our undershirt sleeves will be shorter than the sleeves on short sleeve shirts.

Based on your email, we would surmise that your current undershirts have a measurement (1+2) that is several inches longer than ours.

We do not offer sleeveless muscle shirts at this time, however, we do offer two different styles of tank tops (a-shirts).

We hope the above information has been helpful. Please do let us know if we can be of any further assistance.

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Sincerely,
RibbedTee Customer Service

Image Credit: http://sleevesprouts.blogspot.com

Mar 17 2013
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High Demand & New Quality Control Measures Limit Stock Availability

Dear RibbedTee Customers,

During the first few months of 2013, you may have experienced many of our items showing to be temporarily out of stock.  This has been primarily caused by the following two items:

  • 1.  A large increase in demand for our Made-in-USA undershirts. We've seen a 20% increase in demand during the first few months of 2013 compared to the preceeding three months of 2012 and a whopping 45% increase in demand compared to the same time last year!
     
  • 2.  In Q3 of 2012 we worked with our supplier partners to implement several new quality control measures. During some recent production runs, we found certain components did not meet our exacting specifications, and as such, those components were rejected and required to be re-manufactured.

At RibbedTee, we take manufacturing our Made-in-the-USA undershirts very seriously and our first priority is to ensure our customers receive the same great products they expect from us. 

As a result of the increased demand and new quality control measures, we've found that some of our more popular styles and sizes have become out-of-stock more rapidly than we anticipated.

We're in the process of ramping up production to meet the demand, and optimizing the quality assurance measures in an effort to minimize low stock-level situations in the future. 

We're sincerely thankful for the high level of interest in RibbedTee and we're committed to offering quality undershirts, Made in the USA, that offer the best fit, feel, and functionality in their price class!

Please drop us a line if you have any questions. 

Thankfully,
Mike, Co-Founder & Managing Partner