New johnny cupcakes line

What are your thoughts on his new line and new website.

The website is basically the same thing, in my opinion. I was expecting a lot of his website after seeing his stores.

Whats your favorite new shirt? I think i like the "Coffin" the best.

http://www.johnnycupcakes.com

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   Simply Complicated said about 1 month ago

   I love the brain tee..and the website rocks what are you talking about

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   tylerceerius said about 1 month ago

   Simply Complicated said: I love the brain tee..and the website rocks what are you talking about

   i like the website! its just very similar to the last one he had.

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   ChadDoesDesign said about 1 month ago

   Its alot cleaner. I hated the real image on his old website. I thought it looked kind of tacky, but the new one is fly.

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   Radical Promotions said about 1 month ago

   i liked the old site better

   new line is a total let down

   i was definately expecting more too!

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   tylerceerius said about 1 month ago

   Radical Promotions said: i liked the old site better new line is a total let down i was definately expecting more too!

   i mean its a good line. but still...i expected more

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   Matthew88 said about 1 month ago

   tylerceerius said:

   Radical Promotions said: i liked the old site better new line is a total let down i was definately expecting more too!

   i mean its a good line. but still...i expected more

   same

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   kyleisez said about 1 month ago

   I dont think this is the complete line...I believe this is just something for everyone to get because he knows how quickly those cupcake mixes are going to go...

   I think this is just a tease
   I just picked up the coffin and the brains one.

   I love the website, I think clark did a super job on it. I’m stoked to wear these tees

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   tylerceerius said about 1 month ago

   kyleisez said: I dont think this is the complete line...I believe this is just something for everyone to get because he knows how quickly those cupcake mixes are going to go... I think this is just a tease I just picked up the coffin and the brains one. I love the website, I think clark did a super job on it. I’m stoked to wear these tees

   website is a lot cleaner. i dont mind that. i thought he was gunna go over the top like he does with his stores. i hope there is more (which knowing johnny, there will be)

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   levi! said about 1 month ago

   ima go ahead and get the zip up but i kinda wanted alittle more from the line

   the website is killer

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    hideouscarwreck said about 1 month ago

    nothing i really dig from this line. not sure how i feel about the new site layout.

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    i came from nothing said about 1 month ago

    first observation - ENTER splash pages stink.

    now ill check out the rest of the site.

    straight to the blog - mmm dude loves it...

    does what he does very well, would never wear.

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    heroes said about 1 month ago

    i like it

    i bought more

    stop being negative nancies : ]

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    suffoca said about 1 month ago

    Didnt know he was updating, I realy like the new look when you choose a t shirt and think the new designs are cool.

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    vinnyg said about 1 month ago

    it looks really good. i want like 4 of the new shirts. too bad i’m broke right now

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    mel89 said about 1 month ago

    The shirts are great, but I really wish they weren’t all $36. That is way too much

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    M.Eureka said about 1 month ago

    Radical Promotions said: i liked the old site better new line is a total let down i was definately expecting more too!

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    M.Eureka said about 1 month ago

    but I agree with EZ maybe it’s an Avant-goût

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    darenisdopeee said about 1 month ago

    New layout is way better. So much cleaner. New shirts are actually good. I usually dont like that many jc shirts. But i really like that haunted house one.

    I wouldn’t buy any though there to much.

    but they are good.

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    Pearls To Pigs said about 1 month ago

    yo i’m plottin' on that new pullover so hard.

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    chech95 said about 1 month ago

    i think the search by size feature is sooo convenient

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    BuchananDesigns said about 1 month ago

    I respect the guy for building such success. But $40 for a Tee shirt...wow...

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    alrightok said about 1 month ago

    consistent as ever specially that new hoodie. the rollover knobs on the stove look jank (bugged me on the last one too). so expensive wah wah stop cryin!

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    quixotic said about 1 month ago

    Do his background images ever take forever for anyone else? His last site did that too. For me at least.

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    awakendesigncompany said about 1 month ago

    I really like the new website! I liked his old one, but this one is WAY cleaner and more professional looking!
    I agree (mentioned above) i hate the splash page that you have to go through. but it beats going through 2-4 splash pages like record labels lol!

    i really like 3 of the new tees!
    (brains, coffin, haunted house one)

    and i agree with kyle, i think he’s got more to come.

    Oh, and good to see you here Radical! I didn’t know you had an account. I’ll be getting those tees printed next week....finally lol :)

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    M.Eureka said about 1 month ago

    I wish he could put a gallery section where we could see aaalll the tshirts he made in the past..that would be so great.

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    Matthew88 said about 1 month ago

    M.Eureka said: I wish he could put a gallery section where we could see aaalll the tshirts he made in the past..that would be so great.

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    chech95 said about 1 month ago

    Matthew:LS said:

    M.Eureka said: I wish he could put a gallery section where we could see aaalll the tshirts he made in the past..that would be so great.

    yea like an archive of past shirts. that would just be so sweet.

    probably never happen though...

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    Chapter12 said about 1 month ago

    Dope website with damn good shirts.

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    chech95 said about 1 month ago

    is having the logo on the back neck of his shirts going to be a permanent thing or is it just for this release?

    I can’t tell whether i like it or not.

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    M.Eureka said about 1 month ago

    I wish the Theres something in the cupcake mix event was on the thanksgiving weekend..

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    ReganSupreme said about 1 month ago

    BuchananDesigns said: I respect the guy for building such success. But $40 for a Tee shirt...wow...

    No offense man, cause I feel ya on how expensive that is for just a tee, but you gotta keep it in perspective. Lots of people are still buying them up at that price tag. Plus there are plenty of other brands (Ed Hardy, Affliction, Billionaire Boys Club, etc.) who are charging almost twice as much anyways. It makes a lot of sense for him to charge a premium price for his products, even if it is a little expensive.

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    seibei said about 1 month ago

    I love the organization of the new site - it’s taking forever to load, but he’s probably got loads of people checking it out right now.

    I don’t like all of the new releases, but I can’t think of any line where I love 100% of the stuff. The only one that I’m really bluuuugh on is the Wheat Paste shirt, which is a good idea but I just don’t like it. Other than that, good stuff.

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    forloveofOCTOBER said about 1 month ago

    ReganSupreme said:

    BuchananDesigns said: I respect the guy for building such success. But $40 for a Tee shirt...wow...

    No offense man, cause I feel ya on how expensive that is for just a tee, but you gotta keep it in perspective. Lots of people are still buying them up at that price tag. Plus there are plenty of other brands (Ed Hardy, Affliction, Billionaire Boys Club, etc.) who are charging almost twice as much anyways. It makes a lot of sense for him to charge a premium price for his products, even if it is a little expensive.

    thats a good point, but all of those brands, affliction namely, give you your moneys worth. the JC shirts are not worth that much money. i really dont see the interest in his stuff.. its boring.

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    darianhrtwl said about 1 month ago

    shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

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    steven said about 1 month ago

    in the uk it’s tough to buy a decent shirt for less than $60 so the price is cool with me.

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    darianhrtwl said about 1 month ago

    yea. i mean his stuff is amazing but im not over 40$ for a shirt, seriously.

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    Corey said about 1 month ago

    The Halloween shirts are all awesome, the others arent that great. I liked the old website layout better though.

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    vinnyg said about 1 month ago

    forloveofOCTOBER said:

    ReganSupreme said:

    BuchananDesigns said: I respect the guy for building such success. But $40 for a Tee shirt...wow...

    No offense man, cause I feel ya on how expensive that is for just a tee, but you gotta keep it in perspective. Lots of people are still buying them up at that price tag. Plus there are plenty of other brands (Ed Hardy, Affliction, Billionaire Boys Club, etc.) who are charging almost twice as much anyways. It makes a lot of sense for him to charge a premium price for his products, even if it is a little expensive.

    thats a good point, but all of those brands, affliction namely, give you your moneys worth. the JC shirts are not worth that much money. i really dont see the interest in his stuff.. its boring.

    i disagree. look at johnny’s stores. those are clearly where the investment is going. i think just going into those stores gives his customers their money’s worth. plus people make the choice here, they buy what they want to buy. that’s key... people can buy shirts for cheaper but they choose to buy jc’s stuff.
    from his stores, his designs which he pays designers to make, his photos on the site which are really good, his awesome site layout, his custom sewn tags (he has 2 on each shirt), his packaging, making everything in a limited run, all of that stuff is expensive and it’s all part of why people are fine with paying 40 bucks for one of his tees

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    vinnyg said about 1 month ago

    Darian-Hartwell said: shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

    but he made like 4 million dollars last year, so obviously it’s not. theres obviously a shit ton of people who are fine with paying that much

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    darianhrtwl said about 1 month ago

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said: shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

    but he made like 4 million dollars last year, so obviously it’s not. theres obviously a shit ton of people who are fine with paying that much

    because he put his stores in high income neighborhoods. He’s just capitalizing.

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    vinnyg said about 1 month ago

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said: shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

    but he made like 4 million dollars last year, so obviously it’s not. theres obviously a shit ton of people who are fine with paying that much

    because he put his stores in high income neighborhoods. He’s just capitalizing.

    this is true, but where i’m from that’s called being a good businessman lol

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    darianhrtwl said about 1 month ago

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said: shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

    but he made like 4 million dollars last year, so obviously it’s not. theres obviously a shit ton of people who are fine with paying that much

    because he put his stores in high income neighborhoods. He’s just capitalizing.

    this is true, but where i’m from that’s called being a good businessman lol

    oh definitely. theres nothing wrong with it at all. but to me its just kind of distasteful.

43. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    hi

44. 

    heavyprints said about 1 month ago

    o hai!

45. 

    darianhrtwl said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: hi

    *dances

46. 

    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    Is my new site loading super slow for everyone? Is it something I should look into / have fixed?

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    Simply Complicated said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Is my new site loading super slow for everyone? Is it something I should look into / have fixed?

    Yes it is ridiculously slow..I thought it was just because of all of the traffic..and I sent you a muy importante message on myspace if you ever get a chance.

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    kyleisez said: I dont think this is the complete line...I believe this is just something for everyone to get because he knows how quickly those cupcake mixes are going to go... I think this is just a tease I just picked up the coffin and the brains one. I love the website, I think clark did a super job on it. I’m stoked to wear these tees

    Thanks Kyle! The 'Something In The Cupcake Mix' shirts are insane. I want to show you guys so bad, but at the same time I want to keep them a surprise.

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said: shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

    but he made like 4 million dollars last year, so obviously it’s not. theres obviously a shit ton of people who are fine with paying that much

    because he put his stores in high income neighborhoods. He’s just capitalizing.

    this is true, but where i’m from that’s called being a good businessman lol

    oh definitely. theres nothing wrong with it at all. but to me its just kind of distasteful.

    age/sex/loc.?

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    awakendesigncompany said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Is my new site loading super slow for everyone? Is it something I should look into / have fixed?

    it’s loading great for me man.
    i love it btw!

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    seibei said: I love the organization of the new site - it’s taking forever to load, but he’s probably got loads of people checking it out right now. I don’t like all of the new releases, but I can’t think of any line where I love 100% of the stuff. The only one that I’m really bluuuugh on is the Wheat Paste shirt, which is a good idea but I just don’t like it. Other than that, good stuff.

    I used to wheat paste posters for obey when I was in highs chool. My friend and I would dress up like ninjas and climb up billboards. I thought I’d pay homage to that. To each his own though!

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    Simply Complicated said about 1 month ago

    Everything is on AA isn’t it?

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    M.Eureka said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    seibei said: I love the organization of the new site - it’s taking forever to load, but he’s probably got loads of people checking it out right now. I don’t like all of the new releases, but I can’t think of any line where I love 100% of the stuff. The only one that I’m really bluuuugh on is the Wheat Paste shirt, which is a good idea but I just don’t like it. Other than that, good stuff.

    I used to wheat paste posters for obey when I was in highs chool. My friend and I would dress up like ninjas and climb up billboards. I thought I’d pay homage to that. To each his own though!

    You should write this in the description of the tee!

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    M.Eureka said about 1 month ago

    and thanks for the answer, very appreciated!

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    altercrisis said about 1 month ago

    the only time i bought shirts from jc i was so pumped, i got them and washed them once and the print was all cracked, i was so disappointed and now they look like shit because of the cracks,

    but i might use any leftover money i have from the ez release to pick up some new jc stuff

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    Birdie3431 said about 1 month ago

    i really like the new line and i wish i could fork over the cash to fly out for the release but money is TIGHT. i love that new gray hoodie too

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    Omni said about 1 month ago

    He’s a good business man.. plus he charges that much because he’s so hands on with his business that he deserves to make that much profit.. plus he has workers which are mostly family and friends and he’s not about to pay them crap money, ya deeg? All that i’m saying is he’s been a huge inspiration to everyone and we should all learn something from him. He’s not a super genius or anything but he thought everything through, he made plans, concepts, ideas for everything including his store.. he’s 5 or even 10 years ahead in his plans when he started.. i give big props to him and it is well deserved, unless if he’s a murderer! lol

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    Terror said about 1 month ago

    M.Eureka said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    seibei said: I love the organization of the new site - it’s taking forever to load, but he’s probably got loads of people checking it out right now. I don’t like all of the new releases, but I can’t think of any line where I love 100% of the stuff. The only one that I’m really bluuuugh on is the Wheat Paste shirt, which is a good idea but I just don’t like it. Other than that, good stuff.

    I used to wheat paste posters for obey when I was in highs chool. My friend and I would dress up like ninjas and climb up billboards. I thought I’d pay homage to that. To each his own though!

    You should write this in the description of the tee!

    johnny law might go after him. We dont want him to turn into Johnny bailcakes.

    ah i see what i did there...

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    darianhrtwl said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said: shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

    but he made like 4 million dollars last year, so obviously it’s not. theres obviously a shit ton of people who are fine with paying that much

    because he put his stores in high income neighborhoods. He’s just capitalizing.

    this is true, but where i’m from that’s called being a good businessman lol

    oh definitely. theres nothing wrong with it at all. but to me its just kind of distasteful.

    age/sex/loc.?

    18
    male
    urban low income segregated neighborhood.

    this feels like a craiglist hookup. lol

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    altercrisis said: the only time i bought shirts from jc i was so pumped, i got them and washed them once and the print was all cracked, i was so disappointed and now they look like shit because of the cracks, but i might use any leftover money i have from the ez release to pick up some new jc stuff

    I now use that plasticharge weird but awesome process, where you can’t even feel the print - esp after you wash it. It’s pretty dope.

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said:

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said:

    vinnyg said:

    Darian-Hartwell said: shit still cost too much for the average person. wtf.

    but he made like 4 million dollars last year, so obviously it’s not. theres obviously a shit ton of people who are fine with paying that much

    because he put his stores in high income neighborhoods. He’s just capitalizing.

    this is true, but where i’m from that’s called being a good businessman lol

    oh definitely. theres nothing wrong with it at all. but to me its just kind of distasteful.

    age/sex/loc.?

    18
    male
    urban low income segregated neighborhood.

    this feels like a craiglist hookup. lol

    I was just messing with you dude. You said I was 'distasteful' and capitalizing(?) because I opened a new shop? Since that was so accurate and kewl, I thought I’d ask for your stats. Hi.

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    landshark said about 1 month ago

    hm, i still need to swing by the LA shop some weekend. i want to pick up the highlights influenced one, from the last line. really digging the zip up. is everything that is in stock on the site usually in stock at the locations?

    also, the site is loading really slow for me. might be a bandwidth thing if you got lots of visitors.

    the new site is good, i liked the old one but not using a real image for the oven is the way to go. only critique is that the top of the oven has lots of little details, and the bottom of the page has a one inch think grey area, kinda boring. put johnny cupcakes, or those ants that crawl around or something there!

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    darenisdopeee said about 1 month ago

    Hey johnny i shot you an email a while back and you never responded.
    but you are very busy so i figured you didn’t even read it.
    :/

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    Time Without the E said about 1 month ago

    I love how as soon as Johnny post on this everyone stops ripping the new line
    haha
    personally i do think its a good line! JC is legit and the best line on emptees and if i had the $ i would pay $40 for a tee. Look at Crooks and Castles they have plain stupid font tees for nearly 40 bucks and you can get them everywhere now. at least johnny cupcakes makes you feel like your getting a limited tee that isnt guna be on every high schooler in your town

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    Beautiful Republic said about 1 month ago

    I like the haunted house one.....:)Good job Johnny

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    derek said about 1 month ago

    Just because someone has a high turnover doesn’t mean for sure they make alot of profit....

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    Mr.Stan Geek said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Is my new site loading super slow for everyone? Is it something I should look into / have fixed?

    Yea the Site is still going slow but its not that bad

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    darenisdopeee said: Hey johnny i shot you an email a while back and you never responded. but you are very busy so i figured you didn’t even read it. :/

    sorry man, between my travels + borderline A.D.D. - a chunk of emails slip through the cracks here in there.

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    landshark said: hm, i still need to swing by the LA shop some weekend. i want to pick up the highlights influenced one, from the last line. really digging the zip up. is everything that is in stock on the site usually in stock at the locations? also, the site is loading really slow for me. might be a bandwidth thing if you got lots of visitors. the new site is good, i liked the old one but not using a real image for the oven is the way to go. only critique is that the top of the oven has lots of little details, and the bottom of the page has a one inch think grey area, kinda boring. put johnny cupcakes, or those ants that crawl around or something there!

    All of the new stuff will be in LA (until it’s sold out). I do have a bunch of LA exclusive t-shirts that can only be bought inside the LA shop. I will start dropping more online exclusives and Boston ones too. Just trying to mix things up so that everyone feels a nugget of specialness.

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    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    First of all, my t-shirts are NOT $40.

    I might sell a super-duper limited one for a bunch more, but for the most part the NEW ones are $35.99 ($35.00 in store)

    I do have a BAKESALE section that has shirts for $19.99-$24.99

    There are so many brands that charge double what I charge. I don’t think my core customers are buying my shirts based on price, design or cool factor any ways. Design + concept may play a part of it, but for the most part...

    -They appreciate what’s behind it.
    -They enjoy the home grown, family feel. All of my friends and family work with me and we try our best to make the customer feel a part of that.
    -They like my story and the fact that I haven’t put my shirts in chain stores or sold out to any investors.
    -My brand is very personal. They like the fact that I go into my stores and kick it with my customers. You don’t see Ralph Lauren or Marc Jacobs hanging out in their shops or chit chatting on message boards here and there. To each his own though. My way is NOT the right way, it just works best for me.

    *My brand is my baby. If someone offered me $40 BILLION dollars, I would not accept it. I wouldn’t sell my brand for all the money in the world. It’s gotten this far and it’s only the beginning.

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    Matthew88 said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: First of all, my t-shirts are NOT $40. I might sell a super-duper limited one for a bunch more, but for the most part the NEW ones are $35.99 ($35.00 in store) I do have a BAKESALE section that has shirts for $19.99-$24.99 There are so many brands that charge double what I charge. I don’t think my core customers are buying my shirts based on price, design or cool factor any ways. Design + concept may play a part of it, but for the most part... -They appreciate what’s behind it. -They enjoy the home grown, family feel. All of my friends and family work with me and we try our best to make the customer feel a part of that. -They like my story and the fact that I haven’t put my shirts in chain stores or sold out to any investors. -My brand is very personal. They like the fact that I go into my stores and kick it with my customers. You don’t see Ralph Lauren or Marc Jacobs hanging out in their shops or chit chatting on message boards here and there. To each his own though. My way is NOT the right way, it just works best for me. *My brand is my baby. If someone offered me $40 BILLION dollars, I would not accept it. I wouldn’t sell my brand for all the money in the world. It’s gotten this far and it’s only the beginning.

    You’re a complete inspiration. The effort you put into making each and every customer feel wanted and special, and not just a random customer, is amazing.

    That kind of dedication to be something unique instead of a "sell-out" is a fresh thing in this industry, and is something i’ll be doing my absolute best to do as well when i start up my line (whenever that is....i’m not rushing it. I’ll be launching when i feel everything is right).

    Keep active around here Johnny, i love reading what you write, as i’m sure everyone else does.

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    robolove said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: First of all, my t-shirts are NOT $40. I might sell a super-duper limited one for a bunch more, but for the most part the NEW ones are $35.99 ($35.00 in store) I do have a BAKESALE section that has shirts for $19.99-$24.99 There are so many brands that charge double what I charge. I don’t think my core customers are buying my shirts based on price, design or cool factor any ways. Design + concept may play a part of it, but for the most part... -They appreciate what’s behind it. -They enjoy the home grown, family feel. All of my friends and family work with me and we try our best to make the customer feel a part of that. -They like my story and the fact that I haven’t put my shirts in chain stores or sold out to any investors. -My brand is very personal. They like the fact that I go into my stores and kick it with my customers. You don’t see Ralph Lauren or Marc Jacobs hanging out in their shops or chit chatting on message boards here and there. To each his own though. My way is NOT the right way, it just works best for me. *My brand is my baby. If someone offered me $40 BILLION dollars, I would not accept it. I wouldn’t sell my brand for all the money in the world. It’s gotten this far and it’s only the beginning.

    You still need to open stores up in the UK. We are waiting.

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    Matthew88 said about 1 month ago

    robolove said:

    Johnny Cupcakes said: First of all, my t-shirts are NOT $40. I might sell a super-duper limited one for a bunch more, but for the most part the NEW ones are $35.99 ($35.00 in store) I do have a BAKESALE section that has shirts for $19.99-$24.99 There are so many brands that charge double what I charge. I don’t think my core customers are buying my shirts based on price, design or cool factor any ways. Design + concept may play a part of it, but for the most part... -They appreciate what’s behind it. -They enjoy the home grown, family feel. All of my friends and family work with me and we try our best to make the customer feel a part of that. -They like my story and the fact that I haven’t put my shirts in chain stores or sold out to any investors. -My brand is very personal. They like the fact that I go into my stores and kick it with my customers. You don’t see Ralph Lauren or Marc Jacobs hanging out in their shops or chit chatting on message boards here and there. To each his own though. My way is NOT the right way, it just works best for me. *My brand is my baby. If someone offered me $40 BILLION dollars, I would not accept it. I wouldn’t sell my brand for all the money in the world. It’s gotten this far and it’s only the beginning.

    You still need to open stores up in the UK. We are waiting.

    Oh and if you do that....i really want to work for you lol

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    tylerceerius said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: First of all, my t-shirts are NOT $40. I might sell a super-duper limited one for a bunch more, but for the most part the NEW ones are $35.99 ($35.00 in store) I do have a BAKESALE section that has shirts for $19.99-$24.99 There are so many brands that charge double what I charge. I don’t think my core customers are buying my shirts based on price, design or cool factor any ways. Design + concept may play a part of it, but for the most part... -They appreciate what’s behind it. -They enjoy the home grown, family feel. All of my friends and family work with me and we try our best to make the customer feel a part of that. -They like my story and the fact that I haven’t put my shirts in chain stores or sold out to any investors. -My brand is very personal. They like the fact that I go into my stores and kick it with my customers. You don’t see Ralph Lauren or Marc Jacobs hanging out in their shops or chit chatting on message boards here and there. To each his own though. My way is NOT the right way, it just works best for me. *My brand is my baby. If someone offered me $40 BILLION dollars, I would not accept it. I wouldn’t sell my brand for all the money in the world. It’s gotten this far and it’s only the beginning.

    I love that your brand is as personal as it is. I think everyone here respect your company.

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    Chapter12 said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: First of all, my t-shirts are NOT $40. I might sell a super-duper limited one for a bunch more, but for the most part the NEW ones are $35.99 ($35.00 in store) I do have a BAKESALE section that has shirts for $19.99-$24.99 There are so many brands that charge double what I charge. I don’t think my core customers are buying my shirts based on price, design or cool factor any ways. Design + concept may play a part of it, but for the most part... -They appreciate what’s behind it. -They enjoy the home grown, family feel. All of my friends and family work with me and we try our best to make the customer feel a part of that. -They like my story and the fact that I haven’t put my shirts in chain stores or sold out to any investors. -My brand is very personal. They like the fact that I go into my stores and kick it with my customers. You don’t see Ralph Lauren or Marc Jacobs hanging out in their shops or chit chatting on message boards here and there. To each his own though. My way is NOT the right way, it just works best for me. *My brand is my baby. If someone offered me $40 BILLION dollars, I would not accept it. I wouldn’t sell my brand for all the money in the world. It’s gotten this far and it’s only the beginning.

    Uhh... I would trade my baby for 40 million dollars.

    Johnny I like what you’re doing. I can honestly say the people talking trash are just jealous and wish they had a shirt-thirsty cult following every step they’d take.

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    rhyde said about 1 month ago

    To be honest I think you could charge more (but don’t I can’t afford it right now with our great economy). The story I get to tell myself (and others) every time I wear your shirts is worth it. Keep it up!

    2 suggestions though about the site.

    1. It’s SO slow. In an effort to make it look better (which you did) it slowed it down to the point where it’s a bad experience.

    2. Your blog: You might have a reason for this for which case just ignore this. But why don’t you have specific URLs for each post so we can link to a post rather then the entire blog? I wanted to show my friends your video of the LA shop. It took forever to find it (No search, No separation of posts).

    a. Concerning the blog. Why not make it easy for me to Digg, Stumbleupon, Send to Facebook, etc.? The easier you make it for me to spread the word the more I can do it.

    Anyway just some thoughts. I love what you are doing. If someone bought you out they’d be stupid. It’s your story and as soon as that changes the shirts I own of yours, change.

    I missed your opening by one day in LA. I was so mad. I wanted that Light blue shirt of California with the Chef’s hat. Don’t know when I’ll be able to make it back there.

    Keep doing what your doing. Fire the people who don’t get it.

77. 

    shmokey said about 1 month ago

    new line = boring
    
    The coffin and brains tees are the only interesting ones. I’m just tired of his 1 color $35.00 shirts. Not really digging the vampire...i like the idea but not the illy.

    Hopefully the BIG release won’t be a let down

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