Websites Selling College T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, and Other Apparel Online

The Results of My Quest for a Marshall University Birthday Gift

By Bartleby, published Feb 20, 2006
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Some colleges and universities have excellent online stores, selling a broad array of t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel at reasonable prices. But many schools don’t offer a good selection online, or they jack up prices on their college apparel, leading shoppers to look elsewhere on the web for things like college t-shirts and other sweatshirts. Whether you’re a naked, cash-starved student, a proud alumnus, or an even prouder parent, you’ll find a plethora of websites claiming to sell college t-shirts and sweatshirts online at fair prices. While birthday shopping for a friend who graduated from Marshall University in West Virginia, I began hunting for a “Thundering Herd” t-shirt and took some notes on websites selling college t-shirts and sweatshirts. Here’s what you should know.

www.backoncampus.com  
They have a healthy, though by no means comprehensive, selection of schools. The problem? They are barely selling any clothing. Most of the items are gifts. If I had wanted a bumper sticker, a folding chair, or green-and-white Tiffany-style lamp to provide my Marshall University friend, I’d be in luck. But the t-shirt and sweatshirt selection is limited to a handful of schools that dominate college athletics – and not even all of those are represented. One advantage to the site, though, is the easy (though unattractive) navigation. You can easily select a college from the long list on the left and see the complete inventory of items for that school.

Websites Selling College T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, and Other Apparel Online

Everyone needs an extra college t-shirt in their closet, right?

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Takeaways
  • Collegefootballstore.com had the best all-around selection, though not complete.
  • eBay is great for retro college t-shirts.
  • Some websites sell more gifts than actual apparel.
Did You Know?
College t-shirts are great gifts for students, but they also work for alumni and parents.
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I appreciate the mentioning of my online store, BackOnCampus.Com. Started in 1998 as an idea I drew up on the proverbial napkin, BackOnCampus.Com has enjoyed quite a ride. We were one the first to do what we do, and we've learned a lot since then. Offering apparel is obviously more risky than just offering gifts, because it takes more difficult to sell thru 24 tees in a school, as it to sell 24 car flags in that same school. Still we offer football jerseys and sweat shirts in the top 25 or so colleges. I would invite all shoppers to check us out. We did revamp our total site recently, so you may now search for, say "all so-and-so school's merchandise under $45" and that's what you'll see. or "all schools in tailgating tents".

Posted on 10/11/2007 at 5:10:00 AM

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