yesterday it was GAP jeans, which you still have plenty of time to enter if you haven't already, and today it is, wait for it....
your very own CLEVELAND'S A PLUM t-shirt!
(excuse me while i do the happy dance, i just can't control my excitement)
this t-shirt concept has been a VERY long time coming and i'm so very proud of the end result and the amazing cleveland based t-shirt company, C.L.E Clothing Co, that i partnered with.
mike and jeff are some very talented dudes and have a great thing going for themselves with C.L.E - especially the cleveland's a plum t-shirt if i do say so myself.
available in women's american apparel t-shirt in eggplant S to XL
available in women's and men's american apparel t-shirt in asphalt S to XLdon't you love them?!?!
well you can BUY YOUR VERY OWN HERE or by clicking the icon in the sidebar.
now while i recommend buying one now before they sell out, i'm hooking up THREE lucky cleveland's a plum readers with a t-shirt of their very own.
three ways to enter:
1. leave a comment on this post telling me why cleveland's a plum.
OR
2. leave a comment on this post telling me what fruit your city would be.
3. for a second entry: tweet about this giveaway and comment again with a link to your tweet
remember, make sure to leave me your email address in the comment section if i don't have it or if i won't be able to find it through your blog/blog profile.
i will draw the winners of this giveaway and the gap giveaway early next week so the comments lines are open until then.
good luck all, and thanks again to C.L.E Clothing Co and you guys for even causing a demand for a cleveland's a plum t-shirt at all.
119 comments:
Such a cute design!! I'm so happy for you - I know you must be really excited to have made a T-shirt, I know I would be. My city is Columbia, MD. Ok, technically it's not a city. It's a suburb of Baltimore.. or DC... it's kinda right in the middle. But it's big. So I say it's a city. And if it were a fruit it would be... a strawberry. It's small, but we have some big flavor here.
I REALLLLLY love that t-shirt
By a LOT.
OK. That's pretty awesome.
I love love love the shirt.
Cleveland's a plum because 2 feet of snow doesn't stop us from driving to Cavs games.
DC is a lemon; kinda bitter and not so pretty.
Love the shirt, Alexa.
Love the shirt and have an addiction to all the C.L.E. Clothing shirts.
Cleveland's a plum because you never have to be bored - there is ALWAYS something going on.
kate AT kakakakaty DOT com
Aw, those shirts are adorable! My city would be a blueberry because it's small but still sweet :)
Oh I looove that shirt! Cleveland is definitely a plum since it's a hidden gem that people don't realize is amazing until they check it out for themselves!
janiece.reinhardt@gmail.com
I love it! Since I just moved to Syracuse, I'll go with Syracuse... Syracuse is oranges... Ok, I didn't make that up myself. SUs mascot are the orangemen. So, Syracuse is Oranges.
Oooookay, that is frakkin AH-dorable.
Cleveland's a plum bc it's filled with juicy goodness and good for the body. Right? Right.
Congrats on a great design, too awesome.
Cleveland's a plum because it so kindly lets its Brown loses to the Steelers each year, allowing Pittsburgh to pad its stats.
Wait, does that put me out of the running?
milwaukee is a nectarine. pretty and sweet, but with a hidden hardcore pit.
Cleveland's a plum because plums taste way better than apples.
stephenehart at gmail dot com
http://twitter.com/sehart/status/3245193704
i tweeted! http://tweetree.com/posts/3245236364
I say Cleveland's a plum because folks seem to complain about the pit (whether it's a little snow, local politics, or whatever), while forgetting all of the juicy sweetness all around them.
I also say - take a bite of Cleveland and let it drip down your chin - delicious!
Clearly New York is an apple. :) But I'd also say it's a kiwi, because well, there are so many different, exotic people here!! Tweeting in a second! :) I LOVE THE EGGPLANT ONE!
Halifax is a...banana?
And I tweeted!! http://twitter.com/LaceyBean#/LaceyBean
Cleveland's a Plum because we have a great group of bloggers here! Speaking of which, we need a wine date soon ;-)
Those shirts are awesome. You do Cleveland so proud ... and your mama, too. Cleveland's a Plum because Alexa lives there ... duh!
Cleveland's a plum because YOU are a peach. It makes sense in my head. I think DC's probably an an avocado. Is that a fruit? I don't know. I just could really go for some guacamole right now. xoxo
Okay, that t-shirt is adorable. I've never been to Cleveland, unfortunately. Um, New York and Boston are both my cities, and since NY is already an apple, I'm going to say Boston is a blackberry. Because sometimes it's delicious and awesome, but it is also frequently way too tart and you just want to spit it out because it sucks.
http://morethanamermaid.blogspot.com
@paultofu Cleveland fun: RT @clevelandsaplum win one of three cleveland's a plum t-shirts designed by @cleclothingco - http://bit.ly/lAmr3
ALEXA.
I really, really want a shirt.
I'm going to cry if I don't win. Or maybe I'll just never come see you again.
I kid, I kid. I can't stay away.
first entry:
Cleveland is a plum because no one really knows what a plum looks like, and no one really knows what cleveland looks like....
cause no one ever goes there.
This entry still counts even though it doesn't make sense, right?
I totally RT'd!
I want to be cool enough to get my own t-shirt too!
RT @clevelandsaplum: enter 2day to win 1 of 3 cleveland's a plum t-shirts i'm giving away designed by @cleclothingco - http://bit.ly/lAmr3
My city in New Jersey would be a sour apple. 1, it's south of NYC, and 2) a lot of New Jersey has a weird odor. We heart smog. If smog was a fruit, I'd say my city was smog.
:)
Here's my tweet, lovely!
http://twitter.com/dotcomkatie/status/3245456807
i tweeted too.
aww great shirt!
Cleveland's A Plum because it has a tough skin but is sweet to the pit
This is SOOOOOO CUTE!!! OMG, I love it!
Cleveland's a Plum because I live here. Duh. Sometimes I feel like you don't even pay attention.
Love the shirt and love the fact that you proudly promote our great city. I live in the Heights - can't beat it - walkable neighborhoods, beautiful tree lined streets - a feeling of home.
Please pick me!
Joanna
jmb0923@gmail.com
PS - Today's my 30th wedding anniversary !!!! I'm telling the world!
Cleveland's a plum because...in the dreariest days of February you can catch a plane from Cleveland Hopkins and be sitting on a sunny white sand beach in Mexico sipping a Pacifico in a short 3.5 hrs. time.
Cleveland's a plum because...in the dreariest days of February you can catch a plane from Cleveland Hopkins and be sitting on a sunny white sand beach in Mexico sipping a Pacifico in a short 3.5 hrs. time.
Chicago's a grape.
I was going to go with starfruit, but I think Californian cities are better for that. Grapes are the perfect snack for an on-the-go city like Chi-town.
Such. A. Cute. Shirt!!! Love it....so just umm pick me pick me pick me!!!
Oh and I'll play by the rules...
ummmm Chicago is a Clementine. Just because it's sweet and it's only good for a few months out of the year.
Wow did I just right that?!?...man I'm full of cheeeeeese today. :)
my tweet:
http://twitter.com/kakaty/status/3244461461
kate AT kakakakaty DOT com
either way i'm going to buy one. i think you're going to feel so famous (cause, actually you are). walking around CLE seeing everyone wearing your shirt...or even if you go out of town...creepy stalker guys might wear it...jk jk.
awesome job on the shirt.
can't wait to get mine!
Cleveland's a plum beacause you live there. Duh.
Long Beach would be a kiwi becaue it is somewhat soft and somewhat furry.
Love the shirts! Adorable! :)
So...my entry is...
North Ridgeville is an ear of corn, because we're out in the middle of nowhere and everyone farms. And I drive by a field of corn on my way in to work.
Also, I know corn is not technically thought of as a fruit, but I can cite this WikiAnswer to support my entry - http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_corn_a_vegetable_or_a_fruit
So at least some part of it is a fruit!
Cleveland's such a plum because we love our sports teams even if they lose.
And, I'd rather be a plum than an apple any day of the week.
My tweet... http://twitter.com/missykrause
Chicago would be a brown, mushy rotting banana. But, Denver would be some ripe Rocky Ford Melons!
Love the shirts!!! They super comfy, too!
Cleveland is a Plum because no matter how many feet of snow we get, we can always muster up the energy to drive (our non 4x4 cars) or walk to the bars because that is the only way to make it through a winter. But I do love it here. I swear.
mylittlemiseenplace at gmail dot com
http://mylittlemiseenplace.blogspot.com
They *look* super comfy too... Ugh. Not enough coffee yet.
So very cute! Love the design, and the eggplant? Quite adorable.
And if I could think of a decent answer for any of those things, I'd totally enter the contest, but I'm drawing a blank. Bummer.
ALEXA.
I still really really want that shirt.
I want it in v-neck though. Who doesn't wear a v-neck. Lame.
Anyway.
My CITY (hahaha) is a grape. Because it's small.
Yea, that's all i've got.
That t-shirt's adorable. And I'm kind of impressed with your entrepreneurial skills.
I can't think of what DC would be, though...
Ooh I want to win this shirt!!
I love and miss Cleveland so much.
Cleveland is a plum, it's sweet, juicy, fresh, and has a distinct groove. Like a plum, Cleveland is versatile and takes on many forms, but regardless we retain our roots.
Ah Cleveland, a true treasure that is filled with surprises around every corner!
Cleveland's a Plum because of Slyman's, Heck's, Sokolowski's, Sterle's, and everything in between.
http://twitter.com/kimikay
Vermilion, Ohio is a frozen grape... cause it's cool, small and refreshing!
chicago's a starfruit.
one of the hippest fruit's on the market.
:)
Plum
–adjective 11. extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like (This is why Cleveland is a plum of a city- it is the dictionary definition of a plum!)
BiteBuff RT @clevelandsaplum: enter 2day 2 win 1 of 3 cleveland's a plum t-shirts i'm giving away designed by @cleclothingco - http://bit.ly/lAmr3
I LOVE THAT SHIRT! especially the first one. LOVE. and need!
hmmm... i was going to say mass might be a blueberry? or apple? but then i googled some shit and it told me cranberry, which ill go with.
oh, and my tweet!
http://twitter.com/brookem07/status/3246959246
Cleveland is just about the only other city i would showcase on my temple of a body besides boston :) :) (and maybe charleston, sc) but I am a big fan of the Cleve!
Cleveland is a plum because you tell me it is, duh.
But I think Chicago would be a pomegranate because they are yummy. And who doesn't love them? Just like everyone loves Chicago.
Aw, Cleveland is such a plumb!
and I even tweeted about it!~
http://twitter.com/cindychi
Cleveland is a plum because...
although there are some pits, life here is sweet. :-)
Happy Tuesday! :-)
~Mandy
Cleveland since 1983.
http://twitter.com/FireflyFairytle
I have no idea how to post a link to my tweet...
Hope this works :-)
~Mandy, again.
Cleveland is a plum because it is sweet and juicy. I don't know what that means either.
And I tweeted. That sounds dirty. Excuse me.
http://twitter.com/annnetzel
That shirt is amazingly adorable. Such a great design!
I think Boston would be a cherry because it's a smaller city and I like to take my time and enjoy cherries, just like I've been taking my time getting to know Boston in all its glory!
kristen.gallo@gmail.com
A quick Google search brought up this recent article from 1984...
http://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/29/us/talk-cleveland-trying-select-image-for-city-whose-mayor-once-set-his-hair-afire.html
"Cleveland - love it or leave it"...really? Pretty depressing slogan. I'm going to go ahead and say that "Cleveland's a Plum" because the other option sucked. Except it does put this in my head...
"Love it or leave it
You better gain way
You better hit bull's eye
The kid dont play
If there was a problem
Yo, I'll solve it
Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it"
Those shirts are DARLING! I love the purple :).
Cleveland is a plum because y'all are still faithful despite your professional sports teams having some...issues ;). Dallas sports fans are total bandwagon fans, it sucks!
"Ice, Ice, Baby (dun dun dun dun dada dun dun)"
You're welcome.
Cleveland's a plum b/c it's full of juicy goodness! (I don't know are plums juicy? Not sure I've ever had one!) Anyway, love the shirt, love your blog! Will tweet all about it too!
you know you've hit it big when you have your very own t-shirt design. Perfect to wear to the next Cleveland SMC gathering. And yes, this has been tweeted about also.
HEY ALEXA! SERIOUSLY, these shirts are super cute! I love the purple color! xoxoxo - Marisa B.
Cleveland's a plum because it's tasty just like Cleveland's food scene.
sarah.a.berridge at gmail dot com
MY Tweet: sarahberridge RT @clevelandsaplum enter today to win 1 of 3 cleveland's a plum t-shirts i'm giving away designed by @cleclothingco - http://bit.ly/lAmr3
sarah.a.berridge at gmail dot com
who needs a free t-shirt! i just went and bought one myself to ensure I'd get one! YAY for cleveland's a plum!
Cleveland's a plum because there's always next season.
Dawn_Clark RT @annnetzel: RT @clevelandsaplum Enter today to win 1 of 3 cleveland's a plum t-shirts designed by @cleclothingco.
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Love the shirt!
Oh WOW ! Your shirts are gorgeous, I loooove that eggplant color :)
Uhm.. Montreal (Canada) would be a small frozen apple. It's multicultural and fun like NYC except it's much smaller and colder. lol.
aritza.goddess AT gmail DOT com
what an awesome giveaway and an ADORABLE shirt!
i would say my city fruit is...
Calgary's a Papaya. no reason. Papaya is just a fun word to say. LOL
Cleveland's a plum because Alexa says so!
Love this shirt! I think if Los Angeles was a fruit it would be a blood orange: bright and warm on the outside but slightly sinister inside.
Great shirt and great contest idea! Would love to connect sometime about promoting Cleveland.
RT'd for ya.
My city...oh Cuyahoga Falls... The fruit would have to be something that tends to "Blossom" but also is something enjoyed by the upper working class, white trash, and the people like me stuck in the middle...
I pick a "Summer Harvest" Red Bartlett Pear. Reason? Well it tastes good in the summer and that about suits the city I live in. Fun in the summer.
yes, those are way cute!!! clevelands a plum because it birthed my manfriend, and he's the sweetest ever!
So cute, can I have one? I can represent you here, way across the continent LOL. My city is already called the big durian before, lol tangy, sweet and creamy apparently. But I'll also like to call it mangoes too. Mangoes represent the tropic, no?:)
Alexa, you rock! I love that your blog has its very own tshirt. Way to represent!
I tweeted about it
http://twitter.com/AviVictoria
Plums are special, unlike generic apples
How cool is that shirt! Well, since I don't live even remotley close to Cleveland I'll have to do the OR part.
My city would be a dingle berry if it were a fruit. Wait...is that a fruit or just an exrpression?
Oh well.
um i said it before, but i freaking love those shirts. i would totally rock it, my best friend is from the cleve and it's a plum because it's got some sweet bars and the indians, obviously.
congratulations!
and i think DC would be a kumquat.
OMG. Those shirts are absolutely AMAZING!
Honestly? I have NO idea what fruit my city would be. It would have to be small but have lots and lots of uses (you know, since we apparently connect the Gulf Coast to the rest of the states?) So maybe a blueberry or a blackberry? Or something along those lines?
I'm an Ohio native, but live in Memphis now. We don't eat fruits in Memphis, but if we did, it would probably be fried....fried green tomato
Cleveland's a plum because I get to move there in 2 months!
And currently Detroit is a blueberry because it's sad that I'm leaving.
PS...love your blog!
Holy shit you crack me up. You have your own T-shirt. YOU ARE AWESOME. Oh and Chicago would be kiwi, tough exterior but soft and mushy once you get inside, with a few bad seeds.
Cleveland's a plum because Tremont is the coolest fucking place ever. Because Great Lakes Brewery makes killer beer. Because LeBron is the king. Because the Rock Hall is lame but no one from out of town knows that so they come into town for it anyway. Because Cleveland Magazine is my favorite city magazine. Because the Q is great, even if I wish it were still Gund.
Most of all, Cleveland's a plum because it's home & I miss it & I love it & I count down the days until I can visit again... & then live there again.
These shirts are great! Sign me up. <3
Cleveland is a plum because Cleveland makes the wrong decision on everything, including city slogans. It is also a plum because I would rather live elsewhere but it is good in isolation, just like I would never eat a plum if there was another fruit available but if stranded on a desert island it would probably taste fantastic. Finally, both's main usefulness is for medical therapy.
I also tweeted about it at
http://twitter.com/JamesBeckmann
I grew up in Clev for 17yrs and left for the sunshine. Now live in Ft lauderdale. I would say we are a mango (little bit spanish, sweet, bit tart, some people are allergic to us...hmm yes a mango)
Love the shirt Alexa! So incredibly cute!!
Also, my city would not be a fruit, it would be that grilled cheese sandwich that looked like Mother Mary. Remember that? That was awesome
Pretty shirts! I would LOVE to win one. I am from San Antonio, and since we are a big city in a BIG state, I would have to say our fruit would be a watermelon.
Susan in Texas
sustime2@yahoo.com
hmmm...my little two of Taylor would probably be a tangerine.
So, Taylor is a tangerine because its unusual, a little odd, but totally amazing if you give it a try.
sara42683@hotmail.com
cleveland is a plum because...when you take a first glance @ it, it may not seem to satisfy. then you bite into it and BAM! An explosion of sweet, juicy flavor! You can always find something to do, rain, snow, or shine!
awesome shirts!!!! i LOVE LOVE LOVE the asphalt one. SUPER CUTE!
- kristi
dallascc4@yahoo.com
I love these shirts! Cleveland's a plum cus we've got a thick skin, but we're oh so sweet once you get to know us.
and, here's a link to my tweet: www.twitter.com/cklenotic
well done.
love the shirt. i'd wear it with pride.
Cleveland's a plum because to quote my wife "its juicy"....the shirt is pretty boss by the way.
CUTE!
Cle's a plum because it's the sweetest in the summer and easy to love!
In east asia the plum blossom represents perseverance in the face of adversity because the flower blooms in the winter. That pretty much sums up Cleveland in myy eyes.
xoxox-kitten kaboom
www.twitter.com.kittenkaboom
Cleveland is a plum because we're juicy, petite, and sometimes sweet. (A bit sour, too. It's all good.)
I love Cleveland. :)
Good God I want that t-shirt.
http://twitter.com/ashleymarie6/statuses/3347166423
Cleveland's a plum b/c I'm moving there and can't wait! And b/c the huz loves it!
cleveland's a plum because i say so.
cleveland's a plum because of lucky's <3
Cleveland is a plum because it is home to West Park. The WP has the best best local bars where you know everyone :)
I need a plum shirt to wear to the PH..then the WP Station. Then to Steak and shake.
Ok, so while I was taking a vacation from reading blogs my feed for your blog broke or something, and I finally get it fixed and come back to discover YOU HAVE T-SHIRTS???? SO AWESOME!!
Cleveland's a plum because NY is the big apple, right? Or something like that.
Knoxville would be the big orange because it's the home of the University of Tennessee whose primary color is orange. It is everywhere in this city, and in fact UT is often referred to as 'Big Orange.'
Take that Orange County.
Cleveland is a plum, and Lakewood is a peach-- together, they make one saucy tarte! :)
Awesome shirt!
http://twitter.com/toriwoods :
toriwoods
RT @clevelandsaplum: have you entered to win your very own 'cleveland's a plum' t-shirt from @cleclothingco yet? http://bit.ly/lAmr3
Cleveland is a big, fat, juicy sweet plum cuz of all the amazing things we have to do here! Sports, culture, hiking, biking, music, boating, the best food- you name it- we've probably got it here!
I was born in Ohio so any Ohio city is plum fine by me.
However, I'm now living in Tucson, Arizona city of Kumquats. They require hot summer temperatures to produce a fruit that's sweet on the outside with a juicy sour center. Once you've eaten a few you've realized even this odd little fruit has a beauty all to it's own. Desert living is an acquired taste, bitter sweet.
Besides, wearing that cool t-shirt down here in the wild west would really piss off a lot of cowboys.
Cleveland is a plum because it's a surprise. Maybe not the first place you would choose but a great choice in the end!
Cleveland is a plum because every time I hear someone ask for a "pop" i feel as though i am living in a norman rockwell painting
My hometown, San Jose, would be a prune, because there used to be a ton of prune orchards there, and because if you stay there too long you shrivel up and die.
cleveland's a plum because camp krusty rulez.
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