Jul
28
First things first: this is a sponsored post. I didn’t get paid for what I’m about to share with you, but I did receive a gift certificate to purchase some clothes for my kids. Now, hopefully you know me well enough to believe that I wouldn’t recommend a business to you if I didn’t sincerely like them, but just so everything’s understood: I got some free shit. Well, the boys did. As if they appreciate it, the jelly-smearing ingrates.
So, have you heard of Tea? They seem like a very cool little company with a unique approach to children’s wear. Apparently each year their designers visit a different part of the world to find inspiration for a particular collection, so they end up creating kids’ clothes that evoke things like street graffiti in Barcelona and vintage Mexican coffee bags. In fact, everyone at Tea receives an annual allowance to use toward international travel, which is a little factoid that makes me like them even more and may or may not have caused me to eyeball their Careers page. (Damn you, lack of marketable skills!)
Tea sounds like a groovy workplace and all that, but what I really like is their clothes. I suspect parents of girls have a much easier time finding attractive outfits for their kids than I do, because I sure notice a lot of cute girl stuff when I’m poking around Target or Old Navy or wherever, but I swear that once your boy is out of the young toddler stage clothes really start to suck. Hard. I mean, okay, Riley loves all those awful merchandising tie-in shirts festooned with LEGO Star Wars Spiderman Looney Tunes Etc, and both my kids are perfectly fine with the ugly-colored sports-themed crap, but sometimes I just want to dress them in something that doesn’t make them look like that scene from Pulp Fiction. You know the one.
“Dorks. They look like a couple of dorks.”
Which is why I kind of fell in love with the Tea Collection boys clothes. Their girls’ outfits are quite nice as well, but can I get an amen for boyswear that not only isn’t hideous, it’s downright awesome? Plus, the prices are very decent—most of the shirts I picked out were around $13.00 or so.
Here’s Riley modeling a few of his new shirts:
I think his favorite is the orange diving tee, but mine is definitely the blue hoodie.
Dylan was less interested in being photographed, but here he’s sporting his new HORSE! shirt.
Hello, could this be more perfect for him? (I also got him this layered tee, because BULLSHIRT!)
Cute designs, seem like good quality, shipped in a timely manner, arrived in a nice package, placing a phone order was super easy and unusually pleasant, customer service was top notch. I am totally a new fan of Tea, and if you have kids to clothe I think you might like them too.
Tea would like to offer one of you lucky ducks a $75 gift certificate, so if you’d like a chance at the giveaway, go ahead and leave a comment (any comment is fine, just be sure and include your email address so I can get in touch if the random number thingamajigger picks you). I’ll post the winner . . . oh, let’s say by Monday morning, okay? The only bummer is that Tea doesn’t yet ship internationally (which is a bit ironic, don’t you think, Alanis?), so unfortunately this is limited to the U.S. for now.
Thanks for enduring all my clothing-related blather! I hope you have a great weekend coming up.
**Comments are now closed, and I’ll announce the winner in a separate post. Thanks for participating!**
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Love the horse shirt! And that blue hoodie is cute – off to check out the girly stuff, thanks!
I know what you mean about boys clothes. My son just turned two and everything looks like logo-vomit or ESPN sponsoring childhood. I would love the certificate! Thanks Tea and Linda!
oh I love tea! I definitely drool over the girl stuff for my girl, but I’d probably use a GC for my boy – you are right, it’s easy to find cute girls stuff everywhere :)
I have girls and the tea collection is one of my favorites for them.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Tea rocks! A few local stores sell it in my area, and I have ordered online from them as well. Great quality stuff, washes well, and even lasts to be a nice hand-me-down in most cases. Yay!
Cute! I have three boys, I would love to win!
Cute boys clothes? Yes, please!
love your blog! and love love love Tea brand clothes for my little (big) guy!
Wow, love this stuff. Would look super awesome on my almost-4-year old little man.
What an awesome company! I so want to work there! Thanks for the great giveaway!! *crossing my fingers*
Super Cute/Cool Stuff!!!
cute clothes! I love Tea Collection!
Love the stuff you got your boys…too cute!! Love Tea for my ds as well….cute and comfy!!
Your son looks great! I’m new to Tea and just placed my first order!
thanks for the introduction. would love to try them out.
I checked out their clothes and you’re right, they are really cool. I’d love to win that gift certificate!
I’d admittedly be buying girl stuff, not boys, but would love to get my hands on some.
Wonder if Tea goes up to 9 year old sizes? Would love to see my son in something other than a Sounders jersey.
BULLSHIRT!!!! Totally have to get one! I have to boys and I hear ya on the clothes!
Hope the random thingamajigger picks me. If so…give me a jingle at alloydneto@gmail.com
Bull-shirt is my new favorite. I’ve got boys too. Were the sizes what you expected? I’m always looking for longer shirts.
Cute!
Adorable! I love tea! They have such an authentic style~
Cute boy clothes?! Wha??? I’m drowning in a sea of light blue “Mommy’s Lil Slugger” themed clothes over here!
I love Tea!
pick me, pick me, pick me!!!!!!!! I know it’s automated but ya know…maybe.
I totally hear you on the lack of cute boy clothes! :)
I’ve seen these clothes around and always love them!
Oh what great stuff! I love it, and I have a girl that I could buy some of those adorable girl things for…
did any of those 427 people above me say they want to win FREE CLOTHES or are they pretending to actually comment?
those clothes are actually cool. I’m sick of cheesy kids clothes. I’m a big fan of the bullshirt too.
Oooh this would be awesome to win with a mini kidlet on the way! Count me in. :) intlulu at yahoo dot com.
their stuff is adorable. And I’d love to dress my boy in something that’s not a sports-themed hand-me-down (love the handing-down relatives, but they are waaay into the gender stereotyping, and we have inherited a lot of “Li’l Slugger” or “Rookie #1” clothing.)
Love it. Boyish without screaming BOY!
Oh yes, I have three boys and buying them clothes is not fun. I love these designs!
This is why I love the internet. Finding out about great things you normally would not know about. Please do not quit doing “stuff I like”. Love your blog I have been reading for years and this is one reason…thanks!
I have two boys who would rock these clothes! ;) Thanks for the opportunity to win free stuff!
Three boys to clothe here. Love the selection!
Amen on the hideous boys clothes. After dressing a little girl for 3 years, I’m at a loss when it comes to dressing her brother!
LOVE them! Did you know our boys share a b’day? 8/31
Any comment? I hate Dora the Explorer. Every day I hate her more.
Love Tea stuff. I had one dress for my daughter and would have had her wear it every day if I didn’t feel like I might have been judged for it.
I’ve never heard of Tea, but the clothes on their site look great!
My Tea sob story: my son was given about $100 worth of gorgeous Tea clothing; unfortunately, he had just grown out of the size he was given. Although I was sad, I decided just to hang onto the brand new clothes and regift to a friend whose child was a few months younger. Well, I had to go on a business trip for a few days, and when I came back, I found that my mother had taken off all of the tags and washed the stack of Tea clothing!! ARGHHHHHHH. So now not only can my son wear the too-small yet beautiful clothes, but I can no longer regift them. Grrrr.
So I guess now I’ll be saving up for buying some Tea clothing on my own, although I am quite certain I would never sneeze at a gift card. ;)
Cool :) New clothes! Need. Bad. LOL
Just checked out the site, awesome stuff! I so agree with you on the boy clothes rant. My second child was a daughter and the clothes! Shoes! Everything for girls is so much easier. Ugh. Is love a Tea gift card :)
Love the clothes!!!
This is a great giveaway. I never heard of Tea until this post-thank you! Just say no to Pulp Fiction gym “dork” style. Yes to durable, awesome clothes!
Such. Cute. Things.
I really want the little old man cardigan for my boy, and pretty much everything else.
I had to comment on this post, totally agree with you on the dorky clothes for boys…I have two boys and it’s so hard to find shirts for them that aren’t action figure/movie related!
Hadn’t heard of Tea until now – what cute clothes!