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Please Don't Talk to Me

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Please Don't Talk to Me

$29.99 USD
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Peak Doom & Bloom appreciation for everyone who has needed this on a sign their entire life and is relieved it finally exists on a shirt. For the neurodivergent folks whose social battery arrives at zero faster than anyone around them seems to account for, the introverts who have perfected the hooded, knees-up, eyes-forward stance as a universal communication of their current availability for interaction — which is none — and everyone who has sat in a public space radiating this exact energy and watched people talk to them anyway as if the energy wasn't perfectly clear. The sign is a courtesy. The expression is a policy.

Perfect for autistic and ADHD folks who find unsolicited social interaction a genuine drain they cannot afford today or possibly any day, introverts who have been asking nicely with their entire body language for years and need it in writing, or just being someone who is here, present, technically accessible, and asking very politely that nobody take advantage of that.

Part of the Doom & Bloom Collection - Dark outside. Blooming within.

Stay Strange 

Size guide

  LENGTH (inches) WIDTH (inches)
S 28 18
M 29 20
L 30 22
XL 31 24
2XL 32 26
3XL 33 28

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How to Not Ruin Your New Favorite Shirt

Look, you found us. You ordered. You waited. The shirt arrived and it's exactly as good as you hoped. Don't blow it now. Here's how to keep it looking like the day it showed up:

Washing:

  • Cold water only — hot water is for overachievers and people who ruin things
  • Turn it inside out before it goes anywhere near that machine — protect the graphic you're going to wear until it physically disintegrates
  • Gentle detergent only — this garment-dyed cotton has a whole vibe, keep it that way
  • No bleach. Ever. We shouldn't have to say this but here we are
  • Skip the fabric softener — it messes with the texture and the texture is the point

Drying:

  • Air dry if you can — more time hanging around means more time for snacks and a longer life for your shirt
  • Tumble dry low if you must — delicate setting, low heat, don't push it
  • Pull it out the second it's dry — wrinkles are optional, character is not

Ironing (if you're that person):

  • Never iron directly on the graphic — turn it inside out or use a pressing cloth unless you want a very expensive iron-shaped mistake on your chest

Treat it right and it'll be the shirt people ask about for years. That's the whole goal.

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