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Getting Gift Cards for special occasions is really nothing new. What is new is instead of the gift card being branded for use at a specific store it is increasingly common to get what is known as a cash gift card. This is a gift card that is from Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. This allows you to use these virtually anywhere, and now of course online. When using one of these cash cards online you may run into a small issue, we sort that out.

Upon getting to the checkout of an e-commerce website you will have the opportunity to enter a shipping address and a billing address. The billing address must match the address that the issuing bank has on file for the card or your transaction will be rejected. How will you know what the billing address is for the gift card? The quick answer is you don’t. The best thing to do when you want to use one of these cards online is to call the customer service number on the back of the card and ask them to apply a billing address to the card. It is probably easiest to give them your shipping address. Once the changes take effect you can use the address you have given in the billing address section upon checkout online.

Outlet Shirts is please to announce that as of today, August 16th 2010, we are now accepting Discover card for web and phone orders. If you have any questions please feel free to contact customer service and sales.

-Your dedicated team at outletshirts.com

Over the last few years, the word green has become an all-too-popular buzzword that gets thrown around without much discretion or accountability. Specifically in the world of industry, it’s somewhat counter-intuitive to be considered green while thriving on production and consumption; however, there are some companies, big and small, that are doing great things and taking big strides toward participating in the movement.

1. Bank of America
A bank is typically considered the epitome of Old Business but Bank of America is no doubt doing their part in offering a necessary service while always considering the wellness of the Earth. Even as business increases dramatically, they boast a 32% reduction in paper use and a number of internal practices that earn them a green star; an internal recycling program that recycles 30,000 tons of paper per year, an employee incentive package that gives $3,000 cash back for buying a hybrid car, a new building that uses the heat from the groundwater to heat the building during the winter and other eco-upgrades that will power the facility while using half the electricity of its counterpart.

2. 7 Planet
Spawned in the Great Northwest and centered on the concept of Mindful Commerce, 7 Planet is the first chain of green general stores. Their niche is simple; they believe that one should only consume when they are in need and when pressed, one should purchase the most mindful product available to them. Having done the research and believing in their cause wholeheartedly, they offer a collection of general organic and green products from handpicked suppliers that all follow strict environmental guidelines and ultimately share in the 7 Planet mission for Mindful Commerce.

3. University of Colorado-Boulder
The students at the University of Colorado-Boulder deserve recognition because of their 40-year history as a notable soldier in the green movement. Independently organized, funded and operated by the students alone, the University’s Campus Environmental Center has an abundance of programs in place that aim to reduce the school’s strain on Mother Nature. Between boasting 1 bike for every 3 students, and the fact that their football games are zero-waste events (everything is recycled or composted), it is no wonder they’ve earned the Sierra Club’s top ranking for Cool Schools.

4. Hewlett-Packard
As one of the major tech companies in the world, it’s a difficult task to balance your role as a supplier, as well as, an environmentally conscious entity. However, Newsweek named Hewlett-Packard the number one “green” company amongst America’s top 500 largest corporations because of its efforts toward a reduction of GHG emissions associated with its supply chain and its elimination of toxic substances from its products. HP’s perfect rating was the cumulative result of their Environmental Impact Score, Green Policies & Performance Score and their Reputation Survey that considered a wide variety of environmental factors.

5. Figlio Restaurant
Although the larger corporations seem to get more praise and/or attention for “changing their ways” and going green, the owners of Figlio, a restaurant in Ohio, have proven that small businesses can turn green into green. This Danis family restaurant started small with an internal recycling program and installing energy saving light bulbs but eventually grew into a bit more expansive vision by buying local produce to limit their dealings with long-distance suppliers that burn more fuel in their shipping operations. In addition, they’ve purchased clean energy credits that will offset the GHG emissions from their business by transitioning to a wind/solar powered energy program.

6. Starbucks
You would think that a company vending paper cups on every possible street corner carried little regard for the environment; however, Starbucks Coffee is in surprisingly good graces when it comes to being green. No it’s not a “green” company but it certainly holds itself accountable through its partnerships with many environmental groups such as Conservation International and The Earthwatch Institute that might normally be naysayers toward this type of corporation. Between emphasizing maximum efficiency in its global supply chain to reduce its emissions and the fact that they save roughly 78,000 trees per year by using recycled paper, Starbucks is a corporate giant that is refreshingly mindful of its ecological impact.

7. Nanosolar
There is a lot of talk about companies that are utilizing green technologies but even nobler are the companies that are creating green technologies and services – providing an option that would not exist otherwise. Nanosolar, for example, deserves praise for its progress in making solar power a viable and affordable alternative to electricity produced by coal and natural gas by way of innovation. They are able to apply a microscopic layer of solar cells onto surfaces; avoiding the use of silicon and offering comparable energy output at a fraction of the price.

8. Harbec Plastics
Owner and founder Robert Bechtold was hip to the green-game before it was ever even brought to the mainstream. Long ago he tried to find investment for his company to transition into more sustainable practices but was continually denied funds because it wasn’t considered necessary. These days, in a more eco-friendly era, Harbec Plastics makes tools and molds in New York in a facility powered by wind and natural gas turbines and humming with hybrid cars and trucks for daily operations. In all, these modern advancements that were originally denied have reduced the company’s annual carbon dioxide emissions by 750,000 pounds.

9. Ecodrycleaner
Leave it to the folks in Portland, OR to take a rather mundane standard practice and refine it for the environment’s sake. Though you may have thought that the dry cleaning industry had gone as far as it could go, the Ecodryleaner model uses sustainable practices from the ground up as they refuse to use toxic solvents of any kind and employ highly efficient cleaning equipment that recycles solution in an effort to reduce waste. In addition to the eco-friendly chemicals that propel their business, they have also opted to run their facilities with the ultra clean power of the wind.

This article is brought to you by Outlet Shirts; a company that strives to be green and glorify the movement by offering organic and recycled products and holding their suppliers to a commitment to the environment a wholesale supplier of Port Authority clothing

Outlet Shirts is pleased to offer our Apparel and Accessories catalog with custom covers specifically for use in marketing your business.  We’ll imprint our catalogs with your company’s logo and contact information for a presentation that’s tailored and professional.  The catalog showcases nearly 900 Outlet Shirts products.  This includes over 100 new styles in this 424-page, full color catalog.

• Catalog includes all 900 of our products.
• 1 Case Minimum (15 Catalogs)
• Year Round Imprinting
• Unpriced

Catalogs are available for $25 per case.  This includes printing and shipping to anywhere U.S. (Hawaii, AK and Puerto Rico extra).

Steps to get your custom catalogs:

1. Review the art size requirements below.
2. Email catalog artwork to orders@outletshirts.com (Artwork must be in .tif or .eps format).
3. Call customer service at 866-715-8646 to place your order.
4. We will email you an art proof to approve.
5. Your custom catalogs will ship in about 2-3 weeks.  We will let you know once they do.

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On the checkout page simply select your country from the drop-down list.  This will automatically transfer you and your cart contents to Bongo’s Secure International Checkout page where you will be provided with international shipping costs as well as duties and taxes for your shipment.  Note: Orders over $125.00 USD will ship free from us to Bongo and you pay only the international freight and duties through Bongo.  This process saves international customers up to 82% off typical international shipping rates.

Upon completion of your order, Bongo will charge your credit card for the entire purchase and then re-purchase those items from our site on your behalf.  We will ship the goods to Bongo’s Global Distribution Facility and they will be forwarded to your international address.

NOTE: All payment, shipping, or return requests should be submitted to Bongo at Support@BongoUS.com

Outlet Shirts is happy to announce that we have now added Wholesale Columbia Sportswear to our catalog. Columbia is widely recognized as a leading manufacturer of quality outdoor apparel. The addition of this popular and respected brand is a great supplement to our current offering of more than 900 products. We look forward to this partnership which we will be expanding in the coming months and years. Among the products we will feature are the Bonehead™ Fishing Shirts, the City Trek™ II Jacket, as well as the Steens Mountain Jacket. If you have any questions call toll-free 866-715-8646.

At OutletShirts we realize that shopping online for clothing can be a little difficult. Without the ability to touch and feel the items, or try them on, it is difficult to know exactly what is being purchased.

In an effort to help our customers we have developed our new product review tool. There is nobody better to describe a product than a customer who has bought one themselves. This could be very helpful by giving a customer another customers opinion of an item, rather than a manufacturers description.

We also realize that writing a review is going to take some time, not a lot of time, but everybody has a tight schedule. That is why we offer a discount on the next order for every review that we publish.

Here is how it works:

• Go to http://www.OutletShirts.com
• Navigate to the product that you would like to write a review for.
• Scroll down under the “Add to Cart” section of the product.
• Click on the “Add a Review” link.
• If you are not logged into your customer account, it will prompt you to do so. After logging in you will be redirected to the product review page.
• Write your review and submit. Note that you do not need to put your name in your review. Our system will credit the review to you by your first and last initial (D.S.).
• When your review is published you will be given a discount on your next order from OutletShirts
• You will be issued a coupon for the discount, that can be used on your next order
• If you do not receive a coupon, please use “phone/fax” as the payment method, and we will apply the discount to your order over the phone

If you have any questions about an order, or our review system please contact our customer service department.

There is a wonderful thing happening in our country these days and no matter which side of the isle you stand, you should care. This wondrous event is related to all the attention and talk about going Green. Whether you agree or disagree with the existence of Global Warming, there is certainly no harm in saving the environment and reducing our dependence on foreign oil. One way to do your part is by no longer using plastic or paper shopping bags. Your alternative is to turn to reusable shopping totes. There has been quite a lot going on within this debate for the last few years.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. consumes 100 billion plastic shopping bags annually. (Estimated cost to retailers is $4 billion). And in 1999, 14 million trees were cut to produce nearly 10 billion paper grocery bags used by Americans in a single year. And both of these items take a very long time, if ever to fully biodegrade.

Many European countries may levy a charge for having your groceries bagged in plastic and some individual U.S. companies are following suit. Perhaps the best is example is San Francisco. As reported by ‘The Independent’ of the U.K., “San Francisco has become the first American city to ban plastic bags from large supermarkets and chemists’ shops (Pharmacies).” As this trend continues to grow around the world this is the time to take a harder look at shopping totes and reusable bags and the potential of this market.

I believe the arena for custom shopping totes and other tote bags is still in its infancy. If you think about it, just as with most decorated apparel and other accessories there are countless groups that love to show their identity with a logo or slogan. So why not do that at the supermarket, where you may already be showing off your favorite teams colors. As a decorator you may even consider approaching the actual stores to address the reasons they should be selling shopping totes. For one they may know of the impending doom to our old way of carrying groceries. Secondly it would seem like a great idea to put their own branding on the totes. This will give them much more exposure than plastic or paper because once you bring a tote home and remove all your items, they are not immediately headed for the trashcan. With the number of Americans that already love to show off their favorite team, vacation spot, musician, or faith on a t-shirt – you can bet they will make that same move when being required to use a reusable shopping tote.

This article provides a brief history of Hanes. This includes everything from the founding of the company, its evolution, impact, products, and some of the more common uses of these products today. Hanes is one of the best know household brands in the United States and has been in existence for over 100 years. The company long ago established themselves as one of the largest names in their industry.

In 1901 J. Wesley Hanes founded a company called Shamrock Mills, later changed the name to Hanes Hosiery. A year later Pleasant Hanes formed the company P. H. Hanes Knitting Co. Around the 1920′s both companies continued to progress from making undergarments to marketing t-shirts, sleepwear, fleece, and knitted shorts. Finally in 1965 the companies merged. This was believed to be the only merger between two companies with the same family name. Over the next 20 years Hanes continued to acquire and create new brands now under the parent company Hanes Brands Inc. Hanes is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

A statement from the Hanes Brand Inc website confirms the brands’ reach: “In a recent survey, Hanesbrands can be found in eight out of 10 American households, and they are sold in hundreds of stores, plus Web and catalog. What’s more, our brands hold either the number-one or number-two U.S. market position by sales in most product categories in which we compete: First in T-shirts, fleece, socks, men’s underwear, sheer hosiery…”

Hanes sells a variety of apparel essentials. Some of these are sold under the Hanes and Silver for Her labels. These products include: t-shirts, shorts, sweatshirts, hoodies, sport shirts, tank tops, fleece jackets, and a whole lot more.

Hanes does not mark the exterior of any of its apparel. This feature makes the brand great for embellishment such as embroidery or screen-printing. Most of the Hanes items found in the wholesale apparel industry work the best for screen printing, with sport shirts being good for both embroidery and screen printing.

Whether your outfitting a school group, kids camp, team, or simply like durable and comfortable apparel Hanes is a great choice. The Hanes brand carries a great reputation, history and durability that rival any of their competitors.