This is sad news, for sure, but I have to agree with ORD. Hot Topic churned out some really lovely Foster's merchandise throughout it's time, but toward the end it was getting more than a little ridiculous. By focussing so extensively on Cheese (who is, when all is said and done, only a semi-regular character), they failed to take advantage of the highly diverse and colourful range of characters that Foster's has to offer. You could argue that, from a retailer perspective, Cheese is what sells, but it's not like they gave the rest of the cast much of a chance. Admittedly, with high international postage fees and my ever-diminishing bank balance, I was unlikely to shell out any further notes unless HT coughed up something really special...I guess it's the thrill of checking the site for new updates that I'll miss the most.

This is pretty much what I said in my letter to HT asking to PLEASE put the othr characters on some merchandise. This was the letter (I put it in smaller text because it's rather lengthy. And I sent this over the site, not on paper):

I got this relatively form letter response:

Ugh. ::) I feel like I'll be forever deprived of Foster's stuff. Hopefully Torrid won't quit carrying the stuff in April, too.

Another problem with Hot Topic... they focused WAY TOO MUCH on clothing for girls, while males like me got the short end of the stick when it came to this clothing line.

I disliked that, too. It might be better that someone else is going to be offering Foster's apparel, as long as there's something for the dudes -- and that they don't focus too much on just Cheese. :cheesegrin:

I actually thought that Hot Topic was doing a bit better throughout the summer. They were bold enough to take a few steps away from the Bloo-Cheese-Eduardo furor which had pretty much dominated the earlier stuff and to try a few new things, devoting at least one shirt each to Wilt, Coco, and even relatively minor characters like Berry and Bendy (though they were still pretty reluctant to give any of the human characters the spotlight). We did see a couple of shirts which were suitable for the guys to wear, even if they were never much of a scratch upon the vast range of skinny fit designs available for us lasses. It's only in recent months that they seem to have regressed into doing absolutely nothing but Cheese - even their earlier favourites Bloo and Eduardo started to come out a bit short in the process. True, Bloo's face still found its way onto a lot of stuff, but chiefly as Cheese's marketting sidekick. I can only imagine how degrading Blooregard Q. Kazoo would find such a prospect. :blooupset:

Case in point: the new "Imaginary Friends are Forever" shirt, while a nice enough design, really does strike me as being better suited for Bloo and Mac than for Bloo and Cheese. But that's just my opinion.

It isn't just your opinion, but mine, also. If the reason for discontinuing the merchandise isn't because of other companies to license FHFIF merchandise, then I think it could be the over-saturation of Bloo Cheese (especially Cheese) merchandise. I look forward to seeing what's being offered from other retailers in the future.

I wandered into an HT today...I was too poor to buy the new Darkwing t-shirt, but I got the last Wilt shirt on deep discount ($2!). My sewing machine is broken but I'm thinking of cutting the designs out maybe and stitching them to a white men's t-shirt. Oh and look what else they finally started carrying:

http://www.fosters-home.com/forum/my...ewristband.jpg

Yay! :D

:D :D :D

Dang...but I already ordered the Wilt wristband...(The OTHER one, lol)

I really need a sweatshirt but they dont have any guys ones at HT...Someone tell me where to find them!!!!:cheese:

Aw, stab and twist. *Mimicis stabbing self and twisting knife* I wish I had access to a HT. That or a credit card or somethin'... :(