I just got back from HT...I picked up the zipper pull and the new Super-Bloo shoelaces; I saw the Cheese hat but right next to it was a Darkwing Duck hat and needless to say that's the one that came home with me. ;)

Not in CN's eyes. :(

Something with Duchess on it before this line is through would certainly be nice. I don't think she even appears on the Craig's blog t-shirt - certainly not the skinny fit one, which I own.

Naw... you think? They really need to market the other characters-- remember that line from "Room with a Feud"?:

Look, I love Bloo and Cheese (to a certain extent; too much may make me want to hurt someone), but there are other great characters on the show. Don't just limit them to a single shirt and a spiral notebook (the latter I am a proud owner of)-- give them the beanies and the zipper pulls and the keychains and their own little fragrance and stuff. I can't speak for everyone, but I know I'd be willing to spend money on all of that stuff if there was a little more variety.

Just something I'm throwing out there...

Not that I expect it to help, but I did voice my disapproval of them just focusing on Bloo Cheese, and I let them know they should have more merchandise of others, also.

Until HT releases another shirt for the guys... I ain't going back there. I may have to resort to wearing those tween/junior sized shirts that are coming out. o.O

How do you go about that? I may have to add my voice to yours.

Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends Sketch Beanie :bloogrin: :smed: :cheese:

Click on the Customer Service link, and it should be under some email link.

I got finished talking with a customer service rep online, and I was told that they were going to stop carrying Foster's merchandise in April...

Aw crap!

Fun while it lasted...

I probably should have added this: it might be due to the fact that Freeze is making the clothing, and HT does not distribute their clothing.

Oh. Dear. God. You're kidding right? (I doubt it, but I have to ask.) How is that possible? Given the immense possibility of the show, wouldn't it be kinda dumb to up and quit carrying the merchandise? I dunno, I'm still in shock here. :wiltshock:

What am I gonna do for my Foster's stuff now? AUGH!!!!!!

EDIT: Jeez, other people post faster than I do...

Well, still crap. Does Freeze have a website? (And clothes that actually COME in my size, but that may be asking too much...)

Heh heh heh, it would have been a good idea to have mentioned that in your first post.

Say I wonder if that means Hot Topic will be having a clearence sale come April to get rid of all their Foster's Stock?

I'll consult the the most powerful psychic I know and see what they say...

*Shakes Magic 8-Ball*

And Survey says: Ask Again Later. 8D

Oh well so much for that.

I wonder if that means that Torrid will stop carrying Foster's stuff at the same time, or if they'll stop later on. They only *just* started carrying Foster's stuff, it'd be odd, and a shame, if they stopped in April as well.

I have to wonder if the new license deal had anything to do with HT to discontinue carrying FHFIF merchandise, or maybe folks got sick of all the Bloo Cheese stuff. :P :cheesegrin: More than likely, it's the former.

Ugh. ::) Not the greatest news for sure. But as we're expecting new products to hit shelves, we shouldn't be in a total loss. What's around now will just be discontinued, and we'll get new stuff to replace it. It will all just be available at different places. I'm upset though that the Mac blanket will be disappearing. I wanted one so bad, but I just don't have the money for it at the moment.

Wow, that's a major killjoy :[

They have some new shoelaces up on their site, along with this new t-shirt :/

I haven't seen the shirt posted here yet, and I'm 99% positive no one has mentioned the shoelaces, but I apologize in advance if they have been mentioned already =P

If it's just going to be more of the same, then I'm not too bummed about the news. HT shouldn't have spent the past several months on mostly Bloo Cheese items. I'm hoping the same does not happen with the next retailers that carry the Foster's apparel.

I checked the "Clearance" section of the sight to see if any Foster's stuff is listed. Don't know if it's related to the future closeout of all Foster's stuff, but the Wilt Shirt in on clearance for $8.98 ($9.98 for the XXL), the Deo Shirt also for the same price, and the Wilt Wristband for $1.98. So if anyone wanted any of these but hasn't gotten them yet, jump now!

This makes me sad, though. :(

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'... :(

You must not have yet mastered the fine and ancient art of BEGGING! That usually works with parents, eventually.

I guess I've got to get to HT now, since I've been trying to find a REAL Wilt wristband since I started watching the show. Now, if someone out there would start selling The Socks, I'd be quite pleased, since I've already got the black high-top Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars.

pitbulllady

Not really. I imagine that it didn't help that I told my parents the shirt didn't fit and that they wouldn't get why I wanted to make the shirt into a pillow! I'm gonna beg a friend to let me borrow her check card thingy and pay her back. My other friend went to a HT over spring break but didn't find the Wilt shirt. Apparently all they had was stuff with Bloo and Cheese. ::) I need to get crackin on my HT search.

I'm so insanely jealous of you-- you have the right type of shoes. * Shakes fist *

http://www.hottopic.com/hottopic/sto...=1205892924579

It's an all-over featuring many of the characters... but... what's up with the design? It's just not a style I can see many people wearing.

I like the printed fabric of course, but I think the design of the hoodie is...stupid. :P

I wonder if we'll get yardages of Foster's fabrics? There's PPG fabric out there. I could make so many awesome things if I could buy Foster's fabric... ;D When/if bedsheets come out I could at least use that, but it'd be more expensive.

Well, sorta off-topic, but I finally got my Wilt wristband. (The one on clearance) :D

I finally got to dig around Hot Topic's clearance bins for Foster's stuff during a mall trip yesterday: I wasn't too disappointed.

I rooted out a notebook with "I [heart] Bloo" on it and some of the hoodies there. I didn't get anything, because I didn't feel like paying until the prices were lower (I think they could go lower than half off, but I'm cheap).

Knee-high socks. 8-) I don't remember if anyone posted them yet.

The socks are cute, but I didn't see them when I went to HT on Friday.

I got a pair of gloves with Bloo doing his icy chill thing (8-)), and I FINALLY got the Wilt shirt. Then I bought a pillow, put the shirt over it like a pillowcase and sewed it shut in two places (with black thread). I now have the most awesome pillow EVER to grace my mattress. And I don't even sleep on it-- I use it like a throw pillow.

I did have an interesting conversation with the sales clerk-- I mentioned that I'd heard HT was going to quit carrying the Foster's stuff and she said, "I haven't heard that-- we just got a whole bunch of new stuff in." <Points to new stuff> I was confused, but it was a happy confused.

Huh. Well, okay. :D

I'm considering turning my Wilt shirt into something, since if I want to wear it I have to tear it apart to sew in more fabric anyways. :P

Why the heck did the online CS rep tell me they were gonna stop in April? Every time I go in the store, they give me a "Never heard that before..."

EDIT: Sorry, had a moment where I used the H word!