Consumerist got all bent out of shape because they didn't get special treatment from Threadless.com. They even pulled the snotty "I have a popular website card" in an attempt to scare/threaten the site. While they at least had to guts to admit they were wrong, it's still worth pointing out that there was absolutely no reason for them to lash out in the first place. Threadless actually has very good, very personal customer service. I've found them to be remarkably accommodating. Consumerist's whole complaint was odd because they were trying to fix a stupid mistake that they made and couldn't because it was shipped so quickly!

It's nice that consumerist owned up to being wrong, but total nonsense like that spreads across the internet at lightning speed. And it'll take much longer for it to disappear. Consumerist started out strong, but turned out to be whiny and incompetent. They may have 15,000 readers, as mentioned in their threatening email, but they write like they only have an audience of seven. I've removed it from my reading list.

• consumerist apologizes, but keeps nasty headline
• threadless.com - all t-shirts are on sale for $10 through may 8th (using the code "super tees" will get you another $3 off)
  

previously on wtg:

• props to threadless and their superb customer support
• cool limited-edition arty t-shirts
  

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