As a birthday treat to myself, I bought a grab bag from Out of Print. I had previously bought a sweatshirt and some socks from them over Christmas and was super impressed with the quality, so when the grab bags came back in stock I jumped on the opportunity to buy one. And I thought I’d share the results with you guys!
Basically, with their t-shirt grab bags, you get 4 shirts for $40 (+shipping), but it’s a blind selection and all sales are final. To be on the safe size with the sizing, I picked a unisex medium bag. I’m usually a women’s medium, but I really didn’t want to run the risk of them being too small. The unisex medium is a bit big on me, but not unbearable. The unisex small might have been too snug in the shoulders, so I think I picked well. But they have a lot of cool stuff on their site aside from grab bags, so I highly suggest you check them out if you love books as much as I do!
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll! A true classic, and a favorite story of mine. Though it’s been retold and reimagined in countless ways across all sorts of media, the original tale of Alice stumbling into the perilous beauty of Wonderland remains timeless. I love this print – the tea-party scene with the Mad Hatter, Dormouse, and March Hare – and it’s grey, so it will go with anything!
The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe! This is my all-time FAVORITE piece from the king of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe. I had to memorize it in eighth grade, and it inspired me to write this poem. I love his short stories too, but this poem – with it’s repetition, and rhyme pattern, and imagery – has stuck with me the most of all his writing through the years. And it’s grey, so it goes with anything!
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling! Somehow, I managed to get a shirt of my favorite book in the Harry Potter series. GoF is the pivotal turning point in the series, where the plot thickens and the themes darken, and the Triwizard Tournament story is my favorite part of the whole saga. I love the drama, the action, the riddles – all of it. And it’s grey, so it goes with anything!
Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry! It has been a long time since I read this story, so I’ll need a refresher sometime soon, but I remember that it’s beautiful, rife with symbolism, and it contains powerful themes transcendent for a novel often considered to be a children’s book. I look forward to rereading it soon and seeing how my views of it may have evolved since I was younger, and how it will touch my heart as an adult. And, it’s grey, so it goes with anything!
But that’s not all I got in my package – they threw in a tote bag, too! With a message I wholeheartedly agree with!
So, I got super lucky with my grab bag because I got shirts featuring books/poems I’m familiar with. Others might not get quite so lucky, since it’s all left up to chance, but I’d say it’s worth checking out if you want some literary swag!
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