Am I Too Old To Wear Every Free Shirt I Get?
I'm very cheap, but I also probably need to start being an adult
I am not a fashion icon. This is due to two things. One, I know nothing about fashion. Two, I have never had a desire to know anything about fashion. The work-from-home era is the greatest thing that could have happened to me as I am in my comfort zone, wearing gym shorts and a t-shirt every single day and only wearing underwear when I go out. It’s a simple and wonderful existence.
But it has led to a conundrum. I don’t really like to pay for t-shirts because there are enough random ways to get them for free. Whether it be through my wife’s work, random events, or as a “free” bonus when ordering something online, as long as it isn’t offensive, if it’s free and it fits, I’m going to throw it in the rotation of shirts I wear.
I recently ran into an issue when I got this shirt for free as a part of a pre-workout order from Redcon1 (my second favorite stuff behind Tier 1).
I mean, it’s not offensive, but if I saw someone wearing this shirt, I would totally make some assumptions about them. Basically, I look like a dumbass constitutionist, who’s like, “Durr, back in 1776 they knew exactly what the world would look like, and they said I could have 1500 guns, because AMERICA, durr.” I actually wish they would have put a gaudy REDCON1 logo on there just so people knew that it was just about supplements, and not orignialists. I mean, that should be a simple decision to just ditch the shirt. Just two problems.
One, I am a very cheap person. I can’t just throw a perfectly good shirt away. I mean, what kind of person would I be to get rid of something that has a viable use still.
The second issue is what’s really holding me back from ditching it. I look good in the shirt. It is built for my slender frame, and I like the way my (miniscule) muscles look.
But ultimately, I still feel like a tool so I can never be fully comfortable in that free shirt so it will go to Goodwill. I’m a Dad now, and I need to set a proper example for my son. Otherwise, he could end up like me in high school and wearing a shirt that says, “If you ain’t a Redneck, you ain’t sheeeeeeeit!”
Maybe free t-shirts are overrated.