At the end of every year, we get to reflect on the year that has passed.  It offers us an opportunity to stop and think about where we are, how far we've come, and where we're going.  For Crooked Monkey, we get to see if we accomplished our goals and set new benchmarks for the next year.  Here's some of our accomplishments from this year:

1)We focused even more on making sure our company goes green--reducing waste, paper use and energy use.  We encouraged more working from home--which reduced our carbon footprint.

2)We launched our Kids t-shirt line in January 2010.   The line has improved dramatically since it started and the January, February and March deliveries look amazing and the stores are reacting very positively.  Our East Coast Showroom has done superbly, and we just added a West Coast showroom.

3)We started working on a new, higher end t-shirt line called "Blueprint."  Samples have been produced--quality is supreme and the graphics are incredible.  We'll talk more about blueprint as we launch it.

4)Our customer service has always been paramount to us, and we maintained our strict standards.

5)We attracted top notch new accounts--from department stores to boutiques--that fit our "Livin the Dream" mentality and offered them the best t-shirts around.

And looking towards the future, here's what we hope to do in 2011:

1)Formally launch blueprint and target unique, edgy, higher end boutiques that want to grow with Blueprint and be at the beginning of something special.

2)Obtain more licenses--from artists to household brand names we are looking for partners who want to give us artistic license to bring their traditions into our world.

3)Continue to develop the kids line, juniors line, and men's line.  We're always producing new graphics, new bodies, and new styles so that our customers can rely on us for fashion forward, hip t-shirts.

4)Start producing non t-shirt items.  We are in the process of launching a tote bag line in the next month or two.

So there you have it--our year end review and our milestones for next year!  Drop us a line if you have any goals for us--or major accomplishments we forgot about.  Or if you think we need improving in a certain area.

The big day is almost upon us. Santa just called and told us we have two more days (we're including today) to place and ship awesome t-shirts.

If you buy t-shirts today by 4 PM, choose 2 day shipping.  If you buy t-shirts tomorrow by 4 PM, choose Next day shipping.

Good news for all you Crooked Monkey Stalkers, our Facebook Stalker Girls V neck T-shirt is back in stock, just in time for the holidays.  Just a quick note--now back to packing up your orders.

Oh and if you're worried about the t-shirts getting to you in time for Christmas, the easiest thing to do is to check out UPS.com's time in transit website: It tells you exactly what service to choose so that it gets to you on time.  We ship from area code: 20854.  Don't worry about weights or anything like that, just use the radio button "time in transit only" and fill in your area code.

Happy Christmas Holiday Gift shopping!

This week's t-shirts comes in from New Jersey, the land of the fist pump and garbage (both kinds).  Our Fist Pump Guys T-shirt serves as a comprehensive 3-step tutorial on how to bag J Wow or Snooks at a club. 

Sophie said that I look mean.  But I'm not being mean--I'm just being serious about my fist pumping.  Its more art than science.

For this week's t-shirt, "No One's ugly after 2 AM," we decided to teach you how to wear a t-shirt in the cold, because it is FREEEZING in Washington DC (actually its below freezing).

So that's how its done--over a Crooked Monkey thermal.  And in honor of the holidays, all our t-shirts are 20% off.  So put that in your stocking, and smoke it.

Because we're such a fantastic google adwords client, they made a thank you video just for us.  They even wrote our name in the sky and on the moon.

Here's their video: http://www.youtube.com/adwords10?x=50456db9406e4917bf46a555b1189391

We were on NBC 4 (Washington DC's NBC affiliate) as a "best gift under $50".  Tommy McFly, the super bad ass radio personality from 94.7 Fresh FM, brought our "That's How I Roll Men's T-shirt" for the segment.

Watch the video here

As it turns out, you can get 2 Crooked Monkey t-shirts for under $50.  That's twice the fun, with the same amount of funds.

Happy Shopping

So if you've noticed by the title of this week's blog post, we've decided to change the promotion to "T-shirt of the Week"--and the 20% discount will run for the entire week. (Monday-Monday).

This week's T-shirt is a new one to the website, but a long time favorite of mine.  Our Lower East Side V neck T-shirt is the lucky winner for two reasons--1)The Lower East Side is the place to be. 2)This t-shirt is awesome.

My favorite thing to do is wear this shirt when I'm walking around the Lower East Side.  My second favorite thing to do is to wear our Brooklyn Cat t-shirt, when I'm roaming the streets of Brooklyn.

If you look closely, you'll notice that I'm throwing up the "East Side" gang sign.  That's cause I like to do hood rat stuff with my friends.

So when we started the "T-shirt of the Day" concept, we debated whether to have our models sporting the t-shirt of the day, or employees.  First we decided to go with the better looking people, then we decided that charisma trumps beauty and chose to highlight employees.

So here I am, wearing our Bear Fedora Guys Graphic T-shirt.  And in honor of us re-posting this, our 20% discount is in effect til the end of the week.

It's the holidays, and we're feeling good, so why not put our best seller--That's How I Roll Guys T-shirt and That's How I Roll Girls T-shirt--on sale.

Because we love surprises, we're not sure when the sale will be over.  So take advantage of it, and pick up a That's How I Roll t-shirt for the holidays.  It's a nice gift, a  nice gesture.