A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.

Yes, I realize it’s not Friday — but I forgot to put this freebie up last week. Today’s giveaway is a “Lions Are Smarter Than I Am” Threadless T-shirt — size “Girly Small.”

The good news: Threadless is currently having its $10 sale, which means that for eco-themed T-shirt enthusiasts, this and every other T-shirt on Threadless can be yours for a mere $10.

The bad news: Earlier this year, Threadless ran a Threadless Loves Green design contest with a promise to print the winning designs on organic cotton. Unfortunately, that promise didn’t become a permanent thing, which means that today’s T-shirt giveaway is printed on conventional cotton.

At this point, I know way too much about the ills of conventional cotton to be able to continue doing these giveaways. Cheap T-shirts are nice, and eco-themed cheap T-shirts are nicer — but we’re still talking about T-shirts that create serious agrichemical pollution, shocking water waste, and the like.

Organic cotton’s no longer a rarity, and Threadless is big enough to at least offer organic cotton as an option. Until Threadless makes that option available, I will no longer be buying from the site, or running freebies featuring Threadless products on this site. I hope you’ll do the same — and if you’re a fan of Threadless, hope you’ll let them know about your decision.

I know — I should’ve gotten more details about the T-shirts before letting Threadless send samples for giveaway — but at least I know better know. Comment by Tuesday to get into the drawing, which’ll happen Wednesday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.

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