Happy and nice Christmas!!

New hoodies... Tell us you weren't holding your breaths ^_^

With a little bit late on schedule, our lovely new hoodies have finally landed in our on-line store. This year it took a little more on our account for various reasons which we won't bother to bore you with, but without a doubt it was worth it once again and we present them to you with oh so much pride.

As we have done so in other seasons, they are tailor-made, 100% cotton and printed on gigantic silk-screens. And of course, the hoods are once again the protagonists. All of them come with different printed details. For those of you who are new to our products, here's a little preview:
Even bigger news, we announce that this year WE'VE ALSO MADE A FEW DESIGNS EXCLUSIVE TO GIRLS. Which means they're all nicely fitted and stuff... Sizes S, M and L. You can see the exact sizes on our Size Chart. After all that you've written us asking for them, we hope that they're out of stock as soon as you've finished this article, or being prudent, at least by the time Christmas is over, because it has cost us an arm and a foot finding the right model. Or so we think... Pfff!!

The Characters we've prepared are:

BOY HOODIES

- Panda, the ferocious one: Brown Color [120 hoodies]
- BLACK ANGEL, the Hell guardian: Black Color [180 hoodies]
- Hikiko VS Pacman: Kakhi Color [120 hoodies]

GIRL HOODIES [First in the World!!]

- The Star Cleaner: Marine Color [50 hoodies]
- Hikiko loves Toad: Color Rojo [100 hoodies]
- Air Dudes: Grey Color [150 hoodies]

Tell us, what do you think of this year's batch? Do you like the sweaters for girls? Lying is a capital sin, but if it's to say something good about us, it's considered just a little white lie and you'll still go to Heaven =)

You can see all these photos in big format on our Flickr.

Panda, the ferocious one

Hikiko loves Toad

Lottery for Characters - Christmas 2009

After last year's success and knowing that things are currently a little bit difficult, this year we wanted to repeat the experience so we're going to organize our own Christmas Lottery. When? Well between 3rd of December and the 3rd of January all those of you who order online shall be entered into the draw.
What does it consist of? It's easy. We've issued a bunch of tickets, each with a series and a two-digit number. If this number matches with the last two mega ball numbers of the Niño Lottery, that will take place on the 6th of January in Spain, then you'll be the lucky winner. And what if you get all of the numbers in a series? Well, we begin a new serial number: 2, 3, 4... as many as are necessary. So, this means that if you place an order during this Christmas Holiday you'll have up to a 4% chance of being a winner.

And how can you get hold of a ticket? Easier still. Depending on the amount you spend in your orders on our website (www.tolkymonkys.com/en) this Christmas, we'll give you a specific number of shares:

- From 30€ to 50€: 1 coupon
- From 51€ to 90€: 2 coupons
- From 91€ and up: 4 coupons

What´s the prize? Well, if you're one of the lucky coupon owners, you'll have to contact us and we'll give you back the entire amount spent on your buy. So, it'll be completely FREE. Hell yeah!

We hope you like the idea!

We're featured in the newspaper Informados

Well it looks like the World has started to acquire good taste. They have written a small article about us for the paper “Informados”, from Murcia. A big shout out to all people from Murcia!

A few months ago we were contacted by a reporter from the newspaper, Jose Angel, and they sent us a little survey that we responded very pleased. To tell the truth, these things still excite us as much as they did in the beginning ;]

Download article in PDF. [Only in Spanish]

We've changed the label on our products

Like we usually do every year, we've made a few modifications on the card label that comes with all of our Products. Those of you who have bought anything will know what we're on about, but for those who haven't sinned yet, here's a photo:
On the front we have maintained the illustration of the Character and part of its story both in English and Spanish. As you can see, we've adapted the colour scheme to the season, light blue being the protagonist. As a novelty, we've added the edition the product belongs to and the number of pieces printed in said edition. We think this is an important aspect on our products, because when buying, we know that you look for something different that not many people have. And that's exactly what this little detail tries to highlight.

And on the back, we've printed a complete graphic composition on different cards. This way, to view the entire illustration, you'll have to get together labels from the different Characters. It's kind of like a puzzle, although it's likely that none of you will complete it =P It will look like this:

If you think of any ideas for our next label designs, write it in the comments below, because we've already started to think of them ;]

And we´ve also reprinted the most sought after boy t-shirts

Did you think think that we would forget about those of you who'd asked for a tee shirt that was out of stock? Of course not ;] New editions of our coolest Tolky Monkys Characters are now available. Read:

- Hikiko, the mime: Black and Red. 205 t-shirts.

- Hikiko Invaders: Black / Green y Black / Blue. 150 t-shirts.

- Casius: Black and Brown. 150 t-shirts.

- Muerte cooking worms: Black. 100 t-shirts.

- Muerte at the toilet: Black and Red Tile: 150 t-shirts.

- Panda, the ferocious one: Orange and Claret: 150 t-shirts.

- Panda stuffing himself: Dark Grey and Red Tile: 150 t-shirts.

Even though we've reprinted them, the number of pieces is still quite small. The one we've indicated for each design refers to the total amount between the different colours. And all the models we have vary from the S to the XXL. Yep, you read right, we have these models in XXL. You can take a look at our Size Guide to find out if the XXL is your one. That said, be sure to hurry because just as we've advised in our previous posts, there is a maximum of 2 pieces per design, in this size. After all, we're just trying this out to see the response.

So do tell us if we've done the right thing in reprinting them. If you'd like us to reprint any others, leave us a comment and we'll take note. Until soon!

CASIUS [Front]

CASIUS [Back]

Because taking care of t-shirts is possible

So yes, dear reader, making the tee shirts you buy last longer, is also in your hands. We put effort into the shirts so the printing is excellent and that the material is of good quality and has no defects, of course there's always the one that comes out a little strange, but, once you have bought a shirt, the amount of time it lasts will depend on the care you put into it. We though it would be a good idea to write something about this and give a few pointers that can help you out, weather its with our tee shirts or any others.

Firstly, when you buy a t-shirt, it's always a good idea to wash it the first time on its own, by hand, in cold water, inside out. Why? For two reasons: as they're cotton, regardless of what many people may say, it will shrink, even if it's only by a millimeter or so. This way, the shrinking business will be minimal. Also, for whatever reason, if the printing on the shirt hasn't been done correctly. This may happen once every thousand pieces, and god forbid it happen to you. If it does, however, contact us and we'll change it ;] In subsequent washings, it is imperative that you ALWAYS place it in the washing machine inside out. This will help protect the silk screen printing and lasts much longer.

And when ironing, for goodness sake, do it at the adequate temperature for cotton, and again, inside out. If you use the "Vaporetta de la mamma" over the print, it's likely that you'll not only ruin the picture, but you'll have a nice ink splotch on your iron. How nice!

And lastly, when hanging them out to fry, try placing them inside out, especially if it's in direct sunlight, because this ends up eating away the colours and cracking the stamped on design.

Oh, and of course, if one day you decide to go to the beach, get in the water, roll about in the sand and sun bate for 5 hours straight, all without taking off your shirt, don't expect it to last more than a day. Yes, man has managed to get to the Moon, but it seems like he's not so interested in making his clothes last ;]

If you'd like more tips, you can visit out special section on the web:

How to take care of tshirts