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I have to admit, I am a little bummed out. Received my Tote Bag I ordered through John Barrowman's " NoH8" campaign. I am not a happy camper!
Above, picture of the type of Tote I ordered & the one I actually received. Pic # 1 - the Tote Bag I received; # 2 - is a pic of the bag I actually ordered. Please note that the bag has a standing bottom & the message in the red border is " NO HATE ". Pic # 1, the actual bag received, is not the same. Especially, the message in the red border area.
Now, I am not a prude (although one of my friends told me I was). However, you do not have to be a prude to be offended by that message. I don't generally swear or curse; in my entire long life, the strongest swear words I have ever uttered are "hell", "dam" & " pissed" - a combined total of maybe 5 times. And, " a-- ", only once!
So, call me a prude if you want, but, I am rightly offended by that vulgarity. Especially on merchandise for which I have paid money. This was not the message on any of the Tote Bags or Tea Shirts on the site ( https://represent.com/barrowman ). Nor was this crude message on any of the shirts John was pictured in.
This is such a worthy campaign - there was no need to stoop to such crassness. No, I'm not going to return it or ask for a refund; I rarely do when there is such a small monetary value involved. I like to think John was not aware of this. I probably should send an e-mail to Represent.com, voicing my displeasure. I'm just disappointed.
Above, picture of the type of Tote I ordered & the one I actually received. Pic # 1 - the Tote Bag I received; # 2 - is a pic of the bag I actually ordered. Please note that the bag has a standing bottom & the message in the red border is " NO HATE ". Pic # 1, the actual bag received, is not the same. Especially, the message in the red border area.
Now, I am not a prude (although one of my friends told me I was). However, you do not have to be a prude to be offended by that message. I don't generally swear or curse; in my entire long life, the strongest swear words I have ever uttered are "hell", "dam" & " pissed" - a combined total of maybe 5 times. And, " a-- ", only once!
So, call me a prude if you want, but, I am rightly offended by that vulgarity. Especially on merchandise for which I have paid money. This was not the message on any of the Tote Bags or Tea Shirts on the site ( https://represent.com/barrowman ). Nor was this crude message on any of the shirts John was pictured in.
This is such a worthy campaign - there was no need to stoop to such crassness. No, I'm not going to return it or ask for a refund; I rarely do when there is such a small monetary value involved. I like to think John was not aware of this. I probably should send an e-mail to Represent.com, voicing my displeasure. I'm just disappointed.
