[SATLUG] OT: Dirty Microbe (T-Shirt Store) Scam

[Thomas King]

> Thought I would give you guys the heads up on a problem with Dirty
> Microbe. I ordered a shirt from them almost a month ago and have yet
> to receive it. This morning I did some investigating and it seems that
> others have been having the problem as well. According to blog posts
> and other articles they haven't been sending shirts in over 2 months
> and are not responding to emails. Their phone numbers have also been
> disconnected.
>
> I thought I would let y'all know since they sell Unix related T-Shirts
> and it is possible that some SATLUG'rs may have bought or are thinking
> about buying shirts from them.
>
> Here are a few links to articles and blogposts about the situation:
> http://tshirtisland.blogspot.com/2007/07/dirty-microbe-needs-to-get-it-clean.html
> http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Scam_warning_Dirty_Microbe_customers_are_not_receiving_their_products
>  (Digg users please digg this up)
> http://icrontic.com/forum/showthread.php?p=546227
> http://www.shirtsnob.com/archives/012411.php
> http://jonhull.net/blog/comments.php?y=07&m=08&entry=entry070801-095301
>  (my blog)
>
> -Jon
> --

I just recently tried to purchase about two weeks ago a denim Tux shirt from The
Company Store (URL is in Yahoo, I'll share that when I get home), and I have yet
to receive it. I did email someone there and got a response Friday that he'd
look into it. Is this the same crew?