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Hi!

Orca coating basically just means that it ensures exceptionally vibrant colors and high resolutions the mug is also dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe, and incredibly long-lasting so the color won’t fade.

For the shirt the brand is Bella+Canvas. The product details are below:

• Sideseamed
• Retail fit
• Unisex sizing
• Shoulder taping
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (Ath. Heather 90% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% poly)
• 145gsm
• 32 single 4.2 oz finer thread, making the shirt softer and thinner
• We comb out 2.5x more impurities than standard ring spun cotton
• Long Staple Cotton makes for less stray fibres and a tight-knit print surface
• All production is 100% sweatshop-free and Platinum W.R.A.P. Certified
• Our fabric is dyed using 7x less water and eco-friendly dyes
• By using newer, more efficient dye machines, we use less water than the average for clothing manufacturers, saving 24 million gallons a week. Any water we do use is filtered and recycled.
• Solar energy is used to power our sewing and cutting facilities, motion-sensor LED lighting and skylights throughout each building, and electric car charging stations to encourage employees to go green.
• Our manufacturing facilities and LA Headquarters produce almost no landfill because we recycle pretty much everything that can’t be turned into a tee. We’ve optimised our cutting to reduce plastic use, and excess fabric is recycled into a number of things like baby bibs or stuffing for upholstery. Let nothing go to waste!

Where are they manufactured? The carefully worded Our manufacturing facilities and LA Headquarters leaves it unclear and most US-based industries don’t need to state they’re 100% sweatshop-free.

Thanks Jackie.