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DROP 01 IS LIVE — EDITIONS OF 500 · $1 FROM EVERY TEE FUNDS NURSE MENTAL-HEALTH CARE
№ 06 · EDITION OF 500

I SURVIVED MY FIRST CODE

“I survived my first code — and every one since.”
$40
6.1 OZ GARMENT-DYED COTTON · BUILT TO OUTLAST THE JOB
COLORWAY — BLACK
SIZE — M
RUNS TRUE. WHEN IN DOUBT, SIZE UP.
✦ EDITION OF 500 FREE SHIP OVER $50 ANY 2 FOR $60
$1 OF THIS SHIRT PAYS FOR REAL COUNSELING HOURS FOR NURSES.
DESCRIPTION

Your first code stays with you. The exact room, the exact sound, the exact moment everything either worked or it didn't. Nobody forgets their first — and nobody who wasn't there will ever fully understand what it took out of you, or what it gave you.

So did every one since. Steadier hands each time. A little more composure. A little more of that thing that separates someone who's read about the job from someone who's actually done it. This shirt is for the ones who kept showing up after — not because it got easier, but because you got better at carrying it.

The perfect gift for a new grad who just ran their first one and doesn't quite have the words for it yet. They will.

Printed on a heavyweight, garment-dyed cotton tee that actually feels like something — built to be worn on repeat, not once and forgotten in a drawer.

Product features

  • 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed, heavyweight (6.1 oz)
  • Soft, broken-in feel with a vintage finish that gets better with every wash
  • Unisex relaxed fit — true to size, runs comfortably roomy
  • Front chest print, elevated typography — no clip-art, no cartoon nurses
  • Part of The Vitals Club's first drop — made for the ones who show up
THE BLANK — WHY IT COSTS $40
6.1 oz of 100% ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed so it comes broken-in soft and only gets better with every wash — never thin. Relaxed unisex cut, true to size. Water-based inks sit in the fabric, not on it: soft hand, no cracking, survives the 2 a.m. hot-dryer treatment. Printed in limited runs of 500. This is the shirt the $9 hospital-gift-shop version is pretending to be.
SIZING
S — CHEST 34–36" · M — 38–40" · L — 42–44"
XL — 46–48" · 2XL — 50–52" · 3XL — 54–56"
UNISEX CUT. RUNS TRUE. WHEN IN DOUBT, SIZE UP.
SHIPPING
Ships within 48 hours. Free shipping over $50. Not sure on size? Message us before you order and we'll help you land the right fit. Gift orders ship with a blank card and zero prices.
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DROP 01 · FOUNDING RELEASE · 500 PER DESIGN

No borrowed reviews. No stock five-stars. This is the first run — if you're reading this, you're ahead of almost everyone. Wear it before the floor does. Founding buyers hear about Drop 02 before the public, and once a design sells out it's gone for good.