#FreeBrittany! British wholesaler who ordered #FreeBritney t-shirts is left with unwanted stock

#FreeBrittany! British wholesaler wanting to raise money for Britney Spears’ conservatorship fight is left with 10,000 misspelled t-shirts after a factory error

  • Karl Baxter, of Wholesale Clearance UK, ordered 10,000 #FreeBirtney t-shirts
  • He wanted to ‘appeal to young customers’ and raise money for Britney Spears 
  • But the suppliers made a spelling error and the t-shirts read #FreeBrittany
  • Now fans suggest ‘regionalists’ in France will be interested in buying them 

A British clothing wholesaler who put in an order for #FreeBritney t-shirts was disappointed to receive 10,000 #FreeBrittany t-shirts after his suppliers ‘made a spelling error’. 

Karl Baxter, of Wholesale Clearance UK, which supplies cut-price clothing to ‘market traders, car boot sellers and eBay sellers’, bulk ordered the t-shirts in a bid to attract younger customers and support the pop star’s fight to end her conservatorship.

Now it has been suggested Mr Baxter might want to appeal to a rather more niche customer base – proud regionalists in northwest France.   

Karl Baxter, of Wholesale Clearance UK, which supplies cut-price clothing to ‘market traders, car boot sellers and eBay sellers’, bulk ordered the t-shirts in a bid to attract younger customers and support the pop star’s fight to end her conservatorship. He was disappointed to receive 10,000 #FreeBrittany t-shirts after his suppliers ‘made a spelling error’

Mr Baxter launched a public appeal urging Britney Spears fans to buy the t-shirts (pictured) for a discounted £3.99 and said he has been 'shocked' by the positive response

A man modelling the t-shirt

Mr Baxter launched a public appeal urging Britney Spears fans to buy the t-shirts (pictured) for a discounted £3.99 and said he has been ‘shocked’ by the positive response

Mr Baxter explained: ‘After hearing and reading all about Britney’s fight to end her conservatorship, I had been interested in doing something to help fight the cause by appealing to my young customers.

‘I had been interested in doing something to help fight the cause.’

His intention was to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the £10.99 t-shirts to a group supporting Ms Spears, although he has not named which one.  

But Mr Baxter was left with unwanted stock after his suppliers made a spelling error and sent him 10,000 #FreeBrittany t-shirts that could not be returned.

He said: ‘I couldn’t believe it when the order turned up at the warehouse. I was gutted to see they had misprinted the phrase on the t-shirts.’

Mr Baxter launched a public appeal urging Britney Spears fans to buy the t-shirts for a discounted £3.99 and said he has been ‘shocked’ by the positive response.  

He said: ‘It’s really refreshing to see that people are willing to overlook a mistake to help the star’s fans in their #freebritney movement.

The t-shirts are available in a range of colours, including this lurid shade of pink

The t-shirts are available in a range of colours, including this lurid shade of pink

‘After seeing so much interest, I have now put up an official advert where anyone can buy the stock.

‘And as for the people of Brittany, please feel free to adopt the hashtag as your own and use it to help fight your own cause.’

Dozens of Britney Spears fans have left comments on his online store asking for details on shipping and payment options.  

However others have suggested Mr Baxter looks across the Channel for his customers. 

One wrote: ‘I’m surprised you seem so sad about this mistake. There are many good-humoured regionalists in Brittany who will be happy to have one. 

‘Local newspapers are beginning to mention it and you’ll certainly receive orders from this part of France.’

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