It's used on the corner of an envelope to be sent in the mail. It's what Auburn students do to their feet when cheering their team down the field. It also happens to be the name of one of the most popular shirt depots in Auburn.
Named after it's owner, Eric Stamp, the business was started years ago in 1993 with Stamp and a few of his buddies making and selling T-shirts out of their house.
"We got a business license and started doing things for businesses and groups on campus," Stamp said. "Then in 1997 or '98 we got licensed to start doing things for the University."
Stamp bought an already-existing print shop in 2001. Stamp then inherited many of the built-in customers and contracts and also some contacts with the University that were previously used by the old print shop.
Stamp sells all sorts of T-shirts made from a wide variety of designs, including Auburn apparel. The ideas for the designs either come from designs created in the past or from current or previous employees, Stamp said.
The shop also does a lot of custom work for businesses, though those designs tend to stay the same from year to year. Stamp said he has used around 30 designers since the conception of his store.
Students who have purchased a shirt from Stamp or are anxious about new items coming out in the fall can rest assured that their will be an influx of new designs.
"We probably have about 20 designs that we would like to do; hopefully, we'll do half of them," Stamp said. "Especially with four home (football) games in a row, it's really hard for us to keep up with the designs."
While Stamp is probably most well-known for their shirts, they do sell many other items, Stamp said. Among these things are non-Auburn related items, notebooks made from recycled cardboard, earrings made from recycled bottle caps, postcards, sunglasses and mouse pads with original designs on them.
Stamp's Web site, Stamplify.com, displays a number of different shirt designs with purchasing instructions. If a customer wants something other than a shirt, however, they must visit the store located on North College Street, across the street from Toomer's Drugs.
Joey Hollerer, an undeclared sophomore and Stamp customer, said he thought Stamp was only a T-shirt store.
"I've bought shirts off that Web site a countless number of times, and I never knew that they sold other things, especially things made of recycled material," Hollerer said.
For some students, the Internet is the only vehicle of advertising they'll see in a day. Stamp utilizes this theory with its Myspace page. And they do it successfully, said Chris Mareina, a senior in veterinary medicine.
"If I hadn't visited Stamp's Myspace page, I probably would have never seen some of the great Auburn apparel they sell," Mareina said. "I saw the page and said to myself 'It's time for some new shirts.'"
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