Cashing in on Captain Tom: RedBubble website is slammed for ‘shamelessly’ selling ‘tacky’ pillows, duvet covers and even mini-skirts emblazoned with the late war hero’s face
- The print merchandise site Redbubble is flogging Captain Tom memorabilia
- A mini skirt priced at £28.87 bears the war hero’s face on the front and back
- The site has been criticised for ‘shamelessly cashing in’ on his popularity
An online shop has been slammed for selling ‘tacky’ Captain Sir Tom Moore merchandise – including mini skirts with his face on.
The print merchandise site Redbubble is flogging memorabilia such as a mini skirt with a price tag of £28.87, as well as cushions and t-shirts, plastered in images of the late war hero.
The array of items can be bought from the online retailer and all feature various depictions of the war hero.
Many social media users have slammed the website for making money off the back of Captain Tom’s death, with one writing: ‘There is all sorts of tacky Captain Tom merchandise on there – it’s shameless cashing in.’
Redbubble has been contacted for comment
The online shop Redbubble has been slammed for selling ‘tacky’ Captain Sir Tom Moore merchandise – including mini skirts with his face on (pictured)
Other items to feature Captain Tom include a duvet set – priced at a steep £104.32 – designed and sold by nacer1982
The products are designed and sold by various people using the global site which is a popular online marketplace for print-on-demand products.
One seller AndythephotoDr designed a mini skirt bearing the late hero’s face on the front and back, before selling it on the site for £29.
Photos online show the low half of the model’s figure wrapped in his face.
Other items include a duvet set – priced at a steep £104.32 – designed and sold by another user nacer1982.
T-shirts can also be purchased on the website – showing a suave looking Captain Tom dressed in a tuxedo with a Union Jack flag draped over his shoulder
The 100 per cent polyester fabric features a print of Captain Tom walking using his frame, a rainbow above his head and the words ‘Tom Moore 1920-2021’ written underneath.
All the items have received rather positives reviews – yet appear to stem back to 2015, years before Captain Tom became known in the media.
T-shirts can also be purchased – showing a suave looking Captain Tom dressed in a tuxedo with a Union Jack flag draped over his shoulder.
The T-shirts, designed and sold by bradleycann, range in sizes from small to 3XL and bear the words: ‘Rest in peace Captain Tom Moore 1920-1921.’
The website is also selling cushions featuring the Union flag alongside a portrait of Sir Tom and a quote attributed to him for £46.74
A Captain Tom Covid-19 mask will set you back £12.17, while a ‘Brighter days are coming’ pillow depicting Tom with his war medals will cost £46.74.
Social media users said they had been stunned by the website’s merchandise, with one person commenting: ‘This has sent me over the edge.’
Another Twitter user @NigellaGoresome commented: “What the f***** f***?!”
One posted: “What in the everloving F***.”
Captain Sir Tom Moore came to prominence in April of last year during the Covid-19 pandemic after he began fundraising the NHS.
Captain Tom, who came to prominence last year after raising money for the NHS, sadly passed away on Tuesday due to complications from Covid-19 and pneumonia
He aimed to walk 100 lengths of his garden aided by his walking frame over 10 days.
His initial goal of £1,000 was quickly surpassed and by the time his birthday came around he had raised over £30 million.
Due to this, he was awarded a world record for the greatest amount of money raised in an individual charity walk.
Captain Tom sadly passed away on Tuesday due to complications from Covid-19 and pneumonia.