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| + | *Add what it was, when, and why it shut down, relevant Web Archive links, etc. You can see a [https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/https://store.xkcd.com/ history of the site here]!}} | ||
| − | + | [[File:xkcd_store.png|thumb|Logo for the xkcd store]] | |
| − | The '''xkcd store''' was available at https://store.xkcd.com | + | <noinclude>:''For a list of comics featured on xkcd merch, see [[:Category:Comics with xkcd store products|Comics with xkcd store products]].''</noinclude> |
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| + | The '''xkcd store''' was available at https://store.xkcd.com before it was shut down due to supply chain issues. On 2022-04-06, when asked about its closure, Matthew Smoot, the "xkcd order wrangler", said in an email to a customer: "Unfortunately the store is closed indefinitely due to supply chain issues >_<. As soon as things with the new book are more settled we hope to be able to give the store the attention it needs, but Randall is completely focused on book stuff for the time being." | ||
The last day it can be found on the web archive was [https://web.archive.org/web/20220125185031/https://store.xkcd.com/ 2022-01-25]. The [[Links#2022-01-29|link to the store]] from the [[Links|links sections]] on xkcd disappeared 2022-01-29. | The last day it can be found on the web archive was [https://web.archive.org/web/20220125185031/https://store.xkcd.com/ 2022-01-25]. The [[Links#2022-01-29|link to the store]] from the [[Links|links sections]] on xkcd disappeared 2022-01-29. | ||
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Several [[Links#2022-01-31|other changes]] happened to the links on 2022-01-31. That date is also the release day of the [[What If? 2]] book, and of the comic [[2575: What If? 2]]. Most likely the shop completely shut down on that day. | Several [[Links#2022-01-31|other changes]] happened to the links on 2022-01-31. That date is also the release day of the [[What If? 2]] book, and of the comic [[2575: What If? 2]]. Most likely the shop completely shut down on that day. | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 29 October 2025
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- For a list of comics featured on xkcd merch, see Comics with xkcd store products.
The xkcd store was available at https://store.xkcd.com before it was shut down due to supply chain issues. On 2022-04-06, when asked about its closure, Matthew Smoot, the "xkcd order wrangler", said in an email to a customer: "Unfortunately the store is closed indefinitely due to supply chain issues >_<. As soon as things with the new book are more settled we hope to be able to give the store the attention it needs, but Randall is completely focused on book stuff for the time being."
The last day it can be found on the web archive was 2022-01-25. The link to the store from the links sections on xkcd disappeared 2022-01-29.
The next archived version from 2022-01-31 shows the following text:
- The xkcd store
- Will be opening soon...
- Enter store using password
A password can be entered and there is an "enter" button.
This stayed like this until 2022-10-06. That is the last saved version in the archive. The page seems to have been completely deleted after that, so there is no longer anything to save.
Several other changes happened to the links on 2022-01-31. That date is also the release day of the What If? 2 book, and of the comic 2575: What If? 2. Most likely the shop completely shut down on that day.
Very recently, the page was restored and the shop came back online. While not open, you can access it using a currently unknown password.
