If you’re not content to flaunt your Foursquare flair in the digital realm (i.e. via badges), by summer’s end you could be wearing the location-based game on your sleeve — literally. That’s right, Foursquare is opening up an online store.
Technically you’ve had the option of snagging physical badges via Nerd Merit Badges for about three months now, but the real deal with be available for your credit card-abusing pleasure soon enough. Oh, and according to Forbes, T-shirts and stickers will be on sale as well.
Usually, when a social network or website starts hawking wares we begin suspecting a lack of funds, but we doubt this is the case for Foursquare — the popular service (which is now purportedly growing by 15,000 users per day) has made a slew of partnerships over the last few months with everyone from Bravo and Sephora to The Wall Street Journal.
It remains to be seen what icons and images these products will feature, but we’re guessing lead designer Mari Sheibley has some interesting ideas in mind. Fingers crossed for the “Pouty Princess,” (real name: Sad Mayor).
Would you wear Foursquare gear, or do you find the notion, well, square?
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