A whaling museum printed its worst review on a hoodie. It sold out
A whaling museum printed its worst review on a hoodie. It sold out Ellsworth Toohey 10:30 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 New Bedford Whaling Museum — Gloworo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons) In 2020 the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts picked up a one-star review that read "worst aquarium ever." It is a museum about the history of whaling, and it keeps no live whales. Six years later, the museum has printed the line on hoodies, T-shirts, crew necks, and bags, according to Boston 25 News.
- ▪A whaling museum printed its worst review on a hoodie.
- ▪It sold out Ellsworth Toohey 10:30 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 New Bedford Whaling Museum — Gloworo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons) In 2020 the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts picked up a one-star review that read "worst aquarium ever
- ▪Six years later, the museum has printed the line on hoodies, T-shirts, crew necks, and bags, according to Boston 25 News.
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A whaling museum printed its worst review on a hoodie. It sold out Ellsworth Toohey 10:30 am Thu Aug 6, 2026 New Bedford Whaling Museum — Gloworo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons) In 2020 the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts picked up a one-star review that read "worst aquarium ever." It is a museum about the history of whaling, and it keeps no live whales. Six years later, the museum has printed the line on hoodies, T-shirts, crew necks, and bags, according to Boston 25 News. "We do not have live whales here," chief engagement officer Annelise Conway said. "So we are actually the worst aquarium ever." Staff had been joking about putting the review on a shirt for a couple of years before the museum tried a test run. "It's a little tongue-in-cheek, a little witty," Conway said.
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