Mustering up the courage to tell your friend (or co-worker) that he or she needs a Thompson Tee is hard. You don’t want to offend the person, make things awkward — or worse — jeopardize the relationship. But you wouldn’t let a friend walk around with spinach in her teeth. So why would you let her pit out in public?

If you’re allowing friends to bear the embarrassment of underarm sweat marks, it’s your duty to share the solution! In the end, they’ll be thankful they don’t have to spend another day with arms glued to their side.

Tips to Tell Your Friends About Thompson Tee

A number of customers have asked how to politely recommend a Thompson Tee to friends or co-workers who sweat heavily without embarrassing them. So we’ve compiled a few tips and tricks to make this encounter less awkward and more beneficial for everyone.

Relate to the Problem

All adults have their sweaty moments. Presenting in front of a classroom or boardroom? You can bet your pits will be soaked from stress sweat.

Start the conversation with your sweaty friend by relating to the issue — even if it that person sweats on a whole new level. Relaying how you or someone close to you has benefitted from the shirt will direct the focus away from your sweaty comrade and make the conversation more natural.

If you see your co-worker has sweat marks after a particularly stressful meeting or call, say something like, “Hey, that [insert situation] was brutal. I sweat a lot in stressful situations like that, but luckily I found an awesome solution. Otherwise I’d be totally pitting out.” By that point, the person will be dying to know the solution — and your work is done.

Keep the Conversation Private!

Pointing out pit stains is extremely embarrassing for a person. He or she has probably gone to great lengths to conceal the issue. To respect the person’s privacy, don’t bring it up across the table at your company happy hour. Wait until you have a moment alone to address the issue and prescribe the solution.

Don’t Laugh or Joke About It

It’s hard to keep a serious face when talking about sweaty pits. It’s funny, it’s embarrassing and everyone has been there at one point or another.

But a more likely scenario is that excessive sweating has been a lifelong problem for this person. You probably don’t know the struggle your friend or co-worker has experienced for years. Hyperhidrosis (the medical condition for excessive sweating) can take a huge toll on a person’s mental well-being so avoid poking fun at the problem to lighten the mood. It will only embarrass your friend — and you don’t want that!

For more tips on how to approach people with hyperhidrosis, check out this helpful message for employers, family and friends of people with excessive sweating.

Give Them a Shirt to Try

Once your friend gets his hands on a Thompson Tee, he’ll be hooked for life and forever grateful to you. Skip the initial awkwardness by giving him a shirt to try. With the holidays approaching, it’s the perfect time to make the exchange. To take the attention off your sweaty friend, you could also give other guys in the office a shirt as well.

Striking up a conversation about your friend’s obvious armpit sweat is never a comfortable situation. But eventually helping friends or co-workers overcome an issue they’ve dealt with for years will trump any initial embarrassment. So get out there, and help make the world a more confident, sweat-free place!

What other tips do you have for politely recommending a Thompson Tee?