A t-shirt is one of the better gifts you can give someone in Pakistan if you get it right. Everyone wears them, they're useful year-round, and a well-chosen graphic tee can genuinely land as a thoughtful gift rather than a lazy one. The problem is getting it wrong is easy — wrong size, wrong vibe, something that ends up folded at the back of a drawer.
This is how to get it right.
For Eid
Eid gifting in Pakistan tends toward the practical or the celebratory. A premium heavyweight tee in a clean colour — black, navy, white — is a solid Eid gift because it's useful, wears well, and doesn't require you to know the person's specific tastes deeply.
Plain oversized tees from The Blanks range work well here. PKR 1,499, available in four colours, 170 GSM drop shoulder construction. The kind of thing someone actually wears rather than puts aside.
If you know the person well enough to know they'd appreciate a graphic tee — the Drop 01 pieces are a better gift. More personality, more specific, more memorable.
For Birthdays
Birthdays give you more room to be specific. A graphic tee that connects to something the person actually cares about — their city, their headspace, something they'd put on and immediately get — lands better than something generic.
KARACHEE is the obvious choice for anyone with a strong Karachi identity. MENTAL DESTRUCTION works for someone who'll understand the reference without needing it explained. DREAM BIG is safe enough to give broadly but specific enough to feel considered.
If you're not sure which graphic fits, a plain blank in their favourite colour is the safer call. Nobody is disappointed by a well-made black tee.
For Someone Hard to Buy For
A heavyweight plain tee in a neutral colour is genuinely one of the better gifts for someone with no obvious interests or strong preferences. It's useful, it's wearable, and 170 GSM construction means it'll last long enough for them to remember where it came from.
The Blanks — Black, Navy, White, Grey. PKR 1,499. Hard to go wrong.
Sizing for Gifts
The hardest part of gifting clothing. A few approaches that actually work:
Ask someone close to them what size they wear. Not as exciting but far more reliable than guessing.
When in doubt, size up one. An oversized tee that's slightly larger than expected is more forgivable than one that's too small. Nobody is upset that their oversized tee is more oversized than expected.
If you genuinely have no idea — go for M or L. These cover the widest range of people in Pakistan.
Packaging
Skribi orders come packaged — so if you're ordering as a gift it arrives looking like a gift, not like something pulled off a warehouse shelf. COD is available if you're ordering to your own address first before passing it on.
The Short Version
Graphic tee for someone with a strong personality or Karachi connection — Drop 01, PKR 2,499.
Plain heavyweight tee for someone practical, hard to buy for, or as an Eid gift — The Blanks, PKR 1,499.
When in doubt on size — go one up.