UC 'Urvine' sweatshirts quickly become best sellers at Costco over misprint

The store removed the merchandise from shelves but the sweater quickly went viral online.
Saturday, September 3, 2022
IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- Well you can't spell University of California Irvine without the letter "U," but Costco took that a little too far.

The popular retail chain recently stocked misprinted UCI sweatshirts with the word "Irvine" spelled with the letter "U" instead of an "I."
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The store removed the merchandise from shelves but the sweater quickly went viral online. In fact, it actually became a best seller.

UCI students and alumni flocked to Costco store in Irvine to purchase the sweater.

One person online even called it a "collector's item."
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Costco has not commented on the misprinted sweatshirts.

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