Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Spitzer's Downfall Means Free Market Moves Merchandise
By
Jen Chung
Published Mar 12, 2008
Modified Mar 12, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Mar 12, 2008
Modified Mar 12, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
For everyone who wants to combine the pleasures of wearing t-shirts and tweaking fun at Governor Spitzer's troubles, there's no shortage of options. There's a variety of options on CafePress - do a search for "Eliot Spitzer," you get "Spitzer is Just Impeachy," while a search for "Client 9" brings up many more possibilities.
Zazzle also has a number of t-shirts, like a distressed "Client 9" with lipstick kiss. Busted Tees has a black Client 9/Emperors Club VIP shirt - apparently other ideas were "Governor Erect," "Free Love Gov," and "Tapped That Ass." Hmm - will members of the State GOP stock up on these shirts in time for Spitzer's expected resignation?
On the technology side, domain names associated with the scandal have been snatched up. Wired reports that Manhattan software engineer Nick Galbreath bought Client9.com even before knowing that Spitzer was Client 0, "I thought [Client9.com] sounded catchy, so I bought it." He is not a registered Democrat or Republican, but told the Washington Post the Republican are welcome to it if "they can make me an offer."
Other domains purchased by netizens: client-9.net, client-9.com, and client69.com. Room871.com can be yours for $750, but here are some less specific but still potentially relevant domain names that are available (so far): exgovernorspitzer.com, spitzerisstupid.com, and spitzerisclient9.com.
But the product we'd like to see is an actual Client No. 9 perfume, as imagined by reader Jose who sent in this awesome entry when we asked for Spitzer Photoshop ideas. If Bond No. 9 can make a Coney Island scent that smells like "a combination of Margarita mix, tequila, chocolate, caramel, cedarwood and cinnamon" or scents around Andy Warhol's mystique, why not Client No. 9, with a bouquet of "bad decision making, privileged upbringing (Horace Mann, Princeton, Harvard Law), sanctimony, DC hotel, and fresh steamrolled pavement."
Tagged
client 9
eliot spitzer
Governor Spitzer
hookergate
Hookergate merchandise
t-shirts
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Police are still investigating bike crash that killed dad of 2 in Central Park
The family is raising money for the wife and two daughters he leaves behind.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
Published Sep 29, 2026 at 9:31 a.m. ET
NYC has a plan to stop homeless people from cycling between hospitals and the streets
The Bridge to Home program, which began last year, will officially expand to Brooklyn on Tuesday.
By
Karen Yi
News
NYC has a plan to stop homeless people from cycling between hospitals and the streets
The Bridge to Home program, which began last year, will officially expand to Brooklyn on Tuesday.
By
Karen Yi
Early Addition: Billy Joel is auctioning off 70 of his motorcycles
By
James Ramsay
Man dragged to death by subway in Brooklyn after getting caught on closing doors
By
Brittany Kriegstein
Upper East Side braces for affordable housing fast track, and backlash from residents
By
David Brand
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .