Best Custom T-Shirt Makers? - GoFuckYourself.com

AAB · 01-01-2012, 10:34 PM

I have a popular site with dedicated following of about 300k subscribers (2 Million uniques a month, but about 700k are type ins of which at least 300k have been with me for 3+ years). I was thinking of putting together a design for custom t-shirts and sell them through the site. I think it could do well, though it would be the first time trying so who knows

Anyway - hoped I could get some pointers from the ever awesome GFY community. Do you know of a solid, reliable and business savvy t-shirt maker to whom I could entrust the job of making those t-shirts? Obviously - I would like to team up with someone who makes decent quality product and takes good care of customers. A US based company would be preferred, as majority of my readers are from there. Also - a company which could provide more complete solution (for example also capable of taking care of delivery/shipping, taking orders, dealing with returns/customer enquiries, etc) would be preferred. Not sure if any such business exists in the first place.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated

danevans · 01-02-2012, 04:43 AM

http://www.cafepress.com/ look for "design your own" in the nav-bar

djroof · 01-02-2012, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by danevans

http://www.cafepress.com/ look for "design your own" in the nav-bar

damn this is sooo old...

Chris · 01-02-2012, 08:47 AM

most def not the cheapest place but uberprints.com does an amazing job but if you order in volume you get a pretty decent discount

josephfgb · 01-02-2012, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris

most def not the cheapest place but uberprints.com does an amazing job but if you order in volume you get a pretty decent discount

i also recommend uberprints. they're been insanely fast for the small projects i've used them on.

brassmonkey · 01-02-2012, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AAB

I have a popular site with dedicated following of about 300k subscribers (2 Million uniques a month, but about 700k are type ins of which at least 300k have been with me for 3+ years). I was thinking of putting together a design for custom t-shirts and sell them through the site. I think it could do well, though it would be the first time trying so who knows

Anyway - hoped I could get some pointers from the ever awesome GFY community. Do you know of a solid, reliable and business savvy t-shirt maker to whom I could entrust the job of making those t-shirts? Obviously - I would like to team up with someone who makes decent quality product and takes good care of customers. A US based company would be preferred, as majority of my readers are from there. Also - a company which could provide more complete solution (for example also capable of taking care of delivery/shipping, taking orders, dealing with returns/customer enquiries, etc) would be preferred. Not sure if any such business exists in the first place.

Any pointers would be greatly appreciated

http://www.customink.com/

youdeserve · 01-02-2012, 12:51 PM

I wonder why you guys did not mentioned Vistaprint so far?

I do frequently use them, and for larger orders they have free shipping almost always! I do like them, honestly.

Chris · 01-02-2012, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by josephfgb

i also recommend uberprints. they're been insanely fast for the small projects i've used them on.

yup extremely fast

i did a small 20 shirt order and had it in 3 days

brassmonkey · 01-02-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by youdeserve

I wonder why you guys did not mentioned Vistaprint so far?

I do frequently use them, and for larger orders they have free shipping almost always! I do like them, honestly.

they start out cheap tricky pricing over there.

nextri · 01-02-2012, 02:45 PM

Your two best options would be http://www.spreadshirt.com or http://www.zazzle.com
Both have no minimum order, and both let you create your own shop. They might not be the cheapest options, but they take care of everything for you.

spreadshirt has the most complete solution for your shop, and can be customized the most, but the designs needs to be in the right vector format with only 2-3 colors if you want to print on darker colors

zazzle won't let you customize the shop as much, but lets you create t-shirts with pixel graphic on darker colors. also a lot of other product alternatives.

DebsDeep · 01-02-2012, 05:38 PM

Contact me I can give you the best pricing.

we have printed for Dean Capture, Camz and many more.
Hit me up for pricing
112001033

Brujah · 01-02-2012, 06:01 PM

contagious graphics
http://contagiousgraphics.com/

Barefootsies · 01-02-2012, 06:06 PM

I needed this as well. Good info. Bookmarked.

Avalana · 01-03-2012, 12:19 AM

If you need something very unique and eye-catchy for your business, drop me a line ;)

AAB · 01-03-2012, 02:01 AM

I definitely appreciate the many pointers. Gonna give each option a close look over. Fantastic help from you guys. Thanks a lot

AAB · 01-20-2012, 12:08 AM

So I'm humbly back asking whether anyone has any more tips. I contacted each of the companies whose links were provided but only one had an actual person respond to my specific questions. Everybody else responded with cut and paste responses that didn't even scrape surface answering my specific questions. I got back to each of them and each time I got another cut and paste response that didn't address my specific enquiry. I surely wouldn't want to risk my customers who'd spend money to have to deal with this type of customer service. And sadly, the only one company that did address my specific questions doesn't offer complete services so I'd have to take care of billing, shipping, after sale support and everything else as all they do is print t-shirts, nothing else. So basically I'm back at ground zero.

Avalana · 01-20-2012, 12:29 AM

as I said, drop me a line guy...

LiveDose · 01-20-2012, 12:58 AM

Great thread. Bookmarked.

AAB · 01-20-2012, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Avalana

as I said, drop me a line guy...

Got an email address? I don't do ICQ

Avalana · 01-20-2012, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by AAB

Got an email address? I don't do ICQ

avalana [at] porngeekz.com

DebsDeep · 01-20-2012, 05:20 AM

you can contact me [email protected] anytime

CamTraffic · 01-20-2012, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

most def not the cheapest place but uberprints.com does an amazing job but if you order in volume you get a pretty decent discount

used them in the past; they are awesome

AAB · 01-22-2012, 09:11 AM

Deb and Avalana, you got mail :D

stocktrader23 · 01-22-2012, 09:29 AM

Those of you that were looking for an online solution drop me a line. The way I did it was pretty nice in comparison to how most handle it.

dallasnovelty · 01-22-2012, 01:30 PM

I have had excellent service from Kevin at http://friendlyfiredesign.com/ he can do pretty much anything and is quick.

DateDoc · 01-22-2012, 01:44 PM

I've used 295Guys before and they were good but it looks like their website is down right now. They have tweeted not too long ago though https://twitter.com/#!/295guys/statu...96699556331521

erehwon · 01-22-2012, 09:33 PM

Call Mike @ Propaganda Inc - 1-773-395-8337

Mike has been an innovator of four color process screen printing and is my go-to-guy for anything screen printing or custom t-shirt related, I'm confident in recommending him and his craftsmen!

01-01-2012, 10:34 PM	#1
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nextri Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 1,661	Your two best options would be http://www.spreadshirt.com or http://www.zazzle.com Both have no minimum order, and both let you create your own shop. They might not be the cheapest options, but they take care of everything for you. spreadshirt has the most complete solution for your shop, and can be customized the most, but the designs needs to be in the right vector format with only 2-3 colors if you want to print on darker colors zazzle won't let you customize the shop as much, but lets you create t-shirts with pixel graphic on darker colors. also a lot of other product alternatives. __________________ DivaTraffic - Traffic for Models

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AAB Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alberta Posts: 874	I definitely appreciate the many pointers. Gonna give each option a close look over. Fantastic help from you guys. Thanks a lot

01-20-2012, 12:08 AM	#16
AAB Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alberta Posts: 874	So I'm humbly back asking whether anyone has any more tips. I contacted each of the companies whose links were provided but only one had an actual person respond to my specific questions. Everybody else responded with cut and paste responses that didn't even scrape surface answering my specific questions. I got back to each of them and each time I got another cut and paste response that didn't address my specific enquiry. I surely wouldn't want to risk my customers who'd spend money to have to deal with this type of customer service. And sadly, the only one company that did address my specific questions doesn't offer complete services so I'd have to take care of billing, shipping, after sale support and everything else as all they do is print t-shirts, nothing else. So basically I'm back at ground zero.

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AAB Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alberta Posts: 874	Deb and Avalana, you got mail :D

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