Shirts
On shirts: I sell embroidered shirts and screen printed shirts. Here's how it should work:
1. You should decide what is your budget for purchasing shirts.
2. How much do you want to pay for each shirt?
3. How many shirts do you think you will be purchasing?
4. You get better pricing when you buy them all at one time.
5. If you embroider, the lettering needs to be AT LEAST 1/4" in height.
6. Embroidery should be small areas not emblazoned logos that are 12" in width. The more copy you have on a shirt the busier it looks. Clean and consise message is better (less copy).
7. When you purchase a shirt you should actually try one on. Different shirts fit differently (looser, tighter etc.) We probably sell 60 brands of shirts. That is they way to buy them from whomever. Decide on the brand name and model of the shirt first. Check them all out if you are particular. If you know of a particular shirt that you have seen that is embroidered look at the label and write it down (all of the info and a brief description of what the shirt looks like color buttons etc.) Most shirt manufacturers make several different "polo" or collared shirts and some of them are similar. If you can get a digital picture, EVEN better.
8. I am not set up for individual shirt orders but I can sell AZ billiards any type of shirt for very reasonable prices.
If you like a particular brand of shirt visit the supplier online to view pictures of the shirts and refer to AZers for comments. There are DOZENS of shirt suppliers that have shirts suitable for embroidery.
I don't wear many T-Shirts so I would be inclined toward an embroidered shirt, but that is where you get into trouble. What price range do you want to pay. There are double mercerized shirts out there that sell for $60-$80 at the golf pro shop and realistically you could probably expect a $10-$25 discount off of that.
If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me as I sometimes miss the threads and questions in them.
One other thing, you run up the embroidery charge if you embroider more than 5000-7000 stitches. They charge per location and the set ups run about $75 to $100 each as well as run charges for each shirt.
Warm REgards,
JoeyA
rts
On shirts: I sell embroidered shirts and screen printed shirts. Here's how it should work:
1. You should decide what is your budget for purchasing shirts.
2. How much do you want to pay for each shirt?
3. How many shirts do you think you will be purchasing?
4. You get better pricing when you buy them all at one time.
5. If you embroider, the lettering needs to be AT LEAST 1/4" in height.
6. Embroidery should be small areas not emblazoned logos that are 12" in width. The more copy you have on a shirt the busier it looks. Clean and consise message is better (less copy).
7. When you purchase a shirt you should actually try one on. Different shirts fit differently (looser, tighter etc.) We probably sell 60 brands of shirts. That is they way to buy them from whomever. Decide on the brand name and model of the shirt first. Check them all out if you are particular. If you know of a particular shirt that you have seen that is embroidered look at the label and write it down (all of the info and a brief description of what the shirt looks like color buttons etc.) Most shirt manufacturers make several different "polo" or collared shirts and some of them are similar. If you can get a digital picture, EVEN better.
8. I am not set up for individual shirt orders but I can sell AZ billiards any type of shirt for very reasonable prices.
If you like a particular brand of shirt visit the supplier online to view pictures of the shirts and refer to AZers for comments. There are DOZENS of shirt suppliers that have shirts suitable for embroidery.
I don't wear many T-Shirts so I would be inclined toward an embroidered shirt, but that is where you get into trouble. What price range do you want to pay. There are double mercerized shirts out there that sell for $60-$80 at the golf pro shop and realistically you could probably expect a $10-$25 discount off of that.
If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me as I sometimes miss the threads and questions in them.
One other thing, you run up the embroidery charge if you embroider more than 5000-7000 stitches. They charge per location and the set ups run about $75 to $100 each as well as run charges for each shirt.
Warm REgards,
JoeyA
rts
Williebetmore said:WW,
Many thanks. I believe Timberly is planning on taking care of the auction-type items.
I love the idea of shirts; but I have only a faint idea of how this cafeexpress thing really works (or of the quality of their merchandise). Also we don't really have a logo (yet). Also it didn't look like they had any real shirts (like golf-shirts) which might be more attractive for our members than the T-shirts. I would definitely prefer a high quality shirt with embroidery or permanent printing over the "stick-on" stuff on a T-shirt (if it is financially similar/feasible).
Anyway, WE NEED A LOGO. Something like "AZBilliards/onepocket.org, Room of Excellence, DCC 2007" with some sort of pool-related graphic like sticks or balls. I'll check with our local "T-shirt store" that does screen printing and embroidery to see if it's feasible. It certainly sounds like cafeexpress might be an easy way to accomplish this.
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