The calls come in regularly, “Can you print 5 shirts for me?” “Can you print a set of shirts with different names on them?” “I need 20 shirts with our company logo by Friday.” At some point I began to wonder why don’t we offer t-shirts and what would it take to add that service on.
The question becomes what sort of printing on t-shirts (and other garments) should we offer? Without taking on to much additional equipment that we don’t have space for (yes, I know we could move into a larger facility, but that means increasing costs that get passed on to you).
With so many options available, the answer to a simple solution was already sitting in our shop! We’ve been doing digital printing since 2004 and that was the answer. How do you create quick, short run, high quality color printed images? With a digital printer. How do create small runs of high quality color images for t-shirts? With a digital printer. We’ve got the first part solved. The only other piece needed was a heat transfer unit. That came through a good friend who does screen printing and happened to have a unit sitting in storage. It turned out to be that easy!
We tested out several garment brands and heat transfer sheets. The results have been nothing short of amazing. Our first order was for “campers” jamming at Tom’s Band Camp on June 30 (see the photo below). That was followed up with another camper ordering a couple shirts with a statement about greatness. The beautiful part of this is how easy the system is and how great the shirts look.
So, now it’s your turn. Give it a try. We’ve got everything ramped up and waiting for orders (all that’s missing is “Operators are standing by”). I’m offering a “BLOG” special offer, 20%. All you need to do is enter BLOG20 in the coupon box at http://tiny.cc/j9jphw (don’t worry, this is just a simple short URL to get you over the biz site). By the way, this cool offer ends July 31, 2012, so get going already!