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Quality Checks on Bulk T-Shirts

The hour after the pallet arrives is when a problem is cheap to solve. Here is what to look at and what actually counts as a fault.

19 September 2026Read article
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Your First Bulk t-shirt Order, Step by Step

A first bulk t-shirt order runs through six stages, and only one of them is production. Here is what each one asks of you.

19 September 2026Read article
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Briefing a Supplier for T-Shirts

A quote that changes later is almost always a brief that was short at the start. Here is the eight-line message that prevents it.

19 September 2026Read article
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Reading a Wholesale Quote for T-Shirts

A wholesale t-shirt quote is four things stacked together: the blank, the decoration, any label work and freight. Here is how to read each line.

19 September 2026Read article
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Budgeting a Bulk t-shirt Order

The per-piece price is the start of a t-shirt budget, not the end. Here is every line that lands on the final invoice, in the order it arrives.

19 September 2026Read article
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Pricing T-Shirts for Resale

Resale pricing starts with the landed cost per shirt, not the from-price. Here is how to build that figure and work a margin from it.

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Handing Out T-Shirts to a Team

Getting the shirts made is the easy half. Here is how to collect sizes, pack by name and hand out a bulk order without a week of chasing.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Gyms: cost

Gym t-shirts start from £11 a piece for 50. Here is how that number moves with quantity, and what sits beside it on the invoice.

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T-Shirts for Gyms: lead time

Production runs 10 to 15 working days from artwork approval. Here is how to count backwards from the date your gym actually needs the shirts.

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T-Shirts for Gyms: size splits

Fifty shirts spread evenly across seven sizes leaves you with unwearable singles. Here is how to weight a gym size split that actually clears.

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T-Shirts for Gyms: print or embroidery

Screen print, DTF or embroidery on a gym tee? The right answer depends on the artwork, the wash cycle and where the logo needs to be seen from.

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T-Shirts for Gyms: samples

A sample is £150, credited against the bulk order. Here is what a gym should actually test with it before committing to 50 pieces or 500.

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T-Shirts for Gyms: reordering

A reorder is a new run, not a top-up. Here is what carries over between gym t-shirt batches, what does not, and when to place the next one.

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T-Shirts for Schools: cost

School t-shirts start from £11 a piece for 50. Here is how a year group size moves that number, and what else the budget has to carry.

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T-Shirts for Schools: lead time

Term dates do not move, so the order has to. Here is how to count backwards from the last day of term to the date you place a school order.

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T-Shirts for Schools: size splits

A year group size sheet is the slowest part of a school order. Here is how to close it quickly and turn it into a split that works.

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T-Shirts for Schools: print or embroidery

A crest on the chest and a name list on the back are two decoration decisions, not one. Here is which method suits each on a school shirt.

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T-Shirts for Schools: samples

A sample is £150, credited against the bulk order. On a leavers shirt with a crest and a name list, it is the proofread worth paying for.

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T-Shirts for Schools: reordering

Next year is a new run, not a top-up. Here is what a school should keep on file so the second order is quicker and closer to the first.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Restaurants: cost

Hospitality shirts are bought per person, not per head. Here is what that does to the quantity, and what the quantity does to the price.

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T-Shirts for Restaurants: lead time

Ten to fifteen working days from artwork approval, plus transit. Here is how that fits around an opening date that has already been announced.

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T-Shirts for Restaurants: size splits

Hospitality teams change faster than any size sheet. Here is how to split a restaurant order so it still fits the team six months later.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Restaurants: print or embroidery

Hospitality kit is washed harder than any other uniform. Here is which decoration method holds up, and where the logo should actually go.

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T-Shirts for Restaurants: samples

One shirt, your fabric, your artwork, £150 credited back when you order in bulk. Here is what a restaurant should put that sample through before signing off 50.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Restaurants: reordering

Staff turnover means every venue reorders eventually. Here is how to make batch two look like batch one, and what to record before batch one ships.

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T-Shirts for Sports Clubs: cost

Custom club t-shirts start from £11 a piece at the 50-piece minimum. Here is how the figure moves with quantity, decoration and the number of designs.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Sports Clubs: lead time

Production runs 10-15 working days from artwork approval. For a club, the real question is how many weeks of committee time sit in front of that.

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T-Shirts for Sports Clubs: size splits

The 50-piece minimum is mixed freely across sizes. Getting the curve right is the difference between a kit order that works and three years of unworn XS.

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T-Shirts for Sports Clubs: print or embroidery

Crest, sponsor block, squad number. Each one has a decoration method that suits it, and getting the pairing right is most of the job.

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T-Shirts for Sports Clubs: samples

One finished shirt, your crest, your fabric, £150 credited against the bulk order. Here is how a committee should use it.

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T-Shirts for Sports Clubs: reordering

New members, lost shirts and a promoted junior squad all mean a second run. Here is how to make it match the first one.

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T-Shirts for Events: cost

Event t-shirts start from £11 a piece at the 50-piece minimum. Splitting crew kit from merch is the decision that moves the budget most.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Events: lead time

An event date does not move. Here is the backwards plan that gets shirts to load-in with room to spare.

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T-Shirts for Events: size splits

Crew sizes you can collect. Merch sizes you have to predict. Here is how to shape both curves without a pallet of unsold 3XL.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Events: print or embroidery

Event artwork is busier than corporate artwork. Here is which method reproduces it, and what each choice does to the deadline.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Events: samples

A sample costs £150 and comes off the bulk invoice. For an event with one immovable date, the real question is whether there is time.

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T-Shirts for Events: reordering

You cannot restock mid-festival. Here is how event buyers handle repeat runs between dates, and what to record after the first one.

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T-Shirts for Charities: cost

Charity t-shirts start from £11 a piece at the 50-piece minimum. Here is how the unit cost behaves, and how to set a price against it.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Charities: lead time

Fundraising dates are fixed and trustee approval is slow. Here is the backwards plan that gets shirts on volunteers in time.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Charities: size splits

Volunteers you cannot measure and supporters you cannot predict. Here is how to build a size curve that leaves the cupboard empty.

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T-Shirts for Charities: print or embroidery

A charity shirt has to be readable across a room and survive a wash. Here is which method does which job, and what each costs you.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Charities: samples

£150 of campaign money on one shirt, credited back against the bulk order. Here is when that is a sensible spend and when it is not.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Charities: reordering

Campaigns run again and volunteers turn over. Here is how to repeat a shirt without rebuilding everything the last team worked out.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Bands: cost

Tour merch lives or dies on the margin between what a shirt costs you and what it sells for at the table. Here is the cost side, tier by tier.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Bands: lead time

A merch order that arrives after the opening night is worthless. Work backwards from the first date and the timeline stops being tight.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Bands: size splits

Merch-table sizing is not shop sizing. The middle empties first, the ends linger, and a boxy fit shifts the whole curve down.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Bands: print or embroidery

Most band artwork is a big graphic in a handful of colours, which points straight at screen printing. The exceptions are worth knowing.

19 September 2026Read article
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T-Shirts for Bands: samples

A sample is the only point where a print mistake costs £150 instead of a whole tour run. What to look at when the parcel arrives.

19 September 2026Read article