This oughta help settle a few bets, on a site called MacMerc.com, they’ve done something that one of us tee bloggers should have done a long time ago; compared the big three mass customisation/one-off tee producers. I found this link via the lovely Lindsay (rhyme!) on the Spreadshirt US blog, so you can probably imagine that they fared pretty well in the test!
Here’s a link to the post, and here’s the video:
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Hi Andy,
Thanks for mentioning the Spreadshirt blog and for sharing this video!
Lindsay
Useful comparison. You’re right, this should have been done ages ago. At least it confirms I made the right choice by going with Spreadshirt.
Great post, I have wanted to start a CafePress site for years but now I’ll jump right in to Spreadshirt!
I’m not sure this is definitive, since they don’t get into much detail about what the microscope is actually showing. Plus, they didn’t show the same section of the design on the Spreadshirt shirt. A final price comparison would have been nice, along with annual shop fees, shipping & handling, etc…
MiNGLED: I’m not sure how you can say this confirms anything. The Cafepress shirt they showed was a few years old. Show me a bright white on black on anything after a few years.
To be transparent I will state that I have had a Cafepress Shop since 2004 and I am mostly happy with it. I am more frustrated that as of the time of this comment they still don’t offer 2-sided printing on dark t-shirts. I will keep searching for the definitive comparison, since my loyalties are for sale to the company that makes me the most money.
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Thanks. Another resource to sell my stuff.
I have Zazzle, GCU, CafePress and Supprint.
Currently Supprint sells more volume orders for me.
I couldn’t in good conscience use Spreadshirt, knowing of the founders virulent anti-American leanings.
Juan, how anti-American could Spreadshirt possibly be when the CEO of their company is American and they have offices in Boston? I’m genuinely interested to hear the reasoning behind your statement so if you do see this post again I’d appreciate a reply.