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Looking to purchase generic KARAOKE T-SHIRTS to hand out as promos or prizes or whatever.  I was able to find a website that could do shirts for a little less than $4 each when bought in bulk (250pieces) + shipping .  Only problem is I don't want to spend a  $1000 for shirts and If you buy less the price goes up accordingly -  SO I don't want to spend $60 on 2 shirts (lol) .   If anyone else is interested maybe we can make a BULK buy and have everyone benefit from this.   JUST TO CLARIFY
This isn't an ADVERTISEMENT and I WOULDN"T profit $$$ by this --only would SAVE money .  If interested I could send you an email of what I had designed and if REALLY interested GO on the site and send me something you designed and maybe we can get some really cool giveaways for not too much money.

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So you're buying plain white t-shirts and how do you get the graphics and or printing on them ?   IS it an iron on ?

I want one now too ........  :bigcry:

PHIL should have them made- then we can buy them. He can make a little profit.  :2cents:  or so.

Or does he already sell some and I just don't know about it? Wasn't there a logo thing being talked about? Nevermind, I'm off to go look for it myself. (I swear I read that once)

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If I were to pay for t-shirts they would have my logo on them.
My one bar has t-shirts made for me they have the bar's and my logo on them. Doesn't cost me a dime. He buys 100 a year.

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Use a local company, they will save your screen and it will save you money on your next printing.
The major cost of printing is screen cost.
Every color needs it's own screen, use as least as possible.
Many times you can also save buy providing someone local with t-shirts you have gotten a deal on. It's not easy to find t-shirts for less than $3.50
The best deal I have found so far is 3 screens 100 shirts $500 not bad for a 3 color shirt, 1st chance I'll order some.

Another option is to find a local school that has a print shop if you buy everything they generally will do it for a small donation to the program.
We printed tons of stuff when I went to high school.

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One of the problems with creating a screen is  the initial cost - But then you are stuck with that screen - unless you pay for another one . This can get expensive.

It's great if your venue GIVES you shirts with their logo on them --But what happens if you lose that gig or work a private party?  I will eventually purchase shirts with my LOGO on them but then again your putting out a large initial investment.  
You can purchase tshirts here and many on line STORE but they are not wholesale prices and $16 per shirt is  too much for promo items etc.   If this site would design some generic shirts and price them accordingly  I'm sure they would sell a lot of them.  But $5-6 per shirt is the tops I would pay for promo items.
I guess you can but some cheap tshirts and make your own but for  $4 per complete shirt why would you?   Again the shirts I saw were white / w black ink
nothing color or I'ms ure the cost would go  UPUPUP.

I buy colored ones too. At walmart they have the printing paper for it. For White shirts, black shirts, it's hard to find the one for other colors. So i just tend to stick to the White And Black.

Just make your graphic, print it on the paper...and Iron it on!  Voila. I don't make huge amounts...which is why for me it works doing it this way. It takes all of 10 minutes to to a tshirt...and that's mostly the iron on.

If you are going to do huge quantities...then i would definatley go the route you're thinking of.  I would go to the sports guy who i worked with when we ran the kids sports programs. I take in what i designed...he makes it. and charges me only for the shirts. But..i brought him LARGE amounts of business for 10 years.

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Actually, this site USED to sell merchandise like that... unsure if they still do or not!

Hey Mattt....
http://www.karaokescene.com/merchandise/

It's on the left side from the main page.

Those shirts and even the ones here are GREAT shirts for consumers etc.

NOt to knock this site or any other - But $10-$18 is way too much for a Tshirt for promotional purposes.  You can get custom tshirts in BULK for less tnan $4.

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