DTF Transfers for Restaurants, Bars and Hospitality
- No minimums
- Two-click reorders
- Works on aprons and polos
- Order by 2 PM ET
Small, frequent, and driven by turnover.
Most decorators either decline a run that size or price it as though it were fifty. There is no minimum here and no setup fee, so a small team pays the same rate as a chain.
Your design stays saved. When three people leave in August and two join, the top-up is a reorder rather than a fresh quote and a re-upload.
Front-of-house tees, kitchen aprons, manager polos and a run of house merch can all sit on the same order at no extra cost.
Test a merch design at twenty pieces, see whether it sells, and reprint the winner. That is a far better use of money than a hundred-piece commitment.
What hospitality actually presses.
The mix here is unusually varied, and the fabric changes the settings. Aprons and cotton tees take the cotton band; polos and performance staff shirts almost always do not.
| Garment | Typical fabric | Temperature | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front-of-house tee | Cotton or blend | 305–315°F | Standard. Pre-press first. |
| Apron | Cotton or canvas | 305–315°F | Keep clear of pocket seams and ties. |
| Manager polo | Polyester | 270–285°F | Avoid the placket — press to one side. |
| Performance staff shirt | Polyester | 270–285°F | Short dwell; test one first. |
| Kitchen tee | Cotton | 305–315°F | Washed hot and often — never skip the second press. |
| House merch tee | Cotton | 305–315°F | Your retail product — worth pressing carefully. |
| Hoodie / staff outerwear | Fleece blend | 305–315°F | Longer press, re-check pressure. |
Hospitality apparel gets washed harder than anything.
A kitchen tee can go through the machine three times a week. That is considerably more wash cycles per year than almost any other garment we print for, and it means the margin for error at pressing time is smaller.
The three that carry it: firm pressure (40–60 psi — use the paper test), a genuine cold peel, and never skipping the second press. That last one is what drives the ink into the fibres rather than leaving it sitting on them. Full pressing guide →
What a staff run actually costs.
$0.0249 per square inch of printed area, no setup fee, no minimum. A left chest logo at 4" × 4" is $0.40 per shirt; a full front at 10" × 12" is $2.99. For a twelve-person team with a left chest logo, that is under five dollars of printing for the whole team.
Hospitality questions
- Is there a minimum for a small restaurant order?
- No. A twelve-person front-of-house team is a completely normal order at the same rate per square inch as a five-hundred-piece run — which is usually why hospitality orders end up here rather than with a supplier that wants fifty.
- Can you print on aprons?
- Yes. Aprons are usually cotton or canvas, which press at 305–315°F with firm pressure. Keep the design clear of pocket seams and tie attachment points — those will not press flat.
- Will the print survive frequent hot washing?
- Yes, pressed properly. Hospitality apparel gets washed more than almost anything else, so the second press matters more here than usual — 10–15 seconds under a silicone sheet after the cold peel.
- Can we reorder the same design every season?
- Yes, in two clicks. Your design stays saved in your account, so the spring reorder in different sizes is a reorder rather than a new job.
- Do you print house merch as well as staff apparel?
- Yes, and it is the same order. Because there is no minimum, testing a merch design at twenty pieces and reprinting what sells is practical rather than a gamble.
- What about polos and performance staff shirts?
- Those are usually polyester, so press at 270–285°F for 8–10 seconds rather than the cotton settings you would use for a tee or an apron.
Also available
Kit out the team.
No minimum, so order for the staff you have today and add the rest when they start. Ordered before 2 PM ET, it prints this afternoon.
No minimums · Two-click reorders · Printed in Ontario