School Spirit Wear, Grad Shirts and Fundraiser Tees
- No minimums
- Invoice or purchase order
- Youth and adult sizes
- Order by 11 AM ET
The two things that usually go wrong.
Every school order gets more names after the deadline. With no minimum and no setup fee, adding four shirts a week later costs exactly the same per square inch as the original order — there is no "we already ran it" conversation.
Card or Interac e-Transfer against an invoice, and several orders can be bundled onto one invoice. Nobody has to float the cost on a personal credit card and claim it back.
A cheap tee for a fun run and a decent hoodie for the grad class can come from the same order, because you buy the blanks and we print the transfers.
$0.0249 per square inch, published. You can cost the whole order before asking anyone for money, which is usually what a parent council needs in order to approve it.
Four recurring jobs.
House, team and school-wide apparel, usually ordered in late summer for September and topped up through the year as new students join.
One design, a lot of names, a fixed date in May or June. Ordering with a fortnight in hand leaves room for a reprint if a size runs short.
Warmups, team shirts and tournament apparel — mostly on polyester, so press at 270–285°F rather than cotton settings.
The margin maths is simple and worth doing before you set a price: transfer cost plus blank cost plus your time, against the price you charge. See below.
The margin maths, done for you.
A parent council selling shirts needs to know the margin before setting a price. Here is a realistic worked example for an adult full-front print. Blank costs vary by supplier and garment, so substitute your own — the transfer side is exact.
Because there is no minimum, the low-risk way to run a fundraiser is a small first batch, then reprint what actually sells rather than guessing sizes in advance and being left with thirty extra-smalls.
Youth and adult print sizes.
| Garment | Front print width | Printed area | Price each |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth tee | 7–8" | ~72 sq in | $1.79 |
| Adult tee (S–XL) | 10–12" | 120 sq in | $2.99 |
| Adult tee (2XL–3XL) | 12–14" | 168 sq in | $4.18 |
| Hoodie front | 10–12" | 120 sq in | $2.99 |
| Left chest only | 3–4" | 16 sq in | $0.40 |
The school calendar, worked backwards.
Printing is same-day on anything ordered before 11 AM ET. What takes time in a school order is the approval — a design usually waits on a teacher, a principal and a parent committee.
| For | Order by | Why |
|---|---|---|
| September spirit wear | Early August | Sizes and names firm up in the first week of term; order the base run ahead and top up. |
| Fall sports season | Mid-August | Rosters change into September — plan for a top-up. |
| Winter fundraisers | Early November | Leaves room to reprint whatever sells. |
| Grad shirts | Late April | Fixed date in May or June, and sizes always shift. |
| Year-end team apparel | Early May | Tournament dates are immovable. |
School order questions
- Is there a minimum order for school apparel?
- No. That is usually the deciding factor — a late sign-up can be added as a single shirt at the same rate as the original hundred, without anyone having to explain to a parent that the order closed.
- Can you invoice a school or a parent council?
- Yes. Payment can be by card or Interac e-Transfer against an invoice, and several orders can be bundled onto one invoice when different classes or committees order separately.
- How far ahead should we order for September?
- Order in July or early August. The printing is same-day; the constraint is always how long a committee takes to agree on a design. Placing the artwork decision in June is what actually protects a September date.
- What size print fits a youth shirt?
- Seven to eight inches wide for a youth full front. Going past about nine inches usually pushes the print into the sleeve seams. Adult sizes run 10–12 inches.
- Can we print on hoodies as well as tees?
- Yes, and mixing garment types in one order costs nothing extra. Fleece takes the longer end of the press range — 12–15 seconds — because the fabric is thicker.
- Can we use a school logo or mascot?
- We print the artwork you supply, and you are responsible for having the right to use it. School-owned logos are normally fine with the school's permission. Licensed properties, professional team marks and copyrighted characters need permission from the rights holder — we cannot grant that.
Also available
Pricing, fabrics, sizes and turnaround.
Youth and adult placements with prices beside each.
Cheaper when you are printing many small designs — house crests, names, numbers.
A care card you can copy into the package. Worth doing for a fundraiser.
Start with what you have.
No minimum means you can order the shirts you have names for today and add the late sign-ups next week at the same rate.
No minimums · Invoice or purchase order · Youth and adult sizes