School Spirit Wear, Grad Shirts and Fundraiser Tees
- No minimums
- Invoice or purchase order
- Youth and adult sizes
- Order by 2 PM 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 2 PM 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