How to Choose a Screen Printer in Los Angeles for a Business Order (50 to 500 Shirts)
Short answer: compare the minimum per design, whether pricing is published and what it includes, in-house production, standard turnaround, pickup, artwork help and reorders. Below, five LA-area shops side by side, each fact taken from that shop’s own website and linked.
Written by French Press Custom, one of the shops in the table. See how we made it below.
Before You Compare
What Matters for a 50 to 500 Shirt Business Order
Seven questions that separate one shop’s quote from another’s. They apply to any shop, including ours.
Minimums per design
Screen printing minimums vary a lot between shops, from a handful of pieces to a few dozen, and many shops count the minimum per design, not per order. If you are ordering 50 shirts split across three designs, ask how the minimum applies before you compare quotes.
Published pricing
Some shops publish a price table or a calculator; others quote by request. A published number lets you budget before a call. Check whether it includes the shirt, and whether screens or setup are inside the per-piece price or charged on top, so two quotes compare like for like.
In-house or outsourced
A shop that prints in its own building controls the schedule, the color match and any reprint. A broker can be fine too, but ask where the shirts are actually printed and who you call if something is wrong.
Turnaround and when the clock starts
Standard turnaround ranges from about a week to a few weeks across LA shops. Ask what starts the clock (proof approval, deposit, or both) and get a pickup or ship date in writing if you have an event.
Pickup and location
Los Angeles is big. A shop 40 minutes away in traffic is a real cost if you plan to see samples or pick up. Check whether pickup is offered, the hours, and what local delivery or shipping costs.
Artwork help and proofs
For a business logo you want a proof showing placement, size and ink colors before anything prints. Ask whether the shop checks and prepares your file, and whether that costs extra.
Reorders
Business orders repeat. Ask whether the shop keeps your artwork on file, whether a reorder pays setup again, and how it keeps colors consistent from one run to the next.
Checked October 28, 2026
Five LA-Area Shops, Side by Side
Alphabetical. Each cell is what that shop’s own website says; sources are listed under the table. Not a ranking.
| Shop | Where it is | Methods listed | Screen print minimum | Published pricing | Standard turnaround | Production | Pickup / walk-in | Artwork and proofs | Reorders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cactus Printing | 2028 Santa Anita Ave Ste B, South El Monte, CA 91733 (San Gabriel Valley). Says it serves all of Los Angeles County. | Screen printing, embroidery, DTF printing, online stores. | 36 pieces for screen printing (12 for embroidery, 10 for DTF). | No price list on the site. "No Setup Fees" is stated; quotes are by request. | "Seven business days from approved mockup to pickup." | States work comes "off our presses and machines in South El Monte." | Pickup at the South El Monte shop ("approved mockup to pickup"). | Free digital proof within 24 hours of sending order details. | "We keep your artwork, colors, and sizing on file, so the second order is as easy as one phone call." |
| French Press Custom (author of this page) | 14130 Rosecrans Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670, on the Los Angeles County and Orange County line. | Screen printing, embroidery, DTG, DTF, heat transfer vinyl. | 36 pieces per design. DTG has no minimum; embroidery starts at 24 pieces and DTF at 12 pieces. | Live quote calculator that prices the garment, quantity, colors and locations; cost guides publish decoration per piece by quantity. Screen setup is inside the per-piece price. | Standard is about 2-3 weeks after art approval. Faster: Depends on the schedule. Tell us your date. | Printed and stitched in-house in Santa Fe Springs. | Free pickup at 14130 Rosecrans Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. Mon-Fri 8am-4pm PT. Local delivery is available for a fee (added to the estimate), or orders ship by UPS or FedEx anywhere in the US. | Free digital proof on every order; production starts only after your written approval. Free online artwork check at /artwork-check. | Artwork and stitch files stay on file. Screen print reorders are priced like a new run because new screens are made; embroidery reorders skip digitizing. |
| Highland Screen Print | Highland Park, Los Angeles (no street address on the site). Family-owned, operating there since mid 2018. | Screen printing (plastisol, water-based, puff), digital printing, embroidery, printed or sewn-on tags, screen burning, folding and bagging. | Not published | Not published | Not published for screen printing. Digital printing: "same day or in as little as one to two weeks." | Not published | "Walk-ins are WELCOMED." | Offers to "help separate your image or help you digitalize it." | Not published |
| Print Renegades | 2457 Hunter St #A, Los Angeles, CA 90021. | Screen printing, embroidery, DTG, DTF, flatstock posters, vinyl cutting, letterpress, finishing, fulfillment. | "Low-no minimums"; "Whether you need 10 or 1000+." No fixed number stated. | Online quote calculators on the site, labeled as estimates rather than binding offers. | "7 - 10 business days" for most orders, counted from invoice approval, deposit and approved artwork. | Not published | Walk-ins accepted during business hours, 9:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday. | Digital proofs for approval; you can text a design for a quick quote. | Not published |
| The Best Screen Printing (TBSP) | 5738 Holmes Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90058. Also has a production facility in Cleveland, OH. | Screen printing, embroidery, DTG, DTF, heat transfer, embossing. | 6 pieces, for every print method. | Per-shirt price table on the site, shirt included, plus a setup charge for each screen (one screen per ink color per print location). | About 2 weeks. Faster paid tiers listed: 1 week (+15% of order) and 3 business days (+30%). | "Made in-house in Los Angeles and Cleveland." | Pickup at the Los Angeles shop, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, at no charge. Also ships anywhere in the US. | Free art check and a proof you approve before anything prints. | Not published |
Scroll sideways on a phone. Shops change their sites; if a fact here is out of date, tell us at sales@frenchpresscustom.com and we will correct it.
Sources (each read October 28, 2026)
Blue Cactus Printing
- https://bluecactusprinting.com/ : Address, service area, methods and per-method minimums, turnaround, "No Setup Fees", free digital proof in 24 hours, in-house wording, reorder FAQ answer.
Highland Screen Print
- https://highlandscreenprint.com/ : Highland Park location, walk-ins welcomed, screen printing description.
- https://highlandscreenprint.com/services : Service list, ink types, digital print timing, separation and digitizing help.
- https://highlandscreenprint.com/about-us : Family-owned, operating since mid 2018.
Print Renegades
- https://www.printrenegades.com/services/screen-printing : Address, hours and walk-ins, service list, minimum wording, turnaround, digital proofs, text-a-design quote.
- https://www.printrenegades.com/quote-calculators : Quote calculators and their estimate-only disclaimer.
The Best Screen Printing (TBSP)
- https://thebestscreenprinting.com/ : Address and hours, Cleveland facility, methods, 6-piece minimum, in-house wording, turnaround tiers, free art proof, pickup.
- https://thebestscreenprinting.com/how-much-does-custom-shirt-printing-cost/ : Published per-shirt price table (shirt included) and the per-color screen charge.
French Press Custom
Our own published facts (company facts, screen printing cost guide), read from the same constants and pricing engine the rest of this site uses.
Our Numbers, For Benchmarking
French Press Custom Screen Print Prices at 50 to 500 Shirts
Plastisol print on a light garment, one location, standard print area. Decoration per shirt, screen setup included; the blank shirt is priced separately. From our live pricing engine.
| Quantity | 1 color, front | 2 colors, front |
|---|---|---|
| 50 pieces | $5.43 | $6.47 |
| 100 pieces | $3.77 | $4.41 |
| 250 pieces | $2.74 | $3.13 |
| 500 pieces | $2.16 | $2.44 |
Decoration only, blank garment extra. Excludes CA sales tax (10.5%), which applies to the blank garment. Prices last changed October 23, 2026. Other shops in the table present prices differently (some include the shirt), so compare full quotes, not these cells.
Which Shop Fits Your Order
Best For, by Order Type
Based only on what each shop publishes. Several of these point away from us, on purpose.
Fewer than 36 pieces of one screen-printed design
A shop with a lower screen print minimum. The Best Screen Printing publishes a 6-piece minimum and Print Renegades says it has low or no minimums. At French Press Custom, a small run goes to DTG (no minimum) or DTF instead of screen printing.
You need the shirts in about a week as standard
Blue Cactus Printing publishes seven business days from approved mockup to pickup, and Print Renegades publishes 7 - 10 business days. French Press Custom’s standard turnaround is longer, so ask any shop, including us, about your date before you order.
You want a garment-included price per shirt before you talk to anyone
The Best Screen Printing publishes a per-shirt table with the shirt included. French Press Custom’s quote calculator prices your exact garment live. Print Renegades has estimate calculators.
You are in Northeast LA and want to walk in
Highland Screen Print in Highland Park welcomes walk-ins.
You are in the San Gabriel Valley
Blue Cactus Printing is in South El Monte and says it serves all of LA County.
You are near downtown or the Arts District and want a walk-in consultation
Print Renegades (Hunter St, 90021) and The Best Screen Printing (Holmes Ave, 90058) both list walk-in or pickup hours.
You are in southeast LA County or north Orange County and want screen printing, embroidery, DTG and DTF from one shop
French Press Custom in Santa Fe Springs runs all of them in one building, with a live quote calculator and pickup Mon-Fri 8am-4pm PT.
How we made this page, and who we are
Disclosure: French Press Custom wrote this page, and we are one of the five shops in the table. We are a custom apparel shop at 14130 Rosecrans Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. We have tried to make the page useful whether or not you order from us.
- Every competitor fact comes from that shop’s own website, read on October 28, 2026, with the source pages linked above.
- If a site does not state something, the cell says “Not published”. That means the site does not say, not that the shop does not do it.
- We did not call the shops, place orders, compare print quality or use review sites or directories.
- The table is alphabetical. It is not a ranking, and no shop paid to be included.
- Blue Cactus Printing and Highland Screen Print are included because AI assistants name them for this question; the other two are Los Angeles shops whose websites publish enough detail to compare.
Found something out of date? Email sales@frenchpresscustom.com and we will correct it. For general questions to ask any shop, see how to choose a screen printer and local shop vs online.
Common Questions
Choosing an LA Screen Printer: FAQ
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