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Pricing at a Glance

Custom Apparel Printing Prices

Per-piece decoration pricing by method. The blank garment is billed separately at wholesale × 1.75. These are starting points — the calculator above gives your exact price for any garment, quantity, and print location.

Screen Printing

from $2.34 /pc

2-color front, 500 pcs

Min 36 pcs · Screens included in the per-piece price · Reorders price lower

DTG (Direct-to-Garment)

from $5.00 /pc

Full-color, 251+ pcs

No minimum · No setup fee

DTF Transfers

from $2.26 /pc

Any fabric, 250+ pcs

Min 12 pcs · $15.00/location one-time setup

Embroidery

from $4.38 /pc

Left-chest logo, 5,000 stitches, 500 pcs

Min 24 pcs · $45.00 one-time digitizing per design

Heat Transfer / Vinyl

from $1.04 /pc

1-color, 500 pcs

Min 6 pcs · Best for names & numbers

Standard: about 2-3 weeks after art approval Rush available CA sales tax 10.5% (blanks only)

Custom Printing Pricing FAQ

How much does a custom shirt cost?
It depends on the print method, quantity, and garment. Decoration alone runs about $2.34 to $8.87 per piece for a 2-color screen print (500 pieces down to the 36-piece minimum), and about $5.00 to $15.00 per piece for full-color DTG. On top of that you pay for the blank garment, which we bill at wholesale x 1.75; the calculator prices the exact blank you pick from live wholesale catalogs. Enter your garment and quantity above for a live per-piece price.
What is the minimum order?
Minimums depend on the method. Screen printing starts at 36 pieces per design, embroidery at 24 pieces per design, DTF transfers at 12 pieces, and heat-transfer vinyl at 6 pieces. DTG (direct-to-garment) has no minimum - we can print a single piece. If you only need a few full-color shirts, DTG is usually the best fit.
How fast can I get my order?
Standard turnaround is about 2-3 weeks after the artwork is approved and the deposit is paid. Rush available depending on the schedule. Tell us your date. If you have a hard in-hand date, tell us up front and a person will confirm it before you order.
Do you charge for artwork or setup fees?
Screen printing does not carry a setup line. The screens, one per ink color plus one for the white underbase on dark garments, are costed into the per-piece print price, which is why a 2-color design prices higher per piece than a 1-color and why the same design prices lower on a bigger run. We keep your artwork on file, so reorders are quick, and a reorder of the same design carries no setup, so it prices lower again. Embroidery has a one-time $45.00 digitizing fee per design (also saved, so reorders skip it). DTF has a $15.00 per-location setup. DTG has no setup fee at all. Basic art cleanup is included; heavy custom design work is quoted separately.
DTG vs screen printing — which is cheaper?
It depends on your design and quantity. For full-color, photographic, or highly detailed art, DTG is cheaper at almost any quantity because screen printing burns its own screen for every color and that cost rides inside the per-piece price. For simple 1-2 color designs, screen printing becomes cheaper once you pass roughly 50-72 pieces, since its low per-shirt ink cost and its screens spread across more shirts. Rule of thumb: small runs and full-color art favor DTG; large runs of simple designs favor screen printing.
Is there a price break at higher quantities?
Yes — every method gets cheaper per piece as quantity rises. A 2-color screen print drops from about $8.87 per piece at the 36-piece minimum to about $2.34 per piece at 500+. DTG falls from $15.00 per print at low quantities to $5.00 at 251+, and DTF from $5.75 per transfer at 12 pieces to about $2.26 at 250+. The biggest savings usually kick in at 100+ pieces — the calculator above shows the exact break for your order.

Why French Press Custom?

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Standard turnaround is about 2-3 weeks after art approval. Rush available depending on the schedule.

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