I have been selling promotional products for decades…For those that are new here and do not know me well, this is not intended as a sale pinch…I have always been here to help 1st and sales if any are quite incidental…
I have sold a wide ranges of shirts…From the most basic 3.00 tees to top end name brand golf shirts for 200.00+ each…IMO there are 2 type of shirts a store should have…
1st the most basic t-shirt you can find with your logo big and bold on it…I like it on the front but you can also do it small on the front and then repeat large on the back…Use bold colour shirts with a contrast imprint colour (neons with black) and an imprint that is very simple…No phone numbers, addresses, websites, etc…These are intended to put your “brand” out front…These will be cheap enough you can sell them for “well under” 4.00 and give lots away…The more shirts you get out there, the more your name is known…
2nd is a really decent golf shirt…These may be 30.00 or more each…And should be embroidered…These are used to reward your most loyal customers…After a client spends enough money you can give them a shirt as a gift…This type of activity re-enforces their loyalty… Repeat clients are like “ore” in the ground and you need to keep mining them…These can be sold but you will probably not sell many at this high of price point…
PS…This time of year there are lots of “hungry” screen printers out there…Once the weather improves they will get busier…You may be able to pay for some or all of your t-shirts in “pizza credit”…Ask them if they have any “odds and ends” lying around…If they do, they may be willing to do closer to 100%…