T-Shirts

Sweat Free T-Shirt Vendors

• No Sweat: http://nosweatapparel.com/

• Union made/in USA (reduces the enviromental impact of shipping long distances) apparel
• ~ $5.00/shirt
• Shipping for about 170 shirts $45
• Can't do closeouts because they are only available to on-line customers and we can not be on-line customers because we do bulk orders.
• Sell black and natural colour organic tees.
• contact: John Studer Ph: 617.333.9907, ext. 203
• Free Geek ordered 145 tees for $744.50 (plus tax = $850) on 01/30/07
• My experience with this company has been below expectations, especially since they are among the most expensive orgs selling this type of product. They use cumbersome, innaccurate, and insecure ordering forms (in .doc format). They are slow to provide information. All info I've gotten has required multiple emails. I recommend trying a different vendor next. Luiz 23:44, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Update: They never sent confirmation email, tracking information, etc. We never received an itemized receipt, either electronically or with shipping. 10 tshirts were water damaged on the inside of the box, though not the outside, which seems to indicate that box was open when it got wet. The company did not offer to provide compensation for shipping back the damaged product (though they did offer to replace shirts). Order is only about 80% accurate versus the order form we sent them. 132 of 145 shirts actually delivered as per Laurel's count. All of the most expensive t-shirts were excluded from the order (that is, the organic ones). The shirts have a highly variable build quality. A couple are polyester blends. They need to put the pipe down. Luiz 19:33, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

• Lifewear: http://www.Lifewear.net

• Union made/in USA-no style catalog
• ~$5.35/shirt

These guys are cool. US based union, web-published benefits and wages, all materials sourced from US (!). I asked for their catalogue. I received via email this response: Luiz, you can see our items at _www.unionshirtsupply.com_ (http://www.unionshirtsupply.com) . If you are not the end user, you can order wholesale by calling our office at 610-327-9938 and Betsy or Kim can set up an account for you and send you our

pricing.

You can also view our information page about our company at _www.Lifewear.net_ (http://www.Lifewear.net) .

• • • I'll pass this info to hand silkscreen and use these guys as our supplier next.Luiz 02:44, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

• Justice Clothing: http://www.justiceclothing.com

• ~ $7.00/shirt
• 18 sm women's tees, 4 different colors for $3.50 ea, $63.
• Shipping would be $25 at most.
• Can not do cross promotions.
• Very supportive of open source software

• PDS: http://www.pcusa.org/sweatfree/shirts.htm

Note!!! Website says prices have been raised to $8/shirt (!)Luiz 20:18, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

• For white shirts ($2.75 each) -- ALL SIZES
• For royal blue shirts ($3.50 each) -- ALL SIZES

• North Country Fair Trade: http://00674e0.netsolhost.com/products.htm

• prices for S, M, L, XL, 2XL
• White 3.49 3.49 3.89 3.89 3.89
• Black 3.99 3.99 4.39 4.39 4.39
• Red 3.99 3.99 4.39 4.39 4.39
• Royal Blue 3.99 3.99 4.39 4.39 4.39
• Gray 3.99 3.99 4.39 4.39 4.39

• Maggie's: http://www.organicclothes.com

• Organic & Fair Trade garments made in worker owned coop in Nicaragua
• EXPENSIVE $7.50/shirt

Related Links:

• Unite here: http://unitehere.org/
• Sweat Free Communittees: http://www.sweatfree.org/shopping
• http://www.irtfcleveland.org/1_2_3_Buy%20SweatFree.pdf

Screening

• Use Hand Screening, 916 Se 7th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214; Contact Clark at phone: (503) 234-6515 or clarknickles@comcast.net
  • For two color shirts: single-sided = 2.25/shirt and double-sided = 3.25/shirt. He does a little graphic design and has agreed to alter the color of the logo (he has a photo image of it) for the front of the shirt (which will be 6 x 6) as part of the price. He will place the "www.freegeek.org" on the back in Ariel font. He estimated one week to complete and he delivered on time with good workmanship.
  • He can also order t-shirts from American Apparel for future orders.

• Another: Printed Matter, 232-7768. 11th and Alder.

• Abra Kazam, (503) 234-6541. Contact: Vicky.

info@abrakazam.net

• These types of questions should be asked of a potential screener
  • How much for a two color graphic, approx 6 inches in diameter

Abra Kazam answer: Black and white: $356.50/150 = $2.38/shirt

• • How fast is turnaround on the amount (usually about 150 tshirts)

Abra Kazam answer: Usually 7 business days. By August 1, no problem.

• • What file format do they require for graphics (important! we use linux so this can be trickier)

Abra Kazam answer: pdf should be adequate. they will let us know if they run into other issues.

• • Do they do any graphics design on site and how much is that?

Abra Kazam answer: yes. $80/hour, depending on what we need done.

price quotes are loose!

Logo Considerations

• Some logos look better than others, which may impact how often someone is likely to wear a t-shirt. That said, using our sticker logo fits more within a broader strategy of strengthening brand recognition.

• Location on ryukin: /usr/local/outreach/logos/logo_fg/use_this_one.eps