Turnaround for standard t-shirts (500 or less) and stickers (10,000 or less non-custom diecut) is approximately 10 - 14 business days plus transit time. Your turnaround time starts when we receive your deposit, approval of the invoice, and approval of proofs (except for sticker jobs, which only get proofed if changes have been made to the artwork.) Turnaround for record jackets, CD cases, and buttons is 2-3 weeks. These turnaround times are a guideline, not a guarantee.
If we have an in-hands date, we will guarantee delivery by that date. Rush charges may apply, however. Rush charges for shirts and stickers are 10% per day less than 7. For example, if you put an order in on Oct. 1st, we'll guarantee to ship it by Oct. 10th without any rush charges. Each day earlier than 7 days from when we receive artwork and payment that you want your order to ship, you pay an extra 10% of the order total. Orders placed on Saturday, Sunday, or Holidays, are considered as being placed on the next business day. Sorry, no rushes available for CD cases, record jackets, or buttons. Let us know if you have any questions about this.
If you want to save the time and money shipping costs, you are more than welcome to pick up your order at our storefront in Ypsilanti, Michigan. We will call you as soon as your stuff is here and ready to be picked up. There is no time guarantee unless one has been previously specified and agreed upon, so please include any specific time requirements in your order.
Occasionally we offer packages, we will announce any specials on our home page as they come along. Other than that though, no dice.
Nope. Since we don't charge a screen charge or keep screens on file (although we do store digital and films for all orders), there's no discount on reorders.
Under each product category (shirts, stickers, posters, etc.) there's a link to create an order that will guide you through the ordering process, and ends with a credit card payment. We also accept checks or money orders payable to 'VGKids' through the mail-- the address can be found on the Contact page. If you need to make a payment for any reason, you can use the payment page.
PLEASE NOTE: We require a 50% deposit up front on all jobs, and the remaining balance will automatically be charged when your order is shipped/picked up.
We keep our prices low to support the efforts of non-profits and activists. Unfortunately, we can't offer discounts beyond that.
All orders are shipped UPS Ground unless specified otherwise.
Quantity | 20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 300 | 500 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
Shirts | 8 lbs | 18 lbs | 38 lbs | 94 lbs | 112 lbs | 188 lbs | 375 lbs | 938 lbs | 1,875 lbs | 3,750 lbs |
Stickers | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3 lbs | 4 lbs | 8 lbs | 20 lbs | 40 lbs | 80 lbs |
Buttons | --- | --- | --- | 1 lb | 1.5 lbs | 2 lbs | 4 lbs | 10 lbs | 20 lbs | 40 lbs |
CD Cases | --- | --- | --- | --- | 25 lbs | 50 lbs | 75 lbs | --- | --- | --- |
Posters (up to 11.5 x 35) | --- | 4 lbs | 7 lbs | 14 lbs | --- | 28 lbs | 56 lbs | 140 lbs | 280 lbs | --- |
Posters (18 x 24 and larger) | --- | 12 lbs | 23 lbs | 45 lbs | --- | 90 lbs | 180 lbs | 450 lbs | 900 lbs | --- |
Record Jackets | --- | --- | --- | --- | 65 lbs | 105 lbs | 210 lbs | --- | --- | --- |
Business Cards | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 lb | 2 lbs | 4 lbs | 8 lbs | 16 lbs | 32 lbs |
Orders ship based on weight and destination. To estimate order shipping costs, use the UPS Quick Cost Calculator and the above weight
table.
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We offer about 25 different Standard Colors-- the list is slightly different for shirts than it is for stickers. We're happy to mix custom inks for $15 each, and prefer the Pantone Matching System (solid coated), just like the rest of North America. Products that are full color (like full color stickers or buttons) don't have any color restrictions, but PMS matches aren't available on these products.
We have metallic silver and gold for shirts, stickers, cd cases, record jackets, posters and business cards. It's not ultra-reflective in nature, but definitely metallic. If you'd like to see a sample, get in touch.
No, the majority of the work we do is on black or dark tees. As is the standard, we print our whites twice to make them opaque and bright. If you want a distressed or weathered look though, let us know; we're happy to oblige and may have some suggestion to help achieve your look.
An underbase is a printing technique that allows us to print bright colors on dark garments. A layer of White ink is printed, then any colors that are getting underbased are printed on top of it. As a result the colored ink doesn't darken up from the color of the shirt like it would if an underbase weren't used. If white isn't a color in the design initially, we have to add an additional color which increases the price.
There is a trade off for doing this, though. Since a layer of White ink is beneath any underbased colors, the ink is twice as thick in those areas. For smaller designs that don't cover a large surface on the garment, this isn't really a big deal. If underbased colors cover a large portion of the surface of the shirt an underbase could make the print feel heavy and less wearable. So when considering an underbase you should think about how you'd like the ink to feel on the shirt as well as how you'd like the colors to look. People who want a more wearable print or don't want to pay for an additional color generally prefer skipping an underbase and letting the inks darken up a bit instead.
Our maximum size for an adult shirt is 14.5" x 16.5". That's 14.5" wide, 16.5" down.
We can also print at 14.5" x 20" for an extra screen fee of $15 per screen/color, with a maximum of 2 colors to be printed.
We recommend 11" as 'full width' for a unisex tee. Wider images begin to wrap around under the arms on smaller size tees. If you're only doing size Small and larger, 12" is usually fine. For a women's tee, 9" usually does the trick.
Yes, but we ask that you keep the number of different items within a job within reason. A good rule of thumb is that you should have at least 3 items of any size/color combination. Keep in mind that if the difference in sizes in your order require us to rescale the size of your art, those items will be considered a different design and billed accordingly.
A different color of ink is considered a separate job and priced accordingly, even if the design is the same. For clarity's sake, feel free to submit a single file and let us know the ink will be changing.
It's difficult to really judge, because everyone has a different audience. To get started, see how many you'd have of each size if you divided them evenly, and then modify the numbers as seems appropriate. Pay attention as you sell the shirts so you know what to get next time!
By default we use Plastisol, but we use Waterbased, Discharge, and Pigemented Discharge inks on a regular basis with great results. These inks add $.25 per color, per print. Thus, Waterbased ink on the front and back of 20 shirts would add $10 to your order. We use the same standard colors as plastisol, but they are not exact matches.
Definitely. We even have shirts with tear-away tags (Tultex brand, for example), so you can easily remove the manufacturer's tag. If you want the garment size printed with your art, there's a minimum of 20 pieces per size. Make sure to include all of the sizes in your art, and we'll print only the relevant size on each garment.
We can- there's a special category on the shirt pricing page so you can quote it out. Keep in mind that while we are quite good at what we do and it shouldn't be an issue, VGKids is not liable for damage or loss to customer supplied stock-- up to 3% loss should be expected, and is considered normal.
We recommend working at 600 dpi or vector for the highest quality finished print. This is most important for stickers and paper products, but wouldn't hurt for t-shirt art as well.
We certainly do, you can download Illustrator or Photoshop templates for most all of our products.
There is a $5 charge for submitting sticker artwork NOT in one of our templates.
Sorry, we're not offering that service at this time.