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Companies that have been around 2+ years (CafePress.com, Zazzle.com, Spreadshirt.com, PrintMojo.com, PrintFection, etc), may have their own separate subforums below (as demand permits). Zazzle Vs. Cafepress vs PrintFection vs Spreadshirt, print quality pics!
March 4th, 2008
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I agree with Stanley ... Zazzle ones didn't impress me, but it may be the camera picking up more than the naked eye can see (I've notice that when I take close-ups). | |
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March 4th, 2008
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March 5th, 2008
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So, if 25% of their stuff gets returned, they still have 75% to keep them going, unlike smaller boys like PF. | |  | |  | | I don't think CafePress (or any fulfillment company) has anywhere near a 25% return rate.
With ANY print on demand service ,you are going to get inconsistencies. That's the nature of the beast.
The quality of the finished job is only as good as the weakest link in the chain. You could probably find pictures of bad zazzle prints, bad printfection prints, bad cafepress prints, bad screen printing prints, bad dye sub prints.
Sometimes things slip out even at the best of companies. They are all ran by humans, who are imperfect by nature.
Even if you are printing your own garments, I would be very surprised if you never made a mistake in any job that shipped out.
Thank you for sharing the detailed photographs, schneiderstudios. It is still very helpful for people to see the quality of prints that can happen with the different printing methods.
It would have been cool to see the exact same design printed by the different companies so it could be a side by side - apples to apples - comparison. | |
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March 5th, 2008
| Mar 5, 2008 1:39:42 PM -
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LOL, well ... from the pics so far, I'd like to say mine are ... but it's hard to tell from pictures, and without sample comparisions in my hand, it wouldn't be fair say, for sure. | |
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March 5th, 2008
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I wrote that, as Rodney was posting ...
For custom/contract work, I agree ... there is a small percentage of the work that goes out with imperfections. It's laid out in the contract the client signs (goes for any type of garment printer, DTG, screen print, vinyl, etc.). But, for retail fulfillment, no ... I would never let some of the shirts shown here in this thread out of my shop. As has been said, this is a quality control issue. | |
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March 5th, 2008
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I too would not ship a shirt that looks like that one from cafe press, but then again I am the one printing and I am very particular about my quality. I do have print mistakes but those dont get shipped. They seriously need to take a look at their operators as that is where the problem lies. That is definately the person doing the printings mistake and not directly cafe press or the machine although that person is representing the quality coming out. | |
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March 5th, 2008
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March 5th, 2008
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I'm talking about the ones that you posted on page two. I didn't see where it said anything about who printed. I saw where you had 2 spreadshirts ordered, did they arrive separately?
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March 5th, 2008
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Now that all pics are posted I need to know
1. Zazzle pic (1st post)did the art on the S supposed to have a white outline or is that the underbase showing
2. Same shirt yes?
3. Is SS shirt screen printed or a thermal transfer?
Never tried any of these services so this is VERY informative
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March 5th, 2008
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