Printing on 65% Poly Question

Yes there are hybrid/polyester inks out there that need to be used on 100% polyester or polyester blends. For a person that provides shirts I do not replace misprints, they are at the customers cost. I also do not guarantee print quality because of exotic synthetic blends. I do not but some people charge a inconvenience fee per shirt, maybe $.50-$.75 per shirt.

There are a couple company's out there that have ink that dries at a lower temp for the polyester. One Stroke Inks is the company I use, call and ask for Nancy. Tell her Cody told you to call. The number is 1-800-942-4447.

igraphics said:

Yes there are hybrid/polyester inks out there that need to be used on 100% polyester or polyester blends. For a person that provides shirts I do not replace misprints, they are at the customers cost. I also do not guarantee print quality because of exotic synthetic blends. I do not but some people charge a inconvenience fee per shirt, maybe $.50-$.75 per shirt.

There are a couple company's out there that have ink that dries at a lower temp for the polyester. One Stroke Inks is the company I use, call and ask for Nancy. Tell her Cody told you to call. The number is 1-800-942-4447.

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Yeah, this is my second customer this week that wants to supply their own shirts on small orders, lol. Killen' me!! I'm trying to build this biz so it's hard to know how to handle some of these people, especially since I'm in kind of a small town. This job in particular I really don't even want to take because of the material and the design. It could end up a train wreck if I don't nail it.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated

INKJESS said:

Yeah, this is my second customer this week that wants to supply their own shirts on small orders, lol. Killen' me!! I'm trying to build this biz so it's hard to know how to handle some of these people, especially since I'm in kind of a small town. This job in particular I really don't even want to take because of the material and the design. It could end up a train wreck if I don't nail it.
Thanks for the info, much appreciated

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It's the same way where I'm at! Last week I told two different customers these exact words, "look at it this way and with all do respect, it's like taking your own steak in to a restaurant and saying hey will you cook this steak for me." Both of them replied yea I see what you are saying now, they both ordered shirts from me instead of buying them and bringing them in. I also informed them that it would be cheaper if they bought their shirts from me instead of getting them from Wal Mart, and it would be a better quality shirt.

igraphics said:

It's the same way where I'm at! Last week I told two different customers these exact words, "look at it this way and with all do respect, it's like taking your own steak in to a restaurant and saying hey will you cook this steak for me." Both of them replied yea I see what you are saying now, they both ordered shirts from me instead of buying them and bringing them in. I also informed them that it would be cheaper if they bought their shirts from me instead of getting them from Wal Mart, and it would be a better quality shirt.

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I like that analogy, good one!! It even makes more sense to me when I think about it, lol.

Yeah those customers, bless them lol, we have some people like that sometimes come through third party businesses or personal garments, we always ask them to bring in a sample for us to look at and then we tell them what can be done or they tell us what they bought and discuss the best way to do them and alter the price accordingly. We have on our flyers about supplied garments and also on our washing instructions that we put in clients orders after printing, that washfastness cannot be guaranteed if they are not adhered to. Its always good to give the customers a heads up and cover your bases