what is the most popular t-shirt size and color you sell?

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Today........it's white followed by black, followed by ash gray, are the top three we are printing, as far as sizes, L & XL run neck n' neck, followed by 2x, then small. these are all Gildan 2000 t shirts.

I paraphrased my response with "today" because it changes for us from order to order, but by and large this time of the year white is king.

Hope this helps.

IYFGraphics said:

Today........it's white followed by black, followed by ash gray, are the top three we are printing, as far as sizes, L & XL run neck n' neck, followed by 2x, then small. these are all Gildan 2000 t shirts.

I paraphrased my response with "today" because it changes for us from order to order, but by and large this time of the year white is king.

Hope this helps.

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This helps a great deal! you have been very consistent with good answers to my many questions today also. I really appreciate your help! it is very nice to have good people like you out there, especially for the newbies!!!

For me so far it's been black and white T-shirts (about the same for those two colors) that sell the most, followed by blue and red. I sell L the most, closely followed by XL and M (about the same for both of those sizes). My line almost exclusively uses AA 2001 and 2102 T-shirts, with Bayside used for some sizes/designs.

The last month it has been Yellow, Navy, then White. Sizes are L-2XL. A month ago, White, Black, Red, then Navy. It changes everyday as mentioned above. The shirts are all G2000.

most popular sizes are large -extra large...if you get a really sweet deal on white t's and run a special on those then white could be your most popular color..so over all i would have to say white..and for hoodies i would say black...here in my neck of the woods the Gildan 2000 is king. followed by triple A but they are more expensive.

Thank you all for your input. It does seem like there is no "KING" of shirts. White and Large could be close from what I am reading but that is not always the case. I am thinking that a safe bet would be to order white, black, and ash gray in sizes medium, large, and x-large and it would be a safe bet that I could unload all inventory.

This is considering that I will not be starting a business, just looking for smaller side jobs.

Does that sound about right to the more experienced people?

Thank again for everyones help. I really do not think I have ever gotten any bad information on this forum!

My world is black XL, 2XL & L more than anything else.

Well, for my t-shirt shop on CafePress, it is colored shirt, in Men's size M, for the most part. But this is because I cater specifically TO rock climbers. Not so many Size @XZ climbers out there.....hahahah

outrageoustees said:

Well, for my t-shirt shop on CafePress, it is colored shirt, in Men's size M, for the most part. But this is because I cater specifically TO rock climbers. Not so many Size @XZ climbers out there.....hahahah

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LOL. No I can see where that might not go hand in hand!

Black and local school colors... sizes L and XL.

I do all tie-dye. However, my white blanks I order are all Gildan/Ultra cotton 6.1oz weight/ I sell mostly adult sizes. I concentrate on L XL the most, few 2XL and a few M. Most adults fit into the L/XL category. Though shirts are pre-shrunk everyone orders a size up, which is how I sell. Most M's would wear a L, most L's would go with an XL....as for kids, I concentrate on teens and pre-teens. I find the adult S and adult M would serve them, so I never order YA sizes.
hope this helps.

HippieGuy said:

I do all tie-dye. However, my white blanks I order are all Gildan/Ultra cotton 6.1oz weight/ I sell mostly adult sizes. I concentrate on L XL the most, few 2XL and a few M. Most adults fit into the L/XL category. Though shirts are pre-shrunk everyone orders a size up, which is how I sell. Most M's would wear a L, most L's would go with an XL....as for kids, I concentrate on teens and pre-teens. I find the adult S and adult M would serve them, so I never order YA sizes.
hope this helps.

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This definitely helps. I didnt really think about preshrunk and ordering up a size. Good info! Thanks

I am thinking that a safe bet would be to order white, black, and ash gray in sizes medium, large, and x-large and it would be a safe bet that I could unload all inventory.

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If you're going to be offering printing services, my suggestion would be to NOT buy any blank t-shirt inventory to start out.

That way there's no guess work.

When a customer comes to you and needs 50 light blue t-shirts with their logo, you call up the wholesaler and order 50 light blue t-shirts in the sizes they asked for. No extra money spent on inventory that might not sell. When the next customer asks for 100 ash gray t-shirts for their school gym uniforms, you order 100 ash gray t-shirts in the sizes they need. No wasting space storing blank t-shirts.

I think the money you save ordering "as needed" will outweigh the money you may try to save by ordering by "case load". Many wholesalers will also give you case pricing on all orders once you've built up some volume with them (or if you just ask or talk to them at a trade show)

size M is a best-seller for me across all styles and colors. but it also depends on what audience you are designing your shirts for.