I recently tried out Spreadshirt and created a couple of shirts as a memorial to my kitty, Pippin. I have a mixed review for Spreadshirt, for a variety of reasons.
First of all, I really like the shirts themselves, that’s part of the reason why I chose Spreadshirt in the first place – they had more choices besides just the plain old square t-shirt (a style I can honestly say I never wear).
Secondly, I really like the ability to add my own wording, both on the front and the back of my chosen shirts. I could choose from a bunch of fonts, sizes, colours, etc.
But the main piece was the photo – I made sure to choose photos of my Pip that were very clear and had high resolution, as high as I was allowed to upload, to ensure that once it was blown up onto a shirt that they would still look good. Well, the pixellation does look good, but both of the pictures I chose turned out very very dark and you can’t really see Pip’s face at all, way way darker than the actual pictures themselves that I chose with such care. So disappointing!
And the final clincher was the shipping – only one option for we Canadians unfortunately and it didn’t allow tracking. Took almost a whole month for my shirts to arrive and when they did I had to pay an extra $20 in customs. Crap! That definitely changes the price factor.
So like I said, a mixed bag for sure. If you’re in the States the shipping/customs wouldn’t be a problem, but the super dark photo is enough that I won’t use their service again. Perhaps if it was some other kind of graphic besides an actual photo, I’m sure it would all look just fine then.
Have you heard of Wordans (wordans.com)? They are located in Montreal, and so you would not need to worry about customs, and their shipping rates are reasonable. I’ve been doing business with them for a few years, and have always been satisfied with their service and the quality of their product (though all the shirts I have had made were simple graphics – I’ve never tried a photo). Cafepress (cafepress.ca) is another possibility – they are US based, but I think they have some Canadian presence to simplify shipping etc; also if I recall correctly, they have a money-back satisfaction guarantee. (Disclaimer: I am not associated with either of these companies, except as a satisfied customer.)
Hi Theo,
I haven’t used either of those companies you’ve mentioned but I will certainly check them out! Thanks so much for the info!