New T-shirt Thread: Ladies Suggest a Brand/Style!

[mith]

We're close to taking pre-orders; in the meantime...

The local place I have mostly decided on can get a lot of different shirt brands, and I remember there being some dissatisfaction with the options offered previously, so I am opening this up for suggestions. (Waiting on size information for the unisex option, hopefully will have that soon.)

[mith]

Checking on Bella availability with the printer... but there are approximately 1 billion styles of shirt that they offer. So we need to narrow this thing down. (http://www.bella.com/womens-t-shirts.html)

Unisex will likely be Gildan, Hanes, or Jerzees (the latter two have Tagless options, which I personally prefer, but I have some Gildan shirts and they're good shirts).

[mith]

I sent off an email yesterday and got some quotes. Bella is going to be about $3 more than the unisex options, regardless of the style. The heavier weight shirts are about $0.50 more vs. the lighter counterparts. (I also have the option of getting the t-shirts myself rather than through them, which would save us some money but add time between taking orders and shipping shirts.)

These are the options she included in the email, with sizing:

Gildan 2000 - 100% cotton 6.1 oz t-shirt
Gildan 5000 – 100% cotton 5.3 oz t-shirt

(Chest, Body Length, Sleeve Length)
S: 18, 28, 16.5
M: 20, 29, 18
L: 22, 30, 19.5
XL: 24, 31, 21
2XL: 26, 32, 22.5
3XL: 28, 33, 24

Hanes Tagless- 5250 – 100% cotton , 6 oz t-shirt

(Chest, Body Length, Sleeve Length)
S: 18, 27, 16.75
M: 20, 29, 18
L: 22, 30, 19.25
XL: 24, 31, 20.5
2XL: 26, 33, 22.25
3XL: 28, 34, 22.75

Jerzees – 363M - 100% cotton, 5 oz t-shirt

(Chest, Body Length)
S: 19, 28
M: 21, 29
L: 23, 30
XL: 25, 31
2XL: 27, 32
3XL: 29, 33
(I'll compare sleeve length when I get home.)

Bella – B6005 – V-neck 100 % cotton, 4.2 oz t-shirt

(Chest, Body Length)
S: 16.75, 25.75
M: 17.5, 26.25
L: 18.5, 26.88
XL: 19.5, 27.5
2XL: 20.5, 28.13

Bella - 1005 - Baby Rib v-neck 100 % cotton, 5.8 oz t-shirt

(Chest, Body Length)
S: 15, 25
M: 15.75, 25.5
L: 16.75, 26.13
XL: 17.75, 26.75
2XL: 18.75, 27.38

[mith]

(I do have some concerns about how the graphic is going to look on the deeper V-neck/scoop options.)

[mith]

I'm going to have to make a decision on this next week, before I lose momentum again (that, and I will be out of the country the next week). Any further feedback?

[mith]

For the moment, I am leaning toward limiting the first run to two styles:

(Unisex) Gildan 5000 (5.3 oz) or Port and Company PC54 (5.4 oz Tagless) (P&C is a Hanes imprint)
(Ladies) Bella B6005 (V-neck, 4.2 oz)

I will be taking pre-orders for ~2 weeks before placing the order, so that I have as accurate an idea of the size and style distribution as I can get. We will also be able to offer the option of no back logo (only the front stick figure logo), for those who prefer that, but this will only be available for pre-orders.

Prices are looking something like $15 unisex (+$1 for 2X/3X), $18 ladies, +$5 international shipping (1 shirt, discounted some if you are ordering more).

[mith]

Pre-order page should be up by tomorrow morning (maybe tonight, depends how late I get home).