July 27, 2006
My search for a quality 'made-to-order' merchandise supplier has led me to settle with the market leader, CafePress.
I initially tried a small fledgling UK company called SP!CE but because their way of adding new products is not online but is arranged by emailing their design team who then add the new products manually to their site it took ages for any changes to appear. In addition to this they could not supply black tee-shirts of a decent quality and their mug printing method results in mugs that are not dishwasher safe. I like to support the little guy, but I'm afraid SP!CE didn't cut the mustard.
I then tried Spreadshirt, a US outfit that initially seemed quite good but to sell world wide I had to set up two entirely seperate accounts, one for America and one for Europe. There was no automation for adding multiple products and no way to duplicate the store from one account to the other. I had to do everything twice. They also don't do black tees at all unless the image is a vector so I abandoned that company too.
That left me with CafePress whose quality is top notch, they do very good 'direct print' black tees, dishwater safe mugs and a huge range of different products. They deliver world wide, their shipping prices aren't too bad and they're pretty fast too.
So I've re-vamped the Biro-Art.com store added some new designs and added lots of new products. Have a look and see what you think. Show me the money!
