***UPDATE! There is now a followup post about my firsthand experiences so far with Cafepress, Printfection and Spreadshirt. I’ve ordered identical shirts from all three and will be adding detailed comparisons between these when I find them. I’ve also opened shops with all three and will be sharing my comparisons on that front as I find time, probably over at my new site though, since this blog is now basically dormant.***
Cafepress. It sucks. (Update: maybe, or partially. Please read the comment thread following this post, because people are awesome and know a lot more than I do about a lot of things). I thought it was pretty cool at first, and all the kids seem to be using it these days, but looking into the pricing, good lord… there has to be something better. So just a few minutes ago I Google searched, “better than cafepress” and also “cafepress sucks”. These have turned up more results than I expected.Cafepress, for those who don’t know, is an online company that prints your designs, logos, pictures, whatever, on a variety of products like t-shirts, hats, mousepads, mugs, your mom, etc… You can set up a cafepress store very easily, and then people can buy your stuff. But they charge too damn much — they screw the customer and the seller, and according to this guy, Frank, they’re going to be jacking the price even higher. (Update: please see comment #31 for why I was a bit off on that). So I’m researching the alternatives, live, right now, as we speak. I’m writing this as I go. So let us explore the alternatives, together…
I’ve been toying with the idea of putting my art (the stuff I show no one) online for people to purchase as large prints and whatnot. Well, CafePress seems to be the most chosen store, and apparently, they suck ass.As noted by this trio of flickrs, CafePress t-shirts suck ass: they severely fade after one wash; however, also noted apparently Zazzle is worth using. I’ll have to check them as a possible printing company to do my art via.
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