Every fall, a wave of boosters, team moms, coaches, and PTO volunteers becomes accidental apparel buyers. If that’s you, welcome. Here’s everything we wish every Gaston County spirit wear organizer knew before the season sneaks up.
Start earlier than feels necessary
The whole county orders spirit wear at the same two times of year: back-to-school and playoff season. Shops fill up, blanks sell out in popular sizes, and rush timelines get tight. Locking your design a few weeks before you need shirts in hands turns a stressful order into an easy one.
Match your school colors properly
“Close enough” green is a different color than YOUR green, and everyone at the game can tell. With screen printing we mix ink to match your school’s actual colors, so this year’s shirts match last year’s hoodies and the gym banner.
Pick the method by the order, not by habit
Big single-design runs (the classic spirit tee) belong on the screen press, where per-shirt cost drops fast with quantity. Small add-on orders, senior-night one-offs, and photo-heavy designs belong on DTF. A good shop mixes methods across one season so every order is the affordable kind.
Selling for a fundraiser? Mind the margin
Fundraiser math is simple: the gap between your per-shirt cost and your selling price is the program’s money. Quantity discounts widen that gap, which is another argument for collecting orders early and printing in one batch instead of four small ones.
Make reordering painless
Once your design is set up with us, reprints are fast, sizes can be added, and next season’s order starts from a file instead of from scratch. That’s the quiet advantage of a local shop: your school’s history lives here.
Running spirit wear for a school in Gastonia, Belmont, Dallas, or anywhere in Gaston County? Send us your design and your date, and we’ll handle the rest.
