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Custom shirt printing in San Marcos, CA.

Custom apparel delivered to San Marcos, California in 5 to 7 business days. Low 10 piece minimum, free design help, pack pricing published up front.

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Custom shirts delivered to San Marcos

Crews in San Marcos order from us the same way the big-city ones do: published pack pricing, free design help, and a written proof before a single shirt prints.

San Marcos is home to about 94,000 people across 24.6 square miles, and every one of those addresses is inside our standard 5 to 7 day delivery window. The same run covers the neighboring communities too: Lake San Marcos, CA (2 mi), Harmony Grove, CA (3 mi), Elfin Forest, CA (4 mi) all order from the same shop at the same published pricing. For the military community, Camp Pendleton sits about 10 miles away, well inside our normal unit-order routes.

The California military community orders here too: unit and family gear for Camp Pendleton and MCRD San Diego, plus every recruiter, Guard unit, and veteran org chapter around San Marcos.

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Pick your service in San Marcos

Screen Printing

The workhorse method: thick ink, bulk pricing, hundreds of washes.

Embroidery

Stitched logos for hats, polos, and jackets that read professional up close.

DTG and DTF Printing

Photograph-grade prints from a 10 piece run up.

Sublimation

The all-over method: dye becomes part of the polyester itself.

Banners and Signs

13oz vinyl banners and signs sized to be read at distance.

Custom Design

From napkin sketch to print-ready vectors, free with any order.

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What San Marcos orders most

Youth sports and booster gear

Team shirts, fan tees, and booster fundraisers with youth and adult sizes mixed in one pack. One point of contact owns your order from first proof to delivery confirmation.

School spirit wear

PTA runs, field day tees, and club shirts proofed free and priced by the pack before the order form goes home. Start from a napkin sketch if that is what you have. Turning rough into print ready is the job.

Small business and crew apparel

Shop shirts and stitched caps that make a small crew read like an established company. Youth and adult cuts run side by side in the same pack at the same price structure.

HOA, civic, and community events

Festival tees, cleanup-day shirts, and volunteer gear for the events that hold a town together. Mixed sizes and colors in one run are standard here, not a special request.

Church and service group shirts

Mission trip tees and congregation gear at pack rates a committee can approve. Deadlines get treated like formation times, not suggestions.

Runs, tournaments, and fundraisers

Fundraiser and event tees on deadlines we commit to in writing. What you approve in writing is what ships. That rule has no exceptions.

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Why order from a shop built for the military community

Serving the military community is not a marketing line here, it is the operating system. San marcos customers deal with one accountable person, get dates that mean something, and receive work held to a uniform standard.

The same discipline applies inward: an unrealistic date or a design that will not print well gets flagged before you commit, not explained after.

See your exact price in about ninety seconds.

Ninety seconds in the Design Lab gets you a complete number: garment, print, sizes, upcharges, and shipping, all before any contact form.

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What to print it on

Start from the garment and the rest follows. Among San Marcos customers, these three blanks carry most of the orders, each designable online on its real photos.

Classic Cotton Tee

Eighty-plus colors of 5.3oz heavy cotton, from military green to every heather, that keeps its shape through the laundry years. If a design will not print well at the size you want, you hear that before money changes hands.

Crewneck Sweatshirt

The clean-front fleece crew: 8.0oz, no pocket, no hood, maximum canvas for crests and block letters. The proof comes first and it is free, so what arrives is exactly what you signed off on.

Essential Light Tee

Big-run economics start here: light ringspun cotton from $12 at volume, with the front print already in the price. A real designer, not an upload widget, checks every file before it goes near production.

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The art department is included

Design help is not an upsell here, it is how orders start. Describe the concept in a sentence, attach whatever reference you have, and within 24 hours a real designer returns a proof drawn as clean vectors, era-correct where it matters. Revisions cost nothing and continue until the proof is right, and your written approval is the only thing that sends it to production.

The Design Lab is there when you want to drive: upload, place, and price the design yourself on the exact garment we print.

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What it costs

Start the budget from the real numbers: published light cotton tee packs, front print built into every figure San Marcos customers see.

Order sizePack totalCost per pieceFreightBack side
10 pieces$180$18 ea$18$4 ea
15 pieces$250$16.67 ea$18$4 ea
20 pieces$320$16 ea$20.99$4 ea
25 pieces$375$15 ea$20.99$3 ea
50 pieces$700$14 ea$22.99$2 ea
100 pieces$1200$12 eaFREE$2 ea

Options price per piece: back prints at the listed rate (falling to $3 at 25 and $2 at 50), oversized full-body fronts at $3 under 25 pieces or $2 above, and 2XL-plus sizes at $6 under 25 pieces or $4 above. Every heavier garment keeps this same pack shape at its own numbers, and the Design Lab totals it live while you build.

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How it works, start to finish

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Brief

Kick it off however suits you: describe the concept in the quote form or drop your art straight into the Design Lab. Polish is not required at this stage.

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Proof

One day later the proof is in your inbox: your art, your garment, your colors, at true print scale. Revisions never cost a cent.

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Approve

You approve in writing before production starts. No surprises at the box opening, because you already saw the shirt.

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Print and ship

Five to seven business days covers printing and delivery. Tight timeline? Rush gets a truthful quote, not a hopeful one.

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Reorder

Your art and specs stay on file, so reorders match the first run exactly, down to the ink.

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Shipping and turnaround

Every order ships tracked to San Marcos addresses with standard production plus shipping at 5 to 7 business days. Free shipping kicks in at 100 pieces, and pack shipping rates below that are published, not surprises at checkout.

Before sealing, every carton is counted against the size roster, and tracking goes out the same day. Anything short or damaged gets replaced at our cost on an expedited timeline.

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Common questions

What is your return policy?

Custom work does not come back: due to custom orders, all work is finalized and no returns are accepted. The protection is up front instead, a free proof that must be approved in writing before anything prints, so check sizing and art carefully at that stage.

Is there a minimum order?

Our minimum is 10 pieces. Packs for your San Marcos group begin at 10, the per piece price falls as the count climbs, and shipping goes free at 100.

What file types work best?

Best case: vector art (AI, SVG, EPS, PDF). Very good case: a 300 DPI transparent PNG. Worst case: a screenshot, which our designers redraw at no charge anyway.

Do you ship to APO and FPO addresses?

Deployed addresses are first-class here: APO and FPO ship on the standard timeline, right alongside all 50 states.

Can I see the price before I talk to anyone?

That is the point of the Design Lab: the complete number, packs, back prints, size upcharges, shipping, updates live while you design, before any contact form.

How long does shipping take?

The standard clock is 5 to 7 business days covering both production and delivery. Many orders can run faster; name the date and we will confirm or decline honestly.

Do you help with the design?

Yes, and it costs nothing with your order. Send a sketch, an old logo, or just the idea, and a designer sends a print ready proof within 24 hours.

More answers on the full FAQ page.

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Keep exploring

Coverage continues through Lake San Marcos (2 mi), Harmony Grove (3 mi), Elfin Forest (4 mi). See everything we ship across California, find every California town we serve, or price your idea live in the Design Lab.

Get your quote in one business day

Proofs are free and fast, approvals are in writing, and the price you calculated is the price you pay.