Has anyone ordered fom Cafe Press before?

[Liberalynn]

There are two cute German Shepherd mugs I would like to order but I have never done business with them before and am kind of looking for reassurance that they are trustworthy? Well as much as any company is these days.

[Xyzse]

1. I've ordered a few shirts and books from them before.

Usually in regards to

http://www.sinfest.net


I haven't had a problem.

[Liberalynn]

2. Thank You!

[PoliticAverse]

3. Cafe Press has been around a long time - I even set up a small joke store there years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CafePress

[progressoid]

4. Did you make any money?

[PoliticAverse]

5. No, it was just a joke to show some friends. One of them bought one of my joke

items which I didn't add any markup to.

[progressoid]

6. Ah,

I've heard that they take quite a chuck of the money, so you have to sell a LOT to make it worth the effort.

[PoliticAverse]

7. Yeah the items are already priced pretty high not much room to make a profit by adding a markup. n/t

[Liberalynn]

12. Thanks.

Good to know. I really want those mugs.

[woodsprite]

8. I've dealt with them several times.

I prefer CafePress to Zazzle, but I've bought from both. I thought their products were a better quality, especially when purchasing t-shirts.

[RebelOne]

9. Me too. I was totally satisfied with the products and service. n/t

[Liberalynn]

15. Thanks. The mugs are really cute and I didn't see any from other companies that I liked as much.

[kentauros]

10. I've learned that some people

don't choose silk-screening for their shirt designs, whether it's CafePress or Zazzle. Get screen printing if it's available, or something called "sublimation." Otherwise, they'll use an iron-on method, and that eventually comes off or cracks to little pieces.

Now, there is one place that I think is even better than either CP or Zazzle, and I love the design quality of many products there: Red Bubble

All of the shirts I've gotten from Red Bubble have been of the highest quality, both in fabric and imprinting.

[Liberalynn]

14. That is good to know as well.

I've tried the iron on method as a home craft method and you're right it doesn't hold up well. I will check out the company you mentioned. I need some new T shirts as well.

[kentauros]

16. I knew iron-on didn't hold up

yet I never thought I'd get the same kind of print on a bought t-shirt.

From now on, I'll be sure to look carefully, and if it doesn't say, to ask the seller. And if they either don't know or don't answer, I won't buy it. T-shirts can be expensive, and I'm not wasting my money on a design that isn't going to last more than a year.

[Liberalynn]

13. Thanks

I was checking out some of their shirts as well.

[orleans]

11. i love cafe press

been buying a lot of stuff from them for YEARS

[Liberalynn]

17. Thanks. It really looks like they have some great stuff.

[femmocrat]

19. Same here. Never had a problem.

I have bought gifts for family members.

[Callmecrazy]

18. Doesn't DU have a gift shop at cafe press?

I think that's where Skinner sent me once.