How a pre-order actually runs
Pick the design and the garment, set an order deadline, and collect names, sizes, and payment inside that window. When the window closes the shop prints the exact count. Because it lands as one bulk run, the group gets bulk pricing instead of paying short-run rates on a trickle of orders.
Sizes are the part people get wrong
A group order spans youth small through adult sizes, and the size spread is where money leaks. Pre-ordering fixes it: every shirt printed is a shirt already sold to a specific person in a specific size. Larger sizes carry a small upcharge because the blanks cost more, and that gets quoted up front, not sprung at pickup.
Pickup, drop off, or shipped
Local pickup at the shop in Falfurrias is the normal close, and drop off can be arranged for a campus or a business. For a group with people out of town, shipping is available. Payment is flexible, including Cash App for group organizers who are collecting from a crowd.
- One design, one order window, one print run
- Collect sizes and money before anything prints
- Bulk pricing because the whole campaign prints together
- Youth through adult sizing with upcharges quoted up front
- Local pickup, drop off, or shipping for out of town members
- Cash App accepted for organizers collecting from a group
Questions people ask about group pre-order campaigns
How long should our order window be?
One to two weeks of selling is usually enough to catch everyone without losing momentum, then a hard deadline. A firm cutoff is what makes the run possible: the shop needs the final count and the size breakdown before screens go on the press.
What if someone misses the deadline?
Late adds become their own small order, which will not carry the campaign's bulk price. That is exactly why the deadline is announced loudly and enforced. If enough people miss it, a second window can be opened and printed as its own run.