A quieter contender in the POD (print on demand) apparel and merch arena, Printfection should not be overlooked.
Print quality rivals or beats well-known competitor CafePress, while product selection -- specifically the availability of many diverse apparel colors -- is often far more diverse.
The T-Shirt
a wardrobe staple, a simple necessity
(To be fair, CafePress now offers 15 colors.)
In contrast, at the same moment in time, Printfection boasted a hearty 31 vibrant color choices in light and dark shades.
CafePress has added many more colors to their standard palette since that time, but Printfection still holds the trophy for most diverse selection.
The screencap above only shows the standard t-shirt style. Printfection also offers a baseball jersey, long sleeve shirt, sleeveless and a ringer tee in a similar style as those CafePress offers, but in a much wider variety of colors.
Check out this side-by-side comparison:
CafePress and Printfection Options
(At CafePress -- and not at Printfection, at this time -- you'll also find a trucker hat, boxer shorts, and a cap in white or beige.)
Family friendly
A visit to Printfection's product catalog boasted these offerings:
But wait -- there's more!
Instead of only a basic youth tee, at Printfection I also found these apparel options for the kids:
Remember, this graphic above only illustrates two of the options for each style; many are available in 4-6 or more color choices!
(Again, to be fair to CafePress, they do offer a bib, an infant bodysuit in 3 colors, and an infant t-shirt in 4 colors. Nothing like those at Printfection yet.)
More for women of all ages
These are items at Printfection that are for women:
Those aren't the only color choices, either ... look under each item for the number of choices available!
For instance, this item has a comparable product on CafePress that is offered in three colors.
(CafePress seems to be the only one of the two to offer the popular and sometimes controversial thong, and zip-front hoodies. They also offer two plus-size t-shirt styles for women and a maternity top in two colors -- you guessed it, black and white.)
under construction
Battle of the PODs
Which print on demand company gets your vote?
Who's the best?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byPrintfection
CafePress
ThomasC says:
I will have to go with cafepress as well! The color selection and the products at PF seems to be of better quality, but like you said, my commission check is far greater from CP.
Posted July 18, 2008
XP says:
Despite everything I said, I have to vote with my pocketbook (ie. monthly commission check) and not my heart.
Posted May 22, 2008
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