Resources
Buy merch the smart way
Plain-spoken guides to how custom merch and company swag are really priced, so you can spend where it counts.
Merch deadline calculator
Enter your event date and get the order-by and mockup-approval dates, counted backward from production and shipping, so your merch lands in time.
Read itGroup size calculator
Turn a headcount and group type into a recommended S–XL size breakdown, then send it straight to a free quote: no even-split guesswork.
Read itTexas school merch deadlines 2026–27
A season-by-season order-by planner for the Texas school year: back-to-school, homecoming, winter spirit weeks, and spring graduation merch.
Read itSchool merch approval packet
A free printable packet to get a school order signed off: vendor one-pager, purchasing facts, a budget-justification template, and vendor-comparison criteria.
Read itStudent org approval packet
A free printable packet to get a club's order past the treasurer and advisor: the same four parts, framed for a student-government sign-off.
Read itCorporate swag approval packet
A free printable packet to get a company swag order through finance or procurement: vendor one-pager, purchasing facts, and a budget-justification template.
Read itBulk custom t-shirt companies, compared
A facts-only comparison of well-known custom-apparel providers on published minimums, decoration methods, proof policy, and turnaround: each sourced from vendor pages.
Read itGroup order size distribution data
An open dataset (CC BY 4.0) of common group-order apparel size distributions as percentages by size, with a downloadable CSV to cite or reuse.
Read itStudent org merch budget template
A free spreadsheet for planning a club's apparel order: quantity, decoration, shipping, and the per-member cost your exec board votes on. Prices come from your own quote.
Read itSpirit wear fundraiser calculator
Enter your sell price, quantity, and per-item cost to see your margin and total raised: before you launch a school or booster spirit-wear fundraiser.
Read itSwag vendor vs swag platform
Three companies can sell you the same hoodie at very different total costs. How the buyer models, and their fee stacks, really compare.
Read itBulk merch price index
Delivered price ranges for our most-ordered products in one place: compare per-unit cost across items and quantities before you request a quote.
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Weighing providers before you buy? Browse our neutral, facts-only vendor comparisons, each sourced from the vendor's own public pages.