It seems lots of people want hi point branded clothing but there is a limited supply and variety. If you are reading this HP all you need to do is contact
www.cafepress.com and license your logo to them for clothing distribution. As i understand it they handle all the manufactruring and distribution end of it for whoever orders shirts. There are TONS of shirts from other manufacturers on there but no HP shirts. Seems to me this would be a win win for HP to do it through them instead of trying to handle it themselves.
SW
For what it's worth, Tom at HP deals with a local (Ohio) company for his shirts. Whenever possible they stay in-state... in some cases for some items he has to go out of state, but NEVER out of the country. That is why they passed on giving my wife any of their business, but they were completely supportive of us starting a small business and using their images and name. The guys they use make most of thier money doing little league. Similar to my wife.
Cafepress gives you a lot of flexibility but the markup you have to pay is a little over the edge. I can sell one 6.1 oz shirt, one color on the front and back for $10.05. This shirt STARTS at $17.99 from cafepress. If you were a website, or other organization trying to either make a profit, or save a buck you would have to add markup to that. Now, take that same shirt from us and buy 12... the price drops to 7.50 (Or so.... I don't have our price sheet handy but it is in the 7.00 range....) and cafepress stays the same. After 20 somthing it goes down to $4.50 or so a shirt.
One of the things we do, is we work with clubs, req departments, school districts, etc... and we sell them shirts at these low prices, they sell them at $12-$15 dollars and they make money for their organization.
Just doing our part to try and stimulate the economy, put food on our tables, help our organizations and companies we like (2nd amendment sites, shooting, nonprofit, etc....) and let folks get high quality, custom designed shirts without spending $20 for a friggen T-shirt.
Just trying to work out the details without ruffling feathers is the part we struggle with. We are naive, I will admit it. We have good intentions, and assume everyone else does too. We also assume everyone else knows we have good intentions. We are learning though, that is not always the case. But, we will forge on.
Leroy
