Redbubble is great at making merch.

RedBubble or Spreadshirt are the ones I'd personally recommend.
Seeing as you'd like to stay away from RB you might want to look into spreadshirt.
I've not heard any bad things about them in the research I did a while ago.

Edit: Here's a link https://www.spreadshirt.com

Bad dragon

LOL you know I would just make incredibly fluffy dicks

teespring took my money and never gave me my shirt.

redbubble too, I bought something of 40$ :|

I use artscow.com, but there are dozens of others. You should check out the Artist Alley Network International group on Facebook. They have a whole long list of where to get everything printed

Just gonna add on for anyone else reading this:

If you have the space and mental stamina to store, package, and ship your own inventory, and the money to afford the production of it (or the fanbase willing to preorder/kickstart and cover it), RedBubble, S6, etc really aren't worth it. You can set your own profit margins on some of them, but you have to keep them abysmally small to keep your prices competitive. I make less than $5 per product sold on RB.

Basically, you're paying RedBubble to do the legwork for you, and they take their cut out before you get yours. Which is a perfectly fair business model, and it works better for some people who can't do the stocking and shipping themselves, for whatever reason. But if you can, you're kind of cheating yourself out of potentially a lot of money.

(Generally speaking; mileage may vary)

i really enjoyed arts cow! thank you for sharing, and for the extra information you gave out as well!

I agree with you on the redbubble thing which is why I personally wanted to avoid it :P

I use Artscow too! My advice would be to order their items months and months in advance though. They ship from Hong Kong and although they have production and shipping timelines in their FAQ, they don't always abide by them.

I use redbubble and society6! I really enjoy both of them!

Good Luck with this Miss Summer!
I'm sure that you will do your best, and for sure your fans will be looking after your artistic creations! x3

Maybe

www.customlanyard.net

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If you're just looking for a place to get things made and not a storefront, I've heard good things about the sellers on Alibaba. A lot of them have no/low minimums.

I know you said you wanted to stay away from them, but Redbubble actually has nice quality shirts (very soft) and their customer service is actually great. (They sent me the wrong design once and gave me a full refund [with shipping] and I got to keep the one they sent me; never asked for proof, even.)
They are, however, pricey.

I can recommend a local place, to me: holyshirt.com
Good customer service, wide range of products, and nice quality.
My rugby team has gotten shirts from them before and they turned out really well.

customink.com is also a decent place; big selection of products, easy to use, no minimum.
The price per item scales, however, to how many you're printing. (Print more, the cost per item is less.)
I've gone through them for shirts for both work and sports teams in high school.

Hope some of that helps! :D

they sent me a new shirt for free too, when I got the wrong size :D
(WITHOUT EVEN TAKING BACK THE OTHER ONE, WOW)

that, plus the consistent quality and options and sales has made it my go-to merch site~

I use Society6! They hold a lot of sales and are constantly expanding their options!

I don't know how I missed Society6 on the list, oops. But, I'll keep an eye out. Perhaps it would be worth looking locally, you never know what may be offered in your area!

I can't say much about printing and stuff. But if you're ever looking for custom engraving and laser cut merch send me a line. It's what I do.