by Andre McReynolds of www.suescrewprinting.com  Chicago's silkscreen Queen

Buying T-shirts on the Internet has made ordering printed T-shirts easier than ever. Thousands of people shop for T-shirts each year because of the convenience of being able to place orders at home on the computer and shop online, which is also done for many other products and services that people use everyday world wide. People order T-shirts for many different purposes. Some may be surfing the web searching for a specific type of silk-screening or screen-printing company that can imprint an idea that they have been wanting to put on shirts. In other cases, you have within some companies in their Human Resource Department someone that has been instructed by their boss to locate a company that can print T-shirts for a summer event or company picnic that they may have each year.

The first thing that should be done when ordering T-shirts on the Internet is to run a key word search within the search engines. Google, Yahoo, and MSN are the best ones to start with. Next you have to use the right key words to get the proper search results that you are looking for. If you are seeking to buy T-shirts with colorful designs or slogans you may want to use key words such as designer-T-shirts or T-shirts with logos, or maybe you might be looking to have shirts printed in mass quantity for the company that you work for. In this case, use key words like silk-screening T-shirts or screen-printing T-shirts or company T-shirts or T-shirt printing. If you want search results for a specific city, then type the name of the city in the search box with the rest of the key words.

Now you are ready to run your web search. Click on the search button or press "enter" on your computer’s keyboard. You should have in front of you a good list of search results. This is how 80% of the people find what they want on the Internet. Look at the results and scroll down the page and click on some of the websites that pique your interest.

Once entering a site, there are two words that you should always keep in mind: CUSTOMER SERVICE. Carefully read all the information on their home page and also look into some of their other pages such as the "about us" page. This page can give you some good decision making information on whether to place an order with that company or leave that site and continue your search. The "about us" page in many cases will tell you how that company got started and how long they have been in business.

When looking into some of the pages on these websites and reading about what these companies offer you, you should have an idea about their level of customer service. Here are some things that you should ask yourself about their home page: (1) Is there a visible, toll free (800) number that I can call to gather all of the information that I need to make a wise decision before I proceed in placing my first order with this company? Some websites may not give you all of the information on their home page or in some cases from there F.A.Q.s page, (2) Once calling the (800) number, will I be put on hold for 15 or 20 minutes before I can be serviced or will I get stranded in voice prompts?

Sometimes the receptionist may tell you that the person that you need to speak with is not in or may have stepped away from their desk. They may ask you "can I send you to voice mail"? All of this is okay, because you have to remember that employees that work for screen-printing companies are human just like you. They have lunch breaks, are working on other projects, have deadlines, etc. When listening to their voice mail, check if they give you a cell phone number so that you can reach them directly. This is good customer service because sometimes people forget to ask all of the questions that they wanted to ask and would like to call the person back that they have just spoken with, without having go to back to the receptionist or back to the company’s voice prompts.

The next word to that you should bring to mind when looking at these companies online is the word QUALITY. Is the quality level of the shirts that you are about to purchase high or low? Some of the higher quality shirts are Fruit of the Loom and Gildan. Both of these companies have a great variety of T-shirts in 100% cotton and 50% cotton and 50% polyester blends. 50% cotton and 50% polyester shirts hold their contour better than 100% cotton. 100% cotton shirts are still very popular, as long as you don't mind ironing them because of the wrinkling.

Next make sure that you are getting a T-shirt with a good weight. A good weight is 5.6 ounces. This is an ideal weight for most companies and organizations or for someone wanting to buy shirts for themselves. Also, check out the quality of ink that they will use to print your T-shirts. Ask if the ink will look good for the life of the shirt.

This next point is very important. Always ask about TURNAROUND TIME. You can find a company that can print the best T-shirts that anyone has ever seen, but it won't do you one bit of good if your order is not completed and delivered on time.

And lastly, remember to do your math before checking out from any website. Make sure that your bill is calculated correctly. Make your own calculations from the prices that they quoted you and from the taxes within that state and see if they match.

This is information that the staff at Sue's Crew Printing would like to pass on to you so that you can make a wise decision in buying printed T-shirts on the Internet. We humbly invite you to visit us online now at www.suescrewprinting.com. We are also happy to announce that we are running the Great Internet T-shirt Sale. This sale is a great printed apparel investment opportunity for the total Internet community.

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